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Leading Virginia Democrats say recently uncovered hypothermia hospitalizations among inmates at a Virginia prison deserve further scrutiny

The new law, which passed unanimously in the Virginia House and Senate, will take effect July 1.

Fifty-three migrants died in what remains the nation’s deadliest human smuggling event. Eight children and one pregnant woman were among the victims discovered in the sweltering trailer parked next to an isolated road in 2022.

One of six men charged in Texas over 53 migrants who died last year in a sweltering tractor-trailer has pleaded guilty to smuggling-related charges

A year after the nation’s deadliest human smuggling event, federal prosecutors say seven people face a maximum of life in prison. One of the suspects, who was not identified, has not been arrested.

The Los Angeles and Long Beach port docks were humming Thursday after the longshore workers union and employers reached a possible labor deal after months of increasingly contentious talks.

LOS ANGELES — “Vanderpump Rules” stars Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss have issued lengthy statements apologizing to Sandoval’s longtime girlfriend Ariana Madix after an affair scandal ended their nine-year relationship and rocked the internet this week, likely causing long-term effects on their Bravo reality series.

A Riverside County sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed Friday in Lake Elsinore, California, authorities said.

A Riverside County sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed Friday near Lake Elsinore, California, just two weeks after another deputy was fatally shot while on duty, authorities said.

A Riverside County sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed Friday near Lake Elsinore, California, just two weeks after another deputy was fatally shot while on duty, authorities said.

SAN FRANCISCO — At least two more serious storms are headed toward California over the next few days, bringing more heavy rains and flash floods as communities tally the destruction from this week’s punishing atmospheric river.