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A citizen quest to find sea stars along the San Diego coast can help scientists better understand biodiversity
SAN DIEGO — The final week of the year will bring low tides to San Diego’s coastline, giving tide poolers one more ... Read More
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Colorado lawmakers to address municipal court sentencing disparities, criminalization of missed hearings
DENVER — Colorado lawmakers are set to introduce a pair of bills in the next legislative session that would bar municipal courts from imposing more severe sentences than state courts for the same crimes, as well as limit...Read more
As a cop in England, he was unarmed. Now he's in charge of reviewing shootings by LAPD
LOS ANGELES — It wasn't long after becoming a police officer in the northern English town of Hull in the 1980s that Django Sibley realized patrolling without a gun meant "policing by consent."
His beat was the town's ...Read more
Washington chatbot may help FAFSA completion
An AI-powered chatbot could help move the needle on Washington's stubbornly low FAFSA completion rate.
According to a recent report from the Washington Student Achievement Council, students who subscribe to OtterBot, a ...Read more
Migrant accused of torching woman on subway was 'average guy': roommate
The roommate of Sebastian Zapeta, the Guatemalan migrant who police say horrifically killed a woman by setting her on fire as she slept on an F train in Brooklyn, and then watched as she burned to death, said Tuesday that ...Read more
Boy struck by drone at Orlando's Lake Eola Park remains in intensive care, mother says
A 7-year-old boy critically injured Saturday by a falling drone during a holiday show at Lake Eola Park remains in intensive care, his mother said Monday in a post on a GoFundMe page.
“Zander is out of surgery and still...Read more
Senate confirms two Californians as federal judges, adding to record numbers of Blacks, women, Latinos
The U.S. Senate confirmed Judges Benjamin Cheeks and Serena Murillo to fill U.S. District Court vacancies in California in what was expected to be its final judicial votes this year.
The confirmations help establish new ...Read more
Snowy owl rescued from vehicle grille in Duluth, Minn.
A snowy owl was rescued Monday evening by a woman who was surprised to find it trapped in the grille of a car in a Duluth, Minnesota, parking lot.
Annabell Whelan, a good Samaritan who had also rescued another owl earlier...Read more
Migrant drunkenly fanned flames after torching homeless woman on Brooklyn subway, district attorney says
NEW YORK — The migrant accused of torching a homeless woman on a Brooklyn subway made his first court appearance Tuesday to face murder charges — and prosecutors revealed he used his shirt to fan the flames after he ...Read more
“This is wonderful”: Holiday vending machines encourage mall shoppers to give to charity
Kimberly Williams took her three daughters to the mall for some last-minute Christmas shopping this week and ended up buying a week’s worth of showers and emergency food for a person living on the street, pots and pans ...Read more
Judge sides with Missouri journalists, lawyers in fight against sweeping court redactions
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri judge last week torpedoed parts of a state law that have required sweeping redactions to court records, preventing the public from accessing routine information.
Moniteau County ...Read more
Statewide organized retail theft crackdown ends in 117 arrests
SACRAMENTO – A statewide crackdown on organized retail theft resulted in 117 arrests and the recovery of $38,000 in stolen merchandise last week, according to officials.
Two illegal guns and three stolen vehicles were ...Read more
16-year-old with hands up shot to death by cops during 'no-knock' raid in AL, suit says
An Alabama teenager was asleep in his childhood bedroom moments before a police S.W.A.T. team “rammed down” the front door of his family’s home and fatally shot him, according to a new federal lawsuit.
Randall ...Read more
Two Greek shipping companies fined $3.4 million for dumping bilge into NJ waters
Two Greek shipping companies will pay $3.4 million in fines after admitting their vessel’s crew dumped oily bilge water into the narrow shipping channel between New Jersey and Staten Island, then falsified records to ...Read more
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Massachusetts police officer saves Christmas after finding 80 Amazon packages in woods
BOSTON — A local Massachusetts police officer “likely saved a Christmas headache” after he discovered roughly 80 Amazon packages...Read more
US lawmakers drop call for review of South Africa relations
U.S. lawmakers dropped a potential review of South Africa’s ties with Washington on the basis that they pose national-security risks.
President Joe Biden on Monday signed a version of a key annual defense-policy bill ...Read more
O.C. judge tied to health-care fraud scheme with convicted doctor, records show
By day, Israel Claustro was an Orange County prosecutor who took down violent gang members, sex abusers and corrupt bureaucrats.
In 2022, Claustro glided to electoral victory, winning an open judicial post.
For years, he...Read more
Eye drops sold at Publix, Amazon recalled for fungal contamination. What you should know
Many of us need eye drops for our weary orbs. Hours spent reading and writing holiday cards, peering at ingredient lists while baking, and catching up on new and old Christmas movies on TV all take their toll.
Now one of ...Read more
What to know about infectious diseases during this holiday season
It’s that time of year, when families and friends come together to share their holiday cheer and a few circulating pathogens.
Peter Chin-Hong, an infectious disease specialist at UC San Francisco, said people should be ...Read more
Are Americans hopeful -- or discouraged -- heading into new year? What a new poll found
Americans are more optimistic about 2025 than they were about 2024 — in large part because of President-elect Donald Trump, according to new polling.
In a December CBS News/YouGov poll, 57% of respondents said that, ...Read more
Colorado stops water testing at state lab amid investigation into manipulated data
DENVER — The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has suspended a second chemist and stopped water testing at the state laboratory amid a state investigation into manipulated data.
State public health ...Read more
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