WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is putting the finishing touches on his first address to a joint session of Congress, a prime-time speech on Wednesday night on the eve of his 100th day in office. Biden will use the speech before lawmakers and a broader viewing audience to talk about...
AP Source: Feds Raid Rudy Giuliani’s Manhattan Residence
NEW YORK — A law enforcement official tells the Associated Press that federal investigators have executed a search warrant at Rudy Giuliani’s Manhattan residence. The former New York City mayor has been under investigation for several years over his business dealings in Ukraine. Details of the reasons for the search were not...
CDC Says Many Americans Can Now Go Outside Without a Mask
NEW YORK — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased its guidelines Tuesday on the wearing of masks outdoors, saying fully vaccinated Americans don't need to cover their faces anymore unless they are in a big crowd of strangers. And those who are unvaccinated can go outside without masks...
Video Shows California Man Pinned by Officers Before He Dies
SAN FRANCISCO — Police in the Bay Area city of Alameda have made public body cam footage showing officers pinning a man to the ground for more than five minutes during an arrest last week that ended in his death. Mario Gonzalez, 26, stopped breathing after an April 19 scuffle...
Scientist: Extent of DDT Dumping in Pacific is ‘Staggering’
SAN DIEGO — Marine scientists say they have found what they believe to be more than 25,000 barrels that possibly contain DDT dumped off the Southern California coast near Catalina Island, where a massive underwater toxic waste site dating back to World War II has long been suspected. The 27,345...
Unique 747 Aircraft That Fought Massive Creek Fire is Grounded, May Be Sold Off
As California and other western states prepare for this year’s wildfire season, the world’s largest firefighting plane has been grounded and could be converted to help fight against another crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic. After investing tens of millions into upgrading the Global SuperTanker and its technology, the revenue coming mostly...
Burning Man Cancels 2021 Festival in Northern Nevada Desert
RENO, Nev. — Burning Man organizers announced Tuesday they are canceling this summer’s annual counter-culture festival in the Nevada desert for the second year in a row because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The San Francisco-based group posted a video on its website that said there are too many uncertainties to...
‘Real ID’ Deadline Now Pushed Back to 2023
WASHINGTON — Americans will have more time to get the Real ID that they will need to board a flight or enter federal facilities. The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday extended the Real ID deadline until May 3, 2023. The deadline had been Oct. 1, 2021, but it was...
Suspect in Deadly LA Shooting Rampage Shot, Killed by Police
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police fatally shot a man early Tuesday suspected of going on a violent rampage in the city's downtown, shooting several people — killing two of them, including a newlywed — seemingly at random before leading police on an hours-long chase that ended in a standoff...
US Orders Big Drawdown at Kabul Embassy as Troops Leave
WASHINGTON — The State Department on Tuesday ordered a significant number of its remaining staff at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul to leave Afghanistan as the military steps up the pullout of American troops from the country. The order came as the U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan told lawmakers that...