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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper on Thursday called for the California Legislature to pass stricter laws that punishes those selling fentanyl as a large amount of the deadly synthetic opioid is ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The House is gearing up to go first on a bipartisan stopgap funding package early next week after nailing down the particulars this weekend, lawmakers said Thursday.

The measure would extend current funding...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday was noncommittal when pressed about whether he plans to campaign against Proposition 36, a controversial anti-crime measure on the November ballot that targets theft ...Read more

Major social media platforms and video streaming services that gather a "staggering" amount of data from its users have failed to protect young people and safeguard online privacy, the Federal Trade Commission said ...Read more

BALTIMORE — The general election voting season starts soon in Maryland, with mail-in ballots being sent out as early as Friday, according to Maryland Elections Administrator Jared DeMarinis.

All mail-in ballots ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Thursday increased odds that a developing system could head into the Gulf of Mexico and become a tropical depression or storm — while it also kept tabs on two systems in...Read more

WASHINGTON — A bevy of new polls released in the last 24 hours have Kamala Harris either leading or tied with Donald Trump in the crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania — though none shows the former president ...Read more

Students across Georgia are planning actions to demand what they say are stronger gun safety measures in response to this month’s fatal mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder.

The Morgan Oliver School, an ...Read more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A 76-year-old Anchorage man was arrested this week on federal charges accusing him of threatening to kidnap and kill six U.S. Supreme Court Justices and their relatives in scores of messages beginning...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis said the Legislature would step in before the end of the year to help condominium owners facing financial turmoil as a result of new building safety regulations that go into effect Jan. 1....Read more

BOSTON — The Boston City Council called for an emergency hearing to address U.S. Postal Service failures that it says have caused residents to miss out on “vital” documents and prescriptions and raised mail-in voting...Read more

YFN Lucci is alive and well after rumors of his death in prison, his lawyer has confirmed to The Times.

The 33-year-old rapper, whose real name is Rayshawn Lamar Bennett, in January pleaded guilty to a gang-related charge...Read more

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Top election officials from Georgia and other swing states met Thursday to assure the public their elections are fair and accurate.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger outlined a host of ...Read more

More than half the world’s population is not getting enough of seven crucial nutrients. It’s an issue the World Health Organization said is a major threat, especially for children and pregnant women in low-income ...Read more

NEW YORK — An NYPD inspector has been tapped to become the department’s First Amendment protest supervisor — a newly created position mandated by a federal legal settlement forcing police to overhaul how they handle ...Read more

Multiple sexual assaults facilitated by spiked drinks were reported to UC Berkeley recently, according to school officials.

According to a WarnMe message sent to the community Tuesday, the incident occurred Friday around ...Read more

NEW YORK — A Jewish teacher who was targeted during a protest at a Queens high school over her support of Israel is suing New York City for failing to protect her and allowing antisemitic harassment — despite advance ...Read more

NEW YORK — Winnie Greco, a senior City Hall adviser to Mayor Adams, reported in her latest financial disclosure that she has for decades owned a Bronx house that was raided by the FBI this year — raising questions why ...Read more

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Freddie Owens is scheduled to be executed at 6 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, when he will be brought into South Carolina’s death chamber and given a lethal injection.

Details about how he spends his ...Read more