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Lake Tahoe threatened by massive fire, more ordered to flee

Fire officials ordered more evacuations around the Tahoe Basin as a two-week old blaze encroached on the threatened mountain towns surrounding glimmering Lake Tahoe. By nightfall, all residents on the California side of the Lake Tahoe Basin were warned to evacuate the region, after fire officials had stressed for days… Read More

Virtual charter schools saw little disruption, received equal virus aid

While many schools scrambled to shift to online classes last year, the nation’s virtual charter schools faced little disruption. For them, online learning was already the norm. Most have few physical classrooms, or none at all. Yet when Congress sent $190 billion in pandemic aid to schools, virtual charters received… Read More

Tropical Storm Ida a hurricane menace to New Orleans

Tropical Storm Ida prompted a hurricane watch for New Orleans and an emergency declaration for the state of Louisiana as it pushed across the Caribbean toward an anticipated strike on Cuba Friday. Ida could be near major hurricane strength by the time it reaches the northern Gulf Coast, which forecasters… Read More

Paper or digital tickets? Sports fans divided

John Fey was rummaging through a box of old scrapbooks this summer when he came upon a couple lost treasures. At the bottom of the box, detached from the page they were once glued to, were ticket stubs from Nebraska’s 1971 “Game of the Century” win against Oklahoma and the… Read More

Many exposed to wildfire smoke due to shortcomings of warning network

Huge gaps between air quality sensors in the western U.S. have created blind spots in the warning system for wildfire smoke plumes sweeping North America this summer, amid growing concern over potential health impacts to millions of people exposed to the pollution. Government programs to alert the public when smoke… Read More

Evidence of extensive corrosion in collapsed condo

Video released by a team of federal investigators shows more evidence of extensive corrosion and overcrowded concrete reinforcement in a Miami-area condominium that collapsed in June, killing 98 people. The National Institute of Standards and Technology also announced Wednesday it will conduct a five-pronged investigation into the Champlain Towers South… Read More

Roller coaster plate falls on Michigan woman, causing injury

A piece of metal that flew off the world’s second-tallest roller coaster and hit a woman in the head while she stood in line came from the back of the ride’s train and was about the size of a fist, an amusement ride safety official said Monday. It’s not known… Read More

Bakers find bicultural sweet spot in dim sum cookies

For some Asian Americans, the dim sum cookie at Sunday Bakeshop here will taste like childhood. It looks like a typical sugar cookie except with sesame seeds on top. But bite into the creamy, red bean center and it’s reminiscent of the fried, filled sesame balls served at a Chinese… Read More

Shock report: Andrew Cuomo under-counted deaths by 12,000

Gov. Kathy Hochul took office on Tuesday — and her first order of business was to reveal what Andrew Cuomo had been covering up. Hochul gave her first update on the coronavirus crisis in New York State. She reported 55,400 coronavirus deaths statewide, according to death certificate data given to… Read More