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Diddy caught on tape: New video shows fallen rapper behind bars
After more than a year after Sean “Diddy” Combs’ arrest and sex crimes trial, video has emerged of Combs at his new prison.
On Sunday, TMZ shared the footage of the fallen rapper at FCI Fort Dix, in New Jersey. He’s seen in one part of the clip surrounded by books and then in another walking down a hallway.
Two things may surprise ...Read more
Miami judge sets trial date for Trump library land transfer case
MIAMI — A lawsuit over whether Miami Dade College violated Florida’s public transparency laws when it voted to transfer land to the state for Donald Trump’s presidential library is set to go to trial next August, a Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge announced Monday.
In a ruling, Judge Mavel Ruiz shot down an effort by the college’s lawyers...Read more
US-Canada trade talks frozen as Carney weighs DC trip next week
OTTAWA, Canada — Trade talks between the United States and Canada remain stalled, and there’s an emerging belief in both governments that key issues will be rolled into next year’s broader review of the North American trade accord, people familiar with the matter said.
There have been no negotiations since U.S. President Donald Trump’s ...Read more
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NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani unveils 400-person transition team
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Monday unveiled his transition team committees, which included former members of the Adams administration who were pushed out or resigned under the current mayor.
Former Deputy Mayor Meera Joshi, ex-Fire Department Commissioner Laura Kavanagh...Read more
Trump says he'll visit China; Xi presses US leader on Taiwan
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday held their first talks since agreeing to a tariff truce last month, discussing trade, Taiwan and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Trump said the telephone call was “very good” and that the leaders spoke about purchases of soybeans and other farm products ...Read more
What to know about Trump's threat to end temporary protected status for Somalis in Minnesota
President Donald Trump’s Friday night announcement that he’s ending temporary protected status, or TPS, for Somalis living in Minnesota has officials scrambling to figure out what to do.
His announcement comes as the Department of Homeland Security just announced it’s ending the protected status of citizens from Myanmar, formerly known as...Read more
China uses Japan spat to pressure world to pick sides on Taiwan
In the roughly three weeks since Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi commented on a possible Taiwan contingency in parliament, China has unleashed economic reprisals, nationalist barbs and a diplomatic offensive to show its displeasure.
Now, President Xi Jinping’s government is escalating the dispute with an appeal to the United Nations, a...Read more
NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani unveils 400-person transition team, including former Adams admin officials
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Monday unveiled his transition team committees, which included former members of the Adams administration who were pushed out or resigned under the current mayor.
Former Deputy Mayor Meera Joshi, ex-Fire Department Commissioner Laura Kavanagh and Hassan Naveed, Adams’ former hate crimes chief who ...Read more
Drought killer: California storms fill reservoirs, build up Sierra snowpack
LOS ANGELES — A string of early season storms that drenched Californians last week lifted much of the state out of drought and significantly reduced the risk of wildfires, experts say.
It’s been the wettest November on record for Southland cities such as Van Nuys and San Luis Obispo. Santa Barbara has received an eye-popping 9.5 inches of ...Read more
NASA cuts missions for Boeing Starliner contract, next flight will have no crew
The next trip to space for Boeing’s beleaguered Starliner spacecraft won’t have a crew on board after NASA announced changes to the commercial crew contract that also slashes the total number of missions to the International Space Station.
NASA on Monday announced the update to the 2014 contract that originally called for six operational ...Read more
Judge rules that Florida's bear hunt will go on next month
A judge in Tallahassee rejected today a plea from a Central Florida bear advocacy group to halt the state’s planned bear hunt.
Circuit Judge Angela Dempsey ruled against Bear Warriors United after more than two hours of testimony and arguments from the Seminole County group’s lawyer, Thomas Crapps, and lawyers for the Florida Fish & ...Read more
Jamaica confirms infectious disease tied to Hurricane Melissa, puts public on alert
Jamaica is seeing an outbreak of leptospirosis and is urging anyone who is experiencing symptoms from the infectious disease to seek immediate medical care.
A serious public health risk associated with heavy rainfalls, the disease is caused by the Leptospira bacteria found in water contaminated by the urine of infected animals like rats, cats, ...Read more
Minnesota faith leaders are raising the alarm on cuts to housing programs
Faith leaders will join lawmakers and housing advocates for a 12-hour vigil on Tuesday at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis to protest recent cuts from the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The “Losing Sleep, Losing Homes” vigil is urging HUD officials to reconsider their decision. The event starts at noon with speakers...Read more
Horse virus EHV-1 outbreak spreads to eight Texas counties. Two horses have died
The number of confirmed cases of EHV-1, the deadly horse virus, has grown to 17 across eight Texas counties, authorities said Monday. Two horses have died.
The counties affected are Bell, Hood, Wise, Erath, Wharton, Fort Bend, McLennan and Montgomery, according Equine Diseases Communication Center.
The outbreak was first detected last week ...Read more
'An American nightmare': LA hosts first congressional hearing on impact of immigration raids
LOS ANGELES — There was the U.S. citizen who said she no longer feels safe after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer slammed her to the ground in downtown Los Angeles and later accused her of assault — a case prosecutors dismissed soon after.
The Long Beach mayor, who said immigration agents have seized more than 50 residents ...Read more
Court orders new secrecy in probe of Celeste Rivas' death
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police have obtained a court order forbidding the Medical Examiner’s office from releasing all details of their investigation into the death of a teenage girl whose body was discovered in the trunk of singer D4vd’s Tesla, officials said Monday.
Detectives discovered the heavily decomposed corpse at a Hollywood ...Read more
NYC Mayor Adams heading to New Orleans for award from same group that honored him in Israel
NEW YORK — Fresh back from a trip to Israel and Uzbekistan, Mayor Eric Adams already has plans to hit the road again next week, when he will visit New Orleans to be honored for “his leadership in fighting antisemitism,” according to the group giving him the award.
The award is being given to Adams by the Combat Antisemitism Movement, a ...Read more
US judge refuses to throw out child sex sting indictment against Israeli official
LAS VEGAS — A judge on Monday rejected an Israeli cybersecurity official’s attempt to throw out his indictment in a child sex sting case.
Tom Alexandrovich was arrested in August as part of a multiagency operation to target suspected child sex predators in the Las Vegas area. His swift release and departure from the country led to ...Read more
US formally labels Maduro a terrorist, opening door to expanded military action
The U.S. State Department on Monday formally designated Venezuela’s Cartel de los Soles a Foreign Terrorist Organization, granting the Trump administration expanded legal authority to take military action against the Nicolás Maduro regime.
The move comes as Washington appears poised to launch a new phase of operations in the coming days amid...Read more
Postponed parties, smaller gatherings: Immigration enforcement is changing how San Diego families celebrate
SAN DIEGO — Rosa Martinez isn’t sure what Thanksgiving will look like without her husband, seven months after he was deported.
Typically, about 30 members of their family would gather at their home in Brawley in the Imperial Valley, coming in from Merced and San Diego to celebrate.
But now, with her husband of 15 years stuck in Mexicali, ...Read more
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