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NEW YORK (AP) — Two Californians diagnosed with mpox may be the first U.S. cases resulting from the local spread of a different version of the virus, health officials said. The Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services this week confirmed the first case through testing at a state lab. Los Angeles County health officials on Thursday reported a …

Head of the U.S. Military’s Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say  The New York Times Commander of US Southern Command Set to Step Down, Pentagon Says  Bloomberg.com In Surprise Move, Head of US Military for Latin America to Step Down  U.S. News & World Report Head of U.S. Southern Command to Step Down at Year’s End  The Wall Street Journal Alvin Holsey official …

Watch: Wreckage of the Titan submersible on the ocean floor OceanGate’s Titan submersible imploded on its journey to the wreck of the Titantic because of poor engineering and multiple failures to test the vessel, according to an official report. Titan imploded in June 2023, killing all five passengers on board including OceanGate’s chief executive. The US National Transportation Safety Board …

The trick-play fourth-down touchdown on Detroit’s opening drive in Kansas City violated the rules. There’s an unresolved question regarding how the violation was detected. The flag wasn’t thrown immediately. From the snap (at which the violation occurred) until the flag was thrown by referee Craig Wrolstad, one minute and 15 seconds elapsed. Wrolstad said the penalty was called “after discussion.” …

G.O.P. Officials Condemn Racist and Homophobic Texts From Young Republicans Members  The New York Times Vance downplays group chat messages: ‘Kids do stupid things, especially young boys.’  Politico Carville rips Vance for response to Young Republican group chat  The Hill JD Vance tries to downplay leak of disgusting Young Republican chats  MSNBC News Kansas Young Republicans shut down after Politico report on racist, violent …

Wildlife officials in Florida have discovered only the second case in the state of a deadly infection known colloquially as “zombie deer disease”, and are enforcing emergency measures to try to prevent a spread. The highly contagious chronic wasting disease (CWD) was found during routine screening in the carcass of a young white-tailed doe that was struck by a vehicle …

MINEOLA, N.Y. — A person living in New York has tested positive for the chikungunya virus in what state health officials say is the first reported transmission of the mosquito-borne illness within the United States in six years The state Department of Health said Tuesday that the virus, which has been spreading in China and elsewhere, was identified in a …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County officials voted Tuesday to declare a state of emergency that gives them power to provide assistance for residents they say have suffered financially from ongoing federal immigration raids. The move allows the LA County Board of Supervisors to provide rent relief for tenants who have fallen behind as a result of the crackdown …

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — New York health officials have confirmed the state’s first locally acquired case of chikungunya virus, and the first such case in the country in six years. The state Department of Health said Tuesday that the mosquito-borne virus, which has been spreading in China and elsewhere, was identified in a person living in Nassau County on Long …

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. — Former United States Senator and Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney’s sister-in-law was found dead on Friday evening next to a parking garage in the Town Center area of Santa Clarita, a suburb just north of Los Angeles, according to officials. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department told ABC News it is conducting a death investigation into the …