Among the more than 50,000 words in the DNC’s 192-page autopsy of why it lost the 2024 presidential election, here are a few that do not appear even once: Gaza, Israel, Palestine, Jewish, Muslim, foreign policy, protest, genocide. The report—which was released today, and simultaneously disavowed by DNC Chair Ken Martin—is already generating its fair […]

Multiple wildfires burning across Southern California have prompted health warnings for residents and a smoke advisory throughout the day Thursday. Among the largest air quality offenders are the ongoing Sandy, Bain, Verona and Santa Rosa Island wildfires. Unhealthy air from those fires is affecting portions of Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. […]

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. For decades, the US Agency for International Development (USAID), worked across many of the world’s most food-insecure and climate-besieged regions, funding thousands of humanitarian, healthcare, food, and disaster relief programs. That all changed last year when, days after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, […]

A California fugitive wanted in the murder of his ex-girlfriend was taken into custody in Mexico earlier this week and returned to the U.S., along with the couple’s two young children who had not been seen since July 2024. On July 8, 2024, officers with the Sacramento Police Department responded to the 3700 block of […]