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Officials announced that Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire deal to pause more than 15 months of war and release hostages held in Gaza. The conflict has caused tremendous death and …
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By The Associated Press
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1/15/25
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Genetic evidence from a late Iron Age cemetery in southern Britain shows that women were closely related while unrelated men tended to come into the community from elsewhere, likely after marriage. …
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By CHRISTINA LARSON
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1/15/25
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The Congressional Budget Office has shrunk its projections for the U.S. population in 30 years to 372 million residents. That's a 2.8% drop from last year's projections. The budget office cited …
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER
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1/15/25
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The National Weather Service's warning about the “particularly dangerous situation” in which any new fire could explode in size in the Los Angeles area didn’t mention fire tornadoes. But …
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By HOLLY RAMER
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1/15/25
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Millions of Southern Californians were on edge as winds began picking up during a final round of dangerous fire weather forecast for the region where two massive blazes have killed at least 25 and …
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By The Associated Press
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1/15/25
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A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida and its manatee population. The manatees have been forced to seek warmer waters as coastal …
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By DAVID FISCHER
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1/15/25
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has sued billionaire Elon Musk, saying he failed to disclose his ownership of Twitter stock in a timely manner in early 2022, before buying the social …
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By BARBARA ORTUTAY
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1/14/25
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New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health problems from extra weight and other measurements. A group of global …
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By JONEL ALECCIA
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1/14/25
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California has withdrawn requests for the EPA to give the state authority to enforce rules limiting emissions from diesel-powered trains and big rigs. The move comes days ahead of President-elect …
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By SOPHIE AUSTIN
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1/14/25
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Trial has started for a West Virginia couple accused of subjecting their five children to forced labor and locking two of them in an outbuilding. Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Lantz were arrested in …
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By JOHN RABY
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1/14/25
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A surprising AP photograph of an undamaged Volkswagen van surrounded by destruction from a Los Angeles wildfire has astonished viewers. Among those who were surprised are Megan Krystle Weinraub, a …
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By JANIE HAR
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1/14/25
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As a menacing wildfire approached, staff and residents of a senior citizens home made a desperate escape for their lives. It quickly became apparent to the community that they were for a long night. …
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By ALLEN G. BREED and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH
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1/14/25
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Federal prosecutors have decided not to bring charges in the in the deadly 2019 arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene in north Louisiana. The U.S. Justice Department informed Greene's family of the …
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By JIM MUSTIAN
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1/14/25
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A judge says the New Orleans Police Department can begin the process of ending longstanding federal oversight. U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan’s ruling Tuesday came in response to a request from …
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By JACK BROOK
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1/14/25
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Firefighters around Los Angeles are preparing to attack flare-ups or new blazes. The National Weather Service issued a rare warning that dry winds combined with severely dry conditions created a …
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By The Associated Press
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1/14/25
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Harmful chemicals in sewage sludge spread on pasture as fertilizer pose a risk to people who regularly consume milk, beef and other products from those farms, in some cases raising cancer risk …
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By MICHAEL PHILLIS
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1/14/25
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — As uncontrolled blazes have turned large swaths of Los Angeles into hellscapes the last week, Associated Press photographers have been on the frontlines. They have captured …
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By The Associated Press
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1/14/25
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As fires burn in Los Angeles, water utilities are responding to extensive damage to pipes and storage and treatment facilities. Several have issued “do not drink” notices to households until …
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By BRITTANY PETERSON
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1/14/25
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In January 1981, Jimmy Carter nodded politely toward Ronald Reagan at the Republican's inauguration. Richard Nixon clasped John F. Kennedy’s hand and offered the new Democratic president a word of …
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By THOMAS BEAUMONT
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1/14/25
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When 2020 census results were released more than three years ago, they showed a 276% boom in the number of people classified as multiracial in the United States since 2010. But two Princeton …
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER
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1/14/25
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