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Daily patrols are helping Las Vegas conserve water. Here’s how : NPR

Daily patrols are helping Las Vegas conserve water. Here’s how : NPR

Las Vegas Valley Water District Water Waste Investigator Devyn Choltko puts a water waste violation into the computer system outside a home in north Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 25, 2024. Choltko is one of more than a dozen investigators who patrol Las Vegas neighborhoods looking for water being wasted during irrigation times. RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty …

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Trump administration to take over D.C.'s Union Station – Axios

Trump administration to take over D.C.’s Union Station  Axios Trump Administration Will Take Control of Union Station in D.C., Duffy Says  The New York Times Department of Transportation plans to take over Washington’s Union Station  CNN Department of Transportation announces new Acela trains, plan to control DC’s Union Station  ABC News Department of Transportation will reclaim control of Washington’s Union Station, Duffy announces  CBS News …

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Federal judge asks why ICE has detained a Spanish-language journalist without charges

Federal judge asks why ICE has detained a Spanish-language journalist without charges

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A federal judge on Wednesday questioned whether a Spanish-language journalist who was arrested covering a June protest near Atlanta can remain in immigration detention after charges against him were dropped. Attorneys for Mario Guevara asked the judge during a hearing to order his immediate release from an immigration detention center in southeast Georgia. A petition they filed …

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Monarez refused to fire top CDC leaders, ‘rubber-stamp’ vaccine changes, confidante says – Politico

Monarez refused to fire top CDC leaders, ‘rubber-stamp’ vaccine changes, confidante says  Politico CDC Director Susan Monarez refuses to be fired as other officials call it quits  Fox News RFK Jr. bashes CDC after firing of director, resignation of key leaders  The Washington Post CDC Director Susan Monarez Is Fired, White House Says  The New York Times RFK Jr. tightens grip on public health …

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Minneapolis mourns kids killed at Annunciation Catholic School as officials seek motive – MPR News

Minneapolis mourns kids killed at Annunciation Catholic School as officials seek motive – MPR News

Minneapolis mourns kids killed at Annunciation Catholic School as officials seek motive  MPR News Minneapolis shooting live updates: 2 children killed, 17 injured at Catholic school; FBI investigating attack as hate crime  yahoo.com Girl shot in head at Minneapolis school asked bystander, ‘Please just hold my hand’  ABC News Robin Westman posted a manifesto on YouTube prior to Annunciation Church shooting  5 EYEWITNESS NEWS …

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Trump’s D.C. death penalty threat is a dangerous assault on civil rights

Trump’s D.C. death penalty threat is a dangerous assault on civil rights

President Trump declared Tuesday that federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., should seek the death penalty for murders committed in the capital, claiming without explanation that “we have no choice.” “That’s a very strong preventative,” he said of his decision. “I don’t know if we’re ready for it in this country, but we have it.” Trump’s pronouncement is about much more …

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Mexico’s president asks U.S. to share convicted cartel leader’s $15 billion with her country’s poorest people

Mexico’s president asks U.S. to share convicted cartel leader’s  billion with her country’s poorest people

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday said she would ask the United States to share the $15 billion it expects to extract from convicted Mexican drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada with her country’s poor. Sinaloa drug cartel co-founder Zambada pleaded guilty in a New York court on Monday to murder and drug trafficking, particularly of fentanyl — a powerful …

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Majority of Americans approve of Trump's approach on crime: AP-NORC poll – Axios

Majority of Americans approve of Trump’s approach on crime: AP-NORC poll  Axios Most say crime is a major problem in America’s cities, but few support a federal takeover of police departments  AP-NORC Majority Of Voters Oppose Deploying National Guard To D.C., Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Support Drops For U.S. Military Aid To Israel As 50% Think Israel Is Committing Genocide In …

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