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Newsom unveils new tool to combat deadly California heat

Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled CalHeatScore, making the state the first in the nation to launch a heat-ranking system designed to forecast and communicate extreme heat risks to residents. The announcement coincided with $32.4 million in funding for 47 California communities to develop heat mitigation infrastructure as record temperatures are expected this weekend. The new tool addresses what state officials describe as the leading cause of weather-related deaths in California. Extreme heat claims more lives annually than fires, floods, or other climate-related threats, according to state data.

California's safety net grows stronger with 339 new officer graduates

Millions face credit score hits — will you be next?

Scientists just solved the mystery of why some streets are deadly hot

Researchers unveiled a digital tool this week to help American cities battle life-threatening heat by pinpointing neighborhoods that lack sufficient shade coverage through shade maps. UCLA’s Luskin Center for Innovation teamed up with American Forests to develop the online resource, which analyzes shade availability in 101 large metropolitan areas covering more than 360 municipalities across the country. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funded the mapping initiative. American Forests, which advocates for urban forestry programs nationwide, now hosts the shade map on its Tree Equity

Will the No Tax on Tips Act bring real relief for servers and bartenders?

Is This Freedom? Aging Elephants Relocated, Not Released

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It’s all in the genes! Scientists explain why men are taller than women

Scientists have identified a key genetic factor that helps explain why men are typically five inches taller than women. This difference is attributed to a gene called SHOX that operates differently between the sexes due to variations in chromosome structure. A new study, published on May 19 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, analyzed genetic data from nearly one million people across three large biobanks in the U.S. and the UK. Researchers found the SHOX gene accounts for approximately one-quarter—or 25%—of the average height difference between men and women.

15,000 California convicts released during COVID-19; at least one-third are back in prison. Here’s why

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Trump deploys National Guard as Los Angeles protests against immigration agents continue

President Donald Trump's administration said it would deploy 2,000 National Guard troops on Saturday as federal agents in Los Angeles faced off against a few hundred demonstrators during a second day of protests following immigration raids.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that the Pentagon was prepared to mobilize active-duty troops "if violence continues" in Los Angeles, saying the Marines at nearby Camp Pendleton were "on high alert."Federal security agents on Saturday confronted protesters in the Paramount area in southeast Los Angeles, where some demonstrators displayed Mexican flags.

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back in the US, charged with human smuggling as attorneys vow ongoing fight

To hear the Trump administration tell it, Kilmar Abrego Garcia smuggled thousands of people across the country who were living in the U.S. illegally, including members of the violent MS-13 gang, long before his mistaken deportation to El Salvador. In allegations made public nearly three months after his removal, U.S. officials say Abrego Garcia abused the women he transported, while a co-conspirator alleged he participated in a gang-related killing in his native El Salvador. Abrego Garcia’s wife and lawyers offer a much different story. They say the now 29-year-o

Carlos Alcaraz wins Roland Garros, completing historic comeback from two sets down to defeat Jannik Sinner in men’s final

Trump says Department of Justice made decision to bring back Abrego Garcia

The Millers: Washington power couple straddles Trump-Musk feud

They’re the Washington couple at the center of power in the Trump administration. They’re also straddling opposing sides of an explosive breakup between President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk.CNN reported last week that Katie Miller, the wife of Stephen Miller, Trump’s deputy chief of staff, would be departing her senior role at the White House as a top spokesperson and adviser for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. She was on her way to work for Musk as he went back to running his companies, helping the tech titan manage and arrange interviews unrelated to his

Should you invest in crypto now?

Much has changed in the crypto landscape over the past year and a half. And with it, so may more investors’ minds about cryptocurrencies — especially bitcoin, the (very young) granddaddy of them all.Crucially, crypto has gained greater acceptance among regulators and large institutional investors as an asset class that is likely here to stay. The Securities and Exchange Commission now regulates spot bitcoin and ethereum exchange-traded funds. Coinbase, the crypto currency exchange, is now on the S&P 500. Stablecoin provider Circle just went public.The Trump administration, meanwhile, is ve

Afghans who helped US war effort feel betrayed by Trump’s travel ban

US Supreme Court to review death row inmate's intellectual disability ruling

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Israeli forces seize Gaza aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg

Israeli naval forces boarded and seized a charity vessel that had tried to break a naval blockade of the war-torn Gaza Strip on Monday and the boat with its crew of 12, including activist Greta Thunberg, is now heading to a port in Israel.The British-flagged yacht, Madleen, which is operated by the pro-Palestinian Freedom Flotilla Coalition, was aiming to deliver a symbolic amount of aid to Gaza later on Monday and raise international awareness of the humanitarian crisis there.However, the boat was boarded during the night before it could reach shore, the FFC said on its Telegram account. The

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Israel reveals tunnel under Gaza hospital, says body of Sinwar's brother found there

The Israeli army said on Sunday it had retrieved the body of Hamas' military chief Mohammed Sinwar in an underground tunnel beneath a hospital in southern Gaza, following a targeted operation last month.Another senior Hamas leader, Mohammad Shabana, commander of the Rafah Brigade, was also found dead at the scene along with a number of other militants, who are still being identified, said IDF spokesperson, Brigadier General Effie Defrin.Israeli forces gave a small group of foreign reporters a tour of the tunnel that had been uncovered beneath the European Hospital in Khan Younis, which Defrin

Game 2: Thunder open another big lead and keep control, topping Pacers 123-107 to even NBA Finals

No fatalities reported after skydiving plane crashes in Tennessee, officials say

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Israel vows to stop aid boat with Greta Thunberg and other activists on board from reaching Gaza

Israel vowed on Sunday to stop an aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists on board from reaching Gaza.As of Sunday evening, the UK-flagged civilian vessel was north of Egypt in the Mediterranean Sea, slowly approaching the coast of Gaza. The “Madleen” is part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, an organization that has campaigned against Israel’s blockade of Gaza and tried to break the siege by boat.“We know that it’s a very risky mission and we know that previous experiences with flotillas like this have resulted in attacks, violence and even cases of death,” Thunberg

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A missed drop-off and tragedy at a campground. How a manhunt for a father accused of killing his 3 daughters is unfolding

The last time Whitney Decker saw her three daughters, she gave them each a hug and kiss goodbye, not realizing it would be the last time she saw them alive.The sisters, 5-year-old Olivia, 8-year-old Evelyn and 9-year-old Paityn Decker, were found suffocated to death at an abandoned campsite in Washington state on Monday, police said, sparking an intense manhunt for their father, Travis Decker.Whitney had handed the girls over to Decker, 32, for their regularly scheduled custody visit on May 30, the Friday before the devastating discovery. Though the couple had been divorced for several years,