Category: Regional & State News

Destructive Southern California Landslide Slows but More Homes Ordered Evacuated as Sewer Breaks

ROLLING HILLS ESTATES, Calif.—A landslide that has destroyed homes in a Southern California community appeared to have slowed but more residences were evacuated. Five additional homes were ordered evacuated Tuesday because earth movement broke a sewer line, although those homes had not moved, the city of Rolling Hills Estates said in a statement. The landslide…


Texas Law Saved Nearly 10,000 Babies From Abortion Over 9-month Period, Study Shows

Nearly 10,000 additional babies were born in Texas over a nine-month period following the state’s ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The peer-reviewed analysis, published recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association, evaluated the number of live births versus the expected…


Major Insurance Company Suddenly Pulls Out of Florida

Farmers Insurance said it will stop offering its policies in Florida, including for home and car insurance, in a change that will force tens of thousands of people to switch to a different insurance company. In a statement, Farmers Insurance said it made the decision to manage its exposure to risk in Florida, a state…


Major Insurance Company Pulls Out of Florida

Farmers Insurance said it will stop offering its policies in Florida, including for home and car insurance, in a change that will force tens of thousands of people to switch to a different insurance company. In a statement, Farmers Insurance said it made the decision to manage its exposure to risk in Florida, a state…


Scooter-Riding Gunman Sought for Attack That Hurt 4 People, Including 2 Children, at New York Park

NEW YORK—Police on Tuesday were hunting for a gunman who opened fire in a crowded park, wounding four people including two young children, authorities said. Two masked men dressed all in black rode a scooter to St. James Park in the Fordham Manor section of the Bronx shortly before 6 p.m., Chief of Patrol John…


Flooded New England Communities Shift to Recovery, Shoveling out Tons of Mud and Debris

ANDOVER, Vt.—Floodwaters receded in Vermont cities and towns pummeled by a storm that delivered two months of rain in two days, enabling people to focus on recovering from a disaster that trapped residents in homes, closed roadways, and choked streets and businesses with mud and debris. The water drained off in the capital city of…


3 Dead and 14 Injured in Illinois Crash Involving Greyhound Bus and Tractor-Trailers, Police Say

HIGHLAND, Ill.—A Greyhound passenger bus crashed into three tractor-trailers parked along a highway exit to a rest area early Wednesday in southern Illinois, killing three people and injuring 14 others, some seriously, state police said. The bus was traveling westbound along Interstate 70 in Madison County around 1:55 a.m. when it crashed into the three…


Disney Expands Financial Plan to Grow Theme Parks in California Amid Feud with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis

The Walt Disney Company is expanding its financial plans to renovate and redevelop its California theme parks amid Disney’s CEO Bob Iger’s feud with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. The move comes after Iger in May aborted plans to build a $900 million office campus that would have seen 2,000 employees relocated from California to Central Florida. Disney’s…


Prosecutors Set to Present Evidence Against Colorado Dentist Accused of Poisoning His Wife’s Shakes

DENVER—Investigators say a Colorado dentist accused of killing his wife researched how to poison her and get away with it, searching online for answers to questions like “Is Arsenic Detectable in Autopsy?” On Wednesday, prosecutors are set to present their evidence against James Craig to a judge to show that he should stand trial for…


Illinois Landlords May Face Civil Rights Lawsuits for Refusing Illegal Immigrants

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a law that means landlords could face a civil rights violation lawsuit if they refuse to sell or rent their property to an illegal immigrant. The new legislation, Senate Bill 1817, amends the Illinois Human Rights Act, under the banner of equality and inclusivity, to include “immigration status” as a protected class….