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Players in Hope Florida saga could keep grand jury report secret for months
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Tallahassee grand jury investigating the Hope Florida scandal appears to have issued a report on ... Read More
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As No Kings protests grow, a bigger question looms: What comes next?
Thousands of protests are scheduled across the United States on Saturday as part of the “No Kings” movement opposing President Donald Trump’s administration.
Organizers expect millions of people to turn out for this...Read more
Don't want to miss the bloom? This LA scientist created a poppy forecast
LOS ANGELES — Imagine waking up early, eager to peep dazzling carpets of brilliant orange flowers at the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve. Instagram posts promised a spectacle.
You drive to the reserve north of ...Read more
Californians with deep ties to Jalisco rattled by cartel violence and fears of bloody power struggle
LOS ANGELES — Two days after Mexican forces killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation cartel last month, Gladdys Uribe was in her California home, anxiously tracking her parents' movements in Mexico.
The capture ...Read more
Starmer says won't be pushed around as Trump assails Iran stance
LONDON — United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer suggested he won’t be bullied by Donald Trump in a further demonstration of how the U.S. president’s war on Iran has frayed the so-called special relationship ...Read more
NY judge orders DOJ to preserve records after revelation ICE provided false info to justify immigration court arrests
NEW YORK — A federal judge in New York on Thursday ordered President Trump’s Justice Department to preserve its communications with Immigration and Customs Enforcement after prosecutors said ICE had misrepresented its ...Read more
Alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann to plead guilty, reports say
NEW YORK — Alleged serial killer Rex Heuermann is expected to plead guilty at an April 8 court appearance, and admit to killing women and dumping their bodies near Gilgo Beach along with other locations on Long Island, ...Read more
Judge voices concern over US sanctions blocking funds for Venezuelan President Maduro's defense
NEW YORK — A Manhattan judge on Thursday said he wouldn’t throw out narco-terrorism charges against ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, but sounded sympathetic to arguments about U.S. sanctions ...Read more
Elizabeth Holmes gets a year knocked off her prison term
Disgraced Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes got a year knocked off her 11 1/4-year prison term under a change in sentencing guidelines that applies to convicts with no previous criminal history.
Holmes qualified for ...Read more
California AG Bonta files $3.8 million fraud suit against convicted scammers in Petco Park concessions charity scheme
SAN DIEGO — California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a civil lawsuit Thursday alleging fraud and other financial misconduct by six San Diego County residents who allegedly took part in a $3.8 million scheme that ...Read more
Boise State students, faculty get to weigh in on renaming Cesar Chavez Lane
BOISE, Idaho — Boise State University is considering renaming one of its most prominent roadways after allegations surfaced last week about its namesake.
The school sent an email to its faculty, staff and students on ...Read more
New census estimates show movers swelling population in small Southeast counties
Small counties in the coastal Southeast had some of the largest population gains between mid-2024 and mid-2025 in estimates being released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau, mostly because of people moving from larger ...Read more
DOJ to investigate California over housing of trans inmates at women's prisons
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday that it has launched an investigation into two California women's prisons to determine if they unconstitutionally provided housing and preferential treatment to "biological...Read more
California bill would require parent bloggers to delete content of minors on social media
As the daughter of a social media influencer, Caymi Barrett said she navigates life within a digital footprint she wished never existed.
"Everything my mom posted is still on social media," she said. "Photos I wish never ...Read more
Democrats are flipping seats nationwide. Tampa was still a surprise
TAMPA. Fla. — As voter turnout numbers in the special election for Florida Senate District 14 came in Tuesday evening, Democrat Brian Nathan’s prospects looked dim.
Thousands more Republicans turned out compared to ...Read more
Following sexual abuse investigation, San Jose takes stock of Cesar Chavez landmarks as city weighs renaming
SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose is cataloging its buildings, streets and other landmarks named after Cesar Chavez — and will seek broad public input before deciding whether to rename them — in a process city leaders say ...Read more
Idaho sheriffs: Trump administration pressuring lawmakers on immigration bills
BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Sheriffs’ Association alleged Thursday that Republican legislators introduced a rerun of a controversial immigration bill because of pressure from the Trump administration.
Two members of ...Read more
Minneapolis debates $38 million training center opponents deride as 'Cop City'
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis leaders are trying to decide whether to build a $38 million public safety training center, but much of the debate this week devolved into whether the project was akin to Atlanta’s ...Read more
Trump extends energy-attack pause, claims Iran talks are ongoing
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump again pushed back his deadline for Iran to strike a deal with the U.S. or face more attacks, saying talks with the country were going “very well.”
Trump said he would extend, by ...Read more
Trump projects confidence, claims Iran is 'begging' for deal, but war exit remains murky
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday continued projecting confidence in the U.S. war effort in Iran, suggesting online and during a high-level Cabinet meeting that Iran has been “obliterated,” that its ...Read more
NYPD to increase security around synagogues amid increased terrorist threat
NEW YORK — Synagogues across the city will benefit from increased NYPD patrols as the city braces for a Passover holiday season shadowed by what Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch on Thursday described as the most ...Read more
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- Democrats are flipping seats nationwide. Tampa was still a surprise
- Starmer says won't be pushed around as Trump assails Iran stance
- California AG Bonta files $3.8 million fraud suit against convicted scammers in Petco Park concessions charity scheme
- Elizabeth Holmes gets a year knocked off her prison term
- NY judge orders DOJ to preserve records after revelation ICE provided false info to justify immigration court arrests
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