President Trump directs federal agencies to reopen Alcatraz prison for violent offenders. The historic island facility faces significant renovation challenges after six decades as a tourist ...

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President Donald Trump is looking to reopen Alcatraz Island, which once housed 19 Hopi men who didn’t want their children ...

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Jolene Babyak, author and expert on Alcatraz, joins Karen Conti and Sylvia Perez to talk about the Alcatraz prison in light of President Trump announcing he would like to reopen it for use.

Tsunamis pose a risk to the entirety of the California coast. But should a major one strike, how bad could it be?

Near-shore tsunamis, those triggered by earthquakes just off the coast, could pose a particularly dire risk for California’s ...

Alcatraz Penitentiary was originally built as a U.S. Army Stockade from 1910-1912. The Justice Department acquired the U.S.

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