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Latest Boyle Heights shelter-in-place order lifted as crews battle cold-storage facility fire
LOS ANGELES — The latest shelter-in-place order for residents around a burning cold-storage facility in Boyle Heights has been lifted, the Los Angeles Fire Department announced Friday.
The fire at the massive cold-storage facility at 1400 S. Los Palos St. broke out Wednesday afternoon. The fire is mostly in the solar-panel-covered roof area. ...Read more
Cuba to privatize state companies; opens banking and energy to foreign and private capital
Cuba’s communist government will open key economic sectors such as banking and energy to private capital and foreign companies and begin privatizing state companies through share sales, the island’s prime minister told the National Assembly Thursday.
The measures are among the most consequential in a market-reform package that Cuban leaders...Read more
Trump displays refitted Qatar-gifted jet to be Air Force One
President Donald Trump on Friday unveiled the Boeing Co. 747-8 that will serve as the new U.S. presidential jet, proclaiming the gifted plane from the Qatari government “virtually double the size” of the previous model.
“With the extraordinary devotion of many of you here today, this plane was transformed into a flying White House at a ...Read more
US-Iran nuclear talks stall over Lebanon before they begin
Iran delayed the start of negotiations over a permanent peace deal with the U.S. after fighting intensified in southern Lebanon, a potential setback to U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to end the war and curb Tehran’s nuclear program.
The talks, which were meant to take place in Switzerland on Friday, were pushed off because of those ...Read more
Lines and smiles as the Obama's welcome the public to presidential museum on Juneteenth
CHICAGO — The lines were many, the smiles countless and the pride after stepping foot on the campus of the Obama Presidential Center was priceless.
The word magnificent was uttered more than once.
Walkers and wheelchairs mingled with strollers and wagons where youth were carted around.
The feeling of community, brotherhood, and sisterhood ...Read more
Polish president strips Zelenskyy of top state honor amid row
Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki stripped his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the country’s highest state honor amid a row about commemorating fighters responsible for a World War II massacre.
The dispute started when Kyiv named a military unit after the Ukrainian nationalist fighters who killed an estimated 100,000 Poles, ...Read more
US-Iran nuclear talks stall over Lebanon before they begin
Iran delayed the start of negotiations over a permanent peace deal with the U.S. after fighting intensified in southern Lebanon, a potential setback to Donald Trump’s efforts to end the war and curb Tehran’s nuclear program.
The talks, which were meant to take place in Switzerland on Friday, were pushed off because of those clashes between ...Read more
Trump unveils refitted Qatar-donated jet to be new Air Force One
President Donald Trump on Friday displayed the Boeing Co. 747-8 that will serve as the new U.S. presidential jet, proclaiming the gifted plane from the Qatari government “virtually double the size” of the previous model.
“This is considered the world’s most luxurious plane,” Trump said in front of the aircraft, inside a hangar at ...Read more
Scandal embroils Puerto Rico as whistleblower, top aide trade corruption claims
The most serious political crisis to hit Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González’s young administration escalated this week, with two senior officials trading allegations of corruption and undue influence.
The turmoil dates back to last month, when Puerto Rico’s head of economic development resigned and accused the governor’s top aide of ...Read more
What's next for the Archdiocese of Detroit's Mass stoppage proposals
Now that the Archdiocese of Detroit has targeted as many as 90 parishes for the possible stoppage of weekend Masses, church officials are seeking to get feedback from parishioners before making final decisions on where the Masses will be halted.
The Rev. Mario Amore, executive director of parish renewal for the Archdiocese of Detroit, has ...Read more
Judge clears DOJ to hand Biden recordings to conservative group
A federal judge in Washington denied former President Joe Biden’s request to block the Justice Department from turning over tapes and transcripts of interviews he privately recorded almost a decade ago to a conservative advocacy group.
The Justice Department is poised to produce the materials to the Heritage Foundation. U.S. District Judge ...Read more
Union suspends Central Park carriage horse rides for several days to conduct “refresher training” in wake of teen's death
NEW YORK — Carriage horse rides in Central Park will be suspended until at least Tuesday following the death of an 18-year-old passenger earlier this week, the union representing carriage drivers announced Friday.
During that time, the roughly 200 carriage horse owners and drivers will undergo “refresher training” on safety rules and ...Read more
Gunman dead, NYPD cop shot in leg following heated stand off in Brooklyn building
NEW YORK — An NYPD cop was shot in the leg inside a Brooklyn apartment building following a heated standoff with an emotionally disturbed gunman who was killed in the exchange of gunfire Friday, police said.
The shooting occurred inside the gunman’s home Kosciuszko St. near Marcy Ave. in Bedford-Stuyvesant as an elderly couple cowered in an...Read more
From sobbing outbursts to 'staredowns,' key moments of George Pino trial
The trial of Doral real estate broker George Pino, who was piloting the boat that slammed into a channel marker in Biscayne Bay, killing a 17-year-old girl, has been marked by eight days of difficult-to-listen testimony, emotional outbursts and more than one tense moment between Pino and the prosecutor.
Prosecutors and Pino’s defense ...Read more
15-year-old boy faces charges as adult in deadly Florida shooting
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A teen from West Park has been charged as an adult in a shooting in Hollywood that killed one person.
Gentle Edwards, 15, was charged by indictment this week and transferred from the Juvenile Detention Center to the Paul Rein Detention Facility, where he remained as of Friday.
Hollywood Police officers found a person ...Read more
DOJ rejects judge's request to certify $1.8 billion fund nixed
The Justice Department rebuffed a U.S. judge’s invitation for top officials to submit a signed statement under oath that a $1.8 billion fund for what the administration described as victims of political “weaponization” will not happen.
In a filing on Friday, the Justice Department said that such declarations were “unnecessary” and ...Read more
A traveler with measles passed through LAX. Officials urge caution amid World Cup crowds
LOS ANGELES — A person infected with measles flew on a transpacific flight and passed through Los Angeles International Airport last week, potentially exposing other passengers to the highly contagious disease.
This latest case comes as travelers surge into Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area for the FIFA World Cup, and as measles is ...Read more
Jewish groups warn Massachusetts officials that they'll be sued if 'Israel boycott' law passes
They can’t say they weren’t warned.
Jewish groups are giving a heads-up to Somerville, Massachusetts officials that they will certainly be sued if the city’s proposed “Israel boycott” law passes.
The Anti-Defamation League and Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law on Thursday urged city officials to reject the ...Read more
Italy's foreign minister pulls out of Miami event over Trump's feud with Meloni
A high-ranking Italian official has canceled his plans to attend a Miami conference promoting business between Italy and the United States, citing “serious and offensive” statements from President Donald Trump about the country’s prime minister.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani was scheduled to meet with U.S. Secretary of State ...Read more
Iran floats 'insurance fees' and asserts control over Hormuz
Iran sought to assert control over the Strait of Hormuz by saying that ships need its permission and mandatory insurance in order to cross, even as the U.S. said that 20 ships had quietly sailed through overnight via a route along Oman’s coast.
The conflicting signals come as the shipping industry tries to assess whether it’s safe to ...Read more
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