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The Earth is sizzling, but climate isn't a hot topic for Democrats in this year's campaigns

Climate change has become a less prominent election-year issue for Democrats as voters say concerns such as affordability are more pressing

Colorado River plan to cut water amid drought brings uncertainty for cities and farmers

Mayor Robert Morris of Cave Creek, Arizona, is worried about more water shortages from the severely depleted Colorado River

2 wildfires burn along California's scenic Big Sur coast

Fire crews with water-dropping aircraft have attacked a small wildfire that prompted new evacuations along California's remote Big Sur coast

James Roche, Embattled Air Force Secretary, Dies at 86

TRIP GABRIEL

A former executive in the weapons industry, he led the Air Force amid reports of sexual assault at its service academy and a multibillion-dollar procurement scandal.

Trump cannot deport students for criticizing Israel, judge rules

Citing the importance of the First Amendment, a federal judge in California says the U.S. government is unconstitutionally silencing critics of Israel and others in its quest to deport noncitizens who the government says have disrupted college campuses...

Milo Yiannopoulos deported after ICE arrest and detention at major Louisiana removal hub

Milo Yiannopoulos was arrested at a Louisiana airport and deported after DHS says he overstayed his visa and skipped an immigration hearing.

Beer bandits swipe PBR truck hauling 50,000 cans in California, leaving brand pleading for help

Pabst Blue Ribbon says 40,000 pounds of its beer vanished in California as police probe fraudulent paperwork used at a distribution center pickup.

NYC parolee accused of killing 2 in 48-hour robbery spree hauled in after manhunt, cops say

Jesus Acosta, a parolee with 13 prior arrests, was captured after an FBI manhunt for killing two New Yorkers during a 48-hour robbery spree.

Police fatally shoot sword-wielding man after woman found trapped in car, officials say

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is probing the fatal shooting of a sword-wielding man by Nashville police outside a sedan where a woman was held.

With Shoppers Wary of Illness, Farmers Destroy Millions of Heads of Lettuce

SOUMYA KARLAMANGLA

After a drop in demand driven by a nationwide outbreak of cyclosporiasis, California growers are plowing lettuce back into the soil and laying off workers.

One officer dead, one injured in a shooting at South Carolina park, police say

They were responding to a call about a domestic dispute.

Washington chemical tank called unfit for service before deadly failure, report says

An inspection contractor found a chemical tank at a Washington state paper mill was unfit for service 10 months before its fatal failure in May

Napa County Winery Worker Charged With Starting Pickett Fire That Damaged Grape Harvests

POOJA SALHOTRA

The Pickett fire burned nearly 7,000 acres in California wine country last year, causing millions of dollars in losses.

Milo Yiannopoulos, Right-Wing Agitator, Deported Home to U.K.

MACK LIEDERMAN AND HAMED ALEAZIZ

Mr. Yiannopoulos, an early supporter of President Trump and vocal supporter of mass deportations, was himself sent back to his home country, part of a long fall from right-wing grace.

Former California councilman's corruption unmasked after FBI finds cash buried in backyard

Ricardo Pacheco buried $62,900 in cash in his backyard as part of a bribery scheme involving Baldwin Park police union contracts and marijuana permits.