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Ex-CIA official charged with stealing millions of dollars in gold bars
A former senior CIA official with top secret-level clearance is accused of stealing hundreds of gold bars worth more than $40 million from the federal government and stashing them in his home.
The Associated Press | May 28, 2026, 5:38 AM UTC
Gov. Newsom signs law to prevent ballot seizures before next week's primary
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed legislation to ban law enforcement from interfering in elections ahead of that state's primary next week. The bill, SB73, was authored after a California sheriff seized hundreds of thousands of ballots earlier this year.
Madison Aument | May 28, 2026, 12:10 AM UTC
DOJ charges Google staffer over Polymarket trades netting $1.2 million
It's the second known case of the federal government filing criminal charges against someone who allegedly used insider information to make a large profit on a prediction market site.
Bobby Allyn | May 27, 2026, 11:35 PM UTC
NPR's newsroom shrinks through buyouts and layoffs
At least 18 NPR journalists have accepted buyouts and another 10 have been laid off as the public media network attempts to save money and reorganize the newsroom.
David Folkenflik | May 27, 2026, 8:02 PM UTC
More people are going hungry now than at the height of the pandemic
Food insecurity affects more families now than during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Scott Horsley | May 27, 2026, 7:12 PM UTC
May 27: IE Latino Voices
A conversation with host Yvette Walker and is Michael Segura, Executive Director of the Garcia Center for the Arts.
Yvette Walker | May 27, 2026, 4:58 PM UTC
Riverside city council candidates focus on streets, homelessness and Measure Z
The Primary election is next week. Candidates for local, state and federal races continue to make their case on why voters should choose them. Daniel Eduardo Hernandez, with The Riverside Record, broke down what's on the ballot in the city of Riverside.
Anthony Victoria | May 27, 2026, 3:23 PM UTC
Palestinians use recycling as Israel's restrictions trigger a trash crisis
Palestinians in the West Bank live amid garbage following Israeli restrictions. Two Palestinian entrepreneurs are trying to make a change.
Eleanor Beardsley | May 27, 2026, 2:45 PM UTC
Inside the effort to save one of America's most imperiled salamanders
When a species is facing extinction, it takes an enormous human effort to stave it off. Case in point: the painstaking campaign to save the frosted flatwoods salamander.
Nathan Rott | May 27, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC
