
El Segundo was born by oil. The massive refinery fire leaves residents rattled
LOS ANGELES — The city of El Segundo could not be more tied to the oil refinery that is a hulking presence in the ... Read More
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NYPD to follow detailed escalation guidelines in responding to political protests
NEW YORK — Rather than rush cops from all corners to burgeoning political protests, the New York Police Department will now have to follow a detailed escalation plan dependent on the numbers and actions of demonstrators,...Read more
Trump close to deal that would spare U.S.-assembled vehicles from tariff costs
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is considering a modification to expensive automotive tariffs that would provide relief to manufacturers that complete final assembly in the United States, Reuters reported Friday.
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Econometer: Will new California law prevent gas price spikes?
Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed into law Senate Bill 237, which includes provisions that would approve as many as 2,000 new permits for oil wells a year in Kern County, California.
The law, which goes into effect in ...Read more
This bill has been hailed a 'landmark' victory for California YIMBYs. But it only narrowly escaped defeat
This year, San Francisco Senator Scott Wiener passed a bill that will allow mid-rise housing to be built near transit stops, a win for the pro-housing lawmaker who’d seen two previous attempts collapse before even ...Read more
Chicagoans say ICE agents responded to heckling with tear gas near school on busy street
CHICAGO — Andrew Denton was on his way to get lunch on Friday afternoon when he noticed people yelling at masked men in a white SUV near Funston Elementary in Logan Square.
Realizing the men were likely federal ...Read more
Apple removes ICE tracking app after outrage from Trump administration
Apple will no longer offer an Immigration and Customs Enforcement tracking app after coming under fire from the Trump administration.
The free ICEBlock app that allowed users to anonymously report and monitor the ...Read more
China urges Trump to lift security curbs in push for deals
China is pushing the Trump administration to roll back national-security restrictions on Chinese deals in the U.S., dangling the prospect of a massive investment package as part of a proposal that would upend a decade of ...Read more
Trump's $100,000 H-1B fee draws rare rebuke from US business
A coalition of business groups warned President Donald Trump that a newly announced $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications risks harming the U.S. economy and urged the administration to avoid changes to the skilled worker...Read more
US to offer migrant teenagers $2,500 to voluntarily return home
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is preparing to launch a program that would offer money to unaccompanied migrant teenagers in federal custody in exchange for voluntarily returning to their home countries, according...Read more
Trump administration deports Venezuelan father with temporary protected status
The Trump administration detained a Florida man for three weeks and then deported him to Venezuela, even though he had court-ordered deportation protections under temporary protected status.
Immigration and Customs ...Read more
Supreme Court says again Trump may cancel temporary protections for Venezuelans granted under Biden
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has ruled for a second time that the Trump administration may cancel the “temporary protected status” given to about 600,000 Venezuelans under the Biden administration.
The move, ...Read more
Judge gives 8-year sentence in Brett Kavanaugh assassination plot
WASHINGTON — A federal judge sentenced the attempted assassin of Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh to more than eight years in prison Friday.
Judge Deborah L. Boardman of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, ...Read more
She went to get her green card and now faces deportation. Did the feds trick her?
LOS ANGELES — On Sept. 16, Barbara Gomes Marques May and her husband arrived at the downtown Los Angeles federal immigration building for what they believed would be the final step in Marques May's process to obtain her ...Read more
Hamas agrees to release Israeli hostages but sets conditions
Hamas agreed to release the last of the hostages from its 2023 attack on Israel but said the rest of a U.S. peace plan would be subject to negotiation, a stance that offered uncertain hopes for an end to the conflict in ...Read more
Sean 'Diddy' Combs sentenced to more than 4 years in prison for using prostitutes in 'freak-offs'
A judge sentenced Sean “Diddy” Combs to four years and two months in federal prison Friday for transporting prostitutes across state lines for drug-fueled sex performances he dubbed “freak-offs,” closing the ...Read more
Cassie Ventura will 'continue healing' after Sean 'Diddy' Combs is handed 50-month prison sentence
Cassie Ventura's lawyer has said that "nothing can undo the trauma" of Sean 'Diddy' Combs' crimes.
The 55-year-old rapper was sentenced to 50 months in prison on Friday (03.10.25) having been convicted of two counts of ...Read more
Robert Pattinson is more patient since becoming a father
Robert Pattinson has "so much more patience" since becoming a father.
The 39-year-old actor welcomed a daughter - whose name has not been publicly revealed - with his fiancee Suki Waterhouse in March 2024 and he confessed...Read more
Appeals court denies bond for ex-Speaker Michael Madigan pending appeal; must report to prison Oct. 13
CHICAGO — A federal appeals court Friday denied bond for ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan pending his appeal on corruption charges, a decision that means Madigan will have to report to prison on Oct. 13 to begin serving ...Read more
Trump uses repeated funding cuts to pressure California, complicating state's legal fight
The federal Office for Victims of Crime announced in the summer that millions of dollars approved for domestic violence survivors and other crime victims would be withheld from states that don't comply with the Trump ...Read more
Gov. Gavin Newsom 'confident' USC won't bow to White House pressure
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday he was “confident” that California universities would reject federal attempts to condition educational funds, a day after the governor said he would block state ...Read more
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