This year’s 100% water allocation in California does not mean the water crisis is over, experts say
Alex Reitter / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The West may be out of the woods in ensuring its water supply this year, but the water crisis is still very much alive, experts caution.
Last week, the California Department of Natural Resources announced…
DeSantis plans to launch 2024 exploratory committee as early as May: Sources
Kobi Wolf/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to take a major step closer to announcing that he’s running for president in 2024, with plans in the works to launch an exploratory committee as early as mid-May, sour…
Judges reject Trump appeal of order for Pence to testify in Jan. 6 probe
Creativeye99/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A federal appeals panel on Wednesday rejected an effort from former President Donald Trump to prevent former Vice President Mike Pence from testifying before the special counsel investigating Trump’s efforts to …
Republicans grill teachers’ union head on COVID classroom closures
www.fuchieh.com/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A divided House panel on Wednesday alternately questioned and defended American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten for her role in the closing and reopening of schools at the height of COVID-19…
Irvo Otieno prosecutor seeks one trial for 10 defendants in his killing
Courtesy Otieno Family(NEW YORK) — The prosecutor in the Irvo Otieno case on Wednesday filed a motion seeking one trial for all 10 people accused in Otieno’s killing in Virginia in March.
Otieno, a Richmond resident, died in police custody after he w…
Former ’Bachelorette’ Becca Kufrin pregnant, expecting first child with fiancé Thomas Jacobs
ABC/Craig SjodinAnother Bachelor baby is on the way!
Former Bachelorette Becca Kufrin is expecting her first child with fiancé Thomas Jacobs, the couple announced Wednesday.
Sharing a video montage of the happy couple — complete with ultrasounds, s…
Supreme Court weighs ‘equity theft’ claim after state seized 94-year-old’s home
joe daniel price/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared sympathetic to the appeal of a 94-year-old Minnesota woman who got no compensation when the government seized her home over a small unpaid tax bill — and pockete…
Scoreboard roundup — 4/26/23
iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Cincinnati 5, Texas 3
Cleveland 4, Colorado 1
Milwaukee 6, Detroit 2
Arizona 2, Kansas City 0
Philadelphia 6, Seattle 5
AMERICAN LEAGUE
NY Yank…
Washington Bans Assault Weapons
AK-47 Assault Rifle “This is a great day for the State of Washington and it is a victory over weapons of war,” after years of trying, Governor Jay Inslee signed a sweeping package of gun control laws
More Layoffs, More People Losing Jobs at Amazon
More layoffs at Amazon. Pink Slips went out Wednesday to the first of 9,000 employees who were told just last month their jobs were in jeopardy. “Amazon was the tech company that expanded the most during the