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California water regulators unveiled a revised framework for managing the Bay-Delta watershed that seeks to protect fish habitats while maintaining water deliveries to communities across the state. The State Water Resources Control Board's proposal incorporates Gov. Gavin Newsom's Healthy Rivers and Landscapes Program, marking the first significant overhaul of water management rules in the region since 1995. The initiative allows water agencies, farmers, and other users to enter into cooperative partnerships rather than face traditional regulatory mandates. "I am proud to see the Health

Can California really balance fish, farms, and faucets with one plan?

Community library in El Sereno offers tools, books, and belonging

Father of Georgia school shooter had letter from son ‘asking for forgiveness’ on day of the shooting, testimony reveals

Firefighters rescue family trapped by fallen tree; home declared total loss

SYLVA, North Carolina (WLOS) -- A Sylva woman is sharing her story after a massive tree came crashing down on her home during a powerful thunderstorm Thursday afternoon.That woman, Autumn Richards, said she and five of her family members, including her six-year-old granddaughter, were all inside their home on Chickadee Lane when it happened.Richards explained that they were all in separate parts of the home when the tree came down.“I felt it in the floor and the lights flickered twice. Then a loud crash. I thought the whole house was gone. I came running out, screami

Man accused of stealing garbage truck, crashing on bridge after chase

Police officer detained by ICE is being held at Massachusetts facility

Grand Canyon fire grows into a megafire and creates its own weather. It’s not done yet

The wildfire raging along the Grand Canyon’s North Rim became a “megafire” this week, doubling in size in just a few days and intensifying enough to create its own weather.Hostile weather conditions including intense, dry heat and gusty winds drove the Dragon Bravo Fire’s explosive growth and erased much of the containment progress made by fire crews.The northern Arizona fire has burned through nearly 112,000 acres since igniting on July 4 and was 8% contained as of Friday morning, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. It’s the largest fire currently burning in the lower

Final day of NTSB hearing on DC midair collision: investigators press for answers on what could have prevented crash

'So thankful': Doctors perform rare procedure to safely deliver baby girl

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Trump says administration is considering reclassifying marijuana

President Donald Trump said on Monday that his administration is looking at reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug and potentially lower criminal penalties, but no final decision has been made. Speaking to reporters at the White House briefing room, Trump said a decision could come within the next couple of weeks. (Reporting By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jarrett Renshaw)

Texas Gov. Abbott decries ‘runaway Democrats’ as redistricting standoff enters its second week

Democratic lawmakers in Texas once again thwarted the Republican redistricting effort in the state when the Texas House of Representatives failed to meet a quorum on Monday.Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows reconvened the legislative chamber on Monday but was four members short of reaching the quorum to proceed to redistricting, flood relief and other issues. Dozens of Texas House Democrats remain out of the state as the standoff over redistricting enters its second week.“Those runaway Democrats are required to act on that agenda. They’re failing to do their duty,” Texas Gov. Greg Abbot

'What gives you the right?': Tapper pushes back on Abbott over calls to remove Dem lawmaker

Federal judge rejects Trump DOJ’s bid to unseal grand jury materials in Ghislaine Maxwell case

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Trump seizes control of Washington D.C. police, deploys National Guard

President Donald Trump on Monday announced he is invoking the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to place the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control, a rare and controversial move.Trump also said he is also deploying National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., to "re-establish law, order, and public safety," declaring that they will be allowed to do their job properly.(Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt and Nandita Bose in Washington; )

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Judge won’t release grand jury transcripts in Jeffrey Epstein ex-girlfriend’s Ghislaine Maxwell case

Transcripts of grand jury testimony that led to sex trafficking charges against Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime confidante Ghislaine Maxwell shouldn’t be released, a judge ruled Monday in a stinging decision suggesting the Trump administration’s real motive for wanting them unsealed was to fool the public with an “illusion” of transparency. U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer said in a written decision that federal law almost never allows for the release of grand jury materials and that making the documents public casually was a bad idea. The judge also bel

Three dead and suspect in custody after shooting at Target parking lot in Austin, police say

Pam Bondi has a new probe into the handling of 2016 Russian meddling. John Durham already spent four years investigating it

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Adidas and designer Willy Chavarria apologize to Mexican Indigenous community for ‘appropriated’ shoe

The sportswear firm Adidas and Mexican-American designer Willy Chavarría have apologized after a Mexican state accused them of cultural appropriation over the design of a new shoe.The “Oaxaca Slip-On,” billed as a collaboration between Chavarría and Adidas Originals, featured a woven leather surface, open heel and thick rubber sole.Officials in the Mexican state of Oaxaca accused Adidas last week of copying the “huarache” handmade sandal from the Oaxacan community of Villa Hidalgo Yalálag.Adidas and Chavarría have since acknowledged that it was inspired by a design from that state

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Anas Al-Sharif became the face of the war in Gaza for millions. Then Israel killed him

As a ceasefire in Gaza took hold in January, Anas Al-Sharif began removing his protective gear live on television, piece by piece, while a jubilant crowd cheered, hoping the day marked the end of the suffering of 2 million Palestinians in the enclave.Nearly seven months later, Israel killed the Al Jazeera journalist and four of his colleagues in a strike in Gaza City.One of the most well-known Palestinian journalists in Gaza – and one of dozens to be killed by Israel during the war – Al-Sharif’s death has ignited international condemnation and calls for accountability.The 28-year-old ros

Tropical Storm Erin forms in the Atlantic and is expected to strengthen into the first hurricane of the season

French nuclear plant shuts down due to swarm of jellyfish in cooling systems

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Macron slams disaster waiting to happen in Gaza, wants UN mission

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday slammed Israel's plans to step up its military operation in Gaza as a disaster waiting to happen and proposed an international coalition under a United Nations mandate to stabilise Gaza.Last week, Israel's security cabinet approved a plan to take control of Gaza City, in a move that expanded its military operations in the shattered Palestinian territory and drew strong criticism at home and abroad."The Israeli cabinet's announcement of an expansion of its operations in Gaza City and the Mawasi camps and for a re-occupation heralds a disaster of u

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Colombia senator Uribe dies after being shot at campaign rally in June

Miguel Uribe Turbay, a Colombian senator and presidential hopeful who was hospitalized after being shot at a campaign event more than two months ago, has died, his wife announced on Monday. He was 39.Uribe, a potential presidential candidate from the right-wing opposition, was shot in the head during a rally in Bogota, Colombia’s capital, on June 7.The hospital where Uribe was being treated, the Santa Fe de Bogota Foundation, said the senator died in the early hours of Monday morning. On Saturday, it had warned that he was in “critical condition” due to a “hemorrhagic episode in the ce

Israel kills multiple journalists in Gaza, including prominent Al Jazeera reporters

Fire breaks out on Arthur’s Seat, Edinburgh’s famous dormant volcano

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Trump calls for legislation to end no-cash bail in US cities as part of crime crackdown

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US, China extend tariff truce by 90 days, staving off surge in duties

The United States and China on Monday extended a tariff truce for another 90 days, staving off triple-digit duties on each

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Trump nominates conservative economist to head agency that compiles jobs, inflation data

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Trump has federalized DC’s police force. Now what?

What to know about the Putin-Trump summit in Alaska

The U.S.-Russia summit in Alaska is happening at a site where East meets West in a place familiar to both countries as a Cold War front line of missile defense, radar outposts and intelligence gathering

Trump nominates Bureau of Labor Statistics critic as new commissioner

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Trump holds high-stakes meeting with Intel CEO after calling for his resignation

Panic in eastern Ukraine as Trump entertains idea of giving parts of it to Russia

Trump’s DC police takeover was fueled by attack on former DOGE staffer and his own observations of homelessness, allies say

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'What gives you the right?': Tapper pushes back on Abbott over calls to remove Dem lawmaker

CNN's Jake Tapper presses GOP Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over why he took the unusual step of calling for Democratic leader state Rep. Gene Wu to be removed from office amid the ongoing redistricting fight.