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The cruise ship at center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak has to undergo extra cleaning
A cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak is undergoing further cleaning before it returns to its home port.
Trump administration raises US refugee cap, but only for white South Africans
President Trump has announced that the U.S. is admitting 10,000 additional white South Africans as refugees, citing persecution in their home country. This decision comes as the administration blocks refugees…
Early voting begins in South Carolina as senators weigh scrapping primary for congressional races
Early in-person voting has begun in South Carolina’s primaries as state senators consider canceling congressional votes. Senators are debating whether to adopt a new U.S. House map and reschedule the…
Chemical tank in Garden Grove at 92 degrees Tuesday a.m. as crews work to lower temperature
Firefighters removed a ground house that had been spraying water on the tank in hopes the temperature will remain stable.
After a Minnesota church protest, states are toughening penalties for disrupting services
Idaho, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Kansas have adopted laws making it a crime to disrupt worship service after the Minnesota church protest.
Muslim pilgrims converge on Arafat for prayers and worship as Hajj reaches its peak
Muslim pilgrims have gathered on Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia for the second day of Hajj, considered the pinnacle of the annual pilgrimage.
Cash-strapped Syrians living in tent settlements struggle to return home after Assad’s fall
More than 90% of Syria's population lives in poverty after a decadelong war, and many Syrians can't afford to rebuild after Assad's fall.
Releasing cool water protects fish in the Grand Canyon. That comes at cost to hydropower
Federal officials are considering cool water releases for the third consecutive year at Glen Canyon Dam in Northern Arizona this summer to safeguard the humpback chub, a federally protected fish.
Garden Grove vote center opens today after serving as a shelter during chemical threat
Three ballot drop boxes in evacuation areas — located in Garden Grove, Stanton and Westminster — remain shuttered.
Trump’s no-bond policy for immigrants in custody played out for years in one city
The denial of bond for many held on immigration charges has unleashed lawsuits since July. The practice had played out for years in Tacoma.