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Thursday, May 22, 2025

KOMO : Search underway for three missing people after boat sinks near Everett

OPB: Oregon State University study finds more than 3,500 animal species threatened by climate change

AP News: ICE agents wait in hallways of immigration court as Trump seeks to deliver on mass arrest pledge

The Oregonian: Keen quietly closed its Portland factory

Sacramento Bee: Trump cuts leave California weather forecasters scrambling as fire season looms

CBS San Diego: Navy sailor accused of bomb threat on plane was traveling to Hawaii training exercise

CBS Sacramento: Sacramento may charge residents to park in front of homes to help address city budget deficit

CBS Sacramento: Conjugal visit policy under scrutiny after women killed at Mule Creek prison

KTLA: California home prices just set a new record

KTLA: 265 suspected child predators arrested in Southern California crackdown

KTLA: Dog fights off pack of 5 coyotes outside Southern California home

KTLA: Small plane crashes into homes in San Diego

AP News: The crypto industry saw Trump as a champion. Some now fear he’s putting personal profits first

AP News: Planned Parenthood says barring it from Medicaid funding could have a major impact

AP News: Live updates: House passes Trump’s big tax bill in overnight session

Davis Vanguard: 15 Sacramento police officers doubled their pay with overtime for multiple years

CBS News : Senate GOP set to revoke California's car emissions standards

CBS Bay Area: Suspect in series of Santa Rosa arsons arrested

CBS Bay Area: Santa Rosa officer attacked while towing vehicle with expired registration

East Bay Times: Retired Marine Corps officer caught with cocaine after plane emergency on California highway sent to prison

Marin Independent Journal: San Rafael cracks down on illegal food vendors

Marin Independent Journal: Marin education official apologizes for handling of antisemitism inquiry

SF Gate: SF's new cameras issued 31,000 speed warnings in 1 month. Here's where.

SF Gate: Wes Anderson gets booed at Cannes

East Bay Times: ‘Welcome to the Bay’: Inside the violent Bay Area gang that got rich through street robberies

AP News: 2 staff members of Israeli Embassy killed in shooting near Jewish museum in DC

KQED: Is Social Media Making Children More Depressed? UCSF Research Suggests a Link

SF Gate: Missing California woman's body found buried in desert, man arrested

SF Gate: A record-breaking runner's national park shortcut may land him in jail

SF Gate: California national parks warn visitors ahead of busy Memorial Day weekend

SF Gate: AI is killing tech jobs. Now, a new employment model is emerging.

Ukiah Daily Journal: Photos: Potter Valley Cowboy Funeral Procession

Sunday, May 18, 2025

The Guardian: Joe Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive form’ of prostate cancer, his office says

NY Times : Investigators See No Criminality by E.P.A. Officials in Case on Biden-Era Grants

NY Times : In the Nevada Desert, a Weekend of Fitness, Frost and Firearms

NY Times : Trump Is Destroying a Core American Value. The World Will Notice.

NY Times : The Group Behind Project 2025 Has a Plan to Crush the Pro-Palestinian Movement

Washington Post: Gen Z users tested Instagram Teen Accounts; they got sex posts, body shaming

Smithsonian Magazine: Rejected by Museums Around the World, This New Art Exhibition Explores the Historical Roots of the Term ‘Homosexual’

Smithsonian Magazine: Climate Change Is Threatening Eye Health in Disturbing Ways

Indian Country Today: Warming winters bring uncertainty to Indigenous maple traditions

KQED: Canadian Tourists Say They Are Avoiding the United States 'Due to Fear'

The Guardian: Cooking the books? Fears Trump could target statisticians if data disappoints

Politico: Gavin Newsom lays down the law on housing construction

Politico: Army to place large metal plates on DC streets to protect them from tanks during June parade

NPR: Labor watchdog opens investigation into DOGE whistleblower claims after NPR reporting

NPR: At least 27 dead after tornadoes sweep through Kentucky and Missouri

BBC: At least 25 dead after tornadoes sweep through US Midwest

The Guardian: In California’s deep-red north, voters startled by pace of cuts – but they’re still backing Trump

The Guardian: This land is their land: Trump is selling out the US’s beloved wilderness