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Mule deer near Descanso Beach in Avalon, Calif., on Santa Catalina Island, on Nov. 14. A proposal to kill all of the island's mule deer, which along with other non-native animals have been destroying the island's plant habitat, is infuriating many local residents and animal lovers.

The plan to save a California island? Shoot all of the deer.

The habitat on Santa Catalina Island is suffering because much of the native flora has been ravaged by animals shipped here over the past century for ranching, hunting and filming movies.

Surging US oil production brings down prices and raises climate fears

American oil fields are gushing again, helping to drive down fuel prices but also threatening to undercut efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Chicago and other northern US cities scramble to house migrants with coldest weather just ahead

Chicago is scrambling to house hundreds of asylum-seekers who are still sheltering on sidewalks, at police stations and at the city’s busiest airport as the cold weather sets in and with winter just around the corner

Drunk and asleep on the job: Air traffic controllers pushed to the brink

In the past two years, air traffic controllers and others have submitted hundreds of complaints to a Federal Aviation Administration hotline describing issues like dangerous staffing shortages, mental health problems, and deteriorating buildings, some infested by bugs and black mold.

Protester critically injured after setting self on fire outside Israeli consulate in Atlanta

The person set up outside the building in the city's midtown neighborhood on Friday afternoon and used gasoline as an accelerant, Atlanta Fire Chief Roderick Smith said.

This combination of photos shows Republican presidential candidates Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaking at the Christians United For Israel (CUFI) Summit 2023 on July 17, in Arlington, Va., left, and former president Donald Trump speaking at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., June 13, right.

Trump and DeSantis will hold dueling campaign events in Iowa with the caucuses just six weeks away

Ron DeSantis plans to complete his campaign promise to visit each of Iowa’s 99 counties, a timeworn tactic for presidential candidates hoping to make their mark in the leadoff state.

Inmate who stabbed Derek Chauvin 22 times is charged with attempted murder, prosecutors say
A federal inmate was charged Friday with attempted murder in the Nov. 24 prison stabbing of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd.

Trump not immune from being sued for Jan. 6 riot, judges rule
The unanimous decision by a federal appeals court in Washington is expected to be appealed but could imperil Trump’s argument that presidential immunity also protects him from being charged criminally for his efforts to stay in power after the 2020 election.

Report: Belief death penalty is applied unfairly shows capital punishment’s growing isolation in US
But whether the public’s waning support for the death penalty and the declining number of executions and death sentences will ultimately result in the abolition of capital punishment in the United States remains uncertain, experts said.

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Pentagon plans a drone army to counter China’s market dominance

American drone makers are hoping the Pentagon’s ‘’Replicator’' program will give a shot in the arm to US manufacturing. 4:55 p.m.

Watch live: House votes on expulsion of Representative George Santos

Representative George Santos of New York is facing a critical vote to expel him from the House. Watch it live. 10:53 a.m.

Florida Governor and Republican presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis speaks in the spin room following a debate held by Fox News, in Alpharetta, Georgia, on Nov. 30.

Five takeaways from the DeSantis-Newsom debate

For an hour and a half Thursday night, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and California Governor Gavin Newsom shouted at and interrupted each other, trying to leave an impression on Fox News viewers beyond the din of their slugfest. 12:33 a.m.

In 2023, there were 24 executions in the US, with the final one for the year taking place Thursday in Oklahoma.

Belief death penalty is applied unfairly shows capital punishment’s growing isolation in US, report says

An annual report on capital punishment says more Americans now believe the death penalty is administered unfairly. 12:14 a.m.

Because of the scope of the recalls and potential uncertainty about the source of the cantaloupe, health officials warned consumers to be cautious.

Don’t eat pre-cut cantaloupe if the source is unknown, CDC says, as deadly salmonella outbreak grows

At least 117 people in 34 US states have been sickened by contaminated cantaloupe, including 61 who were hospitalized and two who died, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 10:59 p.m.

President Biden speaks as first lady Jill Biden listen after they lit the National Christmas Tree on the Ellipse, near the White House, on Nov. 30, in Washington.

Biden lights the National Christmas Tree, taking his turn to bring holiday spirit to Washington

President Joe Biden has gotten his turn at bringing the holiday spirit to Washington. 10:50 p.m.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear a lawsuit filed by seven unions attempting to end the state’s near-total ban on collective bargaining for most public employees.

Unions in Wisconsin sue to reverse collective bargaining restrictions on teachers, others

The latest lawsuit is the first since the Wisconsin Supreme Court flipped to liberal control in August. 7:00 p.m.

Representative George Santos, Republican of New York, outside the Capitol early Thursday. He said the move to expel him from the House was merely a smear campaign by some of his colleagues and refuses to resign ahead of the vote.

GOP Rep. George Santos refuses to resign and warns his expulsion from Congress would set a precedent

A defiant Representative George Santos made clear that he would not resign before a vote Friday on whether he should be expelled. 6:36 p.m.