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Trump's Iran strike follows pattern of presidents asserting authority

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s decision to bomb Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend falls in a decades-long tradition of military strikes of debatable legality that the other branches of government have been unwilling or unable to check, experts said.

The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war, while a 1973 law ...Read more

Embattled Florida sheriff's wife, alleged racketeering co-conspirator, handed $400,000 bond

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ORLANDO, Fla. — A $400,000 bond was issued Tuesday to the estranged wife of suspended Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez as both are ensnared in an alleged illegal gambling operation — despite veering toward divorce since 2019.

Robin Severance-Lopez must pay $40,000, or 10% of the bond, in order to be released from the Lake County Jail. ...Read more

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Denver extends Salvation Army's Crossroads shelter contract -- for now -- after protest, pushback

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DENVER — The Salvation Army will stay on as operator of the Crossroads emergency homeless shelter in Denver after a split City Council on Monday approved a contract extension.

The nonprofit group has faced scrutiny for months from advocates for homeless people who say several violent incidents at Salvation Army shelters in the city prove it ...Read more

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Hurricane center says 1st tropical storm of season could form today

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The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season may get its first named storm of the year, even though the National Hurricane Center says it will be short-lived.

In a special 8:30 a.m. tropical outlook update Tuesday, the NHC said a small gale-force low-pressure system about 900 miles east-northeast of Bermuda in the central subtropical Atlantic had become ...Read more

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Disgraced Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson plans to 'celebrate' at final meeting: 'One last stand'

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BOSTON — Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, who was convicted on federal corruption charges and resigned in disgrace, is throwing herself a party by inviting the public to come “celebrate” with her at her last City Council meeting this week.

Fernandes Anderson’s office sent out an email blast Monday with a formal invitation...Read more

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Enraged Trump blasts Israel and Iran over ceasefire violations

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BEIRUT — President Donald Trump excoriated both Israel and Iran over what he said were violations of the surprise ceasefire between the two nations and that was set to begin Tuesday morning, underscoring the tenuousness of a deal meant to bring a denouement to the fiercest confrontation in the belligerents' decades-long enmity.

"We have two ...Read more

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Disaster relief groups worry immigrants in Florida won't go to hurricane shelters amid crackdown

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MIAMI — With hurricane season underway amid a massive state and federal push for deportations, some disaster relief groups are worried that fear of immigration raids could keep foreign-born Floridians from hurricane shelters this year — even as a storm threatens their community.

The question popped up several times at a gathering last week ...Read more

NASA clears way for SpaceX, Axiom Space to try overnight launch to space station

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After a series of delays from weather to rocket engines to a leak on the International Space Station, NASA has cleared the way for SpaceX to launch the Axiom Space Ax-4 crew on the Space Coast.

A Falcon 9 rocket topped with a new Crew Dragon capsule looks to lift off with the four members of the private mission from Kennedy Space Center’s ...Read more

Trump lashes out at Israel and Iran in a bid to save truce

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U.S. President Donald Trump accused Israel and Iran of violating a ceasefire he announced on Tuesday and demanded both sides stick to the agreement.

“DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS. IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION. BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW!,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, directing his ire toward Israel.

His frustration also ...Read more

Where is Iran's uranium? Truce highlights mystery over stockpile

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s declaration of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran may curb the exchange of missile fire, but the biggest mystery of the war remains unsolved: the location of Tehran’s near-bomb-grade uranium.

The International Atomic Energy Agency acknowledged just five days into the conflict its inspectors had lost track of ...Read more

Trump administration orders California to remove gender identity from sex education lessons

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The Trump administration has given California 60 days to remove gender identity materials from sex education curriculum or risk losing more than $12.3 million in federal grants that helped pay for the creation and distribution of the materials.

The order is the latest clash between the administration California related to LGBTQ+ issues. These ...Read more

Lake Tahoe boat tragedy: How a sudden storm left 8 dead

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LOS ANGELES — On Saturday morning across South Lake Tahoe, winds were light. Skies were clear. Temperatures began to climb into the upper 50s.

The day before, the National Weather Service had issued a wind advisory, but on Saturday, it appeared the weather had finally calmed. Forecasts showed a chance for rain and and an even smaller ...Read more

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Georgia Republicans line up behind Trump's Iran strikes -- with one fiery MAGA exception

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ATLANTA — Almost every Republican in the Georgia House signed onto a resolution supporting President Donald Trump’s airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites, a show of force reflecting how firmly much of the party is aligning behind the U.S. military intervention.

Even so, U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is intensifying her criticism of the U.S...Read more

National Guard troops deployed to LA were sent to Riverside County marijuana farm raid

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LOS ANGELES — National Guard troops that were mobilized to help respond to immigration protests in Los Angeles were then sent more than 100 miles away to protect federal agents enforcing immigration laws on marijuana farms in the Coachella Valley, according to court documents filed by the Trump administration Monday.

Around 315 National Guard...Read more

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Sen. Dave McCormick has been making friends -- from Trump to Fetterman -- and building influence in Washington

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PHILADELPHIA — President Donald Trump’s first visit to Pennsylvania this year came in March at the invitation of Sen. Dave McCormick.

As the two sat mat-side at the Wells Fargo Center watching college wrestlers grapple, McCormick brought up an issue he was eager to discuss.

The Japanese company Nippon Steel wanted to acquire U.S. Steel, ...Read more

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Trump sues to end college tuition benefits for undocumented students. Could California be next?

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For 24 years, immigrants lacking documentation who graduated from high school in California have received in-state tuition benefits at public colleges and universities under a law that has given tens of thousands access to higher education that many couldn't otherwise afford.

When the California Legislature passed Assembly Bill 540 in 2001, it ...Read more

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Heartbreak estate: Inside the legal battles of Elvis Presley's financial legacy

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In the summer of 2021, Priscilla Presley seemed to be riding high.

The ex-wife of the King of Rock 'n' Roll had appeared at Graceland during the annual Elvis Week celebration and later hosted a three-day festival at the famous manse extolling the virtues of elegant Southern living. Then there were the highly anticipated upcoming biopics: ...Read more

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'I'm not going anywhere': For 1 Altadena fire survivor, the math makes sense to rebuild

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LOS ANGELES — Jennie Marie Mahalick Petrini has a big decision on her hands.

For Petrini, the night of Jan. 7 brought total loss. The Eaton fire decimated her quaint home in the northwest corner of Altadena near Jane's Village, reducing her sanctuary to a pile of rubble.

"I have a spiritual connection to that house," she said. "It was the ...Read more

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Despite moves by Indiana lawmakers, Illinois' borders are unlikely to change. Here's why

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CHICAGO — Don’t hold your breath, Hoosiers.

The nearly three dozen Illinois counties where a majority of voters in recent years have expressed their desire to leave the Land of Lincoln won’t be joining their neighbor to the east anytime soon — or probably ever — regardless of any recommendation from a bistate commission Indiana Gov. ...Read more

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Colorado universities brace for plunge in international students due to fears sparked by Trump policies

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DENVER — Colorado universities are bracing for major disruptions to their international student populations this fall in light of federal hostility toward foreign-born students and rapidly shifting immigration policies from the Trump administration.

More than 10,360 international students attended colleges and universities in the Centennial ...Read more