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Trump warns Iran of escalation as US troops arrive in region

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U.S. President Donald Trump repeated threats to destroy Iranian energy assets if the Strait of Hormuz isn’t reopened soon, raising fears the war could escalate after more American troops arrived in the region.

The U.S. “is in serious discussions” with what he called a new regime in Iran to end military operations, Trump said in a social-...Read more

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Big crowds expected as signs look good for Artemis II launch Wednesday

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Hundreds of thousands of spectators are expected to descend on the Space Coast this week for a chance to witness something that has not happened since last century.

Humans will be headed to the moon for the first time since the Apollo program in 1972.

The Artemis II mission, a lunar fly-by, could launch from Kennedy Space Center as early as ...Read more

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Trump warns Iran of escalation as US troops arrive in region

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U.S. President Donald Trump repeated threats to destroy Iranian energy assets if the Strait of Hormuz isn’t reopened soon, raising fears of a further escalation in the war after American troops arrived in the region.

The U.S. “is in serious discussions” with Iran to end military operations, Trump said in a social-media post on Monday. But...Read more

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Dramatic weather shift brings significant Southern California cooldown, possible rain

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LOS ANGELES — March in Southern California has been marked almost entirely by unusually warm temperatures, but the month is set to close out with a cooler spell.

A dramatic shift in weather will drop temperatures across the region this week and bring a slight chance of rain — a pattern more typical for early spring than the summer-like ...Read more

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A SoCal native is set to pilot NASA's lunar mission -- and become the first Black person to reach the moon

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NASA's Artemis II mission, the first to send humans around the moon in half a century, is slated to launch Wednesday. It will be piloted by one of Southern California's own.

Victor Glover — a former Ontario High School wrestler and Navy test pilot who often wears his excitement on his royal-blue jumpsuit sleeve — will be the first Black ...Read more

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No Kings may have broken national record, but Bay Area numbers appear to lag from earlier protests

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More than 125,000 protesters took to Bay Area streets Saturday as part of the third nationwide No Kings protest, with a primary focus on the war in Iran and the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement, according to a poll of organizers conducted by Bay Area News Group.

The tens of thousands of local participants were part of the ...Read more

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NYC to launch free child care for city workers with kids as young as 6 weeks

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NEW YORK – New York City is inviting some municipal workers to apply for free on-site child care for infants and toddlers, Mayor Zohran Mamdani was set to announce at a news conference Monday morning.

The 4,000-square-foot facility at the David N. Dinkins Municipal Building in Lower Manhattan is expected to serve 40 children, ages 6 weeks to ...Read more

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Supreme Court’s decision on birthright citizenship will depend on its interpretation of one key phrase

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The Supreme Court on April 1, 2026, will hear oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara, the case that challenges the Trump administration’s efforts to bar the children of immigrants without legal status from birthright citizenship by reinterpreting the terms of the 14th Amendment.

In January 2025, President Donald Trump issued an ...Read more

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US, Israel keep up strikes on Iran after troops arrive in region

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U.S. and Israeli forces pressed ahead with attacks on Iran while the Islamic Republic launched missiles across the Persian Gulf, sending oil prices higher once again amid no sign of an imminent peace deal.

The Israeli military said on Monday that it’s carrying out airstrikes on Iranian military targets a day after attacks resulted in power ...Read more

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Israel increases budget to fund wars against Iran, Hezbollah

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Israel’s parliament approved a state budget that should stabilize the ruling coalition until elections later this year and which will see defense spending increase significantly to cover the wars against Iran and in Lebanon.

The spending plan, set to run for the rest of 2026, will be funded by additional borrowing and cuts in some civilian ...Read more

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Minnesota's first state park campground for off-roaders and their rigs opens this summer

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MINNEAPOLIS — The first campground in the state park system catering to the off-road vehicle crowd will open this summer in northern Minnesota.

Years in development, Pyrite Campground opens June 12 in Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park, the Department of Natural Resources announced March 26.

While Pyrite will be open to all ...Read more

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The scammer, the fixer and the cop: Inside LA's world of millionaire 'crypto kids'

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LOS ANGELES — Daniel landed in Los Angeles with his girlfriend and a hard drive containing $350,000 in bitcoin.

The 17-year-old’s lifestyle was intended to draw attention: Parties at the hottest clubs. Rented sports cars. Cuban link chains. Imitation Richard Mille watches.

California is full of young people who were transformed into ...Read more

She uncovered a terrifying lab hidden in California, with alleged ties to China

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LOS ANGELES — The case of a lifetime started with a putrid smell and a green garden hose sticking out of the side of a supposedly vacant warehouse in California farm country.

Inside the sprawling building on I Street in Reedley, code enforcement officer Jesalyn Harper found vials filled with liquid — some marked in English or Mandarin, ...Read more

Pittsburgh International is among the smaller airports where ICE was deployed. What may have led to the decision?

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PITTSBURGH — Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents started working at Pittsburgh International Airport last week as part of a nationwide deployment at airports while thousands of Transportation Security Administration employees continued to work without pay.

The agents were sent to “support airports facing the greatest strain” as ...Read more

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Commentary: The World Cup needs an ICE truce

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With the world’s largest sporting event, the World Cup, slated to begin in June, the United States should call a truce in the campaign of terror being waged by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agencies against immigrants and others.

Major sporting events have long relied on the so-called “Olympic Truce,” which dates ...Read more

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Florida approved millions for immigration enforcement. Where it goes is surprising

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Eager to assist with the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, Florida offered extra money to local law enforcement agencies so they could more easily help arrest and detain people. But the list of who’s getting that largesse — and who is missing out — probably isn’t what anyone would have expected.

So far, ...Read more

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Illinois House poised to consider a ban on new ICE detention centers near homes, schools and parks

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois House is poised this session to vote on legislation that would prohibit federal immigration detention centers from being built within 1,500 feet of schools, parks, homes and other community spaces — a direct response to the clashes that erupted in Chicago and the suburbs last year during the Trump ...Read more

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Netanyahu opens access to Jerusalem Church after Easter backlash

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he’s restoring access to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after police prevented a Christian leader from holding Mass on Palm Sunday, prompting an international backlash.

Israeli authorities cited concern for the safety of the Latin Patriarch — essentially the Catholic archbishop ...Read more

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Baltimore/Washington International Airport security lines ease slightly as TSA shortages persist, ICE agents remain on site

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BALTIMORE — By Sunday afternoon, BWI Marshall Airport advised travelers to arrive three hours early as long security lines persisted, driven in part by staffing shortages among Transportation Security Administration officers.

This is a slight improvement from Saturday, when passengers waited for more than four hours. Sunday afternoon, there ...Read more

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Why is NASA spending $100 billion to return to the moon? Depends on who you ask

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NASA pulled off the moon landing in 1969 with a clear goal from the outset — to be the first nation to put people on the lunar surface.

The U.S. was locked in a space race with the Soviet Union, and the Apollo 11 landing helped cement America’s lead in the competition to be the reigning geopolitical superpower in the depths of the Cold War....Read more