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Trump administration, Congress move to cut off transgender care for children
The Trump administration and House Republicans advanced measures this week to end gender-affirming care for transgender children and some…
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Business
'Betrayed': Investors grapple with Trump commuting sentence of man who defrauded them
WASHINGTON — Jeffrey Rosenberg is still trying to understand why President Trump would free the man who defrauded him out of a quarter of…
Politics
Trump's Venezuela blockade forces China to choose
China made no public commitment to aid or other material support for longtime partner Venezuela after a recent call between the respective…
Politics
‘We want it back’: Trump asserts U.S. claims to Venezuelan oil and land
MEXICO CITY — President Trump’s order of a partial blockade on oil tankers going to and from Venezuela and his claim that Caracas stole…
Politics
Trump administration moves to dismantle leading climate and weather research center
The Trump administration is moving to dismantle one of the world’s leading climate and weather research institutions, the National Center…
Politics
Republicans defy Johnson to force House vote on extending health insurance subsidies
WASHINGTON — Four House Republicans broke with party leadership on Wednesday to join Democrats in overriding the GOP majority and forcing…
News
Bears QB Caleb Williams issues clear warning to Packers
Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears are back in first place when it comes to the NFC North division race and are set to face off against…
News
Failed emergency alerts during L.A. firestorms eroded public trust. How to fix a broken system?
During the first days of the January firestorms, Los Angeles became a case study in what can go wrong with emergency alerts and…
News
Alabama gets bad offensive injury news before Oklahoma game
The Alabama Crimson Tide offense was a disaster in its 28-7 loss to No. 3 Georgia in the SEC championship. More News: Legendary College…
Politics
White House defends Chief of Staff Susie Wiles after tell-all
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s chief of staff is defending herself after granting an extraordinarily candid series of interviews with…
Politics
Commentary: In disparaging Reiner, Trump shows the shriveled heart of an us-versus-them presidency
When word came of Rob Reiner’s senseless death, America fell into familiar rites of mourning and remembrance. A waterfall of tributes…
News
The crime that haunts Mexico, sowing fear, disrupting life: extortion
MEXICO CITY — A shop owner facing threats shutters the clothing store that had been in his family for generations. A leader of a citrus…
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Mavericks' Cooper Flagg breaks LeBron James' 20-year record
Since 2003, LeBron James has been breaking records in the NBA. Now on the Los Angeles Lakers and a few weeks from turning 41 years old,…
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National Guard troops under Trump's command leave L.A before court's deadline
Dozens of California National Guard troops under President Trump’s command apparently slipped out of Los Angeles under cover of darkness…
Business
Plant closure will lead to hundreds of layoffs in Riverside
The meat processing company JBS is closing a packing facility in Riverside and will lay off 374 employees, according to a notice from the…
Politics
Video appears to show Russian An-22 plane falling apart mid-air
A clip widely circulating on social media appears to show a Russian military transport aircraft falling apart just before it crashed…
Culture
Rob Reiner used his fame to advocate for progressive causes. 'Just a really special man. A terrible day'
Rob Reiner was known to millions as a TV actor and film director. But the Brentwood resident, known for the classic films “Stand by Me”…
News
Alabama in talks with Kalen DeBoer about his coaching future
Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer was immediately linked to Michigan after Sherrone Moore was fired on Wednesday. More News:…
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Bystander who disarmed alleged Bondi shooter hailed a ‘genuine hero’
A bystander who tackled and disarmed a gun from one of the two alleged gunmen who killed at least 11 people in a mass shooting at Bondi…
Politics
Commentary: Is Newsom blazing a path to the White House? Running a fool's errand? Let's discuss
Gavin Newsom is off and running, eyeing the White House as he enters the far turn and his final year as California governor. The track…
Politics
Times Investigation: Ex-Trump DOJ lawyers say 'fraudulent' UC antisemitism probes led them to quit
Nine former Department of Justice attorneys assigned to investigate alleged antisemitism at the University of California described chaotic…
Politics
What the Trump administration's hepatitis B vaccine rollback means for California
For most American infants, the hepatitis B shot comes just before their first bath, in the blur of pokes, prods and pictures that attend a…
Business
Did the U.S. attack? Maduro flee? No, but in Venezuela, rampant rumors fly
CARACAS, Venezuela — Even in Venezuela, a nation battered by years of economic, social and political turmoil, the Christmas season is a…
News
Bears trade rumor resurfaces before Browns matchup
The Chicago Bears are preparing to face the Cleveland Browns in a critical matchup this Sunday, and one Bears player is surely looking to…