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Volunteers in mountain towns dig out snow-stuck Californians By MARCIO SANCHEZ and AMY TAXIN Associated Press LAKE ARROWHEAD, Calif. (AP) — After a blizzard swept through Southern California mountains, 79-year-old Alan Zagorsky found himself shut inside his home with snow blocking the door and stairways leading out. He and his wife had enough food to…
Judge orders halt to fast releases at US border with Mexico By ELLIOT SPAGAT and DAVID FISCHER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge Wednesday ordered the Biden administration to end the expedited releases of migrants who enter the United States illegally from Mexico, potentially straining already stretched holding facilities. The order won’t take…
Swarm of quakes at Alaska volcano could mean eruption coming By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A swarm of earthquakes occurring over the past few weeks has intensified at a remote Alaska volcano dormant for over a century, a possible indication of an impending eruption. The Alaska Volcano Observatory raised the alert…
How passengers teamed up to restrain man on chaotic flight By MARK PRATT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A passenger who helped restrain a threatening man on a weekend flight from Los Angeles to Boston said Tuesday that the entire chaotic episode was over within seconds thanks to teamwork. Simik Ghookasian said in a telephone…
Biden expected to tighten rules on US investment in China By AAMER MADHANI and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The Biden administration is close to tightening rules on some overseas investments by U.S. companies in an effort to limit China’s ability to acquire technologies that could improve its military prowess, according to…
The implications of Walgreens’ decision on abortion pills By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Walgreens says it will not start selling an abortion pill in 20 states that had warned of legal consequences if it did so. The drugstore chain’s announcement Thursday signals that access to mifepristone may not expand as broadly as federal regulators…
Year after the slap, Chris Rock punches back in new special By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer A year after Will Smith smacked him on the Academy Awards stage, Chris Rock finally gave his rebuttal in a forceful stand-up special, streamed live on Netflix, in which the comedian bragged that he “took that hit like…
Trapped Californians rescued from snow, helped by neighbors By AMY TAXIN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Search crews have rescued Californians stranded for days in multiple feet of snow after back-to-back storms plastered the state’s mountain communities and trapped many in their homes. In Inyo County on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada,…
Arizona governor won’t proceed with execution set by court By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vowed Friday that her administration won’t carry out an execution even though the state Supreme Court scheduled it over the objections of the state’s new attorney general. The Democratic governor’s promise not to execute…
US to focus bison restoration on expanding tribal herds By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — U.S. officials will work to restore more large bison herds to Native American lands under a Friday order from Interior Secretary Deb Haaland that calls for the government to tap into Indigenous knowledge in its efforts to conserve…