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President Biden hugs Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at the NAACP Detroit branch Fight for Freedom Fund dinner in Detroit on May 19, 2024.

These governors aren't running for president, but some voters say they wish they were

Trump won Georgia and Michigan in 2016. Biden did the same in 2020. In 2024, some disillusioned voters say they wish Govs. Whitmer of Michigan and Kemp of Georgia were on the ballot instead.

A Dia de los Muertos altar outside the John F. Tavaglione Executive Annex in Riverside county in honor of those killed in the custody of Riverside Sheriff's Department deputies, on Oct. 31, 2023.

California jails are holding thousands fewer people, but far more are dying in them

Gov. Newsom pledged to address a rise in jail deaths. Since then, fentanyl overdoses and suicides have death rates at historic highs.

File photo of two people walk along Mission Bay during a break in the rain on Feb. 1, 2024, in San Diego.

California's rainy season is here. What does it mean for water supply?

While Southern California has seen historic rains, Northern California is only approaching average.

A firefighter douses flames in the perimeter of a property while battling the Bridge Fire on Sept. 11, 2024, in Wrightwood, Calif.

Firefighters gain ground on 3 huge Southern California blazes

The three wildfires that have ravaged the mountains east of L.A., destroying dozens of homes, injuring a dozen people and burning more than 155 square miles, still pose threats to some communities.

For most of the film, hampton is a grinning, tomboy femme fly on the wall. She’s much more in documentarian mode than interviewer.

‘It Was All a Dream’ shows the work of a nascent rap feminist

A new documentary by the hip-hop historian and critic dream hampton, culled from her own never-before-seen footage of rap's golden age, illustrates the hard labor for women who love the music.

Built in 1921, the New Salem Baptist Church served Black coal miners and their families in Tams, W.Va.

Here's this year's list of the most endangered historic places in the U.S.

The National Trust's annual list includes Eatonville, the all-Black Florida town memorialized by Zora Neale Hurston, Alaska's Sitka Tlingit Clan houses, and the home of country singer Cindy Walker.

A bedroom of the Olympic Village in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, photographed in February. The buildings will be cooled with a system of water pipes beneath the floor, rather than air conditioning.

Paris wants an AC-free Olympic Village. Team USA and others aren't so chill with it

The U.S. is among the countries bringing portable AC units to the Paris Olympics this summer since the Athletes' Village won't have any. Many athletes are worried about competing in extreme heat.

A sign warning people not to swim in Imperial Beach after 31 million gallons of sewage had spilled just south of the border in Playas de Tijuana, Jan. 20, 2011.

Rep. Issa calls on international water commission to explain cost overruns

Issa's office has initiated an investigation Tuesday to better understand the operation.

Smoke from the Airport Fire seen from Twin Peaks in San Marcos, Calif. September 11, 2024.

Smoke from Orange, Riverside county fires impacting air quality in San Diego

The Airport fire is burning north of the San Diego County line, but the impacts are felt throughout the area.

Horses stand near stables consumed by the Bridge Fire in Wrightwood, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024.

Wildfires scorch Southern California hillsides, torching homes and injuring several

Devastating wildfires have swept across Southern California hillsides torching vehicles, burning buildings and injuring more than a dozen people.

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