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Pacific Surfliner locomotive in an undated photo.

California’s coastal Amtrak service still down for Thanksgiving holiday

Passenger rail service between San Diego and points north of San Clemente remains stopped due to the threat of a bluff collapse.

The South Yuma County Landfill in Yuma, Arizona on Nov. 29, 2022.

California keeps sending toxic soil to out-of-state landfills — Newsom and legislators are slow to change course

California sends toxic soil to landfills in Utah and Arizona, including sites near Native American reservations. Will lawmakers step in to keep the waste in state?

California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks at a news conference announcing a lawsuit against manufacturers of toxic chemicals in San Francisco, on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022.

California sues 3M, Dupont and others over 'forever chemicals' that taint water

The chemicals are found in firefighting foams, nonstick frying pans, cleaning sprays, rugs, cosmetics and countless other products.

Visitors, including Dead Sea researcher Yael Kiro from Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science (second from left), examine salt formations on the shore of the Dead Sea in Israel on Nov. 5.

The Dead Sea is dying. These beautiful, ominous photos show the impact

Its water level is dropping. Big sinkholes are swallowing up whole tracts of land around it. Here is why a disaster is unfolding at the Middle East's iconic salt lake.

Emergency teams search in the rubble for people in a destroyed building in Adana, Turkey, on Monday.

More than 3,400 people have died after earthquakes hammer Turkey and Syria

A powerful earthquake rocked southeastern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday, killing more than 3,400 people and injuring thousands more. Hundreds of families are still trapped.

Nikki Grimes, the winner of the ALA Coretta Scott King - Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement, has written more than 100 children's books.

2022 was a good year for Nikki Grimes, who just published her 103rd book

The winner of the ALA Coretta Scott King - Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement has written more than 100 children's books. Her latest, about the pandemic, is called Garvey in the Dark.

Women hang out in the pool and listen to Teri Collins tell them a story at Camp Roundup, a body positivity and acceptance camp for women that took place Labor Day weekend in Newark, Ohio.

A pro-fat camp for women? Sign me up.

Camp Roundup, a summer camp experience for fat women, was held for the first time this year in Newark, Ohio.

"People across the country should be concerned that legislators and governors across the country are going to do exactly what Florida is doing," says Florida Sen. Shevrin Jones, pictured here in March 2022.

Florida's AP African American studies ban should raise alarm elsewhere, lawmaker says

Florida state Sen. Shevrin Jones, a Democrat, says the proposed course "wasn't indoctrination, it wasn't ideology, it was facts." He fears blocking it will harm students in Florida and beyond.

An Iran supporter with blood tears makeup on her face holds a jersey with the name of Mahsa Amini with another supporter holding a flag reading "Woman life freedom" as they attend the match between Wales and Iran.

Some clothing choices have caused a stir at the World Cup

Qatar warned about clothing restrictions for this year's World Cup, and fans are finding out that officials weren't bluffing — but some controversial outfits have slipped into stadiums.

Sam Collins poses for a portrait at the historic home, Ashton Villa.

The new Juneteenth federal holiday traces its roots to Galveston, Texas

Union Gen. Gordon Granger set up his headquarters in Galveston, Texas, and famously signed an order June 19, 1865, "All slaves are free." President Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday last year.

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