Two environmental groups are alleging that San Bernardino County officials violated federal anti-discrimination laws by approving a disproportionate number of warehouses and logistics centers in a majority Latino community.

The developments expose residents of Bloomington, an unincorporated community with deep equestrian traditions, to air ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — On a Thursday in early June, a Border Patrol bus pulled up to a San Diego County transit station and 50 migrants got out.

Immediately, they were bombarded with offers from local vendors:

"Free charging, guys," said a man with a folding table. "Free pizza."

"Senorita, welcome, we can exchange your pesos for dollars," another ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Nearly 1 in 10 Maryland high school students reported attempting suicide at least once in the year leading up to the fall of 2022, according to the latest results from a national survey administered every two years by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

An even greater share of students said they seriously ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — With a recent influx of state money, Central Florida colleges with high-performing nursing programs hired more faculty, built new facilities and expanded their programs to accept additional qualified applicants.

Yet it’s still not enough to end a nursing shortage that is predicted to leave Florida with 21,000 unfilled jobs ...Read more

Death may be inevitable, but that hasn't stopped health researchers from looking for ways to put it off as long as possible. Their newest candidate is something that's free, painless, doesn't taste bad and won't force you to break a sweat: Gratitude.

A new study of nearly 50,000 older women found that the stronger their feelings of gratitude, ...Read more

DENVER — As negotiations continue over the future of the critical Colorado River system, the 30 tribal nations that depend on its water are demanding a seat at the negotiating table — from which they’ve been excluded for a century.

Together, the tribal nations in the basin hold senior rights to about a quarter of the river’s water. Few,...Read more

OROVILLE, California — Firefighters are continuing to battle wildfires across the state as Californians brace for triple-digit temperatures and a dangerous, prolonged heat wave that’s forecast to stretch into next week.

The most concerning blaze Wednesday was the Thompson fire burning in Oroville, where several structures were destroyed ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The White House announced a $2.3 billion arms package for Ukraine that includes equipment from Pentagon inventories and long-term contracts for air-defense weapons with Lockheed Martin Corp. and RTX Corp., according to U.S. officials.

“The Biden-Harris administration is announcing a significant new security assistance package ...Read more

NEW YORK — New York City saw a steep drop in murders and gun violence for the first half of 2024 compared to last year as police took a “historic” number of guns off the streets, NYPD officials said Wednesday.

Overall crime dropped 2% from the same period last year, officials said — though the number of reported rapes, robberies and ...Read more

DENVER — A former Denver police sergeant lost his Colorado police officer certification last month after he made disparaging remarks about an officer’s mental health then lied about it during an internal investigation, records show.

Former Sgt. Theodore “Jim” Maher belittled an officer during a morning roll call in February 2022 on the ...Read more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A trial concluded Wednesday in a case that could determine whether Alaskans get to vote later this year on keeping the state’s ranked choice voting and nonpartisan primary system.

The voting system was narrowly adopted by Alaskans in a 2020 ballot initiative and first used in 2022. Shortly after, a group of conservative ...Read more

The Florida Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of James Herard, who ordered the random 2008 execution of a restaurant worker walking home from a bus stop in Lauderhill.

Herard, 34, was sentenced to death in 2015 for ordering the murder of Eric Jean-Pierre, 39, as part of a “body count contest” with fellow members of his “Bacc Street ...Read more

Naloxone has long been hailed as a life-saving drug in the face of the opioid epidemic. But its capacity to save someone from an overdose can be limited by the potency of the opioid — a person revived by naloxone can still overdose once it wears off.

Stanford researchers have found a companion drug that can enhance naloxone's effect — and ...Read more

Zara Tindall, the only daughter of Anne, Princess Royal, is taking her mother's recent health scare seriously.

Princess Anne was hospitalized June 24 after sustaining a concussion relating to an incident with a horse at the Gatcombe Park estate in southwestern England. She reportedly suffered amnesia and cannot recall the circumstances ...Read more

A local teacher who was fired for her controversial TikTok videos has lost her First Amendment federal appeals case against the school district.

Kari MacRae sued Hanover school officials and the district after she got the boot from Hanover High School once her social media videos surfaced in 2021.

The math and business teacher — who posted ...Read more

As Hurricane Beryl bore down on Jamaica on Wednesday, the islands in its wake were getting a clearer picture of the destruction the record-setting storm left behind in the southeastern Caribbean.

“It is almost Armageddon-like, almost total damage or destruction of all buildings whether they be public buildings, homes or other private ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign resubmitted petition signatures in Clark County seeking to appear on Nevada’s November ballot, this time with Kennedy’s running mate listed.

The campaign filed close to 20,000 petition signatures at the Clark County Election Department on Wednesday afternoon, just ahead of the July 5 deadline...Read more