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California deploys satellites to track methane emissions as EPA reconsiders climate rules

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California has launched a new satellite-based initiative to track and reduce methane emissions, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on March 31. The program comes as the federal Environmental Protection Agency, under President Donald Trump's administration, reconsiders key climate protections. The program employs satellite-mounted sensors to detect large methane leaks that may otherwise go unnoticed, allowing state and local agencies to work with industry to address these emissions quickly. "Decades of progress to protect public health is on the line as the Trump Administ

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Best hiking trails in Los Angeles, Orange County to visit this spring

LOS ANGELES —With spring in full bloom, Los Angeles County and Orange County hikers have several scenic hiking trails to explore. The region’s diverse landscapes offer everything from rugged coastal cliffs to serene waterfalls, making it an ideal time to lace up hiking boots and hit the trails. Solstice Canyon Located in Malibu, Solstice Canyon offers a three-mile round-trip hike featuring ruins of an old stone house - Robert Ranch House, a seasonal waterfall, and scenic ocean views. The trail is rated easy to moderate, with shaded sections making it a pleasant choice for sp

Mountain lion hit, killed on 118 Freeway in Simi Valley

Silver Fire prompts evacuation order in Inyo County

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Muslim communities across L.A. prepare for Eid al-Fitr, end of Ramadan

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is expected to come to an end this weekend when a crescent moon is spotted. Adherents of the religion across the world — including about 1% of Angeleños — will mark the occasion with feasts, prayers, and celebrations. Eid al-Fitr, or the Festival of the Breaking of the Fast, occurs on the first of the Muslim month of Shawwal. Because the Islamic calendar is based on the cycles of the moon as it is visible from the ground, the beginning of Eid will not be confirmed until the crescent moon is sighted. That means that the festival should begin at night

Harvest your own memories with fruit-picking in Southern California

Can blood pressure during pregnancy signal future hypertension risk?

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Liberals will win majority of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, CNN projects

Democratic-backed candidate Susan Crawford will win Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race, CNN projects, maintaining the liberal majority on the court in a key battleground state less than three months into President Donald Trump’s second term.Crawford, a liberal circuit court judge in Dane County, will beat the conservative candidate Brad Schimel, a Waukesha County judge who received Trump’s backing in the final stretch of the campaign. The race was officially nonpartisan, but Crawford’s victory will be seen as a bright spot for Democrats in Wisconsin and nationwide as voters handed the pre

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Lawsuit claims Elon Musk stiffed canvassers who helped his 2024 campaign efforts

A new lawsuit filed Tuesday accuses tech billionaire Elon Musk and his super PAC of failing to pay canvassers who helped his pro-Trump political operation in 2024.During the final stretch of the 2024 campaign, Musk and his political group, America PAC, offered $100 to registered voters in battleground states who signed a petition supporting free speech and gun rights, and another $100 for every additional voter they convinced to sign the petition. The goal was to excite conservative voters and elect then-candidate Donald Trump – who narrowly won Pennsylvania in November.A man from the Philad

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Trump announces deal with law firm that employs Doug Emhoff

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Costa Rican former President Oscar Arias says US revoked his visa

Former Costa Rican President and Nobel Prize winner Oscar Arias said on Tuesday that the U.S. had revoked his visa to enter the country, weeks after he criticized U.S. President Donald Trump on social media saying he was behaving like "a Roman emperor."Arias, 84, was president between 1986 and 1990 and again between 2006 and 2010. A self-declared pacifist, he won the 1987 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in brokering peace during the Central American conflicts of the 1980s.Arias also promoted a free trade agreement with the U.S. during his last term and in 2007 established diplomatic ties with C

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Lawsuit claims Musk failed to make promised payments over 2024 petition signatures

A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in Pennsylvania accuses billionaire Elon Musk and the political action committee he started of failing to pay a suburban Philadelphia man more than $20,000 for getting people to sign a petition in favor of free speech and gun rights. The lawsuit seeking class-action status claims the man, referred to as Bucks County resident John Doe and requesting to remain anonymous, received hourly pay for canvassing ahead of the November presidential election, but that he was not fully paid for the petition referrals. It claims “John Doe” ha

Forecasters warn of an impending outbreak of long-lasting, strong tornadoes and once-in-a-lifetime flooding

Mahmoud Khalil’s case to remain in New Jersey after judge denies US government’s bid to move it

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Norovirus outbreak hits more than 240 people on luxury cruise ship

More than 240 people on board the luxury Queen Mary 2 cruise ship have fallen ill with the highly contagious norovirus stomach bug.The US Centers for Disease Control and Protection (CDC) reported the outbreak just as the Cunard cruise liner was nearing the end of a four-week-long return voyage from the UK to the Caribbean.Queen Mary 2 regularly sails transatlantic crossings. It’s a journey — and a ship — designed to hark back to the golden age of luxury ocean liners. Cunard is owned by Carnival CorporationThe vessel set sail on March 8 from Southampton and is due to return to the English

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Russian-born tennis player Daria Kasatkina ‘didn’t have much choice’ over switching allegiances to Australia

Russian-born tennis player Daria Kasatkina said that she “didn’t have much choice” about the decision to compete for Australia due to her sexuality.Kasatkina is preparing to play under a new flag for the first time at the Charleston Open after announcing last week that her application for permanent residency in Australia had been accepted.In recent years, she has been living in Spain and Dubai while competing as a neutral athlete amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.“With everything going on in my previous country, I didn’t have much choice,” Kasatkina said about choosing to

Costa Rican former President Oscar Arias says US revoked his visa

Senior Russian official is expected to visit Washington for talks with Trump administration this week

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As Iran tensions build, US military moves warplanes to reinforce Middle East

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reinforced U.S. military capability in the Middle East with more warplanes, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, amid a more than two-week-old U.S. bombing campaign in Yemen and mounting tensions with Iran.The Pentagon's brief statement did not specify which aircraft were being deployed or where precisely they were sent. However, as many as six B-2 bombers have relocated in the past week or so to a U.S.-British military base on the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia, according to U.S. officials, speaking on condition of anonymity. Experts say that puts the B-

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Bakeries close across Gaza as World Food Programme warns food supplies are set to run out in two weeks

All bakeries in Gaza have closed due to a severe lack of fuel and flour caused by Israel’s near month-long blockade of humanitarian aid, according to local authorities.“The occupation has forced all bakeries to shut down entirely, exacerbating the famine crisis that threatens the lives of innocent civilians, particularly children, patients, and the elderly,” the Hamas-controlled Government Media Office in Gaza said Tuesday.The closures are likely to accelerate the spread of famine in the strip, the head of the local Bakery Owners’ Association, Abdel Nasser Al-Ajrami told the Palestinia