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Baby Sea Otter Is Reunited With Mother In Central California After Dramatic Rescue
After the baby and mom became separated, she determinedly followed the rescuers' boat as when they blasted audio of the pup crying.

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After the baby and mom became separated, she determinedly followed the rescuers' boat as when they blasted audio of the pup crying.

A judge cited a playbook of initiating civil rights investigations to justify cutting funding to bring universities "to their knees."
Michigan State announced Wednesday that it had reached a negotiated resolution with the NCAA.
The little driverless cars will now be seen on freeways and interstates around San Francisco and Los Angeles.
The suit sets the stage for a high-stakes legal and political fight between the Republican administration and the Democratic governor.
The Rainbow/PUSH organization said he is under observation for a neurodegenerative disorder he has been "managing for more than a decade."
The dad says he and his 1-year-old were pepper-sprayed after encountering agents in a Sam's Club parking lot over the weekend.
A former Chapman University Law School dean and others accused of backing Republican efforts to overturn the 2020 election were pardoned.
Analysts warn that the upheaval will intensify and spread far beyond air travel if cancellations stretch into Thanksgiving week.
A judge had given the Republican administration until Friday to make the payments through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
The longest federal government shutdown on record is curtailing and outright canceling parades, ceremonies and other Veterans Day events.
The former Dodgers, Giants and Mets great Darryl Strawberry got an unexpected call from President Donald Trump.
Maryland is suing the Trump administration after it canceled plans to build a new FBI headquarters in Prince George's County.
First baseman Freddie Freeman told a sold out crowd, "Job in 2024, done. Job in 2025, done. Job in 2026 starts now.”
Helen Mirren will receive the 2026 Cecil B. DeMille Award in January, the Golden Globes announced Wednesday.
The lawsuit claims the map-makers illegally used race as a factor to favor Hispanic voters.
The outcome will reverberate into next year’s midterm elections and beyond.
California's mail balloting system was again at issue.
The race to replace term-limited Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has taken on national dimensions from the start.
Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful vice presidents in U.S. history, has died at age 84.