A Texas man was sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for kidnapping a 13-year-old girl in San Antonio, driving her to California, threatening her with a firearm and sexually assaulting her before he was arrested in Long Beach, according to authorities. Her rescue from her captor, now 63, took place July 9, 2023, outside…
The United States service member who was killed alongside three defense contractors when their small plane crashed in the Philippines has been identified as a Marine from California. Sgt. Jacob M. Durham died Thursday when a plane contracted by the U.S. military was conducting a routine mission “providing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance support at the…
It wasn’t love at first sight, it was hardly even like at first sight. If you ask Elizabeth Wampler what she felt when she first saw her future husband — she might say confusion, sadness or unfounded assumptions. Feelings, she says, now more than 30 years later, she was wrong about “on all counts.” At…
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the jobless rate fell to 4% to start 2025. What You Need To Know U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the jobless rate slipped to 4% to start 2025 and the government revised November and December payrolls higher The first job…
The remains of a house were seen floating down the Russian River in northwestern California on Tuesday, February 4, after a landslide swept the area due to atmospheric river rain. Footage captured by Wendy Gause shows the collapsed home floating down the Russian River in Forestville, California, on Tuesday afternoon. Gause told Storyful that the…
Before a wildfire ravaged their street in northwest Altadena, Louise Hamlin and Chris Wilson lived next door to each other in nearly identical houses. “I chose an old home in an old neighborhood because it has soul,” said Hamlin, a 51-year-old single mom with a teenage boy, who bought her 1,500-square-foot home 10 years ago….
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday declared for the first time that he wants the U.S. to own the Gaza Strip, unveiling his desire to dismantle the war-ravaged land and create an “economic development,” even if it means deploying U.S. troops in the process. “We will own it and be responsible for dismantling all of…
The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States has dropped to its second-lowest mark in nearly three decades as pesticides, diminishing habitat and climate change take their toll on the beloved pollinator. Here’s what to know: Endangered species Monarch butterflies, known for their distinctive orange-and-black wings, are found across North…
Canada, United States: Arctic Travel and Tourism Get a Boost with Nolinor’s Natilus KONA Aircraft, Designed for Extreme Weather and Remote…
Following the deadly wildfires in Los Angeles in January, President Trump ordered the Army Corps of Engineers to release billions of gallons of water from two reservoirs in California’s Central Valley, more than 100 miles away from the fire zones. Mr. Trump had claimed that California withheld water supplies that could have made a difference…