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FILE - &ldquo;Ghost guns&rdquo; are displayed at the headquarters of the San Francisco Police Department, Nov. 27, 2019, in San Francisco. Nevada&rsquo;s Supreme Court upheld the state&rsquo;s ban on ghost guns Thursday, April 18, 2024, overturning a lower court&rsquo;s ruling that had sided with a gun manufacturer&rsquo;s&rsquo; argument the 2021 law regulating firearm components with no serial numbers was too broad and unconstitutionally vague.

Supreme Court will take up the legal fight over ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers

FILE - &ldquo;Ghost guns&rdquo; are displayed at the headquarters of the San Francisco Police Department, Nov. 27, 2019, in San Francisco. Nevada&rsquo;s Supreme Court upheld the state&rsquo;s ban on ghost guns Thursday, April 18, 2024, overturning a lower court&rsquo;s ruling that had sided with a gun manufacturer&rsquo;s&rsquo; argument the 2021 law regulating firearm components with no serial numbers was too broad and unconstitutionally vague.

April 22, 2024, 7:49am Business

The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take up a Biden administration appeal over the regulation of difficult-to-trace ghost guns that had been struck down by lower courts. Read story

FILE - A Brightline train is shown at a station in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Jan. 11, 2018.  A fast-tracked plan to build a high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area is set to mark the start of construction. Brightline West and U.S. transportation secretary and other officials projecting that millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028.

From Sin City to the City of Angels, building starts on high-speed rail line

FILE - A Brightline train is shown at a station in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Jan. 11, 2018.  A fast-tracked plan to build a high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area is set to mark the start of construction. Brightline West and U.S. transportation secretary and other officials projecting that millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028.

April 22, 2024, 7:43am Business

Work is set to begin Monday on a $12 billion high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area, with officials projecting millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028. Read story

Alaska parents and legislators scramble for answers after judge rules homeschool allotments are unconstitutional

April 22, 2024, 6:00am Nation & World

Thousands of Alaska students face uncertainty about their education after a court decision issued late Friday upended the state’s long-standing correspondence schools. Read story

Bumper-to-bumper traffic builds on interstates 805 and 5 south as cars line up to wait over an hour to head into Mexico on March 26.

What’s the deal with the long vehicle lines to cross from California into Tijuana? The fix could take a while

Bumper-to-bumper traffic builds on interstates 805 and 5 south as cars line up to wait over an hour to head into Mexico on March 26.

April 22, 2024, 6:00am Nation & World

Long southbound lines at the San Ysidro-Tijuana vehicle border crossing used to be expected on Fridays. But now it’s almost a daily occurrence, as drivers have noticed for months. Read story

War, hostages, antisemitism: A somber backdrop to this year’s Passover observances

April 21, 2024, 5:21pm Churches & Religion

Passover is a major Jewish holiday, celebrated over seven or eight days each year, commemorating the exodus of ancient Israelites from slavery in Egypt, as recounted in the Bible. To many Jews, it symbolizes freedom and the birth of a Jewish nation. Read story

15 people injured when tram collides with guardrail at Universal Studios theme park near Los Angeles

April 21, 2024, 5:16pm Nation & World

More than a dozen people suffered mostly minor injuries when a tram used for tours crashed into a railing at Universal Studios Hollywood near Los Angeles, authorities and the company said. Read story

FILE - A woman gathers possessions to take before a homeless encampment was cleaned up in San Francisco, Aug. 29, 2023. The Supreme Court will hear its most significant case on homelessness in decades Monday, April 22, 2024, as record numbers of people in America are without a permanent place to live. The justices will consider a challenge to rulings from a California-based federal appeals court that found punishing people for sleeping outside when shelter space is lacking amounts to unconstitutional cruel and unusual punishment.

Record numbers in the U.S. are homeless. Can cities fine them for sleeping in parks and on sidewalks?

FILE - A woman gathers possessions to take before a homeless encampment was cleaned up in San Francisco, Aug. 29, 2023. The Supreme Court will hear its most significant case on homelessness in decades Monday, April 22, 2024, as record numbers of people in America are without a permanent place to live. The justices will consider a challenge to rulings from a California-based federal appeals court that found punishing people for sleeping outside when shelter space is lacking amounts to unconstitutional cruel and unusual punishment.

April 21, 2024, 3:22pm Nation & World

The most significant case in decades on homelessness has reached the Supreme Court as record numbers of people in America are without a permanent place to live. Read story

Neighbors raise a metal gate as they work to install it as a barricade against gangs, in the Petion-Ville neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, April 20, 2024.

Haitians scramble to survive, seeking food, water and safety as gang violence chokes the capital

Neighbors raise a metal gate as they work to install it as a barricade against gangs, in the Petion-Ville neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, April 20, 2024.

April 21, 2024, 3:21pm Nation & World

As the sun sets, a burly man bellows into a megaphone while a curious crowd gathers around him. Next to him is a small cardboard box with several banknotes worth 10 Haitian gourdes — about 7 U.S. cents. Read story

Terry Anderson, AP reporter held captive for years, has died

April 21, 2024, 3:04pm Nation & World

Terry Anderson, the globe-trotting Associated Press correspondent who became one of America’s longest-held hostages after he was snatched from a street in war-torn Lebanon in 1985 and held for nearly seven years, has died at 76. Read story

A woman holds a &quot;Free Azov&quot; sign during a rally aiming to raise awareness on the fate of Ukrainian prisoners of war in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, April 21, 2024. The U.S. House of Representatives swiftly approved $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies in a rare Saturday session as Democrats and Republicans banded together after months of hard-right resistance over renewed American support for repelling Russia&#039;s invasion.

Ukrainian and Western leaders laud U.S. aid package while the Kremlin warns of ‘further ruin’

A woman holds a &quot;Free Azov&quot; sign during a rally aiming to raise awareness on the fate of Ukrainian prisoners of war in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, April 21, 2024. The U.S. House of Representatives swiftly approved $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies in a rare Saturday session as Democrats and Republicans banded together after months of hard-right resistance over renewed American support for repelling Russia&#039;s invasion.

April 21, 2024, 2:20pm Latest News

Ukrainian and Western leaders on Sunday welcomed a desperately needed aid package passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, as the Kremlin warned that passage of the bill would “further ruin” Ukraine and cause more deaths. Read story