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In this aerial picture taken on Aug. 21, a vehicle drives through floodwaters following heavy rains from Tropical Storm Hilary in Thousand Palms, Calif.

California sues oil giants, saying they downplayed climate change. Here's what to know

5:51pm September 16, 2023

California accuses oil companies of misleading the public on the dangers of fossil fuels for decades. The state demands they help fund recovery efforts after climate change-fueled disasters.

United Auto Workers members strike at the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant on Sept. 16 in Wayne, Mich.

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Ford and GM announce hundreds of temporary layoffs with no compensation due to strike

5:06pm September 16, 2023

by Juliana Kim

The two auto companies said the strike is causing supply chain issues that are leading to temporary layoffs of non-striking workers.

Eight of Ohio's prehistoric monumental earthworks built 2,000 years ago by Native Americans are poised to become Ohio's first UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Ohio's Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks are about to be a UNESCO World Heritage site

10:39am September 16, 2023

by Tana Weingartner

UNESCO World Heritage Sites are considered "outstanding works of human genius." There are just 24 in the U.S., including the Statue of Liberty and the Grand Canyon.

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Kaliko Kaauamo (left), Kilihune Ka'aihue and Aleah Gomes Makuakāne all work at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center in Hawaii.

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Hawaii's spirit of aloha helps restore a wildfire-damaged community

10:35am September 16, 2023

Native Hawaiians say the aloha spirit is unique — and it's helping them recover.

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A day at an annual event in rural California: the gay rodeo

10:08am September 16, 2023

by Tash Kimmell, KCAW

Every summer, a different sort of rodeo takes place in the California town of Duncan Mills: a gay rodeo. We pay a visit.

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This frame grab from video, provided by the Mexican government, shows Ovidio Guzman Lopez being detained in Culiacan, Mexico, on Oct. 17, 2019.

Mexico extradites son of former Sinaloa cartel leader 'El Chapo' to the U.S.

9:32am September 16, 2023

by The Associated Press

Ovidio Guzmán López, a son of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán, faces drug trafficking, money laundering and other charges in the United States. Mexican security forces captured Guzmán López in January.

A man walks through wildfire wreckage Aug. 11, in Lahaina, Hawaii.

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DNA tests lower the death toll in Maui fire to 97

8:53am September 16, 2023

by The Associated Press

Officials previously said at least 115 people had died in the fire, but further testing showed they had multiple DNA samples from some of the victims. The number of those who are missing fell to 31.

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A plane crash in Alaska is raising questions about aviation safety in the state

8:52am September 16, 2023

by AKPM Liz Ruskin

The husband of a congresswoman from Alaska died in a plane crash this week — one of numerous aviation crashes that have given the state the highest rate of plane crashes in the nation.

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Less than 6 months into his UAW presidency, Shawn Fain has already shaken things up

6:03pm September 15, 2023

by Don Gonyea

Shawn Fain has been UAW president for less than six months, elected in the first direct ballot where members picked their leadership. Now he's in the spotlight as the union starts to strike.

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Inside an AI extravaganza

5:28pm September 15, 2023

by Dara Kerr

Thousands of A.I. enthusiasts are converging in San Francisco this week for what's billed as the "world's largest A.I. event," which stands in sharp contrast to what's happening in Washington.