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Trump has vowed to kill offshore wind in the US. Will he succeed?

Nov. 10, 2024 00:05 AM EST

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Opponents of offshore wind energy projects expect President-elect Donald Trump to kill an industry he has vowed to end on the first day he returns to the White House. But it might not be that easy. Many of the largest offshore wind...

Democrat Andy Kim wins open New Jersey Senate seat, defeating Republican Curtis Bashaw

Nov. 06, 2024 00:12 AM EST

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Andy Kim was elected Tuesday to the U.S. Senate, defeating Republican businessman Curtis Bashaw for the seat that opened when Bob Menendez resigned this year after his federal conviction on bribery charges. Kim, a three-term congressman...

California’s largest estuary is in crisis. Is the state discriminating against those who fish there?

Oct. 08, 2024 13:26 PM EDT

More than two dozen fishing rods were braced against the railing of San Francisco’s Pier 7, their lines dangling into the Bay. People chatted on the benches, shouting in Cantonese and leaping up when one of the rods bent or jiggled. One after another, the men and women at the end...

Girl, 11, dies after vehicle crashes into tree in California. 5 other young teens were injured

Aug. 25, 2024 21:53 PM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A vehicle carrying an 11-year-old girl and five young teenagers crashed into a tree in Northern California on Sunday, killing the 11-year-old and leaving the others injured, authorities said. Four girls between the ages of 13 and 15 and a boy, 13, were taken to...