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In Southern California, many are skipping health care out of fear of ICE operations
LOS ANGELES – Missed childhood vaccinations. Skipped blood sugar checks. Medications abandoned at the pharmacy.
These are among the health care disruptions providers have noticed since Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations began in Southern California earlier this month.
Across the region, once-busy parks, shops and businesses have ...Read more

How Nevada's elections will change with new 2025 laws
LAS VEGAS — New laws from the 2025 legislative session aim to increase accessibility to Nevada’s elections and improve voters’ experiences.
Election reform was a major focus in Carson City, though bills that sought to drastically change Nevada’s elections were blocked by the governor, including legislation to implement voter ID ...Read more

A good day': Detained US citizen said agents bragged after arresting dozens at Home Depot
LOS ANGELES — A 37-year-old U.S. citizen who was tackled to the ground and arrested after filming federal agents at Home Depot on Thursday said he was held for more than an hour near Dodger Stadium, where agents boasted about how many immigrants they arrested.
“How many bodies did you guys grab today?” he said one agent asked.
“Oh, we ...Read more

Deal, not bombs, seen as only way to end Iranian nuclear threat
WASHINGTON — While President Donald Trump weighs whether to join Israel’s assault on Iran, foreign policy veterans and analysts argue that a negotiated settlement, not bombs nor commandos, is the only way to eliminate the threat of Tehran gaining a nuclear weapon.
“I don’t believe there’s a lasting military solution to the Iranian ...Read more

China, Philippines report encounter in South China Sea
China’s coast guard said it drove away a Philippine ship around Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, the latest friction in a longstanding rivalry in the strategic waterway.
“The China Coast Guard gradually took necessary measures such as shouting warnings, following and forcing, and water cannon warnings to drive away the Philippine ...Read more

Vice President JD Vance rips Newsom, Bass and mocks Padilla during unexpected visit to Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — Vice President JD Vance on Friday castigated California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, arguing that the elected leaders are endangering the lives of law enforcement officers because of their opposition to federal immigration raids in Los Angeles and surrounding communities.
Vance, while meeting with federal,...Read more

'Deeply troubling': Boston Police respond to threatening 'anti-Jewish' flyers
BOSTON — Israeli Consulate employees are on high alert after “anti-Jewish” flyers with staffers’ personal details were distributed in the city.
Boston Police are investigating after they responded to a Jewish establishment in Brighton this week for a report of a threat.
A piece of mail to the Jewish institution contained a letter with ...Read more

Trump administration's new rule will limit Obamacare enrollments
WASHINGTON — Trump administration officials on Friday finalized regulations aimed at making it more difficult to enroll in health insurance through the Affordable Care Act.
The rules will limit the time frame for people to sign up for health insurance through the exchanges and cancel a monthly opportunity for people with incomes below 150% of...Read more

Karen Read jury foreman breaks silence after grueling retrial
BOSTON — Juror No. 1, the foreman in the Karen Read retrial, told The Boston Herald there was no “a-ha moment” in the grueling case that he said wasted the taxpayers’ money on paper-thin evidence that failed to bring any comfort to the victim’s family.
The unforgivable fact that investigators didn’t swarm the house at the murder ...Read more

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil freed from ICE custody in Louisiana
NEW YORK — Palestinian Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil was released Friday evening from a rural Louisiana detention center, more than three months after the Trump administration detained him for protesting against Israel’s war in Gaza.
Judge Michael Farbiarz in New Jersey earlier had granted Khalil’s request for bail after ...Read more

Letter to FBI from shooting suspect made wild claims about Klobuchar and Walz, sources say
MINNEAPOLIS — In a rambling, conspiratorial letter addressed to the FBI, alleged assassin Vance Boelter claimed Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz instructed him to kill U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar so that Walz could run for the U.S. Senate, according to two people familiar with the contents of the letter.
The letter is the clearest evidence yet of Boelter�...Read more

Guns by the dozens, cash, disguises: Court filing lists what investigators found in Minnesota shooting suspect's home
MINNEAPOLIS — State criminal investigators were inside the Green Isle home of Vance Boelter within hours of the political shootings he’s charged with carrying out, scooping up guns by the dozens, a stash of money and disguises, according to a new court filing.
A search warrant affidavit in connection with the predawn shootings Saturday ...Read more

Vice President JD Vance arrives in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — Vice President JD Vance arrived in Los Angeles on Friday as part of a surprise visit to a region hit by a series of federal immigration raids that have sparked protests and defiance from residents and local officials.
His office said in a statement that Vance would tour a multiagency Federal Joint Operations Center, a Federal ...Read more

Harvard nears 'mindbogglingly' historic US deal, Trump says
BOSTON — President Donald Trump said his administration has been holding talks with Harvard University and may announce a deal over the next week, potentially ending a standoff that has jeopardized billions of dollars of the school’s funding and ignited a rollicking legal fight.
“They have acted extremely appropriately during these ...Read more

Dodgers commit $1 million for assistance for families of immigrants affected by ICE raids
LOS ANGELES — On Friday morning, more than 50 community and religious leaders from around Los Angeles signed a petition that called on the Los Angeles Dodgers "to take a public stand against the indiscriminate ICE raids which are causing immense terror in our communities, hurting businesses, and separating families."
By Friday afternoon, the ...Read more
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Letter to FBI from shooting suspect made wild claims about Klobuchar and Walz, sources say
MINNEAPOLIS — In a rambling, conspiratorial letter addressed to the FBI, alleged assassin Vance Boelter claimed Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz instructed him to kill U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar so that Walz could run for the U.S. Senate, according to two people ...Read more

Fat Joe accused of coercion, intimidation, sex with minors in ex-hype man's lawsuit
Terrance “T.A.” Dixon, once a hype man to rapper Fat Joe, has sued his former employer for $20 million, making some allegations that might blend right in at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ RICO and sex-trafficking trial.
The federal lawsuit, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York and reviewed by the Los Angeles...Read more

Atlanta doctor hit with $2 million verdict for Instagram posts of decapitated baby
ATLANTA — An Atlanta doctor and his clinic must pay $2.25 million to a couple after posting to his public Instagram account graphic videos of their decapitated baby during an autopsy, a jury has decided.
Dr. Jackson Gates and his business, Medical Diagnostic Choices, were found liable by default in the lawsuit brought against them by Jessica ...Read more

Federal judge in New Jersey orders Columbia graduate Mahmoud Khalil released on bail
NEW YORK — A federal judge in New Jersey on Friday ordered the immediate release of Palestinian Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil more than three months after the Trump administration detained him for protesting against Israel’s war in Gaza.
Judge Michael Farbiarz granted Khalil’s request for bail and said the order would go ...Read more

Community leaders petition Dodgers 'to take a public stand' against ICE raids in LA
LOS ANGELES — More than 50 community and religious leaders from around Los Angeles signed a petition Friday that called on the Dodgers “to take a public stand against the indiscriminate ICE raids which are causing immense terror in our communities, hurting businesses, and separating families.”
“This is the moment for the Dodgers to ...Read more
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