SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — A popular vacation haven normally filled with tens of thousands of summer tourists was clogged with fleeing vehicles Monday after the entire resort city of
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West Virginia woman pleads guilty to entering US Capitol
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A college student from West Virginia who was seen taking a “Members Only” sign near the Senate chambers after entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 with
Continue reading »Expedition discovers island believed world's northernmost
HELSINKI — A team of Arctic researchers from Denmark say they accidentally discovered what they believe is the world’s northernmost island located off Greenland’s coast. The scientists from the University
Continue reading »McAuliffe seeks dismissal of GOP lawsuit over paperwork
RICHMOND, Va. — Democrat Terry McAuliffe asked a court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Virginia Republicans that seeks to remove him from the ballot in this year’s closely watched
Continue reading »Board says RFK assassin Sirhan changed man; grants parole
SAN DIEGO — For 15 years, Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin was denied parole by a California parole board that maintained Sirhan Sirhan did not show adequate remorse or understand the
Continue reading »Judge strikes Seattle homelessness measure from ballot
SEATTLE — A Washington state judge struck a Seattle measure on homelessness from the November ballot even as the city remains mired in a long-term humanitarian crisis. The so-called “Compassion
Continue reading »Scientists launch effort to collect water data in US West
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday announced a new kind of climate observatory near the headwaters of the Colorado River that will help scientists better predict
Continue reading »Conservative hoaxers face $5.1M fine for election robocalls
LANSING, Mich. — Two conservative hoaxers face a record $5.1 million fine for allegedly making illegal robocalls to wireless phones without the owners’ consent in the 2020 election. The Federal
Continue reading »9 women now serving as governors in US, tying a record
With Kathy Hochul officially taking the reins as New York’s governor, a historic number of women are currently leading U.S. states — a push towards equality and representation that could
Continue reading »With Democrats back, Texas GOP pushes ahead with voting bill
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Republicans brought back their voting bill Monday with no changes as some Democrats returned to the Capitol for the first time since ending their holdout, making
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