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Measles case confirmed in a person who visited a Montgomery County car dealership and a Wawa
PHILADELPHIA — Montgomery County health officials on Saturday warned residents of a possible measles exposure at two locations in the county, after confirming another case of the highly contagious disease.
A person infected with measles visited a car dealership and a convenience store in Royersford and Limerick earlier this week, officials ...Read more
LA County pushes to change law that opened floodgates for billions in sex abuse payouts
LOS ANGELES — At a luncheon this week for L.A. County politicos, Supervisor Kathryn Barger pitched what she framed as a commonsense reform.
Legislators in Sacramento, she argued, need to change a 2019 law that extended the statute of limitations for sex abuse lawsuits, opening the floodgates for decades-old claims that have cost the county ...Read more
Massachusetts AG representing lawmakers against DiZoglio in audit lawsuit: 'Insanity'
BOSTON — The Massachusetts AG’s office is representing House Speaker Ron Mariano and Senate President Karen Spilka as they look to dismiss Diana DiZoglio’s lawsuit against them, a move that the state auditor describes as “insanity.”
DiZoglio is speaking out after the Attorney General’s Office wrote letters to the state Supreme ...Read more
LAUSD borrowing $250 million to settle sex abuse claims -- on top of earlier half billion
LOS ANGELES — With costs mounting for alleged sexual misconduct cases, the Los Angeles school board has approved $250 million in bonds — on top of $500 million already authorized less than a year ago — to fund payouts to victims.
The cost of both bond issues, including financing, is expected to be more than $1 billion, based on cost ...Read more
Black Altadena fire victims clash with Edison over compensation
LOS ANGELES — Outside a hall where Southern California Edison was celebrating Black History Month on Friday, a group of Altadena residents stood on the sidewalk, waving signs and talking of the homes and family members they lost in last year's Eaton fire.
"They're in there celebrating Black history and they've destroyed a Black town," said ...Read more
4 dead in fiery car crash in Long Beach, federal agency investigating
LOS ANGELES — Four people were killed Saturday in a fiery car crash near Long Beach Airport, and police are investigating whether speed played a role.
The National Transportation Safety Board, the federal agency that investigates significant crashes on highways, railroad lines and commercial airspace, said on X that it is sending its own team...Read more
Colorado Lottery wants to start selling tickets online, but a legislative bill would scratch the plan
DENVER — The Colorado Lottery is planning to introduce online ticket sales by 2027 as a way to increase revenue for outdoors projects, but critics warn it could be a slippery slope toward legalized internet gambling — similar to playing online slot machines.
A bipartisan group of Colorado legislators on Friday filed a bill to block online ...Read more
Former judge admits signing invalid arrest warrant in Haiti president's assassination
The Haitian judge who signed an arrest warrant for President Jovenel Moïse that figured prominently in the late leader’s July 7, 2021, assassination testified Friday that the document was illegal and that he had no authority to remove a sitting head of state.
Jean Roger Noelcius also admitted under oath during a deposition in Miami federal ...Read more
French far-right protest over activist death ends peacefully
A march in Lyon organized by far-right groups to honor a man beaten to death in a fight went off without violence Saturday after authorities put a massive police presence on the streets.
About 3,200 people turned out for the rally and march, local media reported, citing estimates from the prefecture of the region. The event paid homage to 23-...Read more
Bodies of all 9 skiers killed in Tahoe-area avalanche retrieved, as slide risk lowered slightly
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The four remaining bodies of the nine skiers killed in Tuesday’s avalanche were retrieved Saturday morning, after five others were recovered Friday.
Authorities confirmed the identities of all the victims Saturday afternoon.
On Saturday morning, a U.S. Army California National Guard Blackhawk med-evac helicopter took off...Read more
Hundreds march in south Minneapolis to honor Alex Pretti
MINNEAPOLIS — Hundreds gathered in Minneapolis’ Whittier Park on Saturday, Feb. 21, to mark the month that has passed since Alex Pretti was shot by immigration agents.
On a sunny day with temperatures in the teens, organizers handed out signs at 11 a.m. and led chants through megaphones. The crowd also honored Renee Good, who was shot and ...Read more
Conan O'Brien breaks silence on Reiner murders following his holiday party
Conan O’Brien, whose holiday party was reportedly the site of several confrontations involving Nick Reiner in the hours before police say he murdered his parents, has broken his silence more than two months after the brutal slayings.
Nick, 32, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the fatal stabbings of his father, director Rob...Read more
Trump approves FEMA role in repair of collapsed DC sewer pipe
WASHINGTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it’s helping the District of Columbia clean up and make repairs after a section of sewer line collapsed last month, leading to a massive discharge of raw sewage into the Potomac River.
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a public emergency over the collapse on Wednesday ...Read more
Rev. Jesse Jackson was a 'giant figure in the world,' but he stayed rooted in Illinois
CHICAGO — Courtney Carson did not want to go to the Decatur church that November day in 1999 when the Rev. Jesse Jackson came to town for a rally. To do so, he remembered all these years later, was to admit a truth he had been trying to deny, that he had taken part in the melee that broke out two months earlier in the stands at a high school ...Read more
Spanberger signs bill that approves congressional redistricting map
Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed legislation Friday night that approves the proposed congressional redistricting map, her staff confirmed Saturday.
The map was attached to the budget bill, known as the “caboose bill,” that amends the existing budget through the end of fiscal 2026 in July. The Senate amended the map Thursday, and the House ...Read more
After criticism over storm deaths, garbage pileup, NYC's Mayor Mamdani braces for a blizzard
NEW YORK — With some tough lessons in hand from the record-breaking storm and cold snap that hit the city in the first month of his tenure, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Saturday he has begun mobilizing plowing, street-cleaning operations and homeless outreach in preparation for the weekend nor’easter that’s expected to bring blizzardlike ...Read more
Desperate for reelection, Hungary's Orban latches on to war fears
Three years past retirement age, Imre still works every day. Soaring inflation in Hungary has made a pittance of his 120,000 forint-a-month ($370) pension.
But on April 12 the former bookseller will vote to reelect Viktor Orban anyway. He fears the opposition will send his son to the front in Ukraine.
“And because the Ukrainians hate ...Read more
Philly forecast calls for a foot or more of snow to fall Sunday into Monday
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia and its suburbs are forecast to receive 12 to 18 inches of snow beginning Sunday and continuing into Monday, with weather prediction models sharpening their focus as the storm approaches.
When all is said and done, the total snowfall may be close to a foot in the city, and could surpass 18 inches at the Jersey ...Read more
Winter storm watch for Baltimore area: 4 to 8 inches possible
BALTIMORE — After a heavy snowstorm wreaked havoc across the state last month, even more snowfall is expected in the Baltimore area late this weekend.
The Baltimore area is under a Winter Storm Warning from Sunday afternoon through Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service. Total snow accumulation could top 12 inches in some ...Read more
US accepted Iran's bid to maintain uranium enrichment, ISNA says
U.S. officials have accepted Iran’s red line of continuing to enrich uranium, the semi-official Iranian Students’ News Agency quoted one of the country’s diplomats as saying.
The idea that Iran would completely stop nuclear enrichment was dismissed during the recent U.S. talks in Geneva, according to the diplomat, whom ISNA did not ...Read more
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