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In Sacramento, LA Mayor Bass seeks state money to close nearly $1 billion budget gap
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass returned to Sacramento Wednesday to lobby state leaders for money to help close the city’s nearly $1 billion budget hole.
This is Bass’ second visit to the state ...Read more
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Trump fires more immigration judges in what some suspect is a move to bend courts to his will
The Justice Department's move last week to fire at least eight immigration judges, including four from California, is raising ...Read more
Trump considers reducing Chinese car part tariffs, FT says
The Trump administration is considering reducing tariffs on auto parts ahead of a May 3 deadline that has drawn the ire of global carmakers, according to the Financial Times.
The proposal would exempt car parts from ...Read more
Trump readies actions aiming to reshape US higher education
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will sign around a half-dozen executive actions aimed at overhauling higher education, expanding the administration’s efforts to put its imprint on colleges and universities across ...Read more
New Jersey wildfire swells to 13,250 acres, could become biggest in two decades
A forest wildfire in Ocean County just miles from the Shore had ballooned to at least 13,250 acres, but its growth had slowed Wednesday evening, according to state officials.
The fire could become New Jersey’s largest ...Read more
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore 'not planning' to go to El Salvador to see Kilmar Abrego Garcia
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Gov. Wes Moore is “not planning” on traveling to El Salvador to see Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was mistakenly deported, he said Wednesday.
“This is not about immigration — this ...Read more
Cybercrime topped $16B in 2024; seniors hit hardest with $4.8B
Internet crime cost U.S. consumers $16.6 billion in 2024 — an increase of more than 30% compared to the previous year — and seniors were hit the hardest with a $4.8 billion loss, the Federal Bureau of Investigation ...Read more
Let professors and students carry guns on campus, Florida board of ed member says
MIAMI — In the wake of the devastating mass shooting at Florida State University last week, former Broward County School Board member and current Florida Board of Education member Daniel Foganholi calls for a ...Read more
Trump plans to visit Michigan next week, sources say, after Rome trip for pope's funeral
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is planning to travel to Michigan on Tuesday, according to two Republican sources briefed on his plans. It would be the president's first visit to the battleground state since winning ...Read more
Sword-wielding woman with gunshot wounds steals cop car, spurs chase, Kentucky cops say
A woman wearing a motorcycle helmet and waving a sword at an Indiana police officer stole his car and led authorities on a chase that ended violently in Kentucky, officials say.
A Chandler police officer was responding to...Read more
As farmworker deportations loom, Donald Trump hints at relief for agriculture
FRESNO, Calif. — After months of anxiety over the possibility that mass deportations could cripple the San Joaquin Valley’s multibillion-dollar agriculture industry, President Trump has signaled that he may be open to ...Read more
Venezuelan deported to El Salvador after Detroit tunnel stop, DHS says in latest dispute
DETROIT — A 32-year-old Venezuelan national who was deported last month following his attempt in January to enter the United States through the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel was flown to El Salvador after he was identified as a...Read more
Twelve states ask trade court to halt Trump tariffs
WASHINGTON — A dozen states filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging the Trump administration’s imposition of sweeping tariffs, arguing the president trampled on Congress’ powers to raise taxes.
The complaint ...Read more
Trump's U-turns on Powell, China follow dire economic warnings
WASHINGTON — Confronted with fresh warnings from financial markets, business leaders and top advisers, President Donald Trump this week eased off on two of his frequent punching bags: Jerome Powell and China.
Trump ...Read more
Climate protester arrested for spray-painting signs at Trump Tower in NYC, police say
NEW YORK — A climate protester was arrested Wednesday for spray-painting a sign inside Trump Tower in Manhattan.
Video of the incident shows a light-haired man wearing a black T-shirt and black pants spraying “USA” ...Read more
Trump says millionaire tax would push wealthy to leave the US
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said that imposing a higher tax rate on millionaires would spur the country’s richest to leave the U.S., downplaying an idea that is under discussion in some Republican circles as a ...Read more
NYC prosecutors open Harvey Weinstein retrial with accusations he sexually assaulted a 16-year-old
NEW YORK — The ailing and jailed film producer Harvey Weinstein was once a titan of industry who preyed upon young women in a “profoundly psychological” manner while holding their dreams in his hands, a jury heard in...Read more
Sen. Durbin announces retirement, capping off more than 4 decades in Congress
WASHINGTON — Senate Democratic Whip Richard J. Durbin of Illinois announced Wednesday that he would not seek reelection next year, opening up a safely blue seat that’s likely to spark a competitive Democratic primary. ...Read more
Pete Hegseth ordered Pentagon makeup studio for TV appearances, report says
Defense Secretary and former Fox News host Pete Hegseth reportedly ordered a makeup studio to be installed in the Pentagon so he can freshen up for TV appearances.
The vanity project was initially planned to cost ...Read more
Jurors hint at impasse in bribery trial of Illinois state Sen. Emil Jones III
CHICAGO — Jurors on Wednesday told the judge overseeing the federal corruption trial of state Sen. Emil Jones III that they may be approaching a deadlock in their deliberations.
In a note late in its second full day of ...Read more
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