Damage to homes, roads and other infrastructure is only starting to be revealed after a massive storm flooded communities on the state’s vast western coast this weekend.
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U.S. court awards $73 million for Venezuelan opponent’s death
A federal judge has awarded $73 million in damages to the family of a prominent opponent of Venezuela’s socialist government.
Strong earthquake shakes Mexico´s Pacific coast; 1 killed
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said one person was killed in the port city of Manzanillo, Colima when a wall at a mall collapsed.
Biden accuses Republicans of using migrants as ‘props’
The president spoke hours after two buses sent by Texas Governor Greg Abbott arrived near Vice President Kamala Harris’s residence in Washington.
Woman charged with bomb threat against children’s hospital
There has been a barrage of harassment and threats of violence against Boston Children’s Hospital, which is home to the first pediatric and adolescent transgender health program in the United States.
‘Torment of hell’: Ukraine medic describes Russian torture
A Ukrainian volunteer medic captured by Russian forces during their deadly siege of the port city of Mariupol has told U.S. lawmakers how Russians routinely tortured her and other prisoners, killing many.
As ‘buy now, pay later’ plans grow, so do delinquencies
A growing number of American shoppers have jumped at the chance to use “buy now, pay later” loans to pay for new sneakers, electronics, or luxury goods in installments.
Florida flies migrants to Martha’s Vineyard
The move is likely to delight Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ supporters who deride Democrat-led, immigrant-friendly ‘sanctuary’ cities.
Southern California mudslides damage homes, carry away cars
Homes and other buildings were damaged, including a commercial building buried so high its roof collapsed, officials said.
Lewinsky says Starr’s death painful ‘for those who love him’
Monica Lewinsky released a tempered, compassionate response to the death Tuesday of Ken Starr.