US West swelters in record-busting heat, risking wildfires
PHOENIX — Dangerous, record-busting heat spread across the U.S. Southwest on Tuesday and into parts of Utah, Montana and Wyoming as a dome of...
Stolen Army assault rifles keep showing up in California
Authorities in California’s agricultural heartland weren’t looking for a military assault rifle when they went to investigate the domestic assault case, but they found...
UK watchdog examines Apple-Google mobile system control
LONDON — U.K. competition regulators are looking into Apple and Google smartphone operating systems, app stores and browsers, over concern that the control of...
Q&A: Rita Moreno on finding self-worth and never giving up
NEW YORK — Rita Moreno emigrated with her mother from Puerto Rico at age five. By six, she was dancing at Greenwich Village nightclubs....
10 California residents get $1.5M richer via vaccine jackpot
LOS ANGELES — Gov. Gavin Newsom doled out $1.5 million each to 10 vaccinated winners at Universal Studios on Tuesday to mark the end...
Jury deciding if immigration detainees must get minimum wage
SEATTLE — A federal jury is deciding whether one of the nation's biggest private prison companies must pay minimum wage — instead of $1...
Extra COVID vaccine may help protect transplant patients
A small study offers the first hint that an extra dose of COVID-19 vaccines just might give some organ transplant recipients a needed boost...
Q&A: Jimmy Smits figured out he can carry a tune, and more
NEW YORK — He hadn't been in a musical since his high school years, but when Jimmy Smits saw the opportunity to play Kevin...
Panic attacks highlight stress at shelters for migrant kids
Associated Press — Paramedics were called regularly to treat children suffering from panic attacks so severe their hands would constrict into balls and their...
Vaccinated visitors soon can take off masks at Disney World
ORLANDO, Fla. — Walt Disney World in Florida is making it easier to see smiles again, but guests still can't hug the characters.
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