Meet Maria Chiquita, the ultimate canine companion who's ready to fetch your heart. This playful pup, who boasts an impressive repertoire of tricks — including sitting for treats and following her humans everywhere — has one more talent: redefining what it means to be unstoppable. Maria Chiquita may only have...
TikTok Says It Will ‘Go Dark’ Unless It Gets Clarity From Biden Following Supreme Court Ruling
WASHINGTON — TikTok said it will have to "go dark" this weekend unless the outgoing Biden administration assures the company it won't enforce a shutdown of the popular app after the Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning the app unless it's sold by its China-based parent...
Ceasefire Between Israel and Hamas Will Go Into Effect Sunday Morning, Officials Say
CAIRO — The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel will go into effect Sunday at 8:30 a.m. local time (0630 GMT), mediator Qatar announced Saturday, as families of hostages held in Gaza braced for news of loved ones, Palestinians prepared to receive freed detainees and humanitarian groups rushed to set up...
Tens of Thousands Expected to Converge on Washington for March Days Before Trump Takes Office
WASHINGTON — Eight years since its historic first march, the Women's March is returning Saturday to the nation's capital just before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. Rebranded and reorganized, the rally has a new name — the People's March — as a means to broaden support, especially during a reflective moment...
Trump Arrives in Washington for Inaugural Celebrations Marking Return to Power
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump will return to Washington Saturday to kick off days of pageantry to herald his second inauguration as president, four years after he departed the city under the shadow of an attack by his supporters on the Capitol. The ritualistic changing of power will get underway as...
Bird Flu Resurges in Michigan Poultry: Expert Discusses Risks to Humans and Animals
After a relatively quiet fall, there's been another spike in cases of bird flu in Michigan. When state officials announced on Dec. 16, 2024, that bird flu had been found in another poultry facility in Ottawa County, it was the first time the H5N1 virus had been detected in Michigan...
Is Capitalism Falling Out of Favor? We Analyzed 400,000 News Stories to Find Out
Capitalism, communism and socialism are the world's three major economic systems. While the phrase "economic system" may seem like a yawn, countless people have fought and died in major wars over which one should dominate. Shifts from one system to another, like the 1989 fall of communism in much of...
Water News: Pact Secures Federal Money for Dam Raise, Promotions at Westlands
As the federal government and the San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority reached a cost-sharing agreement to raise the B.F. Sisk Dam, securing $295 million in grants, one major water district supplied by that dam gave promotions to two long-serving staff members. Once the deputy general manager of resources, Russ Freeman...
Israel’s Cabinet Approves Deal for Gaza Ceasefire, Hostage Release
JERUSALEM — Israel's Cabinet approved a deal early Saturday for a ceasefire in Gaza that would release dozens of hostages held there and pause the 15-month war with Hamas, bringing the sides a step closer to ending their deadliest and most destructive fighting ever. The government announced the approval after...
Attorneys Say Utility May Have Destroyed Evidence of What Caused Deadly LA-Area Fire
LOS ANGELES — Attorneys for a woman who is among thousands who lost their homes in the Eaton Fire outside Los Angeles say Southern California Edison crews working to repair and restore power in the area may have destroyed evidence that could help determine what sparked the wildfire. The fire...