
California bear-suit luxury car scam ends in insurance fraud sentences for 3
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three people in California have been sentenced for insurance fraud in a bizarre scam that involved someone dressed in a bear costume damaging luxury cars. The California Insurance Department said the three used a person in a bear suit to stage fake attacks inside a Rolls-Royce and two Mercedes in 2024, then submitted fraudulent claims seeking nearly $142,000 in payouts from insurance companies. The department called it “Operation Bear Claw. ”Two Los Angeles-area men a...
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- California bear-suit luxury car scam ends in insurance fraud sentences for 3
- Trump signs order to speed review of psychedelics, including the controversial drug ibogaine
- Powerful winds and reported tornadoes rip through the Midwest, leaving heavy damage but no deaths
- Stories of Black and Indigenous patriots come into focus as US remembers the American Revolution
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Trump signs order to speed review of psychedelics, including the controversial drug ibogaine
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday directed his administration to speed up reviews of certain psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine, which recently has been embraced by combat veterans and conservative lawmakers despite having serious safety risks. Ibogaine and other psychedelics remain banned under the federal government's most restrictive category for illegal, high-risk drugs. But the administration is taking steps to ease restrictions and spur research on using the drugs...
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- Trump signs order to speed review of psychedelics, including the controversial drug ibogaine
- Pope Leo XIV says not in my interest at all to debate Trump but will keep preaching peace
- A big midterms year in Arizona kicks off with the states largest county embroiled in election drama
- Trumps dyslexia barbs stir anguish and anger, perpetuating a myth about the learning disability
- Indiana primary will test Trumps control over Republican Party after redistricting defiance
The Lyrid meteor shower is visible now and peaking soon. Heres how to spot it
NEW YORK (AP) — This year’s Lyrid meteor shower is getting a boost thanks to a dim crescent moon. Skywatchers could see 10 to 20 shooting stars per hour soar across the spring sky, according to NASA, when the fiery display peaks Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. The show will be visible across the globe, but views will be best in the Northern Hemisphere. And there’s no risk of the crescent moon photobombing the Lyrid shower. It’ll set before the fun starts. Meteor showers happen by...
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- The Lyrid meteor shower is visible now and peaking soon. Heres how to spot it
- Artemis II astronauts praise their moonships performance, especially the heat shield
- Younger adult colon cancer deaths are concentrated in people with less education, study says
- Astronomers measure the mind-blowing power and speed of black hole jets for the first time
- A lost icon: The American chestnut and its central place in the eastern landscape

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