Flood Problems Grow as New Storm Heads Toward California

A levee break on a storm-swollen river in California’s central coast has quadrupled in size, complicating repair efforts Monday and spilling floodwaters into farmland and agricultural communities – even as yet another atmospheric river took aim at the swamped state.The…

Divided Jury Means No Death Penalty for NYC Bike Path Killer

A split among jurors means there will be no death penalty for an Islamic extremist who maniacally raced a truck along a popular New York City bike path, killing eight people and maiming others.The decision means Sayfullo Saipov, 35, an Uzbekistan citizen who lived in New…

Biden Administration Lets Ukrainians Who Fled War Stay in US

The Biden administration is allowing thousands of Ukrainians who fled their homeland when Russia invaded a year ago to stay in the United States longer, the administration said Monday. The decision provides relief to Ukrainians whose one-year authorization to remain in the…

US Repels Migrants as Asylum App Frustration Grows in Mexico

A large group of migrants in Mexico who were poised to barge into the U.S. over the weekend were blocked from crossing a bridge leading from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, to El Paso, Texas, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman said.The migrants were “posing a potential…