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California state auditor urges departments to tighten accounting controls

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California State Auditor is urging departments to improve financial responsibility after a recent report found several state agencies failed to follow generally accepted accounting principles.

Auditors documented 14 deficiencies in which departments failed to follow, or could not provide evidence they followed, best ...Read more

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Israel hits the Houthis in Yemen after their slow escalation

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Israel struck multiple targets in Yemen it said were controlled by Houthis, the last of the Iran-backed groups still fully engaged in the regional war that began 14 months ago.

Targets hit Thursday included military infrastructure at the Sanaa International Airport and in the Hezyaz and Ras Kanatib power stations, according to the Israel ...Read more

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NC Rep. Patrick McHenry went from 'rabble-rouser' to 'elder statesman.' Now he's moving on

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Rep. Patrick McHenry sat in the House Financial Services Committee office on Dec. 19, looking fairly relaxed, despite the chaos erupting around him in every other corridor of the Capitol.

He had already been asked to move out of his office in the Rayburn building to make room for the next member of Congress who would occupy it.

Cardboard boxes...Read more

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Gang members sentenced to prison for racketeering, revenge killing in Detroit park

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DETROIT — Three leaders of a local gang chapter that's part of a larger underworld network, who held the ranks of "Chief," "Universal Elite" and "Chief Enforcer," were sentenced to 60 and 70 years in federal prison this week following their convictions for racketeering and their involvement in "a vast criminal enterprise" that included a ...Read more

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Pet food sold in 12 states pulled from stores after Oregon cat dies from bird flu-tainted chow

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A brand of natural cat food sold in California is being pulled from store shelves after reports that a cat in Oregon who ate the pet food contracted bird flu and died.

Oregon-based Northwest Naturals of Portland is recalling a batch of its Northwest Naturals brand two-pound Feline Turkey Recipe raw frozen pet food after it tested positive for ...Read more

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Could a maverick raw milk farmer from California help RFK Jr. shape US health policy?

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As Mark McAfee — the maverick leader of California’s largest raw milk dairy — works on getting his Fresno County dairy out of bird flu quarantine, his name has surfaced as a possible advisor for the Food and Drug Administration on shaping raw milk policy in the United States.

The founder of Raw Farm credits a celebrity customer, Robert F....Read more

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'The Tom Brady of stealing packages' arrested on Christmas Eve, Massachusetts cops say

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An accused porch pirate arrested on Christmas Eve has drawn comparisons to a future Hall-of-Fame quarterback, Massachusetts authorities say.

Dubbed by community members as the “Tom Brady of stealing packages,” according to the Boston Herald and Mass Live, the 34-year-old woman was captured Dec. 24 thanks to an officer with a “sharp eye,�...Read more

All 6 victims hurt by yellow taxi van driver outside Manhattan Macy's are tourists

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All of the six victims struck by a yellow taxi van driver outside Macy’s flagship Manhattan store on Christmas Day are tourists — including a woman and young child from Australia, police said Thursday.

Visitors from North Carolina and Tennessee were also hurt when the cabbie jumped the curb and slammed into the crowd of pedestrians on W. ...Read more

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Mega Millions jackpot climbs to more than $1 billion for Friday's drawing

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A billion dollars could be the perfect way to ring in the New Year.

No one scored big on Christmas Eve when the last Mega Millions drawing pushed the jackpot closer to 10 figures, so now it has ballooned to at least $1.15 billion, the fifth-largest prize in the game's history.

The next drawing is Friday and if one lucky person wins, they would...Read more

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Israel hits the Houthis in Yemen after their slow escalation

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Israel struck multiple targets in Yemen it said were controlled by Houthis, the last of the Iran-backed groups still fully engaged in the regional war that began 14 months ago.

Targets hit Thursday included military infrastructure at the Sanaa International Airport and in the Hezyaz and Ras Kanatib power stations, according to the Israel ...Read more

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How do you 'grow' an endangered starfish? Bay Area scientists are finding out

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For the last decade, California’s offshore seafloors have been missing a massive, colorful predator that keeps kelp-munching sea urchins in check.

The sunflower sea star is a big starfish — more than 3 feet across — that roams the ocean floor in orange, yellow and purple. These invertebrates can grow as many as 24 arms, and they’re ...Read more

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Israel hits back at Houthis in Yemen after their slow escalation

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Israel struck multiple targets in Yemen it said were controlled by Houthis, the last of the Iran-backed groups still fully engaged in the regional war that began 14 months ago.

Targets hit Thursday included military infrastructure at the Sanaa International Airport and in the Hezyaz and Ras Kanatib power stations, according to the Israel ...Read more

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Sex offender in custody in Las Vegas after hiding in Mexico

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LAS VEGAS — A wanted sex offender is back into custody in Las Vegas after being on the run in Mexico for more than a decade, authorities announced.

According to the U.S. Marshals Service, Robert Sturgiss was arrested in Rosarito, Mexico, on Dec.13 by Mexican Immigration Officials.

Authorities said Sturgiss was convicted of sexual assault on ...Read more

6 months later, abused infant Giovanni Carr's death ruled a homicide, police say

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The death of 7-month-old Giovanni Carr has been ruled a homicide, Kansas City police announced Monday — six months after the infant died of injuries consistent with abuse.

Giovanni Armon D’Angelo Carr died on June 20. He was hospitalized on June 15 with traumatic injuries to his brain, eyes, and liver, according to ...Read more

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California: He planned to propose on New Year's Eve. But he died trying to save the ring in a Christmas Day fire

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A 37-year-old Oakland man who saved his family on Christmas morning when he woke them up to a fire in their home died after he went back inside and lost consciousness searching for an engagement ring.

Family members told news station KRON that Steven Weatherford planned to propose to his girlfriend next week on New Year's Eve.

The Oakland Fire...Read more

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FEMA sends $1 billion to Florida storm victims, but some are still waiting on the agency

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Eros Bongiovanni lost her Madeira Beach rental home and job during Hurricane Helene. Like thousands across the Tampa Bay area, she waited hours — in line and on hold — while seeking help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

She was turned away twice before FEMA awarded her enough money to put herself and Ruby, her Pomeranian-Yorkie...Read more

Missing Massachusetts woman found dead in freezing lake on Christmas

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BOSTON — A missing woman who was last seen walking her dog in a nature preserve was found dead in a freezing lake on Christmas, according to officials.

Danvers woman Owen Kasozi, 30, was found dead in Beverly’s Wenham Lake on Wednesday, the Essex DA’s office and Beverly Police reported following a search with many agencies.

“On behalf...Read more

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4 people die from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in New Hampshire

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Four people have died from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in a New Hampshire residence, according to officials who reported that the victims were found dead on Christmas.

The Wakefield, N.H. Police Department responded to 2962 Province Lake Road for a welfare check at around 4:21 p.m. on Wednesday.

When police officers arrived, they found...Read more

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Mom of Oxford shooter asks to be released from prison while appeal is pending

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DETROIT — The mother of the Oxford High School shooter has asked an Oakland County judge to be released from prison while her appeal and request for a new trial or a dismissal of her charges is pending.

In a motion filed Thursday in Oakland County Circuit Court, Jennifer Crumbley asked Judge Cheryl Matthews to allow her to be released from ...Read more

Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun/TNS

Bill creating Chesapeake National Recreation Area dies in Congress

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After passing the U.S. Senate, a bill that would have established the Chesapeake National Recreation Area fell short in the 118th Congress, but advocates are hoping to ride the momentum into next year.

The bill would have linked natural and historical sites in the Chesapeake Bay watershed under the banner of the National Park Service, including...Read more