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With votes finally tallied, the hard-right coalition in Northern California's Shasta County learns its fate
The hard-right chairman of the Shasta County Board of Supervisors, who questioned whether voting machines fostered election fraud, has narrowly survived a recall.
Supervisor Kevin Crye, a gym owner who took office last year, defeated the recall by just 50 votes out of 9,382 ballots cast, according to final results released by the county ...Read more
'Caught in the crossfire': Third lawsuit filed after police raid on Kansas newspaper
A third lawsuit has been filed by an employee of the newspaper in Marion, Kansas, which was raided by police in August.
Office manager Cheri Bentz filed the federal lawsuit Friday, claiming she was unlawfully detained and interrogated, and had her cell phone seized.
The Marion County Record’s newsroom was searched on Aug. 11. The town of ...Read more
Party-throwing squatters evicted from mansion near LeBron James' Beverly Hills home
LOS ANGELES — NBA star LeBron James got more than he bargained for when he bought a $36.75 million Mediterranean-style home in Beverly Hills back in 2020.
Just a few doors down from James' home at 9955 Beverly Grove Drive, a group "squatting" in 1316 Beverly Grove Place started throwing parties reminiscent of Burning Man, complete with DJ ...Read more
Key Bridge recovery efforts continue in Baltimore; shredded shipping containers look like 'paper-mache'
BALTIMORE — The Maryland Cruise Terminal is not used to the kind of bustle that’s been happening inside its walls this week.
Wedged between Interstate 95 and the Patapsco River, the terminal on Friday was two days into serving as the command center for the response to Tuesday’s collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Struck by a ...Read more
Demolition date set for Colorado funeral home where 190 bodies were found
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A demolition date has been set for the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose, where 190 bodies were discovered to be improperly stored in October, according to an announcement from the Fremont County Board of Commissioners.
Following a building assessment in Nov., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ...Read more
Family of Brian Sicknick, Capitol officer who died after Jan. 6 riot, slams Trump attending wake for slain NYPD cop
The father and brother of Brian Sicknick, the police officer who died during the Jan. 6, 2021 riots at the U.S. Capitol, blasted Donald Trump’s appearance at a wake Thursday for slain NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller.
Charles and Kenneth Sicknick on Friday both expressed condolences to Diller’s family, but they said Trump’s appearance, ...Read more
Amish farmer in Pennsylvania's Lancaster County is in a legal battle over selling raw milk products
PHILADELPHIA — A dairy-laden legal battle is playing out in Lancaster County, where the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is suing an Amish farmer to stop his sale of raw milk products that authorities have tied to illnesses in several states.
Amos Miller has been selling raw, unpasteurized milk, as well as products made from it, since ...Read more
As rare sawfish mysteriously die in the Florida Keys, an unprecedented rescue begins
TAMPA, Fla. — Over the past three years, state and federal wildlife officials have been forced to make extraordinary decisions to save imperiled Florida wildlife.
In 2021, wildlife experts approved a first-ever feeding trial for starving manatees. Biologists fed sea cows lettuce because their main food source, seagrass, was in short supply ...Read more
Now-defunct onePulse Foundation won't provide records for $6.5 million in spending, county says
ORLANDO, Fla. — Orange County is accusing the now-defunct onePulse Foundation of obstructing its efforts to understand exactly how the group spent millions in tourist tax funds — and the dispute may be headed to the courts.
In a county commissioners meeting on Tuesday and follow up interviews with the Orlando Sentinel, Orange County ...Read more
Study finds 'invisible threat' to kids from secondhand vape exposure
ATLANTA — Disrupting dopamine levels and causing inflammation, oxidative stress and cellular damage, secondhand vape exposure can significantly damage a child, potentially even contributing to diabetes, heart disease and cancer. That’s according to a recent study by Atlanta-based Emory University.
Vaping is less harmful than smoking, but it...Read more
Harvard law student government calls on university to divest from 'Israeli occupation and genocide'
BOSTON — After several months of turmoil on Harvard’s campus amid the Israel-Hamas war, the law school student government is calling on Harvard to divest from “Israeli occupation and genocide.”
The Harvard Law School Student Government on Friday voted to pass a resolution that urges the Harvard Management Corp. to “divest completely ...Read more
Young Thug trial: Witness claims DA investigator harassed her
ATLANTA — A witness in the ongoing “Young Slime Life” trial against Atlanta rapper Young Thug and his alleged associates testified that she was allegedly “sexually harassed” by a Fulton County District Attorney Office investigator.
The witness was called to testify about an alleged May 2013 armed robbery at her apartment involving ...Read more
New acting HUD secretary uses Chicago appearance to tout Biden green energy plan
Becoming the latest White House Cabinet member to visit Chicago as President Joe Biden gears up for a heated reelection campaign, the acting secretary for Housing and Urban Development announced a “historic” nationwide investment Thursday in green energy for low-income and affordable housing.
In her first public appearance since former HUD ...Read more
Blue jellyfish-like critters arrive in Bay Area. When will they show up on SoCal beaches?
Strange springtime visitors — gelatinous sea creatures known as by-the-wind sailors, or Velella velellas— are arriving by the thousands on Bay Area beaches. Expect to see them sail onto Southern California beaches soon.
The small jellyfish-like critters have a deep blue hue and a sail that allows them to glide on the ocean's surface. When ...Read more
Leader of N. Ireland pro-union party, Jeffrey Donaldson, steps down facing 'historical' charges
LONDON — The leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, Jeffrey Donaldson, stepped down Friday after being charged with “allegations of an historical nature,” according to his party.
The DUP said in a statement that it has suspended Donaldson from membership, pending the outcome of the judicial process, and named Gavin Robinson as the ...Read more
Georgia among states where nurses are needed most
Last year, the International Council of Nurses called the worldwide shortage of nurses a “global health emergency.” Now, according to a report by health care staffing company Medical Solutions, Georgia is one of the U.S. states where nurses are needed most.
The world will need to replace about 13 million nurses over the coming years. In ...Read more
Lawyers for former LA deputy mayor will seek mistrial based on overheard juror remark
LOS ANGELES — A lawyer for former Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Raymond Chan said Friday that he would seek a mistrial after the judge revealed that a juror was overheard saying they wanted a "quick" verdict.
U.S. District Court Judge John F. Walter informed attorneys on both sides of the case about the juror's remark during a hearing on Friday, ...Read more
A Colorado auction house is selling Mexican antiquities. That nation's leaders say they're stolen
DENVER — The Mexican government is calling for a Colorado art gallery and auction house to return a selection of cultural items that representatives says were looted from their country.
Alejandra Frausto Guerrero, Mexico’s secretary of culture, demanded in a post on the social media site X on Tuesday that the Artemis Gallery in Louisville �...Read more
In wake of canine respiratory disease outbreak, Colorado bill targets pet facilities
DENVER — A canine respiratory disease outbreak that sickened Colorado dogs last fall is motivating state lawmakers to find a legislative fix, but some pet care facilities say the proposed bill needs a lot more clarification to work.
The bill, HB24-1354, would require licensed pet facilities to “make every reasonable attempt to notify” pet...Read more
Transgender and nonbinary people would be better protected from harassment in Colorado under new bill
DENVER — Transgender and nonbinary people would receive more explicit protections in Colorado’s anti-bias and harassment law if a newly introduced bill becomes law.
Advocates characterize the bill as a simple legislative fix to ensure gender identity and expression are protected across state law, while also sending a message about Colorado�...Read more
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