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An MS-13 leader is sentenced to 68 years in racketeering case involving 8 murders
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — The leader of an MS-13 clique in the suburbs of New York City was sentenced Wednesday to 68 years ...
Why Tohono O’odham Nation’s centuries-old saguaro fruit harvest is experiencing a revival in Arizona
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Cousins Tanisha Tucker Lohse and Maria Francisco set off from their desert camp around dawn on most early summer days, in search of ripe fruit from the towering saguaro cactus, an ...
Dodgers’ Will Smith, Freddie Freeman named NL starters for All-Star Game
The catcher and first baseman will start alongside teammate Shohei Ohtani (DH), but second baseman Tommy Edman, shortstop ...
Russia ramps up offensives on 2 fronts in Ukraine as both sides seek an advantage before the fall
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An emboldened Russia has ramped up military offensives on two fronts in Ukraine, scattering Kyiv’s precious reserve troops and threatening to expand the fighting to a new ...
The Dalai Lama says he plans to reincarnate, ensuring the institution will continue
The Dalai Lama’s succession plan is politically consequential for most Tibetans who oppose China’s tight control of Tibet and have struggled to keep their identity alive, in their homeland or in exile ...
In a big bill that hurts clean energy, residential solar likely to get hit fast
WASHINGTON (AP) — As Republicans in Congress rushed forward with a massive tax and spending cut bill, a North Carolina renewable energy executive wrote to his 190 employees with a warning: Deep cuts ...
Pasadena’s Rose Bowl is the latest Fourth of July show to switch to drones. Some say it’s the future
The buzz of a drone fleet will be replacing the boom of fireworks over the Rose Bowl this Fourth of July. Here’s why the ...
Where to watch July 4th fireworks shows in the LA area, June 28-July 6
The 178th anniversary commemorating Los Angeles’ first Independence Day flag-raising on July 4, 1847, scheduled for 10-11 a.m ...
San Pedro night market’s debut postponed over ICE concerns
The night market was expected to bring more than 70 vendors, food trucks, live entertainment and thousands of visitors to the ...
Metro advances agreement to create an in-house transit ambassador department
Last week, Metro’s Board of Directors unanimously approved a bargaining agreement with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Union, which represents freight drivers, warehouse workers, bus ...
The US plans to begin breeding billions of flies to fight a pest. Here is how it will work
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The U.S. government is preparing to breed billions of flies and dump them out of airplanes over Mexico ...
After Diddy’s conviction, here’s where his business ventures stand
Before Combs was arrested and charged, his major business ventures had collapsed: He stepped down and later fully divested from Revolt TV, which was founded in 2013. The network offered a mix of ...