With temperatures rising again and strong winds in the forecast this week, California’s historic wildfire season may not be over, officials warn.
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Donald Trump signs Savanna’s Act, ‘a critical first step’ to address missing and murdered Native Americans
The bill is named after Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind of Fargo, North Dakota, a pregnant 22-year-old Spirit Lake tribal member who was killed in 2017.
Drowning our sorrows? American adults are drinking more alcohol during COVID-19, study finds.
The World Health Organization in April warned that alcohol consumption can put people at increased risk of contracting the coronavirus.
The August Complex wildfire has topped 1M acres in California. That’s ‘proof’ of climate change, Gov. Gavin Newsom says.
The August Complex, at more than 1 million acres, is larger than all of California’s wildfires from 1932 to 1999, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday.
Hurricane Delta? New tropical depression is ‘strengthening’ and could make landfall in Gulf Coast this week, forecasters say
The newly formed tropical depression, which would be named Delta, could become the 25th named storm in the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season.
Chicago’s LGBTQ neighborhood ‘Boystown’ changes its nickname after petition alleges exclusion
Activist Devyln Camp wrote in a petition that ‘Boystown’ street signs were a reminder that the LGBTQ neighborhood in Chicago was “for the boys.”
Savanna’s Act, a bipartisan bill to address ‘tragic issue’ of missing and murdered Native Americans, passes US House
Savanna’s Act is named for Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind, a 22-year-old pregnant Spirit Lake tribal member from North Dakota who was killed in 2017.
Coronavirus updates: CDC reverses controversial testing guidance; public still split on COVID-19 vaccine; Las Vegas bars to reopen
USPS scrapped plan to send 650 million masks. Nearly half of Americans say they won’t get vaccinated. Bars in Las Vegas to reopen. Latest COVID-19 news.
Coronavirus updates: Global cases surpass 30M; Moderna targets November for candidate vaccine; 790K more Americans file for unemployment
The worldwide total of known cases surpasses 30 million. Wynn Las Vegas reveals 548 positive cases. US deaths top 197K. Latest COVID news.
Utah police officer charged with assault for ordering K9 to bite Black man who was kneeling with his hands up, prosecutors say
Salt Lake City police officer Nickolas Pearce is facing a second-degree felony assault charge after ordering his K9 to bite Jeffery Ryans on April 23.