Unusual dragonfly swarms sweep across California after warm spring rains
SAN FRANCISCO — Californians are spotting swarms of dragonflies flitting around parks, chasing mosquitoes in ponds and hunting flies on…
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Newsom returns to a defining California fight: Who pays for wildfire damage?
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The bookends of California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s nearly eight years in office have been defined by a…
US set for largest mass visa revocation in history targeting up to 200,000 foreigners, officials say
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who…
Firefighters are trying to stop a fast-moving Nevada wildfire from spreading to homes in Reno
RENO, Nevada — A wildfire that mushroomed over the weekend in the Sierra Nevada foothills spread perilously close to neighborhoods…
Washington Post ordered to reinstate Black writer fired after Charlie Kirk posts
An arbitrator has ordered The Washington Post to reinstate a Black opinion writer fired over social media posts about violent…
Third time the charm? Democrat Christina Bohannan tries again in pivotal US House race in Iowa
COLUMBUS JUNCTION, Iowa — It may have seemed out of place for a university professor from the liberal enclave of…
Tropical Storm Moke set to dump more heavy rain on hurricane-stricken Hawaii
HONOLULU — Tropical Storm Moke was swirling past Hawaii on Sunday, close enough to dump heavy rain on Big Island…
Sean Grayson, former Illinois deputy convicted of killing Sonya Massey, dies in prison, lawyer says
CHICAGO — Sean Grayson, a former Illinois sheriff’s deputy whose fatal shooting of Sonya Massey inside her home became a…
Two Phoenix police officers arrested and fired after violent, unreported traffic stop
PHOENIX — Two Phoenix police officers were fired and arrested after an unreported traffic stop in which they assaulted a…
Ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO is mentally fit for sex trafficking trial, judge says
NEW YORK — The former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch is mentally competent to stand trial as he faces sex…