The water system used to fight the Palisades fire in Los Angeles buckled under the demands of what turned out to be the most destructive fire in city history, with […]
West Virginia care facility staff members charged in death of patient left in scalding hot bathtub
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two staff members at a northern West Virginia long-term care facility have been charged in the death of a patient who was left in a scalding hot […]
Ohio Supreme Court hears arguments in watchdog group’s records dispute with state attorney general
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a long-running public records case pitting the state’s top law enforcement officer against a national watchdog group that […]
A second oil and gas lease sale for Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge draws no bids
JUNEAU, Alaska — The U.S. Interior Department on Wednesday said no bids were submitted for this week’s oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge — a […]
Longshoremen reach tentative agreement with ports, shippers, averting a potential strike
U.S. longshoremen reached a contract agreement with ports and shippers Wednesday, averting a potential strike that could have damaged the American economy. The International Longshoremen’s Association union and the U.S. […]
US will keep protecting more than 2,000 Rocky Mountain grizzly bears
BILLINGS, Mont. — The Biden administration will continue protecting about 2,000 grizzly bears in four Rocky Mountain states despite objections from Republican-led states, U.S. wildlife officials said Wednesday. The Associated […]
Biden is a great-grandfather – ABC News
LOS ANGELES — President Joe Biden added a new title on Wednesday: great-grandfather. His granddaughter, Naomi Biden Neal, gave birth to her first child, a boy, with husband Peter Neal […]
Minnesota judge orders Mike Lindell’s MyPillow to pay nearly $778K to delivery service DHL
A Minnesota judge has ordered MyPillow to pay nearly $778,000 for unpaid bills and other costs to package delivery service DHL, which had sued the company that’s synonymous with its […]
Vermont school district settles with federal investigators over allegations of racial harassment
MORRISTOWN, Vt. — A Vermont school district’s inadequate response to serious and widespread harassment of Black and biracial students has led to a settlement agreement with the federal government, the […]
DeWine signs bill requiring schools to notify parents of health care changes, ‘sexuality content’
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed legislation that boosts the rights of parents to know when schools are changing their child’s health care or preparing to present lessons involving sex, […]