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Rare Fijian iguanas, rescued from wildlife traffickers in Spain, arrive at San Diego Zoo
After a whirlwind journey around the world, during which they were nabbed, rescued and quarantined, eight critically endangered Fijian iguanas have finally arrived at their new home at the San Diego Zoo.
The iguanas will ...Read more
Illinois parade shooter sentenced to life in prison without parole
WAUKEGAN, Ill. — Robert Crimo III will spend the rest of his life in prison for opening fire on spectators at the 2022 Highland Park Independence Day Parade.
Lake County Judge Victoria Rossetti imposed the expected ...Read more
'Uncharted waters': Florida House, Senate eye sweeping changes to hotel tax
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A significant source of tax revenue for Orlando’s tourism industry is in flux as the Florida House eyes using money collected from visitors to give homeowners a property tax break.
The House’s ...Read more
Zelenskyy resists Trump pressure after Russian strike hits Kyiv
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reinforced his rejection of concessions to Russia as the war-battered nation was hit by the biggest air strike this year and U.S. President Donald Trump piled pressure on Kyiv to ...Read more
Fight or flight? Some California nonprofits won't remain silent in face of Trump budget slashing
LOS ANGELES — With the Trump administration slashing budgets and threatening to revoke tax-exempt status for nonprofits, some Southern California social justice organizations have gone into a defensive crouch, hoping to ...Read more
New Colorado law aims to find “forever homes” for dogs and cats used in health research
DENVER — A new Colorado law will require health-related research facilities that use dogs and cats as test subjects to try adopting out the animals before euthanizing them.
Health-Related Research Test Subjects, or ...Read more
About 31,000 impacted by Baltimore City Public Schools cyberattack
BALTIMORE — A cybersecurity attack against Baltimore City Public Schools impacted over 31,000 Maryland residents, the Maryland Office of the Attorney General confirmed Thursday.
On Feb. 13, the school system experienced...Read more
With midterms looming, Georgia fails to make election security upgrades
ATLANTA — This was supposed to be the year Georgia got election security upgrades in time for the 2026 midterms, featuring high-profile races for U.S. Senate and governor.
Instead, election security advocates on both ...Read more
'Enough is enough': Chainsawed trees spark anger over downtown LA's decline
LOS ANGELES — Downtown Los Angeles has seen more than its share of indignity over the last few years.
The pandemic sent office vacancy rates rising as masses of in-person workers stayed home, and, in turn, many ...Read more
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