Authorities said the cougar, who once roamed Griffith Park near the Hollywood sign, “had several severe injuries and chronic health problems.”
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National reckoning on abortion transformed TV shows in 2022: Report finds more TV abortion plotlines than previous years
More TV shows had abortion-related plotlines than any previous year, and more depictions of barriers to abortion access, according to a new report.
Medication abortion may be the next focal point in the fight over abortion access. Here’s what to know.
Among efforts to watch include a lawsuit by anti-abortion advocates that attempts to reverse the FDA’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone.
Heavy snow, flash flood watches hit California as central US prepares for tornado threats
A large storm is dumping heavy snow in the West this weekend before threatening central states with thunderstorms and tornadoes next week.
Russia is ‘modernizing and expanding its nuclear arsenal,’ US defense secretary says: Ukraine updates
Nuclear concerns continue amid Ukraine war; U.S. will send an additional $275 million in military aid to Ukraine; Live updates.
FedEx driver charged in kidnapping of 7-year-old Texas girl who was found dead
Athena Strand went missing from her home in Wise County, Texas, this week. FedEx driver Tanner Lynn Horner was charged with kidnapping and murder.
Travel times to abortion facilities surged significantly after overturn of Roe v. Wade, study finds
The average travel time to get an abortion more than tripled, increasing from about 28 minutes in 2021 to 100 minutes after the Supreme Court ruling.
At least 43 people injured, 2 critically, in fire at Manhattan high-rise apartment building
New York City fire officials say the blaze on the 20th story of an apartment building was likely started due to a battery-powered scooter or bike
Puerto Rico’s Hurricane Fiona recovery efforts may be repeating same failures from Hurricane Maria, advocates say
Weeks after Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico, experts say, the inequities in aid response they saw after Hurricane Maria may be happening again.
Train derailment causes acid leak in Louisiana, prompting evacuations, road closures
No injuries were immediately reported in the train derailment or subsequent acid leak, St. James Parish President Pete Dufresne said.