SEATTLE — As wild salmon runs decline, the Biden administration this week committed $240 million for tribal nations to update hatcheries that have become critical to raising Pacific salmon and steelhead and meeting treaty obligations, especially amid a changing climate.

Today, 14 salmon and steelhead populations in Washington are listed as ...Read more

DETROIT — A federal judicial panel on Friday signed off on a redrawn state Senate political map that was reworked after judges ruled in December that six Detroit-area districts were unconstitutional because they were drawn on the basis of race.

The record indicates the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission drew the map "race-...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Northern California resident Nallely Orozco harbors a deep love of raising and breeding reptiles. As she opened Killer Clutches, she funneled her passion into a full-time career.

The family-owned business in the town of Cohasset did a “little bit of everything”: breeding, teaching students about the animals’ ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — With immigration policies at the forefront of the presidential election season, Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana joined fellow Republican Rep. Darrell Issa of California on a tour of the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego on Thursday, pressing for stronger tools to deter illegal crossings and noncitizen voting.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu got a warm greeting Friday from Donald Trump at the start of their meeting in Florida, less than a day after the Israeli leader received a not-so-veiled rebuke from presidential candidate Kamala Harris in Washington.

“I’m honored, come on in,” Trump said as he greeted Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, at the ...Read more

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Sparse groups of supporters sporting campaign colors and bearing an occasional Israel flag lined Southern Boulevard along the route to Mar-a-Lago Friday morning ahead of a highly anticipated meeting between Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

A group of about 50...Read more

DETROIT — A former Kent County investment advisor was sentenced Wednesday to prison for embezzling $260,000 from clients.

Jaime Westenbarger used online transfers to steal from clients of Forest Hills Financial Inc. after promising to invest their money, the Michigan Attorney General's Office announced in a release Friday.

The 46-year-old, ...Read more

Former Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, who is awaiting retrial on rape charges in New York, has been hospitalized again.

New York Corrections Department records show that the 72-year-old was transferred from the Rikers Island jail complex in to a locked ward at Bellevue Hospital.

At Bellevue, he is undergoing treatment for COVID-19, ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Kamala Harris has earned another Pennsylvania endorsement: Pink.

The Doylestown-born pop singer (born Alecia Moore) voiced her support for Harris’ presidential bid on Thursday night, during a massive fundraiser where more than 160,000 women came together on a 90-minute Zoom and raised about $2 million.

“It’s not about ...Read more

A class-action lawsuit against the California FAIR Plan Association accuses the state's insurance program of last resort of unlawfully selling policies with subpar coverage for fire and smoke damage.

The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in Alameda County Superior Court on behalf of four California residents who seek to represent more than 365,000 ...Read more

ATLANTA — The number of American babies who died before their first birthday increased in 2022, according to data released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Georgia has the ninth-highest infant mortality rate in the country, with about seven babies dying for every 1,000 live births.

Infant mortality is the measure ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A top advisor to Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón pleaded not guilty on Thursday after state prosecutors said she illegally used confidential personnel records three years ago when she flagged several sheriff's deputies' names for possible inclusion on a list of problem officers.

The lawyer representing Diana Teran ...Read more

NEW YORK — Two women were shot Friday morning near Gracie Mansion on the Upper East Side, police said.

NYPD sources said it appears one woman shot the other then turned the gun on herself. Their conditions were not immediately clear.

The shooting happened at 8:54 a.m. on E. 88th St.

Gracie Mansion, home to Mayor Eric Adams, is less than a ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The parents of two girls are suing Uber, saying the ride-share company allowed their 12- and 13-year-old daughters to be trafficked from South Carolina to a man’s North Carolina home, where one girl was raped.

The lawsuit says Uber is aware of an “abhorrent problem” with its platform — that it’s a popular “form ...Read more

A Los Angeles-area woman has been taken into custody after police say she fatally stabbed her wife with a samurai sword, which she also allegedly used to attack her mother-in-law.

Weichien Huang, 44, has been booked for the July 18 murder of 47-year-old Chen Chen Fei, both of San Dimas, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said ...Read more

It was a Friday morning in Chesapeake traffic court, and the room was full of people who’d been cited for things like speeding, ignoring traffic signals, having an expired license and driving while intoxicated.

District Judge Erin Evans-Bedois had an announcement to make at the start of the June 28 court session, according to two attorneys ...Read more

DENVER — Colorado is on track to see fewer pedestrians killed in crashes this year after setting a record high in 2023, a change state and local officials say is an encouraging start — but just a start.

There was a 9% drop in traffic fatalities in the first half of 2024 compared to the same time last year, the Colorado Department of ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A mix of summertime weather is expected in the Kansas City area in the coming days, ranging from the potential for scattered thunderstorms and dangerous heat, according to the National Weather Service.

“Widely scattered storms possible Friday through Sunday,” the weather service said in its forecast discussion. While ...Read more

DETROIT — A Detroit woman was convicted Wednesday for stealing more than $90,000 in disability benefits from the Social Security Administration.

A federal jury convicted Ernestine Hogue, 73, after a two-day trial in Ann Arbor, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan announced in a release.

Hogue made multiple false ...Read more