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By STEFANIE DAZIO, MATTHEW BROWN and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Evidence emerged Tuesday that a ship’s anchor snagged and dragged an underwater pipeline that ruptured and spilled tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil off Southern California. The evidence that surfaced Tuesday came as the Coast Guard acknowledged it

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — K-pop superstars BTS have raised $3.6 million and generated millions of tweets during four years of teaming up with the U.N. children’s agency to fight violence, abuse and bullying and promote self-esteem in young people. The agency, called UNICEF, is announcing those numbers Wednesday. The “Love

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — U.S. Geological Survey officials have lowered the alert level for a Hawaii volcano. They expect Kilauea volcano’s latest eruption that began last week to remain confined to the summit and not endanger any communities. Officials had raised the volcano’s alert level to “warning” as they assessed

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says Democrats are considering a change to the Senate’s filibuster rules in order to quickly approve lifting the nation’s debt limit. Biden told reporters late Tuesday at the White House, “It’s a real possibility.” The president off-the-cuff remarks interject a new urgency to

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say four companies will pay nearly $78 million to clean up contaminated groundwater at two Los Angeles-area toxic waste sites. The U.S. Department of Justice announced that settlements approved last month will provide money to clean up the Montrose Chemical Corp. and Del Amo Superfund sites south of downtown Los