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Tropical Depression 6 forms in distant Atlantic, NHC says
Tropical Depression Six formed in the far eastern Atlantic on Saturday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
As of the NHC’s initial 11 a.m. advisory, the center of the storm was located about 525 miles southwest...Read more
Person with measles rode Amtrak through six California counties, officials say
Public health officials are sounding the alarm after an unvaccinated Amtrak passenger who traveled across the U.S., including a stop at Union Station last weekend, was hospitalized with measles.
The person traversed the ...Read more
Vice President JD Vance to visit Greensboro, campaign for NC Republicans
Vice President JD Vance plans to visit Greensboro on Monday for a midterm rally as Republicans seek to hold control of the state’s open U.S. Senate seat.
Senate candidate Michael Whatley welcomed Vance’s visit in a ...Read more
US reaches Greenland deal to end row that threatened NATO
The U.S., Denmark and Greenland struck a security deal that expands Washington’s role on the Arctic island, ending for now a long-running diplomatic spat without ceding land to the U.S.
President Donald Trump said ...Read more
EU presses partners to deliver Ukraine funding ahead of UN week
The European Union is pressing international partners to provide funding to Ukraine as the country faces increasing financing needs amid a tense battlefield situation before the winter.
“When we were putting forward ...Read more
Flock cameras controversy set for Senate hearing
WASHINGTON — Flock cameras are under new scrutiny in the Senate as a privacy backlash against the law enforcement technology grows.
The Senate Judiciary Committee’s panel on Crime and Counterterrorism will hold a ...Read more
How would Prop. 5 change recall elections if approved by California voters?
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Proposition 5 would overhaul how successors are picked during recall elections, something California politicians have frequently faced in recent years.
Since 1913, state elected officials in ...Read more
'A black box': Watchdog hopes to pry loose Hope Florida court records
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Open government advocates spent the last six months pushing a Leon County circuit court for records related to the Hope Florida grand jury, convinced the state is covering up one of the biggest ...Read more
'Babies are dying': How Pennsylvania's measles outbreak changed the vaccine mindset of this Amish country midwife
LANCASTER, Pa. — Amish families peer into Roberta Devers’ Honda Passport as she drives between prenatal checkups along the rolling hills of Lancaster County. They ask her increasingly frequent questions about the ...Read more
Community colleges will be able to grant more bachelor's degrees under law signed by Newsom
California community colleges will be able to offer bachelor's degrees that duplicate programs at California State University and University of California schools, clearing the way for the biggest change in decades to ...Read more
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes state worker telework bill in latest battle over RTO
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A bill that could pave the way for many state workers to have a more flexible telework policy has been vetoed by the governor.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday vetoed the bill. The Legislature could ...Read more
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UCLA chancellor faces faculty outcry over 9/11 statement, a test of academic freedom
LOS ANGELES — A public message from UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk distancing the university from a law school 9/11 symposium that ...Read more
Pentagon's latest Iran war cost estimate: $43.6 billion
WASHINGTON — The Iran war has cost $43.6 billion as of this month, the highest official estimate to date, the Pentagon told Congress’ defense oversight panels this week.
The cost estimate comes as polls show Americans...Read more
'Foreign actors' briefly hacked two small Colorado water utilities last month, state says
DENVER — Foreign actors gained access to two small water utility systems in Colorado late last month, state officials confirmed, just weeks after hackers with suspected links to Iran had attempted to access similar ...Read more
Trump says he's banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House
President Donald Trump declared Friday that he is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House “effective immediately,” an extraordinary escalation in his ongoing feud with the news media.
The action marks ...Read more
Colorado faces another $1 billion-plus budget shortfall next year, forecasts say, but Taxpayer's Bill of Rights refunds could return
DENVER — It’s déjà vu for the Colorado Legislature, which once again faces the prospect of having to close a budget deficit exceeding $1 billion.
Lawmakers on the powerful Joint Budget Committee received the new ...Read more
Trump says he reached security deal on Greenland with Denmark
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he reached an agreement with Denmark over Greenland that would give the U.S. “permanent control over security” for the Arctic island, but without specifying the terms of any ...Read more
Gov. Spanberger signs order tightening rules for Virginia data centers
NORFOLK,Va. — Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed an executive order Friday that addresses data center expansion and sets stricter standards.
Executive Order 22 bans state agencies from entering into or requiring non-...Read more
Trump eyes historic meeting with Venezuela's Delcy Rodríguez next week
President Donald Trump is making plans to meet Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York as early as next week, a potentially significant ...Read more
Oil dips in choppy session on mixed outlook for Saudi exports
Oil fell for a third straight session amid shifting concerns about Middle East supply, with Saudi Arabia pausing some sales to Europe though traders and analysts saying buffers still hold for now.
The global benchmark ...Read more
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