Exploring how a President Harris might handle criminal justice issues
Republicans are attacking Kamala Harris for being soft on crime. But her record as a district attorney and California attorney general isn't so simple.
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Boar's Head recalls 200,000 pounds of deli meat linked to a Listeria outbreak
The Food Safety and Inspection Service made the announcement Friday. There are 34 cases of Listeria from deli meat across 13 states, including two people who died of Thursday, according to the CDC.
A year after her speakership, Nancy Pelosi's influence remains strong
Among the many Democratic Party insiders who publicly or privately urged President Joe Biden to reconsider running for reelection, one played an outsized role: Nancy Pelosi.
Pelosi is 84 years old — older than Biden — and no longer in House leadership.
But her part in the pressure campaign that led to a change in the Democratic ticket shows: she is still very much a leader, and her political pull remains strong.
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Pelosi is 84 years old — older than Biden — and no longer in House leadership.
But her part in the pressure campaign that led to a change in the Democratic ticket shows: she is still very much a leader, and her political pull remains strong.
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California is ordering state agencies to start clearing out homeless encampments
Gov. Newsom is encouraging cities and counties to do the same. The move comes a month after a Supreme Court ruling made it easier to force people to move even if they have nowhere else to go.
The Park Fire in Northern California is now the state’s largest this year
A rapidly growing wind-driven wildfire that started Wednesday evening near Chico, Calif., has exploded in size, forcing thousands to evacuate.
Police departments are offering big raises. Does it work?
Police officers in many U.S. cities have recently gotten large pay boosts. Departments are offering these raises to combat understaffing, but some say the money won’t help.
Lightning and a burning car pushed into a gully are blamed for wildfires in the West
As evacuations continued in California, some Oregon residents were cleared to return home after a storm dropped welcome rain but also potentially dangerous lightning on the biggest blaze in the U.S.
U.S. authorities arrest top Sinaloa cartel leader and son of 'El Chapo'
Ismael Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of another cartel leader, were arrested by U.S. authorities in Texas, the U.S. Justice Department said.
Video game performers call strike against gaming companies
Members of the union SAG-AFTRA are pushing for additional A.I. protections for their members.
Harris says she 'will not be silent' about humanitarian toll in Gaza
In her remarks, which came after a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Harris also said she held an “unwavering commitment to Israel."