The scale of the aerial assault on the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles was on full display Monday during a lull in the Santa Ana winds, in videos posted by the Los Angeles County Fire Department depicting planes and helicopters swooping over hillsides to protect homes and businesses under threat. Among the newest aircraft in the arsenal: The S-70 Firehawk, sold…
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday over a Texas law that requires pornography websites to verify the ages of their visitors, a case over salacious content that might influence the power of Congress and states to regulate minors’ access to the internet. In Free Speech Coalition et al. v. Paxton, a group of challengers are set to urge the justices to…
Colorado transportation officials plan to nearly double the number of remotely controlled avalanche blasters installed on mountain ridges above highways, a project estimated to cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars to prevent potentially catastrophic snow slides. They’ve settled on a strategy of firing these blasters at night to trigger slides as part of efforts…
Members of Congress are among the least-trusted professions in the U.S., while pharmacists and teachers are among the highest, according to new polling. The latest Gallup poll — conducted Dec. 2-18 — asked 1,003 American adults to rank about two dozen professions in terms of their perceived ethical and honesty standards. Here is a breakdown of the results, which were…
Ashley Dyrdahl’s voice shook as she wiped away tears and admitted Tuesday to buying the guns her boyfriend used to ambush and kill three first responders in Burnsville last year. Dyrdahl, 36, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Paul to two charges of straw purchasing, which means she knowingly bought firearms for a…
