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Yosemite visitors are told to leave as storm expected to drop up to 10 feet of snow

At least nine Lake Tahoe ski resorts closed and visitors to Yosemite National Park were told to urgently leave Friday as California's most powerful storm of the season bore down on the Sierra Nevada.

SportsJam with Doug Doyle: Drummer Ali Jackson's Son Brings His Rhythm to the Pitch

AZ Jackson, who is training with the Toulouse football club in France, is a rising soccer star. AZ, 15, is the son of jazz drummer and composer Ali…

Visitors look over the <em>Cloud Gate</em> sculpture, also known as "The Bean," in Millennium Park in Chicago.

A Big Ol' Bean Battle Erupts Between Chi-Town And H-Town

Chicago and Houston are fighting over something very big or something very small — two beans. But there's a plot twist.

Mali Obomsawin 6tet: Sweet Tooth Album Release

Sets at 7.30pm + 9.30pm ET
Bassist, composer, and singer Mali Obomsawin (of Odanak First Nation) and her band deliver a captivating performance that feels both timeless and ancient. Exploring the dissonance of colonization and the sanctity of Indigenous lineage, Obomsawin's debut album "Sweet Tooth" offers a foray into Indigenous joy and struggle with folk songs from her community and modern sounds in the tradition of improvised music. Timely and intimate, Sweet Tooth foregrounds the distinctly Indigenous contributions to jazz music, and gives a unique opportunity for audiences to reflect on the Indigenous history of the Northeastern US. Do not miss this album release show!
Mali Obomsawin -bass, vocals
Miriam Elhajli -guitar, vocals
Allison Burik -bass clarinet
Noah Campbell -tenor sax
Taylor Ho Bynum -cornet
Tomas Fujiwara -drums

Pichai Sundararajan, known as Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google Inc. speaks during an event to introduce Google Pixel phone and other Google products on October 4, 2016 in San Francisco, Calif.

Tech Executives Fiercely Criticize Trump Immigration Order

Leaders in the U.S. tech sector say President Trump's executive order banning immigrants from some Muslim-majority countries will sow confusion in their businesses and undercut its growing diversity.

Amazon Echo Murder Case Renews Privacy Questions Prompted By Our Digital Footprints

Smart devices like the Amazon Echo record snippets of conversation when they're being used. NPR's Scott Simon asks Scott Stein of CNET to explain what happens to the data that is collected.

The moon is high as twilight descends on the hills and woods on the outskirts of the small Idaho mountain town of Stanley. On a clear night, the galactic dust of the Milky Way is visible overhead.

Idaho Dims The Lights For One Of The Best Night Skies Anywhere

Central Idaho hopes to land on a very short list of the best places on Earth to see the Milky Way at night.

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Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., holds a piece of glass that he carries with him as members share their recollections on Jan. 6, 2022 — the first anniversary of the U.S. Capitol insurrection. Kildee found the piece of glass following the 2021 attack on the Capitol.

Democrats say voters are watching the Jan. 6 hearings, but it's not their top issue

Voters are more concerned with inflation, according to Democrats in competitive races who are trying to gauge how the hearings will affect November's midterms.

BELA in Montclair is making a difference when it comes to urban planning in the town

BELA program in Montclair is making a difference and trumpeter Jumaane Smith's story of survival

On the August 17 WBGO Journal, we find out about the BELA program in Montclair and an interview with trumpeter Jumaane Smith

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