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News Wrap: Man arrested near Justice Kavanaugh's home is charged with attempted murder

In our news wrap Wednesday, a California man was charged with attempted murder after being arrested near the Maryland home of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Olympic champion Simone Biles and dozens of other gymnasts are suing the FBI,…

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911 dispatchers are in short supply. In Missouri, cities are grappling with how to provide coverage without them

By Gabrielle Hays

Every second matters during an emergency, says April Heinze, 911 operational director for the National Emergency Number Association (NENA), and not having enough people to answer calls means those seconds waiting add up quickly.

Workers protest Starbucks' plan to close a unionizing store

By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press

As tensions rise between Starbucks and baristas who want to unionize, the imminent closure of a store in Ithaca, New York, is taking on outsized significance.

Interior Department to phase out single-use plastics at national parks

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The Interior Department says it will phase out sales of plastic water bottles and other single-use products at national parks and on other public lands over the next decade, targeting a major source of U.S. pollution.

Gavin Newsom overwhelmingly wins California primary

By Adam Beam, Associated Press

Newsom is the overwhelming favorite to win a second term just a year after surviving a recall election. He will run on a progressive agenda that includes stricter gun laws and enhanced abortion services.

The Jan. 6 hearings are starting. How do public hearings differ from investigations?

By Claire Leavitt, The Conversation

On the eve of public hearings held by Congress’ January 6 investigative committee, a former oversight staffer for the House of Representatives explains what such hearings aim to accomplish.

San Francisco recalls progressive prosecutor Chesa Boudin

By Janie Har, Associated Press

San Francisco residents voted overwhelmingly to recall progressive District Attorney Chesa Boudin in a heated campaign that divided Democrats over crime, policing and public safety reform in the famously liberal city.

Moderna says new COVID-19 vaccine protects against omicron

By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

Moderna says its experimental COVID-19 vaccine that combines its original shot with protection against the omicron variant appears to work.

U.K. to charge Harvey Weinstein with indecent assault

By Associated Press

British prosecutors say they have authorized police to charge former film producer Harvey Weinstein with two counts of indecent assault against a woman in London in 1996.