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Jory Thomas heard cries for help coming from the Yellowstone River.

CAIRO – Israeli airstrikes continued in Gaza for a second straight day on Sunday, killing at least four Palestinians, despite U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of a breakthrough in efforts to ​implement last year's Gaza ceasefire agreement.

LOS ANGELES — Carlitos Ricardo Parias had long complained to his family about the quality of drinking water at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center. In a video call from the Southern California facility where he is detained, he finally showed them proof — a plastic bottle filled with drinking water and what appeared to be worm-like creatures. Carlos Jurado, Parias' immigration attorney, shared a ...

NEW YORK — Law enforcement officers and animal control officials descended on a property in Southern California owned by “The Exorcist” actress Linda Blair to investigate a large-scale kennel operation she runs out of her home, according to reports. The property search, a joint operation between the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC) and the Los Angeles County ...

Phoenix has had a record-breaking run of high temperatures and that streak will continue through the coming week, as heat and fire risks spread across the wider West. Through July 31, Phoenix had reached 95 F (35 C) or higher 100 times so far this year, said Marc Chenard, a senior branch forecaster at the U.S. Weather Prediction Center. The fifth most populous U.S. city, whose broader ...

President Donald Trump doubled down on his commitment to a $1.8 billion fund to help his supporters, saying he’d now work with Congress to make it federal law — even if it costs him his nominee for U.S. attorney general. Trump said in a social media post Saturday that he would “push hard to get the Anti-Weaponization Bill” passed, adding: “It will immediately be back on the table, and I will ...

U.S. embassies across the Middle East urged Americans to exercise caution after President Donald Trump said he was considering new military strikes against Iran. The warning came as Tehran’s Supreme National Security Council secretary, Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, said Saturday that a continued U.S. naval blockade and any escalation would not only further restrict shipping through the Strait of ...

When U.S. Rep. Ami Bera decided to join a bipartisan congressional delegation to Haiti this week — the first such visit by U.S. lawmakers in seven years — the California Democrat and physician was prepared to see dire conditions based on the reports coming out of the Caribbean country and briefings he has received as a member of the House Foreign Affairs and Intelligence committees. But as he ...

Since President Donald Trump has gutted much of the federal government’s consumer protection work, state attorneys general are increasingly left to fight high prices and investigate businesses themselves.

MINNEAPOLIS — President Donald Trump blamed the state of Minnesota and Gov. Tim Walz for the coordinated cyberattack on over 30 water systems across the state even as officials say the attacks may have been carried out by Iran. “They blame it on Iran, I don’t think so ... I blame it on Minnesota because they’re grossly incompetent,” Trump said at news conference Friday. “There was a ...

MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge says the federal government has fallen short in turning over a complete trove of evidence from the shooting death of Renee Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross, following her order in a tangential case. U.S. Magistrate Judge Shannon Elkins wrote in a court filing that the government has only partially complied with the court’s demand to hand over evidence tied to ...

The dramatic footage of a teenage lifeguard saving a child from punishing waves along the California coast has captured the attention of the nation, drawing praise from the shores of Santa Cruz all the way to the White House.

Investigators on Friday released two notes apparently sent by the individuals who kidnapped Nancy Guthrie from her Tuscon, Arizona, home in February. Federal and local law enforcement have worked for nearly six months to find Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie, without success. For months, the Los Angeles Times and other outlets have released portions of ...

WASHINGTON — As his nominee for attorney general hangs in the balance, President Donald Trump dug in on Friday, defending a controversial settlement that has angered some Republicans in the Senate. It further upended Todd Blanche’s bid to permanently lead the Justice Department, as senators look for a path forward after canceling a planned Judiciary Committee markup this week. “This has ...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dealt another blow to the Trump administration’s mass deportation project Thursday, ruling alongside the 7th Circuit that most immigrants cannot be held without bond while fighting to remain in the U.S. The rulings will apply to jurisdictions that stretch across much of the southern border, affecting states where large numbers of immigrant detainees are ...

WASHINGTON – The top U.S. derivatives regulator said Friday it had ordered former Republican Rep. George Santos to pay $35,000 for alleged manipulative trading.

Four Latino civic organizations announced Thursday that they are launching a new coalition to mobilize more than 5 million Hispanic voters in dozens of states ahead of the midterm elections. UnidosUS, LULAC Institute, Mi Familia En Acción and Latino Victory Foundation say they will coordinate to pursue a single strategy for the first time. This strategy aims to educate and register Hispanic ...

The Trump administration has released its long-awaited 10-year plan for dealing with worsening water shortages along the Colorado River. It allows for harsh water cutbacks if deemed necessary, potentially requiring California, Arizona and Nevada to cut up to 3 million acre-feet per year — up to 40% of the combined allotments.

A new study examining pollution levels across a 16-year span found that while general pollution levels from sources such as cars and industry have significantly declined, recent increases in wildfire smoke air pollution have offset those gains and could be contributing to negative outcomes for pregnant women and babies such as low birth weight and preterm births.