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East Cleveland medic Anthony Savoy says his city's ambulances are diverted frequently to a hospital further away, and that can add one or two minutes to response times.

Cleveland Pressures Hospitals To Keep ERs Open To All Ambulances

When you call an ambulance, you expect to go to the nearest hospital. But patients are often diverted to more distant emergency rooms. Cleveland wants hospitals to stop the practice.

San Diego's Tented Homeless Shelters Close

The tented cold-weather homeless shelters sponsored by the city of San Diego closed for what might be the final time, with 102 residents moving into a facility run by St. Vincent de Paul.

The drought forced many citrus farmers near Orange Cove, Calif., to mulch their trees because they couldn't afford to keep them alive. Recent rain and new groundwater regulations have eased the crisis, but only slightly.

Rain Eases California Drought Anxiety, If Not The Actual Drought

This year was the third-driest on record for the state, but recent storms, plus new groundwater regulations, have given the hardest-hit agricultural towns a glimmer of hope.

Ferguson, Mo., City Manager Out Amid Shakeup

John Shaw's departure follows a Justice Department report that accused the city's police department and court system of racial bias. The report followed the death of Michael Brown, 18, in 2014.

U.S. Attorney Says Sequestration Cuts Could Make San Diego Less Safe

The U.S. Attorney for San Diego says sequestration cuts are about to hit her office hard. U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy warns that she may have to pick and choose which offenders to prosecute if the cuts go through. Government lawyers and federal investigators face furloughs in the new fiscal year. Duffy says cuts to federal courts and probation officers could make San Diego less safe.

A Soft Eraser Won't Fix This SAT Mistake

The College Board won't score two of 10 test sections after a printing error on the instructions for the exam given earlier this month.

A voter fills out her ballot in Las Vegas in 2004. A new report finds several states, including Nevada, have voting machines more than 10 years old which makes them more likely to fail.

Report: America's Aging Voting Machines Could Present Election Problems

Almost every state bought new computerized voting equipment after the disputed 2000 election. But they're now coming to the end of their useful lives and there's little momentum to replace them.

Morelos Dam holds back the Colorado River at the U.S.-Mexico border near Yuma, AZ. May 29, 2014.

Officials: Less Chance Of Colorado River Water Cuts In 2017

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation projected normal water deliveries to residents, farms, tribes and businesses at least through 2016 and possibly through 2017, water agency officials in Arizona, Nevada and California said.

Justices: Federal Funds Can't Infringe Groups' Free Speech

The Supreme Court has struck down a law mandating that nonprofit organizations adopt a policy opposing prostitution as a condition for receiving federal funds for HIV/AIDS programs abroad, saying such a requirement violated the groups' free-speech rights.

The U.S. Botanic Garden, which is closed due to the government shutdown, says a small staff is looking after its plants. The garden's website still highlights part of its collection that's in bloom.

Botanic Garden Shuts Down, But Who'll Water The Plants?

Among the casualties of the federal government shutdown is the U.S. Botanic Garden, which has been closed since Oct. 1.

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