SACRAMENTO — The California Department of Water Resources has lowered initial allocations from the State Water Project for the 2021 water year following a second consecutive dry winter. The department said Tuesday it expects to deliver 5% of requested supplies instead of the initial allocation of 10% announced in December....
White House: North Korea Conducted Short-Range Missile Test
WASHINGTON — North Korea fired short-range missiles this past weekend, just days after the sister of Kim Jong Un threatened the United States and South Korea for holding joint military exercises. The missile tests were confirmed by two senior Biden administration officials who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity. They...
Man Accused of Holding National Guard Members at Gunpoint in Texas
LUBBOCK, Texas — An Arizona man is accused of forcing off the road a National Guard convoy that was transporting COVID-19 vaccines in West Texas and then holding 11 guard members at gunpoint. Larry Harris, 66, of Wilcox, Arizona, told police that he stopped three vans because he believed people...
Photos, Video Show Destruction From Rohingya Refugee Camp Fire That Killed at Least 15
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh — Rescuers recovered at least 15 charred bodies from a Rohingya refugee camp in southern Bangladesh after a devastating fire destroyed thousands of shelters, officials said Tuesday. At least 400 people were still missing and around 560 were injured by the fire, according to Louise Donovan, a...
Police Release More Details in Colorado Shooting That Killed 10
BOULDER, Colo. — Police on Tuesday identified a 21-year-old man as the suspect in the killing of 10 people at a Boulder, Colorado, supermarket. Authorities also identified nine victims after previously identifying a police officer who had been killed. The victims ranged in age from 20 to 65, said Boulder Police...
Photos of Migrant Detention Highlight Biden’s Border Secrecy
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's administration has tried for weeks to keep the public from seeing images like those that emerged Monday showing immigrant children in U.S. custody at the border sleeping on mats under foil blankets, separated in groups by plastic partitions. Administration officials have steadfastly refused to call...
AstraZeneca: US Data Shows Vaccine Effective for All Adults
LONDON — AstraZeneca reported Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine provided strong protection among all adults in a long-anticipated U.S. study, raising hopes that the findings could help rebuild public confidence in the beleaguered shot in other countries and moving a step closer to clearance for American use. AstraZeneca said the...
California Cheerleaders Score Win Against State Ban
SAN FRANCISCO — After a spirited campaign, cheerleaders in California won the right Friday to return to high school football fields — and cheer. Three days after the California Department of Public Health quietly banned cheerleading squads from attending sporting events, the agency reversed its decision Friday, bowing to an...
4 Men Linked to Proud Boys Charged in Plot to Attack Capitol
Four men described as leaders of the far-right Proud Boys have been charged in the U.S. Capitol riots, as an indictment ordered unsealed on Friday presents fresh evidence of how federal officials believe group members planned and carried out a coordinated attack to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s...
Modesto Officer Charged with Fatally Shooting Unarmed Man
A Central Valley police officer accused of fatally shooting of an unarmed man was fired from his job, arrested and charged with voluntary manslaughter Thursday. Prosecutors announced the charge against Joseph Lamantia after an investigation into Trevor Seever's death concluded that the officer's conduct and use of deadly force violated...