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Baltimore's MLK Day parade canceled because of weather concerns

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BALTIMORE — Organizers of Monday’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade announced Saturday that the event would be canceled for the second year in a row in advance of snow and bitterly cold temperatures.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott was concerned about this weekend’s forecast, which calls for up to 3 inches of snow on Sunday, followed by a ...Read more

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Kenya sends 217 more cops to Haiti to help fight armed gangs

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A new contingent of 217 additional police officers from Kenya arrived in Port-au-Prince on Saturday aboard a chartered airplane escorted by the U.S. military, after months of uncertainty about whether President William Ruto would continue to field cops for the struggling mission in Haiti, where gang violence last year reached record levels.

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Trump 'most likely' to give TikTok 90-day reprieve, NBC says

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WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump said he will “most likely” give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from a U.S. law that threatens to shut down the popular platform as soon as Sunday.

Trump said in an exclusive phone interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker that he’ll “probably announce it on Monday” — the day of his inauguration to a...Read more

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Joe Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment is law. Here's why some Pa. advocates are still disappointed

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PHILADELPHIA — Progressive activists in Congress have put mounting pressure on President Joe Biden to direct the archivist of the United States to certify and publish the Equal Rights Amendment — which would become the first explicit mention of women in the U.S. Constitution.

When Biden announced Friday that he believed the sweeping ...Read more

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Chicago, San Diego brace for fight with Trump border czar Homan

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Tom Homan has crisscrossed America since President-elect Donald Trump named the former cop and immigration official his border czar, promising “shock and awe” alongside the biggest deportation the U.S. has ever seen.

But wherever Homan goes, from New York City to Texas, he’s zeroed in on two cities he plans to target in the first days of...Read more

Firefighters make significant progress on containment of SoCal wildfires, as recovery efforts continue

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LOS ANGELES — Firefighters are taking advantage of a lull in the wind to make steady progress against the massive fires that have ravaged Los Angeles since Jan. 7.

As of Saturday morning, the Palisades fire, which has burned nearly 24,000 acres and killed at least 10 people, was listed as 43% contained, according to the CAL Fire website. That...Read more

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Southern California in 'uncharted territory' as fire weather returns all next week

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LOS ANGELES — Another round of fire weather could last for much of next week in Southern California, bringing new dangers as Pacific Palisades, Altadena and surrounding communities struggle to assess the damage of devastating wildfires earlier this month.

"The bottom line is: we're in uncharted territories this deep into the winter, or rainy ...Read more

Russia calls Kyiv strike payback for a Ukrainian ATACMS attack

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Russia’s defense ministry said a missile strike that killed four people in Kyiv overnight came in response to a Ukrainian attack earlier in the week using U.S.-made ATACMS tactical missiles.

On Friday, the ministry vowed retaliation after saying that Ukraine’s forces fired six of projectiles at unspecified “facilities” in the Belgorod ...Read more

New York City to get blasted by arctic air, snow this weekend

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NEW YORK — After days of balmy weather, New York City is slated to get hit with snow and then blasted by frigid cold by weekend’s end.

Saturday morning started off cloudy and is set to turn soggy by the afternoon. Highs for the day are expected to peak around 45, which means any precipitation city dwellers see will be rain, rather than snow...Read more

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Chicago, San Diego brace for fight with Trump border czar Homan

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Tom Homan has crisscrossed America since President-elect Donald Trump named the former cop and immigration official his border czar, promising “shock and awe” alongside the biggest deportation the U.S. has ever seen.

But wherever Homan goes, from New York City to Texas, he’s zeroed in on two cities he plans to target in the first days of...Read more

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New California laws target medical debt, AI care decisions, detention centers

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As the nation braces for potential policy shifts under President-elect Donald Trump’s “Make America Healthy Again” mantra, the nation’s most populous state and largest health care market is preparing for a few changes of its own.

With supermajorities in both houses, Democrats in the California Legislature passed �...Read more

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Uranium fever collides with industry's dark past in Navajo country

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A few miles south of the Grand Canyon, thousands of tons of uranium ore, reddish-gray, blue and radioactive, are piled up high in a clearing in the forest.

They’ve been there for months, stranded by a standoff between the mining company that dug them deep out of the ground, Energy Fuels Inc., and the leader of the Navajo Nation, Buu Nygren.

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A slew of new housing laws take effect this month to streamline building, protect tenants

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New state laws taking effect this month aim to confront the nation’s ongoing housing crisis in various ways, from expanding housing options, to speeding up the development process, to protecting struggling tenants from eviction.

Similar bills are in store for this year’s legislative sessions.

The new laws include measures to combat ...Read more

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Apartment construction cools rents in some regions

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A historic rate of apartment building is starting to make a difference in Sun Belt rents, but most tenants are still paying way more than they did earlier in the decade and rents are still rising in many Northeast and Midwest states.

The fact that rents are starting to drop as more apartment supply comes online, yet still remain perilously high...Read more

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Homicides were down in Kansas City in 2024. Violence still soared, causing a 'lost sense of safety'

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — High-profile mass shootings at the Crown Center shopping center and the Chiefs Super Bowl victory rally at Union Station heralded a violent start to the year for Kansas City in 2024, shocking the public with their brazen nature and widespread impact. Indeed, the latter shooting captured national attention, bred community ...Read more

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These LA firefighters lost everything when the Eaton fire arrived at their doorstep

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LOS ANGELES — These men have dedicated their careers to stopping people's homes from burning down, but when the Eaton fire arrived on their doorstep, even their decades of firefighting expertise were no match for its wrath.

"I've never seen anything like this; it's like battling a hurricane, but instead of water it is flames," said Los ...Read more

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Pressure is mounting on Kentucky Republicans to add abortion ban exceptions. Will they?

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LEXINGTON, Ky. — In the two years since federal abortion protections were overturned and a near-total ban on the procedure was enacted in Kentucky, lawmakers have filed six bills to add exceptions to the state’s strict abortion ban.

But nearly all of them have floundered — the fate of the two bills proposed this session remains to be seen...Read more

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Undocumented and international students worry about their fate in second Trump term

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Ana, a University of Minnesota student who is undocumented, said it’s hard to talk about her anxiety as President-elect Donald Trump returns to office. She’s afraid of losing everything she’s achieved in the U.S.

“Personally, I feel very scared about this new president,” said Ana, who only agreed to be interviewed using her nickname ...Read more

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Those rebuilding after LA fires will likely face higher lumber prices as Trump tariffs loom

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Devastating, often tragic as the Los Angeles wildfires have been, rebuilding could bring nightmares all its own, including murky insurance rules, material shortages and potentially higher cost for everything from lumber to bathtubs.

In terms of economic upheaval, it could be the construction industry equivalent of what the COVID-19 pandemic did...Read more

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Junk food turns public villain as power shifts in Washington

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The new Trump administration could be coming for your snacks.

For years, the federal government has steered clear of regulating junk food, fast food, and ultra-processed food.

Now attitudes are changing. Some members of President-elect Donald Trump’s inner circle are gearing up to battle “Big Food,” or the companies that make most of the...Read more