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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

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How Rep. Lauren Boebert's bill to delist gray wolves would affect Colorado's wolf reintroduction

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DENVER – For decades, the question of how and whether gray wolves should be legally protected has been debated through federal rulemakings, courts and now Congress — where a bill from one of Colorado’s representatives is under consideration.

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert is leading a bill that would remove the gray wolf from the endangered ...Read more

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'Above-normal fire potential': San Diego Gas & Electric prepares for peak wildfire season

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SAN DIEGO — Buckle up for another potentially dangerous peak wildfire season in the San Diego area.

“We’ve only had about 50% of the normal rainfall, and temperatures are expected to be warm as we get into this summer,” Brian D’Agostino, meteorologist and vice president of wildfire and climate science at San Diego Gas & Electric, said...Read more

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NC Senate set to take up Gov. Josh Stein's immigration and gun bill vetoes

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State lawmakers are expected to begin the effort to override Gov. Josh Stein’s vetoes of two major immigration and gun bills on Monday night or Tuesday.

That’s when the two measures, Senate Bill 50 and Senate Bill 153, could receive the first of two required override votes in the Senate.

A top Republican leader in the Senate notified the ...Read more

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Harvard wins longer block on Trump's foreign student ban

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A federal judge issued another court order letting Harvard University keep hosting foreign students, this one in its fight to overturn President Donald Trump’s proclamation barring their entry to the U.S.

US District Judge Allison Burroughs granted the university a preliminary injunction Monday that prevents the government from enacting a ...Read more

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L.A. cops retract 'offensive' social media post sympathetic to Iranians

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The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department apologized for a social media post expressing sympathy for Iranians impacted by U.S. and Israeli bomb strikes.

The nation’s largest Sheriff’s department posted a message Sunday assuring residents that law enforcement was exercising vigilance following a U.S. attack on Iranian nuclear facilities ...Read more

Lake Tahoe boating tragedy: Big waves, cold water, strong winds created deadly conditions

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Every summer thousands of people head to rivers, lakes and coastal areas in California — from San Diego to the Sierras, Shasta Lake to Monterey Bay — to enjoy the water as the weather warms.

Accidents are rare. But as Saturday’s heart-breaking episode demonstrated at Lake Tahoe, where seven people drowned when their 27-foot Chris-Craft ...Read more

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Evidence depicting Sean 'Diddy' Combs' debauched lifestyle admitted as feds wrap up NYC sex trafficking case

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NEW YORK — A tranche of electronic evidence shedding light on Sean “Diddy” Combs’ debauched lifestyle was admitted into evidence Monday as prosecutors wrapped up their sex trafficking and racketeering case against the jailed rap mogul.

Feds at the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office spent what’s slated to be the last full day of their ...Read more