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By Elizabeth Wolfe , CNNWire Monday, April 15, 2024 4:46PM Two visitors at Lake Mead National Recreation Area were captured on video destroying ancient rock formations. Two visitors at Lake Mead National Recreation Area were captured on video destroying ancient rock formations and park rangers are seeking the public’s help in identifying the suspects. Video shows two visitors who scaled towering russet-colored rock formations along the park’s Redstone Dune Trail and were shoving wide slabs of sandstone to the ground. A young girl screams as the stone topples and crumbles to dust. Damage to the federally-protected formations, which were shaped over time out of 140 million-year-old sand dunes, is irreversible. Recreation area spokesperson John Haynes called the destruction “appalling.” “Why on earth would you do this to this area that’s so beautiful? It’s one of my favorite places in the park and they’re up there just destroying it. I don’t understand that,” Haynes told CNN affiliate KVVU. The video was taken the evening of April 7, according to KVVU. Park rangers urged anyone who was on the trail at the time or who may have

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHAEL BALSAMO (Associated Press) The federal Bureau of Prisons said Monday it is planning to close a women’s prison in California known as the “rape club” despite attempts to reform the troubled facility after an Associated Press investigation exposed rampant staff-on-inmate sexual abuse. Bureau of Prisons Director Colette Peters said in a statement to the AP that the agency had “taken unprecedented steps and provided a tremendous amount of resources to address culture, recruitment and retention, aging infrastructure – and most critical – employee misconduct.” “Despite these steps and resources, we have determined that FCI Dublin is not meeting expected standards and that the best course of action is to close the facility,” Peters said. “This decision is being made after ongoing evaluation of the effectiveness of those unprecedented steps and additional resources.” FCI Dublin, about 21 miles (34 kilometers) east of Oakland, is one of six women-only federal prisons, and the only one west of the Rocky Mountains. It currently has 605 inmates — 504 inmates in its main prison and another 101 at an adjacent minimum-security camp. That’s

By JOSH BOAK and JILL COLVIN (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — Tax Day reveals a major split in how Joe Biden and Donald Trump would govern: The presidential candidates have conflicting ideas about how much to reveal about their own finances and the best ways to boost the economy through tax policy. Biden, the sitting Democratic president, plans to release his income tax returns on Monday, the IRS filing deadline. And on Tuesday, he is scheduled to deliver a speech in Scranton, Pennsylvania, about why the wealthy should pay more in taxes to reduce the federal deficit and help fund programs for the poor and middle class. Biden is proud to say that he was largely without money for much of his decades-long career in public service, unlike Trump, who inherited hundreds of millions of dollars from his father and used his billionaire status to launch a TV show and later a presidential campaign. “For 36 years, I was listed as the poorest man in Congress,” Biden told donors in California in February. “Not a joke.” In 2015, Trump declared as part of his candidacy

OAKLAND — Curious about seeing Brandon Crawford in a uniform other than the Giants? The best chance will be Monday through Wednesday at the Coliseum when Crawford comes back to the Bay Area as a reserve shortstop for the St. Louis Cardinals, who play a three-game series against the Athletics. “It will be a strange for sure,” said A’s pitcher Alex Wood, a former teammate. “In this day and age not many guys play the length of time he played with an organization. He’s an icon in the Bay. It will be strange but it will be nice to catch up with him and see how things are going in St. Louis.” A return to Oracle Park and the scene of some of Crawford’s greatest triumphs wont happen until the season is almost over. The Cardinals don’t visit San Francisco until the final series of the regular season, Sept. 27 -29. Plenty of time to get that statue ready. Although Crawford grew up in Pleasanton and starred at Foothill High, his heart as a young fan was across the bay with the Giants. It was

SAN FRANCISCO — The Warriors, under Steve Kerr, have seen it all. They’ve had home-court advantage throughout the playoffs, won an NBA record 73 games, bottomed out in a lost 15-win season, lost in the play-in round and made a championship run as the 3-seed. Yet the situation they currently find themselves in is a new one. Never have the Warriors entered the postseason as a 10-seed, facing the prospect of two single-elimination games on the road to even earn a playoff series. Even while finishing 10 games above .500, Golden State is the lowest-seeded team in the Western Conference playoff bracket. And since the legendary trio of Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green blossomed, Kerr has never relied so heavily on rookies. Brandin Podziemski and Trayce Jackson-Davis both figure to play at least 20 minutes in Sacramento as key cogs of the Warriors’ rotation. They’ve earned it; Podziemski leads the team in plus-minus and Jackson-Davis’ vertical threat on both ends of the court has locked in the team’s most cohesive starting lineup. They went on ESPN last week to stake their claim as

SANTA CLARA – Hundreds of kids swarmed Brock Purdy as he dashed out of the Levi’s Stadium tunnel and onto the 49ers’ sun-splashed field for his first-ever youth football camp. Not a bad way to spend his final Sunday before the 49ers’ offseason program, which begins Monday. “This community, they’ve gotten behind my back and supported me since I jumped in the role, and it’s real love that you can feel,” Purdy said. “I just want to give back, give them my time, and show them that I’m human, too. I’m not just a guy they see on TV, but a guy who is just like them.” About 650 kids spent a few hours playing catch, doing drills, and hollering their devotion to the 49ers’ third-year quarterback. Their parents watched from the stands, five months before the 49ers return in full to defend their NFC crown and seek Super Bowl redemption. As Purdy further ingratiates himself with the Bay Area community, that effort should not be overlooked or minimized. It is a connection the franchise has long sought from the quarterback position, all due respect

Jury selection is beginning today in former President Donald Trump’s New York “hush money” case. Trump is facing 34 counts of falsifying business records, accused of hiding payments made to cover up an alleged affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels. He’s pleaded not guilty to all charges. CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman has more.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson said he will try to advance a $95 billion foreign aid package this week following Iran’s attack on Israel over the weekend. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.

Monday marks the 2024 Boston Marathon. You can follow along for live updates and complete coverage.

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Details emerge of Iran’s unprecedented direct attack on Israel, and how it was largely thwarted by the U.S. ally’s defenses.

President Biden reiterated the United States’ commitment to defending Israel following an unprecedented and direct assault on the country by Iran on Saturday. No lives were lost and nearly all the projectiles were shot down from the attempt to send drones and missiles to take out Israeli military targets that were allegedly involved in a deadly embassy bombing in Syria.

Melting ice and unusually heavy seasonal rains have inundated parts of southern Russia and Central Asia with floodwater.

A cargo ship lost power and slammed into the bridge last month. By Luke Barr and Alexander Mallin Monday, April 15, 2024 12:33PM Baltimore Bridge Collapse President Joe Biden got a firsthand look Friday at efforts to clear away the hulking remains of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. BALTIMORE — The FBI is investigating whether there was any criminal wrongdoing in the crash that brought down the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore in March, two sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. The probe will look at whether the crew left port with the knowledge something could be wrong with the ship, according to a source. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Copyright © 2024 ABC News Internet Ventures.

By KEN MILLER Monday, April 15, 2024 12:23PM The suit was filed in the wake of the 2021 tragedy that killed 10 people and injured hundreds more at NRG Park. A judge in Texas is set to hear arguments Monday in rap star Travis Scott’s request to be dismissed from a lawsuit over the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival in Houston. Scott headlined the concert during which 10 people were killed as authorities and festival organizers responded to a massive crowd surge and tried to shut down the show. Last week, the judge dismissed lawsuits against hip-hop guest performer Drake along with several other individuals and companies involved in the show. Attorneys for Scott, whose real name is Jacques Bermon Webster II and is also known as “Cactus Jack,” write in the motion to dismiss that he is a performer and had no role in providing security or crowd management for the festival. “Performers are not expected to render special protection to the audience, nor to safeguard them from the rest of the crowd,” the motion said. “Performing artists, even those who engage in certain promotional

For many people, tax season isn’t only about gathering W-2 forms or calling an accountant. It can also bring intense feelings of stress or anxiety about dealing with finances. Financial stress during tax season can manifest in different ways, whether that’s procrastinating on your tax return until the last minute or experiencing intense stress about filing incorrectly. If you’re dealing with financial stress right now, you’re not alone. “Many Americans experience high stress during tax times, and many Americans are dealing with financial stress,” financial wellness expert Joyce Marter said. You might think emotions and money don’t go together, but they often affect each other, said Lindsay Bryan-Podvin, financial therapist and founder of Mind Money Balance. “Our money and mental health intersect because they’re two parts of our overall wellness,” said Bryan-Podvin. Here are recommendations from experts to reduce financial stress during tax season while still getting your return done by the deadline: Don’t avoid, plan Financial stress can happen all year long. While tax season is only a window of time, it comes with something that can be daunting: a deadline. Some might find

By Susannah Cullinane, CNN , CNNWire Monday, April 15, 2024 10:59AM WNBA star Brittney Griner and her wife, Cherelle, are expecting their first child, the couple announced in an Instagram post on Saturday. “Can’t believe we’re less than three months away from meeting our favorite human being,” they captioned a picture of them holding hands over an ultrasound of the child, adding the hashtags, “#BabyGrinerComingSoon” and “#July2024.” Griner, 33, re-signed with the Phoenix Mercury ahead of the 2024 WNBA season earlier this month. In 2022, she spent nearly 300 days in custody in Russia after being wrongfully detained. The two-time Olympic gold-medalist – who had played in the off-season for a Russian women’s basketball team for years – was arrested at a Moscow airport in February that year after authorities found cannabis oil in her luggage. Despite her testimony that she had inadvertently packed the cannabis oil, she was sentenced to nine years in prison for drug smuggling. The US State Department deemed Griner had been wrongfully detained and after negotiations, she was released in December 2022 in a prisoner swap that involved Russian arms

Federal authorities are asking for the public’s help in tracking down two men seen damaging popular rock formations at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Nevada.

“If gratitude had a face it wouldn’t be this kitty cat,” one person said of the agitated-looking calico.