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US government may sue PacifiCorp, a Warren Buffett utility, for nearly $1B in wildfire costs 02/26/2024 06:01pm • The U.S. government is threatening to sue PacifiCorp, a unit of Warren Buffett���s Berkshire Hathaway, to recover nearly $1 billion in costs related to the 2020 wildfires in southern Oregon and northern California, though the company is trying to negotiate a settlement. The potential lawsuits were Editorial Roundup: United States 02/26/2024 04:55pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Feb. 22 The Washington Post on the Biden impeachment inquiry Until this month, House Republicans referred to information provided by a ���highly credible��� FBI informant as the core of their case to impeach President Biden. This week, Tired of diesel fumes, these moms are pushing for electric school buses 02/26/2024 12:45pm • Areli Sanchez���s daughter, Aida, used to be one of 20 million American kids who ride a diesel bus to school each day. Aida has asthma. When she was little, she complained about the smell and cloud of fumes on her twice-daily trip. ���When she would come home from school or be on the bus, she got h Investigation into Red Bull boss overshadows new F1 season as Verstappen aims for fourth title 02/26/2024 12:00pm • A still-unresolved investigation into the boss of Formula 1's champion team is overshadowing the start of the new season this week at the Bahrain Grand Prix. It's been three weeks since Red Bull team principal Christian Horner was confirmed to be under investigation over alleged misconduct toward a Congratulations, today is your day: A free book giveaway to honor Dr. Seuss' birthday 02/26/2024 09:33am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Babies born this coming Saturday could get a birthday present featuring a guy who knows how to have fun ��� The Cat in the Hat. Dr. Seuss Enterprises is celebrating the iconic children's author's 120th birthday with a free giveaway of ���The Cat in the Hat��� to U.S. residents w Meet Grace Beyer, the small-school scoring phenom Iowa star Caitlin Clark might never catch 02/26/2024 09:19am • On the same night Caitlin Clark was adding to her NCAA women's basketball scoring record before a packed house in Indiana, and a national audience on television, the Iowa sensation was losing ground to the most prolific active scorer in her sport. In a gymnasium smaller than those of many high schoo Facing backlash over IVF ruling, Alabama lawmakers look for a fix 02/26/2024 07:21am • MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) ��� Lawmakers began scrambling for ways to protect Alabama in vitro fertilization services after multiple providers paused treatment in the wake of a state Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos could be considered children under a state law. Facing a wave of shock and ang California governor launches ads to fight abortion travel bans 02/25/2024 04:36pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday announced an advertising campaign to combat proposals in several Republican-controlled states to prohibit out-of-state travel for abortions and other reproductive care. The multistate ad campaign and an online petition effort will l Patty Tavatanakit wins LPGA Thailand by one stroke 02/25/2024 01:04pm • CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) ��� Local favorite Patty Tavatanakit held off a fast-finishing Albane Valenzuela to clinch the LPGA Thailand by one stroke on Sunday. The 24-year-old Bangkok native showcased her prowess with a brilliant approach shot to tap in an easy birdie on the final hole to card a final CEO of Ford demands Red Bull resolution of investigation into team principal Christian Horner 02/25/2024 11:25am • The CEO of Ford Motor Co. insisted on a resolution into the investigation of Red Bull team principal Christian Horner in a letter sent to the team, a copy of which was obtained Sunday by The Associated Press. The letter dated Friday from Ford CEO Jim Farley expressed his displeasure with ���the unre Electric school buses finally make headway, but hurdles still stand 02/25/2024 11:04am • The first electric school buses in the United States began running a decade ago in three school districts in California, providing a ride that was much less noisy, smelly and dirty than the diesel buses kids and parents were used to. Yet despite the availability of the technology all these years, f Biden and Utah's governor call for less bitterness and more bipartisanship in the nation's politics 02/25/2024 10:26am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Joe Biden and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox disagree on many issues but they were united Saturday in calling for less bitterness in politics and more bipartisanship. ���Politics has gotten too personally bitter," said Biden, who has practiced politics since he was elected to th Yale joins another Ivy League school to again require standardized test scores amid equity concern 02/25/2024 06:01am • (CNN) ��� After almost four years, Yale University is joining another Ivy League school to once again require applicants to submit an SAT or ACT score, saying the change could help boost admittance for underprivileged students despite concerns from advocates. The school said Thursday it would als Concern over student mental health and drug use draws attendance to Montgomery Co. school forum 02/24/2024 05:06pm • There typically isn't much action at Springbrook High School on Saturdays, but this weekend was an exception, as parents and students flocked to the school to learn more about the challenges kids face involving mental health and substance use. "This is a family forum that's been opened up to the Illinois judge who reversed rape conviction removed from bench after panel finds he circumvented law 02/24/2024 02:00pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� An Illinois judge who sparked outrage by reversing a man���s rape conviction involving a 16-year-old girl has been removed from the bench after a judicial oversight body found he circumvented the law and engaged in misconduct. The Illinois Courts Commission removed Adams County Judg