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Trump guts the Education Department with massive layoffs; shock waves reach California
The Trump administration has begun dismantling the U.S. Department of Education by laying off about half of the agency’s employees,…
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Venezuelan couple arrested and charged with illegal entry — two years after crossing into the U.S.
WASHINGTON — A couple from Venezuela were arrested by federal immigration agents this week and charged with misdemeanor illegal entry,…
Politics
If Trump cuts Medicaid, this California Republican's House seat would be imperiled
Rep. David Valadao faced a no-win decision last month: Fall into line behind President Trump and vote for a budget resolution that would…
News
Bird flu-infected San Bernardino County dairy cows may have concerning new mutation
Scientists are sounding alarms about a genetic mutation that was recently identified in four dairy cow herds, nearly one year after H5N1…
Politics
Commentary: With friends like Steve Bannon and Charlie Kirk, Newsom may talk himself to political death
Gavin Newsom — eyes on the White House, vision firmly fixed on his future — is leaning once more into the self-promotion business. One…
Politics
California farm groups look to stabilize workforce amid crackdown on illegal immigration
As the Trump administration cracks down on illegal immigration, California farm groups are working behind the scenes to influence…
News
Fearing for their lives, Syrian refugees flee into Lebanon
MASAOUDIYEH, Lebanon — Hassan Suleiman huffed in the morning sun, sweating despite the ice-cold water running up to his shins under the…
Politics
As Trump steamrolls ahead, Democrats see a growing 'heartbeat' of resistance
In an interview on MSNBC, Faiz Shakir, a senior advisor to Sen. Bernie Sanders, described “thousands and thousands” of people showing up…
News
95 coffins, countless wounds: Lebanon grapples with Hezbollah’s 'victory' over Israel
AITAROUN, Lebanon — The procession of coffins was heard long before it came into view, a chorus of ambulance sirens drowning out the crowd…
Politics
DHS expedites process to award two Republican-linked firms part of its $200-million ad campaign
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security skipped a fully competitive bidding process to give two Republican-linked firms the first part of…
Politics
Supreme Court revives family's claim to recover Pissarro painting stolen by the Nazis
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday revived a family’s claim to recover a painting that had been hung in a Berlin apartment in 1939…
Politics
Supreme Court will hear free-speech challenge to 'conversion therapy' bans in California, Colorado
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a free-speech challenge to laws in Colorado, California and 20 other states that…
Politics
Column: Trump wants to undo all kinds of race and gender progress. Here's what stands in his way
The Trump administration is hell-bent on “restoring” this country to an entirely fictional time when white people succeeded based purely…
News
What she learned after the fires: 'It’s not the things so much; it’s the time that went into them'
She comes back a couple of times a week, picking through the ash to look for things from a past life: cup, cracked plate, cheese grater,…
News
Syrians recount terror as renewed sectarian violence leaves hundreds dead
BEIRUT — The gunmen were methodical, beginning their rampage from the start of a street in the Qusoor neighborhood in the Syrian coastal…
Celebrity
His wife dead, an ailing Gene Hackman was stranded alone in his house for days, authorities believe
Betsy Arakawa appeared to go about her normal routine in early February. She ran errands around Santa Fe while wearing a face mask. She…
News
2 days of clashes and revenge killings in Syria leave more than 600 people dead
BEIRUT — The death toll from two days of clashes between security forces and loyalists of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad and revenge…
Politics
California lawmakers urge congressional leaders to continue federal wildfire aid
WASHINGTON — California’s lawmakers urged their leaders in Congress on Friday to continue funding federal aid in the wake of the L.A.…
News
What is hantavirus, the rare disease that killed Betsy Arakawa, Gene Hackman's wife?
Officials announced Friday that Betsy Arakawa, Gene Hackman’s wife, had died of hantavirus — ending speculation about the circumstances…
Celebrity
Gene Hackman died of heart disease, his wife of hantavirus days earlier, officials say
The seemingly mysterious deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, in their Santa Fe, N.M., home were both natural and occurred…
Politics
Trump's 1% policy wars: Transgender people, USAID funding and now Canadian fentanyl?
When Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called President Trump this week to discuss the imposition of stiff U.S. tariffs, Trump linked…
News
A second death may be linked to U.S. measles outbreak, an unvaccinated New Mexico man
An unvaccinated New Mexico man who recently died was found to be infected with measles. His death could be the second in an ongoing…
Politics
Will Trump's tariffs affect your travel plans to Mexico and Canada?
Is this the moment for a spring break in Mexico or Canada? The idea might seem iffy as the Trump administration confounds its neighbors by…
Politics
Trump says South Korea wants to invest in the Alaska gas pipeline. Does it?
SEOUL — In his speech to Congress this week, President Trump said that South Korea, alongside other countries such as Japan, wanted to…