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PHILADELPHIA — As the Trump administration increases the presence of federal agents in U.S. cities, a local group identifying as part of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense has become more active in Philadelphia.

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LOS ANGELES — Veteran comedian, actor and Southern California native T.K. Carter has died. He was 69.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies arrived at the actor's Duarte home Friday evening after receiving a ...Read more

Venezuela continued releasing political prisoners on Saturday, including a member of opposition leader María Corina Machado’s party, a week after President Nicolás Maduro was captured by U.S. forces.

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LOS ANGELES — The city of Los Angeles violated the state's open meeting law when council members took up a plan to clear 9,800 homeless encampments behind closed doors, a judge ruled this week.

In a 10-page decision, L....Read more

NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani has two words for New Yorkers hoping for more public bathrooms across the city as he announced Saturday he’s investing $4 million into the very pressing initiative: “Let’s go!”

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — With U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations increasing in Minnesota, and following the killing of Minneapolis resident Renee Good, child care providers say learning and nurturing are being ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A 24-year-old woman turned herself in to Long Beach police this week following two fatal collisions that occurred months apart, authorities said.

Ahkeyajahnique Owens was wanted by police after she ...Read more

BALTIMORE — The 2026 Maryland legislative session will open Wednesday with a projected $1.4 billion budget deficit and rising energy costs, alongside debates over affordability, education, immigration, and health care.

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PHILADELPHIA — Sheriff Rochelle Bilal has garnered national headlines and condemnation for calling U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement “fake, wannabe law enforcement” and sending a blunt warning to immigration ...Read more

NEW YORK — When Mayor Zohran Mamdani tapped Kamar Samuels to lead New York City’s public schools, the chancellor could’ve expected his new gig would involve putting out fires — metaphorically.

Intsead, two five-...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday on a challenge to Idaho’s law banning transgender women and girls from participating in sports that align with their gender identity.

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LOS ANGELES — Two people allegedly used $100 counterfeit bills at dozens of In-N-Out Burger restaurants in Southern California in a wide-reaching scam.

Glendale police officials said in a statement Friday that 26-year-...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California cities may be forced to close homeless shelters next year if the Legislature approves Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget.

The $349 billion budget, which Newsom released Friday, would ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Large, organized protests condemning the ongoing immigration operation in Minnesota are continuing this weekend following Wednesday’s fatal shooting of Renee Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross.

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Will Arnett thinks he will lose a Golden Globe to his ex-wife Amy Poehler.

The former couple - who were married from 2003 until 2016 - are in the running to bag the first gong in the inaugural Best Podcast category at the...Read more

Lucy Liu was "so embarrassed" to tell C. Thomas Howell she had a crush on him as a teenager.

The 57-year-old actress fell head over heels for the actor when he starred in the 1983 crime-thriller film, The Outsiders, aged ...Read more

Mark Ruffalo could enter politics.

The 58-year-old star would not rule out swapping his illustrious acting career for "doing something good" for millions of Americans as a politician.

Mark told Us Weekly: "It isn't on my...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — A clash between U.S. Border Patrol agents and protesters at Roosevelt High School in south Minneapolis on Jan. 7 has attracted national attention and social media commentary, and led former Gov. Jesse ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — The U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro is being felt far beyond Venezuela.

In Florida, communities with ties to other authoritarian-led nations in Central and South America say the move to arrest Venezuela’...Read more

The U.S. may lift additional sanctions on Venezuela as early as next week to facilitate oil sales, Reuters reported, citing an interview with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

“We’re de-sanctioning the oil that’s ...Read more