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As California restricts water use for farmers, low supply levels add to drought's harsh reality

By Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado

California’s re-emerging drought is placing unprecedented strain on the state's intricate water system, threatening mass agricultural production and basic drinking water in a way experts say is more severe than in years past.

How California's drought is stressing a water system that delivers water to millions of residents

By Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado

California’s worsening drought is putting a strain on the web of rivers and canals that course through the nation’s most populous state and provide drinking water for millions of residents.

WATCH: Biden surveys storm damage in Louisiana neighborhood

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

Less than a week after Hurricane Ida battered the Gulf Coast, President Joe Biden walked the streets of a hardhit Louisiana neighborhood on Friday and told local residents, “I know you're hurting, I know you're hurting.”…

Police look for missing in wake of catastrophic Ida flooding

By Mike Catalini, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

At least 49 people in five states died as storm water filled people's homes and engulfed vehicles, overwhelming urban drainage systems never meant to handle so much rain in such a short time.

5 Stories: A new 4-legged whale fossil, why China is limiting online gaming for kids, and other stories you missed

By Deema Zein, Julia Griffin

Egyptian researchers unearth a four-legged whale fossil, the EPA bans a pesticide linked to neurological problems in kids and China limits kids under 18 to three hours of online gaming a week. Check out these stories and others you might…

Tahoe evacuees escaping fire report price gouging

By Sam Metz, Scott Sonner, Associated Press

California prohibits exorbitant price increases during emergencies. But a ban that Nevada lawmakers passed this year doesn't take effect until October.

As Afghan refugees arrive in the U.S., Southeast Asian American advocates urge more support

By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang

Many Vietnamese, Lao, Hmong, and Cambodian Americans see their own families’ journeys to America in the voyage Afghans are making now.

4 takeaways about Americans' COVID views at summer's end

By Laura Santhanam

While taming the coronavirus will continue to depend on widespread adoption of key public health measures, the United States is still confronting the gulf between those who believe that something like getting a vaccine is a personal decision versus those…

Apple delays plan to scan iPhones for child sex abuse images

By Associated Press

Apple said Friday it’s delaying its plan to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child sexual abuse, saying it needs more time to refine the system before releasing it.

Mutual aid groups give personalized help after Hurricane Ida

By Haleluya Hadero, Glenn Gamboa, Associated Press

Following Hurricane Ida, mutual aid networks sprang into action to supplement the more established relief services from federal and local governments, and charities.