California firefighters are racing to protect more than 500 giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park’s Mariposa Grove.
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‘Sopranos’ actor Tony Sirico, ‘Paulie Walnuts,’ dies at 79
The actor who played mobster Paulie Walnuts on ‘The Sopranos’ and other tough-guy roles in movies has died.
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Wildfire grows near famed Yosemite grove of sequoia trees
A team was being sent to the Mariposa Grove to wrap some of the massive trunks in fire-resistant foil to protect them as the blaze burned out of control.
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Parole denied for Manson follower for slayings in 1969
Gov. Gavin Newsom has consistently rejected parole recommendations for Bruce Davis and for other followers of the cult leader Charles Manson.
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Elon Musk abandons $44 billion deal to buy Twitter; company says it will sue
The possible unraveling of the deal is just the latest twist in a saga between the world’s richest man and one of the most influential social media platforms.
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Facing pressure, Biden to sign order on abortion access
President Joe Biden will take executive action to protect access to abortion and speak Friday morning ‘on protecting access to reproductive health care services.’
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Former Maine woman gets 4 year sentence in $580,000 theft
Prosecutors said Jessica Pechtel, 35, made unauthorized purchases, including buying a boat, and transfers of funds to accounts that she controlled for over 18 months.
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Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin to get federal sentence for Floyd’s killing
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is about to learn his sentence for federal civil rights violations in the killing of George Floyd.
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Yellowstone flooding reveals forecast flaws as climate warms
Some weather experts say the recent flooding that devastated Yellowstone National Park underscores an urgent need to update how the government issues forecasts as extreme weather becomes more frequent.
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In the midst of the chaotic Chicago-area shooting, strangers save 2-year-old boy
Aiden McCarthy’s parents, Kevin and Irina, both died in the Chicago-area parade massacre, which left 5 others dead and more than 2 dozen wounded.