President Biden won Democratic nominating contests in 13 states on Tuesday, when he is expected to dominate all 16 races as the 2024 presidential campaign shifts fully toward the general election. The Associated Press called the victories for Mr. Biden soon after polls closed in each state. Mr. Biden has faced only token opposition from…
A small contingent of Berkeley residents and activists has pushed aggressively to preserve the entire park, which was the center of bloody counterculture protests in the 1960s. In late February last year, a state appeals court in San Francisco sided with the development plan’s opponents, who claimed that the university had failed to conduct environmental…
A “complicated and active” storm system swept across the Eastern United States on Monday evening, delivering widespread thunderstorms that killed at least two people, grounded thousands of flights and left more than a million homes and businesses without power. The line of storms barreled through a stretch from Georgia to New York, downing power lines,…
After powerful storms swept through the South on Friday, leaving at least 12 people dead and hundreds of thousands of customers without electricity on Saturday, officials urged residents to use caution as downed power lines and uprooted trees posed lingering threats. Heavy rains, severe winds and tornadoes damaged homes and businesses in Alabama, Arkansas, the…
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed poised on Monday to limit the scope of a federal law that adds two years of prison time to sentences for a variety of felonies if the defendant engaged in identity theft in the process. The case concerned David Dubin, who was convicted of health care fraud. Mr. Dubin,…
The heaviest snowfall, according to forecasters, is likely to occur between Wednesday night and Friday over the Great Lakes, where the total depth could exceed a foot. Wind gusts of more than 50 m.p.h. will create near-zero visibility, leading to what the Weather Service described as “dangerous, to at times impossible, land and air travel.”…
A line of storms moving across North Texas spawned at least two confirmed tornadoes on Tuesday, including one near Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, where passengers were briefly urged to shelter in place and hundreds of flights were delayed. There were two reports of injuries and “multiple reports of homes and businesses damaged” in Wise County,…