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The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Saturday that “catastrophic and life-threatening flooding” will likely strike Baja California and the Southwestern United States through Monday as Hurricane Hilary makes its moves. Hurricane-force winds are expected Saturday night and Sunday morning along the west-central coast of the Baja California peninsula. The storm is moving with maximum sustained […]
WASHINGTON — A Canadian woman was sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison in Washington Thursday in the mailing of a threatening letter containing the poison ricin to then-President Donald Trump at the White House. Pascale Ferrier, 56, had pleaded guilty to violating biological weapons prohibitions in letters sent to Trump and to police officials […]
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA — New restrictions on access to a drug used in the most common form of abortion would be imposed under a federal appeals court ruling issued Wednesday, but the Supreme Court will have the final say. The ruling by three judges on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans overturned […]
LAHAINA, HAWAII — A mobile morgue unit arrived Tuesday to help Hawaii officials working painstakingly to identify remains, as Maui County released the first names of people killed in the wildfire that all but incinerated the historic town of Lahaina a week ago and raised the death toll to 106. The county named two victims, Lahaina […]
A grand jury in the U.S. state of Georgia has indicted former President Donald Trump and 18 others in connection with efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss. The 13 charges unsealed against Trump late Monday include racketeering, violating his oath of office, conspiracies to commit forgery and file false documents, and other offenses. The charge of […]
HELENA, MONTANA — A Montana judge on Monday sided with young environmental activists who said state agencies were violating their constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment by permitting fossil fuel development without considering its effect on the climate. The ruling in the first-of-its-kind trial in the U.S. adds to a small number of legal […]
PENTAGON — The U.S. military has confirmed that four Russian military aircraft were tracked operating near the U.S. state of Alaska late Sunday and early Monday. North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said that it had “detected and tracked” the aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). “The Russian aircraft remained in international […]
Authorities in the U.S. state of Hawaii say the number of confirmed dead from a wildfire on the island of Maui reached 96. Maui County said late Sunday multiple fire crews are working to address any remaining flare-ups in the fire that began August 8. The fire, which devastated the Lahaina area, was estimated to […]
NEW YORK — Dominican culture was on full display on Sunday in Midtown. Music, dancers and floats filled Sixth Avenue for the National Dominican Day Parade. Thousands came out to celebrate the history and traditions of the Caribbean nation and its contributions to New York City. Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams were among […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed David Weiss, the Delaware U.S. attorney leading the investigation into President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, as special counsel in the case, Garland announced Friday. The surprise announcement came as prosecutors disclosed in a court filing Friday that plea talks with Biden’s defense team have reached “an […]
