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As climate change amplifies urban flooding, here’s how communities can become ‘sponge cities’
“When it rains, it pours” once was a metaphor for bad things happening in clusters. Now it’s becoming a statement of fact about rainfall in a changing climate.
Across the continental U.S., intense single-day precipitation events are growing more frequent, fueled by warming air that can hold increasing levels of moisture. Most ...Read more
Stormy Daniels tells jury about sexual tryst with Trump at hush money trial
NEW YORK — Stormy Daniels told a riveted jury Tuesday that sex with Donald Trump made her feel dizzy and had the room spinning — not in a good way — as she wondered how she ended up half-naked in a Lake Tahoe hotel room with the then-reality TV star at the former president’s hush money trial.
‘What could possibly go wrong?’
In a ...Read more
King Charles III is 'very good' amid cancer treatment, won't see Harry during prince's UK visit
Two weeks after his return to the public eye, King Charles III is said to be "very good" amid his cancer battle.
British politician Penny Mordaunt, a minister in Rishi Sunak's Conservative government, said during a Tuesday appearance on GB News that the 75-year-old monarch is happy to get back to work.
"He's very good. And I know that he would...Read more
New property tax relief proposal gives Colorado lawmakers hope for peace in ballot wars -- but a truce is elusive
Ping-ponging property tax rates could reach long-term stability if a proposal introduced in the Colorado legislature on Monday beats the clock for when the body must finish its work this week.
But the proposal, while rallying support inside the State Capitol, did not appear likely to stop ballot initiatives backed by powerful, deep-pocketed ...Read more
Florida prosecutors take aim at illegal massage parlors to stop human trafficking
FORD LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Broward State Attorney’s Office is taking aim at human trafficking by uniting businesses, landlard and law enforcement against illegal massage parlors that not-so-secretly offer more than back rubs to their clients.
State Attorney Harold F. Pryor is calling it the Stop Abuse, Fight Exploitation (or S.A.F.E.) ...Read more
Chicago woman charged after allegedly having sex with ex-boyfriend's teen son
CHICAGO — A Chicago woman is facing charges after allegedly having sex with her ex-boyfriend’s 15-year-old son, then sending him nude photos, documents allege.
Estefany Sierra Rios, 27, was charged Friday with three counts of sexual misconduct with a minor and one count of dissemination of matter harmful to minors.
She is not in custody. ...Read more
TikTok sues US government, saying ban violates 1st Amendment
TikTok, the popular social video app, sued the U.S. government on Tuesday, saying the country's new law that could ban the app violates its 1st Amendment right to free speech.
President Joe Biden last month signed a law that would effectively ban the service in the United States if its Chinese owner, ByteDance, does not sell it. Legislators ...Read more
Supreme Court poised to enter debate over transgender care for minors
WASHINGTON — After steering clear of the divisive issue for months, the Supreme Court may be on the verge of deciding whether to jump into the national debate over medical treatment for transgender youths.
As soon as Thursday justices may vote behind closed doors on whether to grant an appeal that seeks to block a new Tennessee law ...Read more
Advocates, historians urge rethinking Key Bridge name 'for generations yet unborn'
BALTIMORE — The future rebuilding of the Francis Scott Key Bridge will create an opportunity for Maryland to rethink what it stands for, some advocates, legislators and historians say.
Local, state and federal officials have already vowed to rebuild the steel structure that once spanned the Baltimore skyline and collapsed March 26 when the ...Read more
Denver City Council clears way for small homeless shelter
DENVER — The Denver City Council on Monday gave local nonprofit Haven of Hope the green light to turn an industrial building in the Lincoln Park neighborhood into a homeless shelter with eight to 12 beds for people in a recovery program.
The approval came despite 18 emailed comments opposed to the zoning change largely focused on concerns ...Read more
WA lawmaker retaliated by releasing names of witnesses, says report
OLYMPIA, Wash. — A state representative violated the House of Representatives' respectful workplace policy when she named several employees who were identified anonymously in a prior investigation into her conduct, according to a report released Monday.
The Washington House of Representatives opened a second investigation into Rep. Michelle ...Read more
27 arrested during pro-Palestinian protest targeting NYC Met Gala
NEW YORK — Twenty-seven people were arrested during the pro-Palestinian protest targeting the Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, police said Tuesday.
Leila Nouri, 21, was charged with assault and resisting arrest when she allegedly pushed back against police officers arresting her as they tried to ...Read more
Plaintiffs challenging San Diego County jail practices want a court order to depose sheriff
Lawyers suing the San Diego County Sheriff's Department are asking a federal judge to compel Sheriff Kelly Martinez to submit to a deposition and answer questions about jail practices and conditions under oath.
According to a declaration filed in San Diego federal court, Martinez has not been made available over several weeks for a formal ...Read more
North Georgia father, 2 adults sons arrested on Jan. 6 charges
ATLANTA — The first tip identifying Ellijay resident William Gallagher as among the hundreds of rioters to break into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, came just 10 days after the riot via an anonymous call to the FBI.
But it would take authorities more than three years to charge Gallagher and his two adult sons, James and Thomas Gallagher, ...Read more
Georgia Gov. signs budget with raises for 300,000 teachers, state workers today
ATLANTA — As the annual Capitol bill-signing season winds down Tuesday, Gov. Brian Kemp inked a $36.1 billion state spending plan for the coming fiscal year that includes raises for 300,000 educators and state workers, plus more money for law enforcement, education and mental health programs.
The raises are included in the budget for fiscal ...Read more
Marjorie Taylor Greene pauses effort to oust Speaker Johnson after meeting
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green is scheduled to continue talks Tuesday with House Speaker Mike Johnson over Greene’s promise to bring forward a motion to remove him.
Whether Greene, R-Rome, will follow through with her threatened “motion to vacate” remains to be seen as members of her own party are lining up to condemn her....Read more
Student protesters want California State University leaders to divest from Israel. Will they?
Across the California State University system, thousands of students across the 23-campus system have participated in protests in support of Palestinian people, and in opposition to the Israeli government and the war in Gaza.
Some demonstrations have remained peaceful; at Sacramento State and Sonoma State, campus operations have not been ...Read more
Lawmakers grill California Gov. officials on homelessness spending after audit causes bipartisan frustration
LOS ANGELES — Democrats and Republicans expressed frustration Monday as they grilled Gov. Gavin Newsom's top housing officials in a tense legislative hearing about how billions of state dollars have been spent on the worsening homelessness crisis.
The hearing by the Assembly budget subcommittee on accountability and oversight came after a ...Read more
Nearly 4,000 student teachers applied for stipends, but Pa. only has money to pay 700
PHILADELPHIA —Just 20 minutes after applications opened for Pennsylvania's new program offering stipends to student teachers, Hannah Buckley logged on and submitted hers. But she isn't sure whether that was fast enough.
Within two hours last month, officials say more than 3,500 people applied for the new program, which provides student ...Read more
Billionaire's 2nd SpaceX trip featuring spacewalk aims for early summer launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Billionaire Jared Issacman, who flew to space once with SpaceX, is already set for launch No. 2 in early summer.
The mission calls for new spacesuits introduced this past weekend designed so the crew can survive the plan to suck out all of the air of the spacecraft and allow Issacman and a crewmate to make the first ...Read more
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