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Republicans at the RNC react to Trump’s pick for Vice President

By Andrew Miller · Monday, July 15,2024 6:17 p.m.

People outside the Republican National Convention reacted positively to Trump’s pick.

Thomas Matthew Crooks identified by FBI as gunman behind attempted assassination of Trump at Western Pa. rally

By Tribune News Service · Sunday, July 14,2024 10:50 a.m.

The attack left Trump with minor injuries, one spectator dead and two others critically injured.

Biden stumbles amid fierce attacks from Trump in first presidential debate

By Tribune News Service · Friday, June 28,2024 10:26 a.m.

The debate took place in Atlanta, Georgia.

Mysterious sonic booms rattle the SoCal coast, and officials say expect more from SpaceX

By Salvador Hernandez | Tribune News Service · Tuesday, June 11,2024 2:42 p.m.

The house jolts and rumbles, and then there's the unmistakable boom that Mikayla Shocks has been hearing more and more frequently from her Camarillo home.

Congress wrestles with AI’s boost to campaigns, potential misuse

By Gopal Ratnam | Tribune News Service · Tuesday, June 4,2024 3:09 p.m.

Lawmakers pushing ahead with some of the first bills governing artificial intelligence are confronting old problems as they deal with a new technology.

Texas Supreme Court rules against women suing over allegedly denied or delayed abortions

By Marin Wolf | Tribune News Service · Friday, May 31,2024 3:53 p.m.

The Texas Supreme Court has ruled against the more-than-20 Texas women who sued the state over abortions they said were delayed or denied during medical emergencies because of the state’s bans on the procedure.

Shrinking Colorado River faces another water-sapping threat — from underground, new study says

By Elise Schmelzer | Tribune News Service · Friday, May 31,2024 3:48 p.m.

Warming temperatures will sap more water out of the Colorado River — and many other waterways fed by mountain streams — as groundwater is depleted over the long term, new research shows.

Kansas becomes first state to let teens in foster care choose legal guardian, family

By Jenna Barackman | Tribune News Service · Thursday, May 23,2024 10:12 a.m.

Kansas teens aging out of the state’s foster care system are now able to choose a primary legal guardian whom they trust to represent them best, giving them another option when transitioning to independent living.

Woman gets millions from GM-owned company after getting dragged by self-driving taxi in San Francisco

By Summer Lin | Tribune News Service · Thursday, May 16,2024 3:54 p.m.

General Motors' autonomous car company, Cruise, has reportedly agreed to pay an $8-million to $12-million settlement to a woman who was hospitalized after getting dragged along the pavement by a self-driving taxi in San Francisco last year.

‘Birthing friendly’ label requires little effort by hospitals

By Jessie Hellmann | Tribune News Service · Thursday, May 9,2024 3:59 p.m.

Six months after the launch of the Biden administration’s “birthing friendly” designation for hospitals, advocates are questioning the next steps for the tool aimed at incentivizing better care for patients.

BREAKING: Valerie McCray wins Democratic senatorial primary

By Andrew Miller · Tuesday, May 7,2024 7:22 p.m.

McCray will now face Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Banks and Libertarian Andy Horning in the general election.

More than 90% of stablecoin transactions aren’t from real users, study finds

By Emily Nicolle | Tribune News Service · Monday, May 6,2024 12:21 p.m.

More than 90% of stablecoin transaction volumes aren’t coming from genuine users, according to a new metric co-developed by Visa Inc., suggesting such crypto tokens may be far away from becoming a commonly used means of payment.

More public colleges admit high schoolers even before they’ve applied

By Elaine S. Povich | Tribune News Service · Tuesday, April 30,2024 10:48 a.m.

For some ninth-graders near Fresno, California, the invitation — years before they’ll don a cap and gown — comes out of the blue: You’ve been accepted to Fresno State, the letter says.

More than 85,000 pounds of deli meat has been recalled

By Shauna Stuart | Tribune News Service · Monday, April 29,2024 10:37 a.m.

New Jersey firm ConSup North America Inc. is recalling approximately 85,984 pounds of ready-to-eat sliced prosciutto ham product produced in Germany because it may not have been inspected properly.

‘Rivers in the sky’ Have Drenched California, Yet Even More Extreme Rains Are Possible

By Grace Toohey | Tribune News Service · Friday, April 26,2024 1:12 p.m.

For years, scientists have said that atmospheric rivers can either make or break the water supplies of thirsty California cities and farms.

Apple, Nvidia, and other Big Tech stocks could see their profit growth 'collapse,' UBS says

By Bruce Gill | Tribune News Service · Monday, April 22,2024 1:52 p.m.

UBS Global Research downgraded its rating of what it calls the “Big Six” tech stocks—Apple, Amazon, Google-parent Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft and Nvidia—in a note on Monday.

Caitlin Clark has message for skeptics before WNBA draft: I’m ‘not here by accident’

By Bridget Hyland | Tribune News Service · Monday, April 15,2024 12:07 p.m.

Following a historic college basketball career, Caitlin Clark will next the next step on Monday.

Biden proposes new student-debt relief. Here's who would benefit

By Jon Healey | Tribune News Service · Tuesday, April 9,2024 9:11 a.m.

After months of hearings and negotiations, the Biden administration announced its latest plans Monday for student debt relief, proposing changes that would save about 30 million borrowers billions of dollars in total.

Which type of clouds make it harder to see the April 8 solar eclipse? Here’s what to know.

By Zaeem Shaikh | Tribune News Service · Wednesday, April 3,2024 4:03 p.m.

With less than a week away from the solar eclipse, weather forecasters are keeping an eye on the cloud cover, which can make or break a person’s chance to see the event.

U.S. Supreme Court rejects appeal from Indiana parents who lost custody of transgender teen

By Haley Ryan · Wednesday, March 20,2024 2:30 p.m.

The court rejected the parents' appeal Monday. The parents lost custody, according to the state, because of the teens eating disorder.

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