Philadelphia says it's a 'welcoming' -- not 'sanctuary' -- city as the Trump administration threatens funding cuts
PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia that proudly stood among the strongest of sanctuary cities has formally discarded the name.
It’s now a “welcoming city.”
That’s according to Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s top ...Read more
LinkedIn cuts 281 workers in California as tech layoffs continue
LinkedIn, the professional social network where people search for work, is shedding jobs.
The Microsoft-owned tech company has cut 281 workers in California, a notice filed this week to the California Employment ...Read more
Wildfire threatens Joshua trees in area considered a 'last refuge' for the species
LOS ANGELES — A fire ignited in the Covington Flats area of Joshua Tree National Park on Friday afternoon and burned 165 acres in a region that experts say is critical to the species' future in a warming climate.
Meg ...Read more
Anais Gallagher orchestrated Oasis reunion?
Anais Gallagher orchestrated the Oasis reunion.
The 25-year-old model - whose parents are Oasis' Noel Gallagher and his first wife Meg Matthews - reportedly decided to help her father reconcile with his estranged brother ...Read more
Scooter Braun reacts to Taylor Swift buying back her masters
Scooter Braun is "happy" for Taylor Swift after she bought back the rights to her master recordings.
Taylor, 35, was furious in 2019 when music manager Scooter, 43, bought her former label, Big Machine Records, and her ...Read more
Loretta Swit, who played libido-driven Maj. 'Hot Lips' Houlihan on 'M.A.S.H.,' dies at 87
LOS ANGELES — Loretta Swit, the Emmy-winning actor best known for her time as Maj. Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on the TV version of “M.A.S.H.,” died Friday in her New York City apartment, her representative ...Read more
Retiree Is Finally Ready To Make Time For Herself
DEAR ABBY: I have spent 40 years serving the public and my country, putting other people first and feeling guilty if I didn't. However, I am becoming resentful of the demands for my time.
I'm retired, and my husband still...Read more
Brush fire quickly spreads, forces evacuations in Pala
Firefighters were battling a brush fire that was quickly propelled by high winds and steep hillsides in Pala Friday evening.
The fire was first reported around 5:40 p.m. on Henderson Road near Oaks Road, according to Cal ...Read more
Trump announces new steel tariffs, bonuses and no layoffs while touting US Steel-Nippon deal in Pa.
PITTSBURGH — President Donald Trump on Friday announced he would increase tariffs on steel imports and also revealed some details of the “planned partnership” between U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel.
At a rally at U.S. ...Read more
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Democrats struggle to check Trump moves on plane, meme coin
WASHINGTON — Democrats find themselves in familiar powerless territory when it comes to trying to stop President Donald Trump from what they see as potential ...Read more
ACLU dismisses its lawsuit challenging Kentucky's near-total abortion ban
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Louisville woman who sued Kentucky late last year in an effort to overturn the state’s near-total abortion ban withdrew her lawsuit on Friday without explanation.
Represented by the American Civil ...Read more
Scott Peterson's hopes for freedom dashed when appeals court denies petition in wife's murder
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Scott Peterson’s hope that the California Court of Appeal would overturn his murder conviction were dashed this week when it instead directed his lawyers to return their case to the same Redwood City...Read more
In wake of Aurora apartment saga, Colorado lawmakers expand cities' power to investigate slumlords
DENVER — Colorado municipal leaders will soon be able to temporarily take control of chronically dilapidated apartment buildings under new legislation signed into law this week that was inspired by a now infamous group ...Read more
Transgender Air Force Academy cadets graduate but are not commissioned amid Trump's ban
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Three transgender senior cadets earned their diplomas from the Air Force Academy on Thursday, but they did not commission as officers with their peers.
Hunter Marquez is among the three, ...Read more
Three takeaways: Trump and Elon have a long Oval Office goodbye -- for now
WASHINGTON — The Donald Trump-Elon Musk partnership ended much like it began, with plenty of mutual flattery and a little awkwardness — capped off by a surreal Oval Office send-off.
The president bid farewell to the ...Read more
Feds want lengthy 12 1/2-year prison sentence for ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan
CHICAGO — Calling former House Speaker Michael Madigan “steeped in corruption,” federal prosecutors on Friday asked for a whopping 12 1/2-year prison term and $1.5 million fine for Madigan’s conviction nearly four ...Read more
California contests Trump administration claim that the state obstructs immigration law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom's office sent a letter on Friday requesting that the Trump administration remove California from its list of sanctuary jurisdictions that obstruct the enforcement of federal ...Read more
Trump says Musk is 'not really leaving,' fueling legal challenge over his role at DOGE
WASHINGTON — Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, who has led an effort in the Trump administration to cut jobs and programs across the federal government, stood by President Donald Trump’s side on Friday in the Oval...Read more
Trump teases potential pardon if Sean 'Diddy' Combs is convicted
President Donald Trump on Friday said he’d consider pardoning embattled rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs, who’s currently on trial in the same Manhattan courtroom where Trump was found liable for sex abuse in 2023.
“...Read more
'I'm not going to last long': Man pinned in Alaska creek by boulder kept alive for hours by his wife until rescuers arrive
On Saturday, Kell Morris and his wife were hiking up a rocky creekbed east of Seward, picking their way through boulders on the way to a glacial lake at the base of Godwin Glacier. It was a brilliantly sunny day, and they ...Read more
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