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Train service halted as workers shore up California cliffs
SAN CLEMENTE (AP) — Train service was halted Sept. 16 for the next two weeks as crews shore up unstable ground along cliffside railroad...
Ida deals new blow to Louisiana schools struggling to reopen
Matt SedenskyThe Associated PressLULING, La. (AP) — Tara Williams’ three little boys run shirtless, because most of their clothes were swept away, and they...
Hospital won’t deliver babies after unvaccinated staff quit
LOWVILLE, N.Y. (AP) – An upstate New York hospital will stop delivering babies later this month, in part because of employee resignations over a...
U.S. Navy helicopter was vibrating before crash that killed 5
SAN DIEGO (AP) – A brief Navy narrative of a fatal helicopter crash off Southern California says the aircraft experienced “side-to-side” vibrations that caused...
California death row guard charged with smuggling contraband
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A prison guard and two others have been charged with a scheme to smuggle contraband cell phones into California’s death...
California OKs new spending on drought, wildfire prevention
Adam BeamThe Associated PressSACRAMENTO (AP) – California lawmakers Thursday, Sept. 9, voted to spend more than $2 billion to prevent wildfires and address a...
Americans less positive about civil liberties: AP-NORC poll
Meg Kinnard and Emily SwansonThe Associated PressTen years after the 9/11 attacks, Americans were reasonably positive about the state of their rights and liberties....
Two fatally struck while arguing on Bay Area freeway lanes
BERKELEY (AP) – Two men were fatally struck on a San Francisco Bay Area freeway when they were standing in traffic lanes to argue...
Here’s what the California Legislature did this year
Adam Beam and Don ThompsonThe Associated PressSACRAMENTO (AP) – California lawmakers finished their work for the 2021 legislative session Friday, Sept. 10, just four...
Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, leaves the grid a shambles
Rebecca Santana, Kevin McGill and Janet McConnaugheyThe Associated PressNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Rescuers set out in hundreds of boats and helicopters to reach people...