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Saturday, July 25, 2026

Los Angeles County Dept of Public Health issues beach warnings

Southland/Beach Warnings—   July 23, 2026 Ocean Water Use Warning for Los Angeles County Beaches   The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health advises the public to avoid swimming, surfing, and playing in ocean waters at the following Los Angeles County beaches due to elevated bacteria levels that exceed state health standards:   BEACH AREA WARNINGS:   The warning […]
Tuesday, July 21, 2026

More concerns over controversial deaths involving ICE

USA/ICE—   By Danielle Smith, producer, Tennessee News Service, a bureau of Public News Service.   Shootings involving federal immigration officers are drawing urgent warnings from human rights leaders. They say fatal encounters with those federal agents are rising across the U.S. Human Rights Watch reports deaths in ICE custody have more than doubled since early 2025, with 52 cases documented […]
Sunday, July 19, 2026

CA launches “One Less Spark” campaign to prevent wildfires

CA/Wildfires Prevention—   By Suzanne Potter, producer, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service.   Every Californian has a role to play in preventing wildfires and experts have some tips on how to avoid accidentally sparking a blaze. Gov. Gavin Newsom launched the “One Less Spark” campaign last week. Brent Pascua, a battalion chief for Cal Fire, said […]
Saturday, July 11, 2026

Disney among more than 80 corporations getting huge tax breaks

USA/Tax Breaks—     By Eric Galatas, producer, Colorado News Connection, a bureau of Public News Service.   A new report from the consumer advocacy organization Public Citizen showed 88 corporations, reporting a combined $105 billion in pretax income last year, paid no federal income taxes after spending $852 million on political campaigns and lobbying. Eileen O’Grady, researcher for Public Citizen, said […]
Friday, July 10, 2026

Unclaimed life insurance scams on the rise

SCAMS/Unclaimed Life Insurance— Unclaimed life insurance scams are making a comeback. Sadly, new victims are falling for the fraud. Some of them have reported the scam to the Federal Trade Commission. Here’s how the latest version works. The scammers impersonate lawyers. They send out random snail mail letters claiming one of their clients, with your last name, just died and […]
Thursday, July 9, 2026

GOP policies reportedly cost families at least $2,000 since 2025

USA/Economy- By Suzanne Potter, producer, Public News Service.   A new report showed the average American family’s costs have risen by at least $2,000 since Republicans passed a federal budget bill last summer. Researchers from the nonprofit environmental organization Climate Power and the Center for American Progress Action Fund found households are paying more for gas, utilities, groceries, and healthcare. Jesse Lee, […]
Saturday, July 4, 2026

Happy Independence Day!

Holidays/July 4,  2026— America’s 250th birthday!   America has never been defined by where we came from, but by what we have chosen to build together. Our story has always been one of progress-imperfect, challenging, and unfinished-but always moving forward because each generation accepted the responsibility to leave our nation… — Democratic Hispanic Caucus of Florida (@FlaHispanicDems) July 4, 2026 […]
Tuesday, June 30, 2026

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship

High Court Ruling on Brthright  Citizenship—   By Terri Dee, producer, Indiana News Service, a bureau of Public News Service.    The U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to remove or limit birthright citizenship. The 6-3 vote was handed down today. The ruling concerns children born in the United States to parents who are in the country […]
Monday, June 29, 2026

The US Supreme Court issues a ruling on mail-in ballots

US Supreme Court rules on mail-in ballots—   The US Supreme Court took the steam out of President Trump’s attempt to derail mail-in ballots before the midterm elections this fall. The high court handed down a ruling today upholding states’ rights to count mail ballots as long as they are postmarked by Election Day and received within a period established […]