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December 31, 2024

Biden moving to ban oil and gas leases for 20 years in Nevada region, just weeks before Trump inauguration

President Biden is moving to restrict oil and gas leases in the Ruby Mountains for 20 years, a plan proposed just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump is set to take office.

December 31, 2024

6 suspects allegedly involved in deadly human smuggling incidents over the past week, Coast Guard says

United States Coast Guard officials said six people are suspected in a fatal human smuggling event involving more than 60 people last week.

December 31, 2024

New Menendez brothers prosecutor slams 'meritless' conflict claim in push to take case out of Los Angeles

Los Angeles DA Nathan Hochman's office is pushing back against a claim of a conflict of interest in the Menendez brothers’ case as their supporters seek outside help.

December 30, 2024

Police investigating after hiker finds badly decomposed body hundred of yards down California cliffside

Homicide detectives are investigating after a body was found hundreds of yards off a California cliff.

December 30, 2024

These six states banned or limited DEI at colleges and universities in 2024

Six states banned the practice of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in their educational institutions in 2024 alone.

December 30, 2024

Washington inmate accused of molesting cellmate after changing gender, transfer to women's prison

A former Washington inmate is suing the state and prison officials after she says they forced her into a cell with a biological male who molested her.

December 30, 2024

California appeals court overturns Super Bowl champ's rape conviction due to racial discrimination

Former San Francisco 49ers star Dana Stubblefield saw his rape conviction overturned by a California appeals court last week. He was convicted in 2020.

December 29, 2024

I’m a blue state mayor and the future of homelessness scares me

California's future looks very bleak. The crisis of homelessness didn't exist in the 1970s and now is booming, in part because we didn't encourage people to live that way. Now, we do.

December 29, 2024

2 dead after search for Sasquatch in Washington national forest

Two men searching for Sasquatch, also known as Bigfoot, over Christmas week were found dead in the forest in the state of Washington after not coming home.

December 28, 2024

Colorado suspect wanted in alleged failed bank robbery after handing teller note that was illegible

A Colorado man allegedly failed an attempted bank robbery when he handed a note to a teller who was unable to decipher what he had written on it.