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Trump says Iran ceasefire only possible when Hormuz reopens
U.S. President Donald Trump said he’ll only consider a halt to attacks on Iran when the Strait of Hormuz is reopened, sowing further confusion about how long he’s prepared to continue the war.
Iran’s “New Regime President” has asked the U.S. for a ceasefire, Trump said in a social-media post on Wednesday, possibly referring to ...Read more
Trump arrives at Supreme Court to attend birthright citizenship arguments
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday became the first sitting president to attend oral arguments at the Supreme Court, inserting himself directly into a high-stakes legal battle over one of the most consequential orders of his administration.
Trump arrived at the court Wednesday morning by limousine for arguments over whether the ...Read more
These KY jails get paid to house ICE detainees. They refuse to say how much
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Some Kentucky jails are refusing to disclose how much they bill federal officials to house immigration detainees.
The Lexington Herald-Leader sent open records act requests to seven Kentucky jails that have Immigration and Customs Enforcement contracts. Four refused to give that information, citing a federal regulation that ...Read more
Seattle almost called the National Guard for help -- until Trump did elsewhere
SEATTLE — Last summer, technology staff for the city of Seattle decided they needed help: The library system had recently suffered a debilitating ransomware attack, the threat of AI agents was growing, and federal assistance was in peril. The FIFA World Cup was on the horizon.
IT leaders came up with a plan: Call in the National Guard.
The ...Read more
CSU made a $17-million AI bet. A year later, students and faculty give it a mixed grade
LOS ANGELES — California State University's controversial $17-million deal to provide ChatGPT to every one of its campuses has been met with mixed results, with wide but uneven use across the system, high distrust of AI-generated content and broad fears that the technology could imperil job security — even as people say they want more ...Read more
Armed gangs continue attacks on Haitian farmers on third consecutive day
Farming communities in Haiti’s Lower Artibonite region continued to come under renewed attacks Tuesday as armed men aligned with the Gran Grif gang swept through several rural towns on the outskirts of the city of Marchand-Dessalines, firing weapons and forcing residents to flee.
Videos circulating on social media showed young men carrying ...Read more
Trump says Iran ceasefire only possible when Hormuz reopens
U.S. President Donald Trump said he’ll only consider a halt to attacks on Iran when the Strait of Hormuz is reopened, sowing further confusion about how long he’s prepared to continue the war.
Iran’s “New Regime President” has asked the U.S. for a ceasefire, Trump said in a social-media post on Wednesday, possibly referring to ...Read more
How long young cancer patients survive often depends on the insurance they have
Cancer is becoming increasingly common among young people, with cases slowly and steadily rising every year for the past decade. And what type of insurance adolescents and young adults have affects at what stage of cancer they’re diagnosed and how long they survive.
As researchers who study cancer disparities in young adults, we ...Read more
Federal election observers once played a key role in securing voting rights for all − but times have changed
President Donald Trump appeared on former Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino’s podcast in February 2026, where he stated: “The Republicans should say, ‘We want to take over, we should take over the voting.’ The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting.”
Trump’s call to nationalize elections, to transfer the constitutionall...Read more
You’re not going to be alone in national parks this summer – enjoy the company
On a summer morning a couple of years ago, we went for a hike on the fabled Bright Angel Trail, one of the most popular trails in Grand Canyon National Park.
As scholars of tourism and outdoor recreation, our conversation inevitably turned to the visitor experience at the Grand Canyon and a question that has plagued the parks since ...Read more
Winter’s alarmingly low snowpack offers a glimpse of the changing rhythm of water in the western US
Winter is more than just a season in the western U.S. – it is a savings account to get farms and homes through the long, dry summer ahead. As the snowpack that accumulates in the mountains through winter slowly melts in late spring and summer, it feeds into rivers and reservoirs that keep communities and ecosystems functioning.
The ...Read more
The Department of Justice is suing states for sensitive voter data − an election law scholar explains why federal efforts are facing resistance
In May 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice began sending letters to state governments demanding copies of statewide voter registration lists. The request was unprecedented: It demanded not only publicly available voter data, such as names and addresses, but also sensitive information, including driver’s license and Social Security numbers....Read more
It's not your imagination. This is a weird rattlesnake season. Here's what's happening
LOS ANGELES – Emily Taylor has lived in California for 20 years and has never gotten as many calls about rattlesnakes as she did last month.
Taylor owns Central Coast Snake Services, a serpent consulting business, directs the Physiological Ecology of Reptiles Laboratory at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and is part of a network of volunteers who ...Read more
Supreme Court weighs Trump's bid to revise the Constitution and end birthright citizenship
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear President Donald Trump's claim that he has the power to revise the Constitution and to end birthright citizenship for babies born in this country to parents who were here unlawfully or temporarily.
Trump proposed this potentially far-reaching change in an executive order. It has been ...Read more
Iran fires missiles across Middle East as Trump signals exit
Iran fired missiles across the Middle East while Israel and the U.S. kept up their bombardment of the Islamic Republic, even as U.S. President Donald Trump fueled market optimism by signaling he’s preparing to exit the conflict.
Israel, Bahrain, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates all reported attacks overnight and into Wednesday, while ...Read more
Most California voters still disapprove of Trump's immigration crackdown, poll shows
LOS ANGELES — Two-thirds of California voters disapprove of President Donald Trump's immigration policies and a majority believe those policies are discriminating against Latinos, according to a new poll.
Nearly half of the voters said they were concerned that they, a family member or a close friend could be detained because of Trump's ...Read more
NASA set to launch astronauts to moon for first time in 50 years
NASA astronauts are poised to lift off Wednesday on a 10-day journey that will slingshot them around the moon, marking humanity’s return to the lunar vicinity for the first time in more than half a century.
The crew’s Lockheed Martin Corp.-built Orion capsule, perched atop the Boeing Co.-made Space Launch System rocket, is set to launch at ...Read more
Why Good Friday was dangerous for Jews in the Middle Ages and how that changed
As Christians observe Good Friday they will remember, with devotion and prayer, the death of Jesus on the Cross. It is a day of solemnity in which Christians give thanks for their salvation made possible by the suffering of Jesus. They prepare for rejoicing on Easter Sunday, when the resurrection of Jesus is celebrated.
In the Middle ...Read more
Russia and Ukraine set to intensify war as world focuses on Iran
Vladimir Putin made a big deal of Russia’s success in seizing control of Kupyansk in eastern Ukraine late last year, even as Volodymyr Zelenskyy immediately challenged the claim by making a video address from the town.
Now Russian forces are gradually being pushed out of Kupyansk by Ukrainian troops, according to two people in Moscow with ...Read more
The World Cup is around the corner. Are cities and states prepared?
In June, 11 U.S. cities will welcome millions of fans for soccer’s World Cup. Staging the planet’s most popular sporting event is never easy, but this year the conflict in the Middle East and the congressional impasse over funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are creating additional complications.
Officials in the host ...Read more
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