RIDGECREST, Calif. — A magnitude-4.1 earthquake has rattled communities in the Mojave Desert in Southern California.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake occurred at 1:40 p.m. and was centered 55 miles (9.7 kilometers) northwest of Ridgecrest in Kern County.
The quake occurred at a depth of 2.5 miles (4 kilometers).
Hamas said it was still reviewing a U.S. proposal for a temporary ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
NEW YORK — Loretta Swit, who won two Emmy Awards playing Major Margaret Houlihan, the demanding head nurse of a behind-the-lines surgical unit during the Korean War on the pioneering hit TV series “M*A*S*H,” has died. She was 87.
Nearly four dozen people in 18 states have been sickened in an expanding outbreak of salmonella food poisoning tied to recalled cucumbers.
Israel has accepted a new U.S. proposal for a temporary ceasefire with Hamas, the White House said.
The Supreme Court endorsed a limited interpretation of a key environmental law as it backed a multibillion-dollar oil railroad expansion in Utah.
The eastern North Pacific hurricane season runs May 15 to Nov. 30.
Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top adviser to President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy. The billionaire entrepreneur posted Wednesday about his decision on X, his social media website.
Hormel Foods is recalling approximately 256,185 pounds of canned beef stew product that may be contaminated with foreign material, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said.
Israeli strikes have decimated Hamas’ leadership during the 19-month war, and Mohammed Sinwar was one of the last widely known leaders still alive in Gaza.
The brothers are both former professional kickboxers who have millions of followers on social media.
