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Psychedelic Rock and Tammy's Lunch Box: A Small City's Big Eclipse Plans
Let the big cities have their eclipse mega-events. In Plattsburgh, N.Y., success looks different for everyone stopping to look up.
New York Prisoners, Denied a Solar Eclipse Viewing, Sue the State
Six men at an upstate New York prison said that the eclipse had religious significance and that a statewide lockdown order preventing them from watching it violated their rights.
Late Winter Storms Spare California From Drought Pain, for Now
A rush of precipitation lifted the state to its second straight year with above-average snowfall, though Gov. Gavin Newsom warned residents not to grow used to it.
Contradicting Trump, Ruby Garcia's Sister Says He Never Contacted Family
The former president held up the death of a young Michigan woman at a campaign rally as an example of what he calls "migrant crime," and claimed to have spoken to her family.
Trump Again Invokes 'Blood Bath' and Dehumanizes Migrants in Border Remarks
The former president has tried to stoke fear around immigration and border security throughout his 2024 campaign, as he has done in the past.
Patient With Transplanted Pig Kidney Leaves Hospital for Home
Richard Slayman, 62, is the first patient to receive a kidney from a genetically modified pig. Two weeks after the procedure, he was well enough to be discharged, doctors said.
Wisconsin Voters Approve Bans on Private Aid for Election Offices
Wisconsin's Republican-led Legislature proposed changing the State Constitution to restrict private funding and staffing of election offices.
He's on Death Row for Murders. Prison Workers Say He Should Be Spared.
Brian Dorsey, who pleaded guilty to murder in the 2006 killings of Sarah and Ben Bonnie, is scheduled to be executed on Tuesday unless Missouri's governor or the courts step in.
New Jersey Challenges N.Y.C. Congestion Pricing in Federal Court
A closely watched lawsuit could block or upend the city's new tolling program, which will charge most vehicles for entering the busiest parts of Manhattan.
How a Pandemic Boom Led to a 'Property Tax Mess' in Colorado
A surge of new residents into Rocky Mountain states drove up home prices. The result was property tax increases of 40 percent or more for some of those already there.
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