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US-Iran peace talks stall as conflict nears two-month mark
Efforts to resume peace talks over the Iran war stalled after U.S. President Donald Trump canceled a planned trip by his top envoys and the Islamic Republic said it won’t negotiate so long as it’s being threatened.
Trump on Saturday told Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff to skip the trip to Pakistan, which is mediating talks, and later told ...Read more
Gunman at DC gala believed to be targeting US officials
The armed suspect who tried to enter a Washington ballroom where President Donald Trump was speaking was likely targeting administration officials, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said.
Blanche said Sunday on NBC’s "Meet the Press" that the man is believed to have acted alone after traveling by train from California and had been staying ...Read more
Warsh confirmation set to advance as GOP holdout backs vote
Senator Thom Tillis said he’s dropping his blockade of Kevin Warsh’s nomination to head the Federal Reserve, saying the Justice Department’s decision to end a criminal probe targeting Fed Chair Jerome Powell removed a threat to the central bank’s independence.
The North Carolina Republican’s decision sets the stage for Warsh’s swift...Read more
Your body already has a built-in weight loss system that works like Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro – food and your gut microbiome
Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro are weight loss and diabetes drugs that have made quite a splash in health news. They target regulatory pathways involved in both obesity and diabetes and are widely considered breakthroughs for weight loss and blood sugar control.
But do these drugs point toward a root cause of metabolic disease? What ...Read more
California cities seek to bless polyamorous unions. Lawyers warn it will get messy in court
LOS ANGELES — Nurses raced around Chloe, prepping the Oakland mother-to-be for a caesarean. One minute, she'd been in the bathroom, laboring through a contraction. The next, she was being rushed into emergency surgery, her daughter's heart rate dropping precipitously on the fetal monitor.
The new mom, who asked that she and her family be ...Read more
California lawmakers seek protections for patients in ICE custody
California lawmakers alarmed by the treatment of people brought to hospitals by federal immigration agents want to strengthen protections for detained patients receiving care at medical facilities, including by making it easier for their families and attorneys to find them.
Two bills moving through the state Senate seek to prevent immigration ...Read more
Medicaid rule targeting abortion providers set to expire
A controversial rule enacted last year that denies federal Medicaid funding to abortion providers is likely to expire this summer, despite anti-abortion pressure on Republicans to renew it.
Leaders in Congress in recent days have insisted that a new federal spending bill needs to be as stripped down as possible and focused on funding related to...Read more
Eviction filings in Minnesota were down during ICE surge. Now they're ahead of 2025's record pace
MINNEAPOLIS — The stress blocks Rosa Maria from sleeping, and she has lost some of her hair.
She and her family came to Minnesota three years ago from Mexico on her husband’s work visa. But after he was detained in January by ICE and released 15 days later, the couple stopped working and went into hiding with their three kids.
With no ...Read more
1 in 4 women crossing state lines for abortions traveled to Illinois in 2025, data show
CHICAGO — Eight years ago, before the U.S. Supreme Court reversed course on federal protections granted in Roe v. Wade and returned questions of abortion legality to individual states, the Chicago Abortion Fund supported less than 1% of the patients it served in 2025.
Now the largest fund of its kind in the country, the organization works to ...Read more
Correspondents' dinner gunman identified as Torrance, Calif., man; reporters visit suspect's home
Citing federal law enforcement sources, the Associated Press identified the alleged White House Correspondents’ Association dinner gunman as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, who has ties to the L.A. County city of Torrance.
A law enforcement official who was not authorized to speak publicly about the active investigation also identified Allen as the ...Read more
'They think he is a lone wolf,' Trump says of alleged gunman
During a news conference shortly after President Donald Trump was abruptly escorted out of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, he described the moment authorities arrested the alleged gunman.
“The First Lady on my right, and I heard a noise, and sort of thought it was a tray,” Trump said. “I thought it was a tray going ...Read more
President Trump evacuated from White House Correspondents Dinner amid shooting
A shooting at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner led to the evacuation of the president and one person in police custody. According to Secret Service, the incident happened near a security check point.
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were escorted from the event, according to USA TODAY. As attendees ducked for ...Read more
Trump rushed off stage after shooting at White House Correspondents' Assn. dinner
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday evening after gunshots were fired, and a person was taken into custody.
A lLos Angeles Times reporter attending the dinner sheltered in a restroom after the incident. He said he heard about four or five gunshots around 8:30...Read more
Trump evacuated after shots fired at Correspondents dinner
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance were evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington Saturday after shots were fired at the hotel where the event was taking place.
Trump, who left the hotel in northwest Washington to return to the White House, said he will hold a news ...Read more
Growing brush fire triggers evacuation warnings in Orange County
Orange County, California, firefighters battled a brush fire Saturday that prompted evacuation warnings for some communities in the Carbon Canyon area of Brea.
The fire, which burned at least 60 acres, was reported shortly after 3 p.m. along Carbon Canyon Road, just east of Valencia Avenue, according to the Orange County Fire Authority.
The ...Read more
Volunteers clean Jackson Park ahead of Obama Presidential Center opening
CHICAGO — As Sharon Brown, 60, walked along the Jackson Park pathways, she paused to pick up an old chip bag from the ground. After dropping it into her trash bag, she looked up. In the distance, she could see the new Obama Presidential Center museum, towering above the trees.
“I’m so proud that the Obama Foundation is here,” Brown said...Read more
LAPD arrest protester who sprayed a 'chemical agent' at 2 officers
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Police Department said a protester was arrested after spraying a chemical agent on two officers outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles.
The department said on X that the incident occurred early Saturday when LAPD officers were trying to clear debris from the road and were surrounded by ...Read more
Trump rushed off stage at White House Correspondents' Assn. dinner; reports of gunshots
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday evening after an incident led to a security response and reports that gunshots were fired.
A Los Angeles Times reporter attending the dinner was forced to shelter in a restroom. He said he heard about four to five gunshots ...Read more
Dark money group behind Florida bill to terminate sister-cities programs with China
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida bill meant to protect the state from China and other foreign enemies is backed by right-wing, dark money groups and could endanger some student exchange programs and sister-city initiatives, the feel-good efforts meant to promote cultural exchanges.
The proposal (HB 905) was approved by the Legislature in March ...Read more
Sedated, injured, even dead: Exotic bird smuggling cases underscore a problem at the border
Two San Diego men have been sentenced for smuggling vulnerable birds into the United States, with one heading to prison and the other getting hit with thousands in fines.
Ricardo Alonzo was sentenced to three months in prison for smuggling 17 birds — two red-lored Amazon parrots, five yellow-crowned Amazon parrots and 10 Burrowing parakeets �...Read more
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