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Senate passes bill to fund most of Homeland Security Department
WASHINGTON — The Senate broke a logjam in the wee hours of Friday morning to pass a funding bill by voice vote that would effectively end a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.
After a late night of negotiations, the Senate agreed to a modified version of a bill that would fund all of the department with the exception of ...Read more
Iran and Israel keep up attacks after Trump extends deadline
Iran and Israel exchanged missile fire and Tehran targeted several Gulf states, underscoring the willingness of the two sides to keep fighting even as U.S. President Donald Trump pushes for peace talks.
Saudi Arabian authorities reported that they intercepted several drone and missiles on Friday, many heading to the capital, Riyadh. In Qatar, ...Read more
Pakistan resumes attacks in Afghanistan after temporary halt
Pakistan has resumed its military operations in Afghanistan that have killed hundreds on both sides of the border, ending a temporary ceasefire that was agreed last week to observe the Muslim festivity of Eid.
The operation will continue until the objectives are achieved, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said at a weekly briefing in...Read more
Trapped between bombs and hope: Why Tyre has become Lebanon's last refuge
TYRE, Lebanon — Whatever choices Hassan Kareet had left were all bad.
Israeli bombardment, not to mention the threat of an invasion, meant Kareet couldn't stay in the village of Bazourieh, some 11 miles from Lebanon's border with Israel.
But finding a place to stay in a country where an estimated 1.3 million people are already displaced was...Read more
Players in Hope Florida saga could keep grand jury report secret for months
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Tallahassee grand jury investigating the Hope Florida scandal appears to have issued a report on its findings, but a process allowing people named in it to push for redactions could keep it secret for months.
Leon County State Attorney Jack Campbell’s office has neither confirmed nor denied the existence of a report, ...Read more
As No Kings protests grow, a bigger question looms: What comes next?
Thousands of protests are scheduled across the United States on Saturday as part of the “No Kings” movement opposing President Donald Trump’s administration.
Organizers expect millions of people to turn out for this third round of No Kings demonstrations, with more than 3,000 local-level events mapped on the movement’s official website....Read more
Don't want to miss the bloom? This LA scientist created a poppy forecast
LOS ANGELES — Imagine waking up early, eager to peep dazzling carpets of brilliant orange flowers at the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve. Instagram posts promised a spectacle.
You drive to the reserve north of Los Angeles, but the rolling hills aren’t alive with color.
Bummer. The bloom is over.
Thanks to AI, and a local ...Read more
Californians with deep ties to Jalisco rattled by cartel violence and fears of bloody power struggle
LOS ANGELES — Two days after Mexican forces killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation cartel last month, Gladdys Uribe was in her California home, anxiously tracking her parents' movements in Mexico.
The capture and death of the world's most wanted drug trafficker — Nemesio Rubén "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes — triggered a violent...Read more
Two verdicts in two days: How American courts are rewriting the rules for Big Tech and children
Within 48 hours, the legal landscape governing social media and children shifted in ways that will take years to fully understand and verify.
On March 24, 2026, a Santa Fe jury ordered Meta to pay US$375 million for violating New Mexico’s consumer protection laws. The next day, a Los Angeles jury found Meta and Google’s YouTube ...Read more
Starmer says won't be pushed around as Trump assails Iran stance
LONDON — United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer suggested he won’t be bullied by Donald Trump in a further demonstration of how the U.S. president’s war on Iran has frayed the so-called special relationship between their two countries.
“My own view is that a lot of what is said and done has been to put pressure on me to change my ...Read more
NY judge orders DOJ to preserve records after revelation ICE provided false info to justify immigration court arrests
NEW YORK — A federal judge in New York on Thursday ordered President Trump’s Justice Department to preserve its communications with Immigration and Customs Enforcement after prosecutors said ICE had misrepresented its authority to arrest people in immigration court.
In a brief order, Manhattan Federal Judge Kevin Castel said the prosecutor�...Read more
Alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann to plead guilty, reports say
NEW YORK — Alleged serial killer Rex Heuermann is expected to plead guilty at an April 8 court appearance, and admit to killing women and dumping their bodies near Gilgo Beach along with other locations on Long Island, according to multiple reports citing sources.
Heuermann, 62, who is charged with killing seven women, has maintained his ...Read more
Judge voices concern over US sanctions blocking funds for Venezuelan President Maduro's defense
NEW YORK — A Manhattan judge on Thursday said he wouldn’t throw out narco-terrorism charges against ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, but sounded sympathetic to arguments about U.S. sanctions interfering with their defense.
The Manhattan Federal Court hearing was the first for Maduro and Cilia Flores Maduro since ...Read more
Elizabeth Holmes gets a year knocked off her prison term
Disgraced Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes got a year knocked off her 11 1/4-year prison term under a change in sentencing guidelines that applies to convicts with no previous criminal history.
Holmes qualified for the reduced term under a 2023 rule change allowing first-time offenders to do less time for some non-violent crimes, ...Read more
California AG Bonta files $3.8 million fraud suit against convicted scammers in Petco Park concessions charity scheme
SAN DIEGO — California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a civil lawsuit Thursday alleging fraud and other financial misconduct by six San Diego County residents who allegedly took part in a $3.8 million scheme that involved pocketing charitable funds that were earned by selling concessions at Petco Park and Snapdragon Stadium.
The two lead ...Read more
Boise State students, faculty get to weigh in on renaming Cesar Chavez Lane
BOISE, Idaho — Boise State University is considering renaming one of its most prominent roadways after allegations surfaced last week about its namesake.
The school sent an email to its faculty, staff and students on Thursday informing them that it was “evaluating a potential rename of West Cesar Chavez Lane” after recent New York Times ...Read more
New census estimates show movers swelling population in small Southeast counties
Small counties in the coastal Southeast had some of the largest population gains between mid-2024 and mid-2025 in estimates being released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau, mostly because of people moving from larger areas.
Jasper County, South Carolina, where there’s a building boom taking advantage of the popularity of nearby Hilton Head,...Read more
DOJ to investigate California over housing of trans inmates at women's prisons
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday that it has launched an investigation into two California women's prisons to determine if they unconstitutionally provided housing and preferential treatment to "biological male prisoners."
In a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom, Assistant Atty. Gen. Harmeet Dhillon — who heads the Justice ...Read more
California bill would require parent bloggers to delete content of minors on social media
As the daughter of a social media influencer, Caymi Barrett said she navigates life within a digital footprint she wished never existed.
"Everything my mom posted is still on social media," she said. "Photos I wish never saw the light of day, private details about my health, even when I started my first menstrual cycle."
Barrett was speaking ...Read more
Democrats are flipping seats nationwide. Tampa was still a surprise
TAMPA. Fla. — As voter turnout numbers in the special election for Florida Senate District 14 came in Tuesday evening, Democrat Brian Nathan’s prospects looked dim.
Thousands more Republicans turned out compared to Democrats, according to unofficial figures released by Hillsborough County‘s elections office. One hour before the polls ...Read more
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