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After LA wildfires, could Las Vegas be next?
For most of the city’s relatively short history, residents of the Las Vegas Valley have been spared from the anguish of the often costly and deadly threat of wildfire.
Wildfire re-entered the American consciousness this year in a big way, when seven fires pummeled the Los Angeles area, killing at least 29 people and spurring economic losses ...Read more

In 2020, local corporations vowed to tackle 'systemic racism in America.' Now they are navigating a Trump-led backlash to DEI
Cencora Inc., a Conshohocken-based wholesale drug distributor, scrubbed a diversity, equity, and inclusion page from its website. Its chief DEI officer no longer works there, according to her LinkedIn profile.
Comcast made no mention of diversity in its latest annual report, departing from past practice, but that didn’t stop a federal ...Read more

Maryland DDA budget has been a 'black box.' How agency overspending got to this point
BALTIMORE — As Maryland’s developmental disabilities community continues to grapple with the impacts of more than $200 million in proposed cuts under Gov. Wes Moore’s budget, questions and uncertainty linger.
Will enough funding be available to keep supporting people with developmental disabilities who need a higher level of care? How can...Read more

After this Australian town burned down, experts warned against rebuilding. Nobody listened
MARYSVILLE, Australia — As fire raged several hillsides away from their house on the afternoon of Feb. 7, 2009, David Barton reassured his wife: “Don’t worry. Entire towns don’t burn down.”
By that evening, as he watched a 150-foot-high wall of flames closing in, it was clear he had been very wrong.
“Everything so very quickly ...Read more

Red states embrace Trump's crackdown on remote government work
A yearslong conflict over whether Nebraska’s governor can unilaterally force state workers back to the office will ultimately be sorted out by the state’s highest court.
The Nebraska Association of Public Employees, which represents more than 8,000 state employees, challenged Republican Gov. Jim Pillen’s November 2023 order requiring ...Read more

This small Kansas town is paying people to move there. Here's what it's offering
A small town about a two-hour drive from Wichita is offering tempting incentives for people willing to relocate.
Neodesha, Kansas, in southeast Kansas has a population of about 2,300 and is looking for that number to grow through a partnership with the company MakeMyMove.
The goal? To bring people back to rural communities.
“It’s more of...Read more

How Coral Gables became a key end point for smuggled Chinese migrants
MIAMI -- In Coral Gables, the tree-canopied streets remain as pristine as ever, the Mediterranean-style homes just as grand, and the city’s police officers make regular rounds through the neighborhoods. It seems an unlikely place for a human smuggling operation.
Yet, in recent weeks, two major busts resulted in nearly 50 migrants—mostly ...Read more

Judge denies bid to halt Musk access to US agencies for now
A federal judge denied a request to temporarily bar Elon Musk and the Trump administration’s “government efficiency” team from accessing internal systems and removing employees at multiple U.S. agencies, handing a win to President Donald Trump over one of his signature initiatives.
US District Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington on Tuesday ...Read more

Erroneous election reminders sent to thousands of California voters
Thousands of California residents received an automated reminder on Tuesday that election day is next week — except for most voters, it isn't.
The erroneous messages sent by email to Los Angeles County and Orange County voters arrived with a subject line that read "One Week Left to Return Your Ballot," and told voters that "is the last day ...Read more
Man accused of raping college student at knifepoint let go by mistake, TX officials say
A man accused of raping a college student at knifepoint in a parking garage was mistakenly let go after his arrest, and now Texas police are asking the public for help in finding him.
Eric Brown, 40, was arrested on Feb. 7, the same day he’s accused of raping a 21-year-old University of Houston student in a parking garage, according to a ...Read more

Crews thought they had the industrial fire near Philly under control. Then came the smoke and evacuation notices
PHILADELPHIA — First, there were reports of explosions Monday night at the SPS Technologies factory in Abington.
Then, a four-alarm fire and plumes of smoke that drifted across the neighborhood well into Tuesday morning, triggering a shelter-in-place order for everyone within a one-mile radius.
On Tuesday afternoon, residents living near the...Read more

GOP senator rips Sheryl Crow for selling Tesla to protest Elon Musk
Singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow‘s public protest against Elon Musk‘s electric car company didn’t gain her any fans within the GOP — most notably Louisiana Senator John Kennedy.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer went viral over the weekend after she posted a video to Instagram showing her waving to a truck hauling away her Tesla.
“My ...Read more

Pentagon creates staff termination list as DOGE targets military
The Pentagon is sending Trump administration officials the names of probationary workers who could be targeted in an upcoming round of federal employee cuts, according to people familiar with the matter.
It’s not yet clear if the entire list submitted on Tuesday will be eliminated from the Pentagon’s workforce or if the staff reductions ...Read more

Rubio says sanctions on Russia to stay for now as Trump eyes Putin summit
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told European allies that the U.S. will keep sanctions on Russia in place at least until a deal to end the Ukraine conflict is reached, even as his boss, President Donald Trump, said he’ll probably meet Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a settlement before the end of February.
Rubio gave the ...Read more

Bessent says DOGE effort has saved estimated $50 billion so far
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said U.S. taxpayers don’t need to worry about the security of their private data while Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency team seeks to make the federal government more efficient.
The DOGE team has identified an estimated $50 billion in savings so far, Bessent said Tuesday during a Fox News...Read more

She gave birth to a baby who wasn't hers. Now, she's suing the IVF clinic
When Krystena Murray was asked as a child what she wanted to be when she grew up, she said she wanted to be a mother.
In 2023, the 38-year-old woman from Savannah became pregnant through in vitro fertilization and couldn’t wait to realize her dream of motherhood. But, five months after giving birth to the boy, a DNA test confirmed her fears �...Read more

Las Vegas is getting warmer. Nevada has a plan to help combat extreme heat
LAS VEGAS — The nation’s two fastest-warming cities may soon be required by Nevada law to better protect residents from deadly heat in future plans.
More than a dozen organizations and Nevada residents attended a committee hearing to support Assembly Bill 96, which would require any city or county with at least 100,000 residents to amend ...Read more

Idaho lawmaker says schools are 'soft target' as GOP tries once more to arm teachers
Public school teachers in Idaho would be allowed to carry concealed weapons in the classroom and act as an “armed protection force” against mass shootings under a bill proposed Tuesday.
“What is it with schools?” bill sponsor Rep. Ted Hill, R-Eagle, told a House committee. “Is it (attackers) hate children? Or is it a soft target? I ...Read more

Fed's Barr says AI's speed presents risks at wide scale
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve’s top bank cop says the attributes that make artificial intelligence attractive also present risk, with speed and automaticity potentially generating new issues at a wide scale.
Financial regulators have said that AI and other emerging technologies present enormous opportunities, including significant ...Read more

Senate GOP ready to advance slimmer budget blueprint
The Senate took its first procedural step Tuesday on a budget blueprint that would pave the way for a filibuster-proof border security, defense and energy package, a key part of President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda.
Once GOP leaders were certain of a critical mass of senators returning to Washington in time, they teed up a vote on the ...Read more
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- Judge denies bid to halt Musk access to US agencies for now
- GOP senator rips Sheryl Crow for selling Tesla to protest Elon Musk
- Erroneous election reminders sent to thousands of California voters
- Crews thought they had the industrial fire near Philly under control. Then came the smoke and evacuation notices
- Rubio says sanctions on Russia to stay for now as Trump eyes Putin summit