Heat warnings and watches are in effect for nearly 150 million people across 21 states for the holiday period, with dangerous and potentially historic extreme heat due for the West in the coming days and temperatures of 115 degrees possible. Several daily heat records were broken Tuesday, and more than 130 could be set through … Read more
Oroville is no stranger to devastating fires, including the 2018 Camp Fire, which killed 85 people and displaced roughly 50,000 others. The 2020 Bear Fire took the home of Thompson’s neighbors. “We’ve been through it so much that it’s just kind of second nature. Now we already know what we need to do and to … Read more
TOPEKA, Kan. — Enforcement of a federal rule expanding anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ students has been blocked in four states and a patchwork of places elsewhere by a federal judge in Kansas. U.S. District Judge John Broomes suggested in his ruling Tuesday that the Biden administration must now consider whether forcing compliance remains “worth the … Read more
Pain is the only thing driving Chantemekki Fortson these days. Two months after her son was fatally shot standing in his own doorway, she is consumed by that ache as what she believed was an open-and-shut murder case languishes without charges. “It’s no strength, nowhere,” she said. “It’s pain. To make sure that my baby … Read more
More gun owners with children are storing their weapons securely now, compared to years prior, some surveys have found. However, since gun ownership has risen sharply in recent years, there are still just as many children living in households with unsecured firearms now as in 2015 — about 4.6 million, researchers have found. And there … Read more
An exhaustive investigation into Kansas’s largest school district found it disciplined Black and disabled students more frequently and harshly than their white counterparts, the Justice Department said Tuesday, announcing a settlement agreement with the district. The Justice Department investigated Wichita Public Schools and “uncovered discriminatory treatment of Black students in the administration of discipline at … Read more
Two Georgia firefighters who disappeared late last month were discovered dead hundreds of miles away in Tennessee, authorities said. Raegan Anderson and Chandler Kuhbander were found in Cocke County Tennessee, along with Anderson’s vehicle, police in Hinesville, Georgia, said in a statement Sunday. No additional details were released. Police directed questions to the Cocke County … Read more
Ann Wilson, lead singer of the classic rock band Heart, is undergoing chemotherapy after being diagnosed with an unspecified form of cancer. Wilson shared the news Tuesday in a statement that also announced the band had postponed all remaining dates on the North American leg of its “Royal Flush Tour.” “I underwent an operation to … Read more
When Anna Wolfe won the Pulitzer Prize for her dogged reporting on Mississippi’s welfare fraud scandal, she had no inkling she was soon going to have to contend with the possibility of going to jail. But just over a year after she secured journalism’s top award for exposing how $77 million in federal welfare funds went to … Read more
The Food and Drug Administration is investigating a death that may be associated with mushroom-infused chocolates or sweets from the brand Diamond Shruumz. As of Monday, 48 illnesses and 27 hospitalizations had been linked to the candies, according to the agency. Prophet Premium Blends of Santa Ana, California, which manufactures the products, initiated a nationwide recall … Read more