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Kansas City mayor slams the ‘fetishization’ of guns after shooting of Black teen

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas (D) on Sunday slammed the media and politicians for drumming up a “culture of fear and paranoia,” arguing that and the “fetishization” of guns played into the shooting of a Black teen who went to the wrong home in the Missouri city. Ralph Yarl, 16, was shot twice by Andrew...

Animatronic dragon goes up in flames at Disneyland

A fire broke out at Disneyland Saturday night as packed crowds were enjoying the theme park.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. upends the family table

The nephew of a former president and son of a senator and attorney general has the capacity to do damage.

These cities saw home prices triple. Then what happened?

When the pandemic hit, the line on the graph of ever-increasing home prices suddenly shot up to an even steeper trajectory. By 2022, at least 13 major U.S. cities had seen home values go up by more than 200% – i.e. triple – since 2000. But the past year has been different.

Pence: ‘I’d like to see mifepristone off the market’

Former Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday he would like to see mifepristone, the widely used abortion pill at the center of a high-profile legal battle, off of the market, citing safety concerns. “I’d like to see this medication off the market to protect the unborn,” Pence said on CBS’s “Face The Nation.” “I have...

Sununu: Trump is positioning himself to be a ‘four-time loser’ in 2024

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) said on Sunday that Republicans want "someone who can win" as their presidential candidate, addubg that former President Trump lost the past three elections for the GOP.  "Republicans want someone who can win in November of ‘24. Donald Trump is a loser. He has not just lost once. He lost...

US biofuel policy must recognize land use tradeoffs

15 years ago, biofuels were thought to be the future. Instead we've developed much better fuel options.

Klobuchar: Biden, McCarthy should negotiate on budget, not hold Americans’ mortgages ‘hostage’

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said on Sunday that President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) should negotiate on the budget and not hold Americans' mortgages "hostage."  "You should negotiate on the budget," she told CNN's Dana Bash on "State of the Union." "That is the place to negotiate and they should start those negotiations now, not...

Our classified leaks conundrum: ‘Need to know’ became ‘a need to share’

I think we may be starting to see a troubling pattern to come.

Where do El Niño and La Niña get their names?

Anyone who's taken even a week of Spanish class knows the terms literally translate into "the boy" and "the girl." But it's not immediately obvious what that has to do with climate patterns.

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