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California storm live updates: Latest forecast as floods, mudslides hit LA
imran kadir photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A second storm within one week is pummeling nearly the entire state of California with heavy rain and life-threatening flooding. Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued a state of [Read More…]

Maui police release first report after investigation into response to deadly blazes
Nicco Quinones for ABC News (NEW YORK) — It was a perfect storm that confronted first responders when wildfires broke out on the Hawaiian island of Maui in August, investigators have determined. “Severe weather” fed [Read More…]

Man, 73, dies in skydiving incident after parachute fails to deploy
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 73-year-old man has died in a skydiving incident after he suffered a hard landing when his parachute didn’t fully deploy during his jump, police say. The incident, which [Read More…]

How climate change contributes to the atmospheric rivers slamming the West Coast
Photography by Keith Getter (all rights reserved)/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The California coast is currently getting pummeled with heavy rain from atmospheric rivers, essentially rivers in the sky that collect moisture from tropical areas [Read More…]

Meet the 79-year-old who has traveled to all 193 countries in the world
Luisa Yu (NEW YORK) — A 79-year-old woman has achieved her goal of traveling to every country in the world and she told “Good Morning America” it has been a “dream come true.” Luisa Yu [Read More…]

California storm live updates: Atmospheric river brings flooding, mudslides to Southern California
imran kadir photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A second storm within one week is pummeling nearly the entire state of California with heavy rain and life-threatening flooding. Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued a state of [Read More…]

NASA announces new ‘super-Earth’: Exoplanet orbits in ‘habitable zone,’ is only 137 light-years away
ElOjoTorpe/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Could a recently discovered “super-Earth” have the potential temperature and conditions to sustain life? The new exoplanet is situated “fairly close to us” — only 137 light-years away — and [Read More…]

Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino speaks out after saving son from choking
Michael “The Situation” Sorrentino and Lauren Sorrentino attend MTV’s Jersey Shore Family Vacation NYC Premiere Party at Hard Rock Hotel New York on August 02, 2023. CREDIT: Santiago Felipe/Stringer/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Reality TV [Read More…]

Study of sea sponges lead scientists to believe Earth has already passed 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming
SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Earth may have already passed 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming and could be soon heading for 2 degrees of warming, researchers have found after studying sea sponges in the Caribbean. [Read More…]

Black women suffer disproportionately from ‘superwoman schema’
JGI/Jamie Grill/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When her firstborn child estranged herself from the family after getting married, Glenda Boone, 61, thought her daughter’s new husband was to blame for turning her child against her. [Read More…]

Migrants allegedly snatched phones from 62 women in NYC crime spree: Police
Tim Drivas Photography/GETTY Images (NEW YORK) — Three migrants were arrested in the Bronx overnight Monday for a citywide crime spree that included stealing women’s phones off the street, police said. The New York Police [Read More…]

California storm live updates: Life-threatening flooding pummels Southern California
imran kadir photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A second storm within one week is pummeling nearly the entire state of California with heavy rain and life-threatening flooding. Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued a state of [Read More…]

California weather live updates: Man killed by falling redwood tree in Yuba City, police say
imran kadir photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A second round of back-to-back atmospheric rivers is bringing dangerous weather conditions to nearly the entire state of California this week. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued a [Read More…]

Eight-year-old girl fatally struck by vehicle while boarding her school bus
ArtBoyMB/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — An 8-year-old girl has died after being struck by a car while boarding her school bus, Georgia State Patrol confirmed Saturday. The incident took place in Henry County on Thursday when [Read More…]

Baby shower shooting leaves 1 dead, 2 injured in Pittsburgh, police say
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (PITTSBURGH) — A baby shower in Pittsburgh’s Fairywood neighborhood turned deadly on Saturday evening, after a dispute left a 19-year-old man dead and two other people injured, the Pittsburgh Public Safety Department said. [Read More…]

Another round of extreme storms could cause more life-threatening conditions in waterlogged Southern California
ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — Dangerous weather conditions are affecting nearly the entire state of California over the coming days. A second round of atmospheric rivers is bringing even more rain and flooding to Southern California [Read More…]

2 women found slain in similar manner near each other in Indianapolis: Police
Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images (INDIANAPOLIS) — Indianapolis police are investigating the homicides of two women who were found slain in a similar manner near each other just days apart. Indianapolis Interim Police Chief Christopher Bailey said [Read More…]

California braces for life-threatening storm expected to bring flooding, mudslide threat
ABC News (CALIFORNIA) — A powerful atmospheric river storm system is expected to bring life-threatening and damaging flooding, wind, snow and waves to California this weekend. Flood watches will be in effect starting Saturday night [Read More…]

5.1 magnitude earthquake strikes near Oklahoma City
This map released by the USGS shows the epicenter of the earthquake new Pargue, Oklahoma, on Feb. 2, 2024. (USGS) (OKLAHOMA) — A 5.1 magnitude earthquake shook parts of Oklahoma late Friday night, according to [Read More…]

Lawsuit alleges sheriff’s deputies assaulted woman while she was hospitalized
Malia Ashad filed a lawsuit against five Alameda County Sheriff deputies after they allegedly denied her medical treatment ordered by a physician. (Pointer & Buelna, Lawyers for the People) (CALIFORNIA) — A California woman alleges [Read More…]