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Person of interest detained over Brown University shooting
A person of interest in Saturday’s shooting at Brown University that left two people dead and nine injured has been ... Read More
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Ancient lake from ice age comes back to life in Death Valley after record rainfall
Between 128,000 and 186,000 years ago, when ice covered the Sierra Nevada, a lake 100 miles long and 600 feet deep sat in eastern California in what is now the Mojave Desert.
As the climate warmed and the ice retreated, ...Read more
Murdaugh, Susan Smith and more -- here's what some infamous SC criminals have done behind bars
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Their names became well known due to their crimes — a school shooter, a lawyer convicted of killing his wife and son, two mothers who killed toddlers.
James Wilson Jr., Alex Murdaugh, Susan Smith and ...Read more
From bean to cup, Colombian women are taking on the coffee patriarchy
The lush coffee trees that blanket the misty hills of the Huila region in southwestern Colombia bear witness to a struggle.
From bean to steaming cup, women are slowly making gains across the South American country’s ...Read more
Voting by mail faces uncertain moment ahead of midterm elections
Derrin Robinson has worked in Oregon elections for more than 30 years, long enough to remember when voters in the state cast their ballots at physical polling sites instead of by mail.
As the nonpartisan clerk of Harney ...Read more
As California delays 'zone zero' wildfire protection rules, study finds clearing vegetation prevented home damage in LA fires
SAN JOSE, Calif. — As California again delays controversial rules requiring homeowners in fire-prone areas to maintain a 5-foot “ember-resistant” zone around their houses, a new report finds that properties that were...Read more
Some big water agencies in farming areas get water for free. Critics say that needs to end
LOS ANGELES — The water that flows down irrigation canals to some of the West’s biggest expanses of farmland comes courtesy of the federal government for a very low price — even, in some cases, for free.
In a new ...Read more
Brown University gunman at large after shooting leaves two dead
A shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island has left two people dead and nine injured, with a manhunt underway for the attacker.
The shooting occurred in a classroom on the second day of final exams for the...Read more
Two dead, eight injured in shooting at Brown University
Two people were killed and eight were injured in a shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said Saturday. The attacker was still at large.
The shooting occurred on the second day of ...Read more
NYPD deploying more cops to NYC universities after Brown U. mass shooting
NEW YORK — The New York Police Department announced Saturday that it’s deploying extra cops to local universities in response to the deadly mass shooting at Brown University.
The Police Department said there was no ...Read more
Feds link two SoCal men to Sinaloa cartel: One heads to prison, the other is missing
LOS ANGELES — Two men linked to a Downey residence that authorities say was a smuggling hub for Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel faced sentencing this year before a federal judge.
One appeared last week in a Sacramento ...Read more
China warns against Japanese militarism at massacre memorial
China warned against a return of Japanese militarism at a memorial ceremony Saturday honoring victims of a wartime massacre, while refraining from directly criticizing Japan’s leader amid escalating tensions between the ...Read more
Notorious 'winter vomiting bug' rising in California. A new norovirus strain could make it worse
LOS ANGELES — The dreaded norovirus — the "vomiting bug" that often causes stomach flu symptoms — is climbing again in California, and doctors warn that a new subvariant could make even more people sick this season. ...Read more
Hungary protest against child abuse raises pressure on Orban
Tens of thousands of Hungarians took to the streets on Saturday as a video depicting abuse at a state-run juvenile facility added to pressure on Prime Minister Viktor Orban four months before elections.
Protesters marched...Read more
South Bay households to receive more air purifiers as sewage crisis persists
SAN DIEGO — The San Diego County Air Pollution Control District’s (APCD) governing board voted unanimously Thursday to expand its air purifier distribution program for South County residents affected by cross-border ...Read more
ICE agents visit Minnesota coffee shop, arrest cook after ruse to get him outside
MINNEAPOLIS — An Ecuadorian man was arrested Friday at a coffee shop in Brooklyn Park after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents summoned him to the parking lot in a ruse to get him outside.
The man was a cook at ...Read more
3 dead in LA crash after driver speeds through red light
LOS ANGELES — Three people were pronounced dead on the scene after a Plymouth minivan sped through a red light in Panorama City, crashing into a Ford Mustang and a Honda Civic on Friday night, the Los Angeles police said...Read more
A young musician was gunned down in Northridge, California. Did childhood friends set her up?
LOS ANGELES — Around 1:30 a.m. on a Saturday last month, two masked men approached a black Cadillac Escalade idling outside a Northridge apartment building.
One held a shotgun, the other a handgun. A surveillance system...Read more
Raided Chicago building's tenants move out after judge denies pleas for more time
CHICAGO — The gate around 7500 South Shore Drive sat open Thursday, the buzzer system needed to access the building unnecessary. The front door was open, plexiglass falling out of the metal frame, the only brace against ...Read more
'Causing fear': ICE present at Boise Airport, Canyon County Courthouse
BOISE, Idaho — Immigration and Customs Enforcement waited at the Boise Airport to pick someone up, two local lawyers told the Idaho Statesman. For two days this week, ICE agents were present at the Canyon County ...Read more
LA City Councilman John Lee violated gift laws on lavish Vegas jaunt, judge says
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles City Councilman John Lee repeatedly violated the city's gift laws in 2016 and 2017, accepting freebies during a lavish trip to Las Vegas and at multiple restaurants in L.A., a judge said in a ...Read more
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