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Orange county resident Tommi Jo Mejer’s son was illegally riding e-motorcycle when he ran into 81-year-old Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A southern California woman is facing an additional charge of involuntary manslaughter after an 81-year-old man died from his injuries after being struck by the woman’s teen son while he … Read more

Scientists said that an ailing humpback should be left to die in peace. A motley crew of privately funded rescuers disagreed.

Electricity has become one of the most important commodities in the region thanks to demand from datacenters, Iran war and rising utility charges For decades, the only regular visitors to the Twin Lake Reservoir in Lima, Ohio, were fishers passing hot summer evenings trying to snag a largemouth bass. But today, it’s a hive of … Read more

Critics warn that respect for rule of law could break down as executive branch flouts judicial decisions When a federal judge shot down a Trump administration policy of holding immigrants without bond last December, it seemed like a serious blow to the US president’s mass deportation effort. Instead, a top justice department official insisted the … Read more

Communist and socialist groups called for a “revolution” at a May Day rally in Minneapolis Friday, highlighting the growing influence of far-left organizations at an event traditionally centered on workers’ rights. Some of those demonstrators denounced capitalism and pushed for the seizure of private property and the means of production, marking a shift in tone … Read more

President Donald Trump’s effort to broadly pull U.S. troops from key NATO allies over resistance to the Iran war could run into new limits imposed by Congress, but the administration may have a way around them.  Trump ordered the withdrawal of 5,000 troops from Germany Friday, a drawdown which will happen over the next six … Read more

The tech company Flock has 80,000 cameras across the US – and a report finds some officers are taking advantage Who would you rate as the world’s most unlikeable tech tycoon? Elon Musk is obviously a major contender. The digital warlord Palmer Luckey is also up there. While there’s a lot of competition, Garret Langley … Read more

From Virginia to New York, the bugs drain vines, cut yields and leave growers resorting to one simple fix: squash them Around grape harvest time about three years ago, an employee at Zephaniah Farm Vineyard in Leesburg, Virginia, noticed bugs, about 1in long with gray and black wings and a bright red underwing, atop some … Read more

Under Mayor Zohran Mamdani, New York City has set aside $500,000 to fund community discussions on reparations and other forms of assistance for Black New Yorkers as a major budget deficit looms, internal communications show. An internal message, dated January, detailed how more than two dozen groups would be given tens of thousands of dollars … Read more

Power the Future, a pro-energy advocacy group, is asking Congress to take a closer look at the opposition to data centers that is springing up across the country. In a letter to Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., the group asked lawmakers to open formal investigations into millions of dollars in funding … Read more