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2h ago

Senate approves $3.5T budget plan that would expand health care, education and climate initiatives

Congressional approval of the resolution is a crucial first step by Democrats toward enacting President Joe Biden's domestic agenda.
Image: FILES-US-POLITICS-BUDGET-SOCIAL
Image: FILES-US-POLITICS-BUDGET-SOCIAL
3h ago

Arizona lawmaker resigns after arrest in child sex abuse case

State Sen. Otoniel “Tony” Navarrete, a Phoenix Democrat, was charged with multiple counts of sexual conduct with a minor.
Image: Tony Navarrete.
Image: Tony Navarrete.
3h ago

Michigan border patrol agents accused of 'routine racial profiling' of Latinos

Speaking Spanish in public and "shockingly arbitrary" traffic stops disproportionately expose Latinos to unfair border patrol scrutiny, according to the ACLU of Michigan.
Image: U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents direct vehicles re-entering the U.S. from Canada, which has opened its borders to U.S. citizens who can provide proof of vaccination and a negative Covid-19 test, for random searches and inspections at the Ambassador Bridge Port of Entry Aug. 9, 2021 in Detroit.
Image: U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents direct vehicles re-entering the U.S. from Canada, which has opened its borders to U.S. citizens who can provide proof of vaccination and a negative Covid-19 test, for random searches and inspections at the Ambassador Bridge Port of Entry Aug. 9, 2021 in Detroit.
3h ago

California man held in stabbing deaths of his 2 children

A farmworker found the bodies of a boy and a girl at a ranch in Mexico. The girl had been stabbed 12 times, and the boy was stabbed 17 times, officials said.
Imahe: The scene is Rosarito, Mexico, where two young children were found dead.
Imahe: The scene is Rosarito, Mexico, where two young children were found dead.

California man accused of 'arson-setting spree' charged with starting blaze near Dixie Fire

Gary Stephen Maynard is suspected in several fires set near the Dixie Fire in California, but he is not accused in that massive wildland fire.
Image: Dixie Fire in California
Image: Dixie Fire in California

Dallas and Austin school districts defy governor's order, will require masks

Both districts said masking will help keep students and staff safe and slow the spread of the delta variant of the coronavirus.
A student and parent pick up technology for remote learning at Mockingbird Elementary School in Dallas, Texas, on Aug. 19, 2020.
A student and parent pick up technology for remote learning at Mockingbird Elementary School in Dallas, Texas, on Aug. 19, 2020.
14h ago

Bank of America exec's ex-boyfriend accused of beating her to death at California home

Michele Annette Avan's death was a "senseless act of violence," said Los Angeles County's top prosecutor.
Michelle Avan attends the 48th NAACP Image Awards on Feb. 11, 2017 in Pasadena, Calif.
Michelle Avan attends the 48th NAACP Image Awards on Feb. 11, 2017 in Pasadena, Calif.

Team USA Paintball player kicked off team after backlash over her controversial TikTok

Professional paintball players said Jessica Maiolo's message, which some perceived as anti-vaccination and fatphobic, doesn't represent the larger paintball community.
Team USA Paintball suspended  player Jessica Maiolo after she posted a now-viral TikTok saying a child with Covid needed a \"treadmill, not a Covid shot.\"
Team USA Paintball suspended  player Jessica Maiolo after she posted a now-viral TikTok saying a child with Covid needed a \"treadmill, not a Covid shot.\"

Senators urge Biden administration to protect LGBTQ asylum-seekers

Sen. Amy Klobuchar and 13 colleagues asked the State Department what steps it is taking to support LGBTQ asylum-seekers.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Sen. Amy Klobuchar

Firefighters battle Dixie Fire as nation braces for heat wave

California’s monstrous Dixie Fire has torched nearly 500,000 acres and is now threatening more than 16,000 homes as weather conditions worsen. 
Firefighters battle Dixie Fire as nation braces for heat wave
Firefighters battle Dixie Fire as nation braces for heat wave

Southern states experiencing spike in Covid cases

Southern states like Texas, Missouri, Florida and Arkansas are experiencing their largest single day increase in hospitalizations. Although the FDA has not advised a booster shot, Texans are taking matters into their own hands and receiving a third dose of the vaccine.
Southern states experiencing spike in Covid cases
Southern states experiencing spike in Covid cases