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Rain clears but flood risk remains high after destructive storms swamp normally arid US Southwest
The skies were clearing, but the risk of flooding remained over parts of the U.S. Southwest after powerful downpours sent massive amounts of water surging over the usually dry landscape, forcing hundreds to evacuate and keeping swift-water rescue teams busy. Officials said cleanup and repair efforts could take weeks. One person died in the floodwaters and police suspect a second death was weather-related.
Las Vegas tourism is down. Some blame President Donald Trump's tariffs and immigration crackdown
LAS VEGAS – Tourism in Las Vegas is slumping this summer, with resorts and convention centers reporting fewer visitors compared to last year, especially from abroad, and some officials are blaming the Trump administration’s tariffs and immigration policies for the decline. The city known for lavish shows, endless buffets and around-the-clock gambling welcomed just under 3.1 million tourists in June, an 11% drop compared to the same time in 2024.
National Guard troops are now protecting ICE agents as they make arrests in Los Angeles
News - AP-National President Donald Trump has authorized the deployment of an additional 2,000 National Guard members to help respond to protests in Los Angeles over immigration raids. By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, CHRISTOPHER WEBER, LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — National Guard troops began protecting immigration agents as they made arrests in Los Angeles on Tuesday, an expansion of their duties that had been limited to protecting federal property.
National Guard troops are now protecting ICE agents as they make arrests in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — National Guard troops began protecting immigration agents as they made arrests in Los Angeles on Tuesday, an expansion of their duties that had been limited to protecting federal property. Photos posted Tuesday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement show National Guard troops standing guard around officers as they made arrests. kAmxrt D2:5 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E E92E E96 EC@@AD H6C6 AC@G:5:?8 D64FC:EJ 2E 7656C2= 724:=:E:6D 2?5 AC@E64E:?8 7656C2= @77:46CD QH9@ 2C6 @FE @?
National Guard troops are now protecting ICE agents as they make arrests in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — National Guard troops began protecting immigration agents as they made arrests in Los Angeles on Tuesday, an expansion of their duties that had been limited to protecting federal property. Photos posted Tuesday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement show National Guard troops standing guard around officers as they made arrests.
California utility admits possible role in Los Angeles wildfire
A California utility said Thursday that its equipment likely sparked a wildfire in Los Angeles that broke out the same day as two massive blazes in the area killed at least 29 people and destroyed thousands of homes.The admission by Southern California Edison over its likely role in the Hurst Fire, which did not destroy any structures or result in any deaths, came in a required filing with state utility regulators.
Rain moves through Southern California, dousing fires but without causing serious mudslides
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The first significant storm of the season brought snow and downpours to Southern California that doused wildfires and caused some ash and mud to flow across streets in the Los Angeles area on Monday. More than an inch of rain fell in many areas, loosening Los Angeles hillsides burned bare by the recent blaze near the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, where crews cleared inundated roadways including the famed Pacific Coast Highway.
Passenger killed when gunman hijacks Los Angeles bus and leads police on downtown chase
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A passenger was killed after a gunman hijacked a city bus in Los Angeles early Wednesday, leading to a slow police chase through downtown before the suspect was eventually arrested, authorities said. The armed man boarded the Metro bus with the driver and two passengers aboard shortly before 1 a.m. in South Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Officers approached the bus as it slowly rolled away.
Persistent heat wave in the US shatters new records, causes deaths in the West and grips the East
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A long-running heat wave that has already shattered previous records across the U.S. persisted on Sunday, baking parts of the West with dangerous temperatures that caused the death of a motorcyclist in Death Valley and held the East in its hot and humid grip. An excessive heat warning - the National Weather Service's highest alert - was in effect for about 36 million people Sunday, or about 10% of the population, said NWS meteorologist Bryan Jackson.
Civil rights leader Rev. James Lawson Jr. dies in Los Angeles at age 95
The Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from white authorities as the Civil Rights Movement gained traction, has died, his family said Monday. He was 95. His family said Lawson died on Sunday after a short illness in Los Angeles, where he spent decades working as a pastor, labor movement organizer and university professor. Lawson was a close adviser to the Rev.
Some in Houston facing no power for weeks after storms kill at least 4
HOUSTON — Power outages could last weeks in parts of Houston after thunderstorms with hurricane-force winds tore through the city, an official said Friday, knocking out electricity to nearly 1 million homes and businesses. “We are going to have to talk about this disaster in weeks, not days,” Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, the county’s top elected official, said at a news conference.
Supreme Court denies California’s appeal for immunity for COVID-19 deaths at San Quentin prison – KION546
Supreme Court denies California’s appeal for immunity for COVID-19 deaths at San Quentin prison By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied an appeal from California corrections officials who sought immunity from lawsuits claiming they acted with deliberate indifference when they caused a deadly COVID-19 outbreak at one of the world’s most famous prisons four years ago. The justices turned down the appeal without comment or dissent.
Death toll in Northern California wildfire zone rises
YREKA, Calif. (AP) — Two more bodies were found within the burn zone of a huge Northern California wildfire, raising the death toll to four in the state’s largest blaze of the year, authorities said Tuesday. Search teams discovered the additional bodies Monday at separate residences along State Route 96, one of the only roads in and out of the remote region near the state line with Oregon, the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.
Los Angeles Police Video Shows Officer Shooting That Killed Bystander
LOS ANGELES—Video released Monday showed Los Angeles police firing at a man suspected of assaulting customers last week at a clothing store, a shooting that also killed a 14-year-old girl hiding in a dressing room who was struck by a bullet that went through a wall.
Phil Spector, famed music producer and murderer, dies at 81
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Phil Spector, the eccentric and revolutionary music producer who transformed rock music with his “Wall of Sound” method and who later was convicted of murder, has died. He was 81. California state prison officials said he died Saturday of natural causes at a hospital. Spector was convicted of murdering actress Lana Clarkson in 2003 at his castle-like mansion on the edge of Los Angeles. After a trial in 2009, he was sentenced to 19 years to life.
Raging California fires keep tens of thousands from homes
1 of 18 Firefighter Raymond Vasquez battles the Silverado Fire Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, in Irvine, Calif. A fast-moving wildfire forced evacuation orders for 60,000 people in Southern California on Monday as powerful winds across the state prompted power to be cut to hundreds of thousands to prevent utility equipment from sparking new blazes. Len Brongo struggles with smoke from the Silverado Fire Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, in Irvine, Calif.
Raging California fires keep tens of thousands from homes
Raging California fires keep tens of thousands from homes 1 of 2 Firefighter Raymond Vasquez battles the Silverado Fire on Monday in Irvine, California. A fast-moving wildfire forced evacuation orders for 60,000 people in Southern California on Monday as powerful winds across the state prompted power to be cut to hundreds of thousands to prevent utility equipment from sparking new blazes.
Raging California fires keep tens of thousands from homes
LOS ANGELES Crews tried to beat back two out-of-control wildfires in Southern California on Tuesday that have kept tens of thousands of people out of their homes even as another round of dangerous fire weather raises the risk for flames erupting across the state. Fierce winds that drove twin fires through brushy hills near cities in Orange County a day earlier were expected to pick back up, although not to the earlier extremes, according to the National Weather Service.
Utility equipment eyed as possible source of fire near LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal investigators are looking into whether a huge wildfire near Los Angeles was sparked by Southern California Edison utility equipment, according to the company. Edison has turned over a section of an overhead conductor from its transmission facility in the area where the Bobcat Fire started more than two weeks ago, company spokesman David Song said Wednesday. The initial report of fire was near Cogswell Dam in the San Gabriel Mountains at 12:21 p.m. on Sept. 6.
Few resources, old-growth forest allowed for fire's growth
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lack of firefighting resources in the hours after it was sparked allowed a fast-moving wildfire to make an unprecedented run through Southern California mountains and eventually find fuel in old-growth trees to become one of Los Angeles County's largest fires ever, an official said Tuesday. The Bobcat Fire has burned for more than two weeks and was still threatening more than 1,000 homes after scorching its way through brush and timber down into the Mojave Desert.
LA County Sheriff: Officials flanning flames of hate (copy)
The Los Angeles County sheriff on Monday criticized elected officials, sports figures and civic leaders for “fanning the flames of hatred.” Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s comments come after Saturday’s ambush of two deputies who were in their parked police vehicle when a man walked up to the passenger’s side and fired multiple rounds. The deputies were struck in the head and critically wounded but both are expected to recover, Villanueva said. The gunman hasn’t been captured.
2 Los Angeles deputies shot in apparent ambush in patrol car
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department released video Saturday showing a gunman open fire on the deputies' car. LOS ANGELES — Authorities searched Sunday for a gunman who shot and critically wounded two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies who were sitting in their squad car — an apparent ambush that drew an angry response from the president.
Firefighters overtaken by flames in California mountains
SHAVER LAKE, Calif. (AP) — More than a dozen California firefighters trying to protect a mountain fire station from flames were overrun by the blaze Tuesday, and several were hurt. Elsewhere, military helicopters rescued more than 150 people stranded in the burning wilderness.
California sets record with 2M acres burned so far this year
SHAVER LAKE, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires have burned more than 2 million acres in California this year, setting a state record even as crews battled dozens of growing blazes in sweltering temperatures Monday that strained the electrical grid and threatened power outages for millions.
Helicopters fly campers from California wildfire
SHAVER LAKE, Calif. (AP) — Rescuers in military helicopters airlifted 207 people to safety after an explosive wildfire trapped them in a popular camping area in California’s Sierra National Forest, one of dozens of fires burning Sunday amid record-breaking temperatures that strained the state’s electrical grid and could lead to planned power outages.
‘A hot mess’: Americans face testing delays as virus surges
Some frustrated Americans are left to wonder why the U.S. can't seem to get its act together, especially after it was given fair warning as the virus wreaked havoc in other countries first by: Christopher Weber and Acacia Coronado, Associated Press Posted: Jul 8, 2020 / 10:49 PM EDT / Updated: Jul 8, 2020 / 10:49 PM EDT A National Guardsman directs traffic at a COVID-19 testing site outside Hard Rock Stadium, Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Several officers wounded in shootouts with California police ambush suspect
NATION-WORLD The suspect, Mason James Lira, was 'secured and unresponsive' following the second shootout, according to the sheriff's department. LOS ANGELES — Several police officers were wounded Thursday in separate shootouts with a man suspected of ambushing and seriously injuring a deputy a day earlier. The suspect was “secured and unresponsive," authorities said.
Several officers wounded in shootouts with California police ambush suspect
The suspect, Mason James Lira, was 'secured and unresponsive' following the second shootout, according to the sheriff's department. LOS ANGELES — Several police officers were wounded Thursday in separate shootouts with a man suspected of ambushing and seriously injuring a deputy a day earlier. The suspect was “secured and unresponsive," authorities said.
Several officers wounded in shootouts with California police ambush suspect
NATION-WORLD The suspect, Mason James Lira, was 'secured and unresponsive' following the second shootout, according to the sheriff's department. LOS ANGELES — Several police officers were wounded Thursday in separate shootouts with a man suspected of ambushing and seriously injuring a deputy a day earlier. The suspect was “secured and unresponsive," authorities said.
Several officers wounded in shootouts with California police ambush suspect
The suspect, Mason James Lira, was 'secured and unresponsive' following the second shootout, according to the sheriff's department. LOS ANGELES — Several police officers were wounded Thursday in separate shootouts with a man suspected of ambushing and seriously injuring a deputy a day earlier. The suspect was “secured and unresponsive," authorities said.
Several officers wounded in shootouts with California police ambush suspect
The suspect, Mason James Lira, was 'secured and unresponsive' following the second shootout, according to the sheriff's department. LOS ANGELES — Several police officers were wounded Thursday in separate shootouts with a man suspected of ambushing and seriously injuring a deputy a day earlier. The suspect was “secured and unresponsive," authorities said.
Several officers wounded in shootouts with California police ambush suspect
The suspect, Mason James Lira, was 'secured and unresponsive' following the second shootout, according to the sheriff's department. LOS ANGELES — Several police officers were wounded Thursday in separate shootouts with a man suspected of ambushing and seriously injuring a deputy a day earlier. The suspect was “secured and unresponsive," authorities said.
Several officers wounded in shootouts with California police ambush suspect
The suspect, Mason James Lira, was 'secured and unresponsive' following the second shootout, according to the sheriff's department. LOS ANGELES — Several police officers were wounded Thursday in separate shootouts with a man suspected of ambushing and seriously injuring a deputy a day earlier. The suspect was “secured and unresponsive," authorities said.
Several officers wounded in shootouts with California police ambush suspect
NATION-WORLD The suspect, Mason James Lira, was 'secured and unresponsive' following the second shootout, according to the sheriff's department. LOS ANGELES — Several police officers were wounded Thursday in separate shootouts with a man suspected of ambushing and seriously injuring a deputy a day earlier. The suspect was “secured and unresponsive," authorities said.
Several officers wounded in shootouts with California police ambush suspect
The suspect, Mason James Lira, was 'secured and unresponsive' following the second shootout, according to the sheriff's department. LOS ANGELES — Several police officers were wounded Thursday in separate shootouts with a man suspected of ambushing and seriously injuring a deputy a day earlier. The suspect was “secured and unresponsive," authorities said.
Several officers wounded in shootouts with California police ambush suspect
The suspect, Mason James Lira, was 'secured and unresponsive' following the second shootout, according to the sheriff's department. LOS ANGELES — Several police officers were wounded Thursday in separate shootouts with a man suspected of ambushing and seriously injuring a deputy a day earlier. The suspect was “secured and unresponsive," authorities said.
Several officers wounded in shootouts with California police ambush suspect
The suspect, Mason James Lira, was 'secured and unresponsive' following the second shootout, according to the sheriff's department. LOS ANGELES — Several police officers were wounded Thursday in separate shootouts with a man suspected of ambushing and seriously injuring a deputy a day earlier. The suspect was “secured and unresponsive," authorities said.
Several officers wounded in shootouts with California police ambush suspect
The suspect, Mason James Lira, was 'secured and unresponsive' following the second shootout, according to the sheriff's department. LOS ANGELES — Several police officers were wounded Thursday in separate shootouts with a man suspected of ambushing and seriously injuring a deputy a day earlier. The suspect was “secured and unresponsive," authorities said.
Several officers wounded in shootouts with California police ambush suspect
The suspect, Mason James Lira, was 'secured and unresponsive' following the second shootout, according to the sheriff's department. LOS ANGELES — Several police officers were wounded Thursday in separate shootouts with a man suspected of ambushing and seriously injuring a deputy a day earlier. The suspect was “secured and unresponsive," authorities said.
Several officers wounded in shootouts with California police ambush suspect
The suspect, Mason James Lira, was 'secured and unresponsive' following the second shootout, according to the sheriff's department. LOS ANGELES — Several police officers were wounded Thursday in separate shootouts with a man suspected of ambushing and seriously injuring a deputy a day earlier. The suspect was “secured and unresponsive," authorities said.
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