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Cities turn to AI to speed housing permitting
New housing projects can sometimes stall out as a developer applies to city or county planning boards and goes through cycles of inspections, reviews and approvals.
Now, cities are increasingly turning to artificial ...Read more
NASA's new space telescope will aid hunt for 'Earth twins' and seek the fate of the universe
NASA is set to launch its latest multibillion-dollar telescope Sunday morning, as scientists gather at Florida's Space Coast and await liftoff with bated breath.
After riding atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, the Nancy ...Read more
In toss-up House district, voters crave leadership to fix broken healthcare
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Carlos A. grew up in a family on Medicaid, which made healthcare an afterthought since the public insurance is free for low-income enrollees. But when he received a raise two years ago, he found ...Read more
LAPD releases video of officers beating handcuffed jail inmate who later died
LOS ANGELES — LAPD officials on Friday released security camera footage showing a group of officers piling on top of a man and beating him before he died in a San Fernando Valley jail cell, one of two recent incidents ...Read more
Nearly 2,500 missing as Nepal, China step up rescue efforts
Nearly 2,500 people are missing after flash floods devastated a mountainous region between Nepal and China, with authorities on both sides of the border intensifying rescue efforts.
At least 579 people have been confirmed...Read more
California aquarium takes in at least 500 animals rescued from wildlife traffickers
LOS ANGELES — The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach is caring this summer for an additional 500 animals rescued from wildlife traffickers.
It's not clear when the trafficked animals might join the roughly 12,000 ...Read more
California lawmakers resurrect $7.5 billion research bond to counter federal cuts
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A multibillion-dollar bond proposal that sought to fund scientific research amid federal funding cuts failed to meet the June deadline to secure its place as a statewide measure on the November ...Read more
Lobbyist says Illinois ethics watchdog breached confidentiality in sexual harassment probe of former state lawmaker Harry Benton
CHICAGO — When Illinois Legislative Inspector General Michael McCuskey last month released his report substantiating sexual harassment allegations against former state Rep. Harry Benton, one of the victims listed in the ...Read more
Forget Florida. Los Angeles' humidity is off the charts this summer. What's going on?
LOS ANGELES — Southern California’s swampy summer is setting new records, with humidity levels creating conditions that feel more like Florida than the West Coast.
Forecasters attributed the punishing humidity to the ...Read more
US set to take control of major portion of Venezuelan oil wealth
WASHINGTON — The United States is set to take majority control over a huge amount of Venezuela’s oil wealth in an unprecedented maneuver that officials said would create the world’s second-largest private oil company...Read more
Former acting US attorney died by suicide inside San Diego federal building, coroner says
The former acting assistant U.S. attorney whose body was found last week in a San Diego federal building died by suicide, the San Diego County medical examiner's office said in a statement.
Andrew Haden, 48, was found ...Read more
Hurricane center tracks new Gulf system, remnants of Dolly that could threaten Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. — Hurricane center tracks new Gulf system, remnants of Dolly that could threaten Florida
Tropical Storm Dolly may have turned back into just a tropical wave on Friday, but the National Hurricane Center is ...Read more
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Barred from speaking, Trump to skip 9/11 25th anniversary ceremony in NYC
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump will snub the Sept. 11 ceremony at ground zero marking the 25th anniversary of the terror attacks reportedly ...Read more
US secures control of some Venezuelan oil reserves, Trump says
WASHINGTON — The United States and Venezuela have agreed to a deal that would give Washington a major stake in Venezuela’s oil reserves, President Donald Trump said Friday.
“At my direction, Secretary of State Marco...Read more
DOJ balks at demands for details on Trump's deal in IRS case
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department is pushing back on requests for information about how it resolved President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, accusing challengers of the ...Read more
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, Kevin Bacon tout administration getting rid of law requiring license to dance
NEW YORK — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has a message for New York: Let’s dance!
The 68-year-old governor Friday touted the state’s rollback of a regulation that required restaurants or bars to obtain special ...Read more
Trump loses bid to move NY hush money case to federal court
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump lost another bid to move a challenge to his New York criminal fraud conviction to a federal court as a judge said that payments to an adult film star don’t constitute an official act ...Read more
ICE's policy to detain nearly all undocumented immigrants is unlawful, a Philly-based federal appeals court ruled
PHILADELPHIA — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s controversial policy mandating detention for nearly all undocumented immigrants is unlawful, a split Philadelphia-based federal appeals court ruled Friday.
In ...Read more
Trump administration considering trading Yosemite land to private developer
The Trump administration is considering trading a parcel of Yosemite National Park to a private commercial developer, according to administration officials, members of Congress and documents reviewed by the Los Angeles ...Read more
Man busted with 'enormous' cocaine stash in Queens worth more than $10 million
NEW YORK — A man was arrested after federal agents caught him loading a van with more than $10 million worth of cocaine he stashed at a Queens self-storage facility, officials said Friday.
New Jersey resident Nelson ...Read more
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- LAPD releases video of officers beating handcuffed jail inmate who later died
- Lobbyist says Illinois ethics watchdog breached confidentiality in sexual harassment probe of former state lawmaker Harry Benton
- In toss-up House district, voters crave leadership to fix broken healthcare
- NASA's new space telescope will aid hunt for 'Earth twins' and seek the fate of the universe
- California aquarium takes in at least 500 animals rescued from wildlife traffickers
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