Lingering atmospheric river soaks California, threatening more flooding, mudslides

By Steve Gorman and Jane Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -A deadly atmospheric river storm lingered over Southern California for a third day on Tuesday, soaking the region with steady rains that threatened to trigger more flooding and
Texas stabbing of Palestinian American probed as bias crime, police say
By Kanishka Singh and Julia Harte (Reuters) – Police in Austin, Texas, said on Tuesday that they were investigating a reported stabbing of a Palestinian-American man over the weekend by a white suspect as a “bias-motivated incident”
US Senate confirms Asia hand Kurt Campbell as country’s No. 2 diplomat

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to approve veteran Asia hand Kurt Campbell, a top national security aide to President Joe Biden, as deputy secretary of state, the No. 2
GOP says Biden has all the power he needs to control the border. The reality is far more complicated

WASHINGTON (AP) — Build more wall. Reinstate Trump-era immigration policies. Or simply shut down the U.S.-Mexico border. Congressional Republicans argue that President Joe Biden already has all the authority he needs to halt the flow of migrants
Student arrested, no injuries after shots fired at South Carolina State University

Orangeburg, S.C. (AP) — Shots fired inside a building at South Carolina State University sent the school into a lockdown for nearly an hour Tuesday but no one was hurt, the university said. Police arrested a student
Tucker Carlson says he will interview Russia’s Putin soon
(Reuters) – U.S. media personality Tucker Carlson said on Tuesday he would “soon” interview Russian President Vladimir Putin. Carlson, in a post from Moscow on X, formerly Twitter, gave no further details on when the interview would
70 New York public housing employees took bribes from contractors, US alleges

By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors charged 70 current and former employees of the New York City Housing Authority, the largest public housing agency in North America, on Tuesday with taking bribes in exchange
Judge wants answers after report that key witness in Trump fraud trial may plead guilty to perjury

NEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial is demanding more information after a key witness was reported to be in negotiations to plead guilty to perjury in connection with his testimony in
Key moments surrounding the Michigan high school shooting in 2021

OXFORD, Mich. (AP) — Jurors have convicted a Michigan school shooter’s mother of involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of four students at his school. It is the latest development in the shooting that occurred Nov. 30, 2021,
Meta says it will label AI-generated images on Facebook and Instagram

Facebook and Instagram users will start seeing labels on AI-generated images that appear on their social media feeds, part of a broader tech industry initiative to sort between what’s real and not. Meta said Tuesday it’s working