Lawmakers try to tackle the mental and emotional effects of wildfires
Insurance providers in California would be required to reimburse patients who seek mental health care after a natural disaster under proposed legislation to address the…
Top Trump aide says conditions on federal aid to L.A. will target California Coastal Commission
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is planning to set conditions on federal disaster assistance to Los Angeles as it rebuilds from the Eaton and Palisades fires, a…
Newsom asks Congress for nearly $40 billion for L.A. wildfire relief
Gov. Gavin Newsom is asking Congress to approve an additional $39.7 billion in aid to help Los Angeles recover from the catastrophic damage wreaked by…
Trump says he may take control of Postal Service. Here’s what to know
PHILADELPHIA — President Trump said Friday that he may put the U.S. Postal Service under the control of the Commerce Department in what would be an executive…
Acting ICE director reassigned amid frustrations over deportations pace
WASHINGTON — The top official in charge of carrying out President Trump’s immigration agenda has been reassigned amid concerns that the mass deportation effort isn’t moving fast…
Facing Trump, Costa Rica, Honduras join Panama as stopovers for deportees
SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica — A group of families and children hailing from Uzbekistan, China, Afghanistan, Russia and more countries walked off an airplane in Costa Rica’s…
Trump fires chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
WASHINGTON — President Trump abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday night, sidelining a history-making fighter pilot…
Report: Dr. Oz holds millions from companies he’d wield power over if confirmed
WASHINGTON — The wealth of Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon nominated by President Trump to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has swelled…
Supreme Court turns away — for now — Trump’s appeal seeking to fire agency official
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday turned down President Trump’s appeal seeking to fire an agency official. Instead, the justices said they would weigh in…
AP sues 3 Trump administration officials, citing freedom of speech
The Associated Press is suing three Trump administration officials over access to presidential events, citing freedom of speech in asking a federal judge to stop…
Ex-Proud Boys leader Tarrio arrested near Capitol on assault charge
WASHINGTON — Former Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio was arrested Friday near the U.S. Capitol on a charge that he assaulted a woman protesting a gathering…
Judge clears way for Trump administration to pull thousands of USAID staffers off the job
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday cleared the way for the Trump administration to pull thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development staffers off the job.U.S.…
Nearly 200 Venezuelan migrants flown home from Guantanamo Bay
CARACAS, Venezuela — Nearly 200 Venezuelan immigrants to the U.S. were returned to their home country after being detained at Guantanamo Bay in a flurry of flights…
Judge adjourns trial for NYC Mayor Eric Adams, appoints counsel
NEW YORK — A federal judge on Friday adjourned the corruption trial for New York City Mayor Eric Adams and appointed counsel to advise him on how…
Supreme Court deals blow to Holocaust survivors lawsuit vs. Hungary
WASHINGTON — A unanimous Supreme Court on Friday dealt a severe blow to Holocaust survivors and their families in a long-running lawsuit seeking compensation from Hungary for…
Federal judge allows Trump’s mass firings of federal workers to move forward
WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Washington has allowed President Trump’s mass firings of federal workers to move forward.U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper decided he could not…
Netanyahu says body Hamas released was Gazan woman, not a hostage
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed revenge Friday for what he described as a “cruel and malicious violation” of the cease-fire agreement after authorities determined…
U.S. aid freeze puts HIV-positive orphans in Kenya at risk
NAIROBI — Two-year-old Evans was brought to the Nyumbani Children’s Home in Nairobi a year ago, suffering from HIV and tuberculosis. With no family to care for…
Drone flights, terrorist labels may signal coming U.S. strikes on cartels
WASHINGTON — In recent days, the Trump administration has ramped up CIA surveillance drone flights over Mexico, formally designated drug cartels as “foreign terrorist” groups and floated…
PBS and NPR on edge over FCC letter and Trump budget scrutiny
Forty years ago, the Reagan administration told PBS to find ways to increase funding for public television outside of taxpayer dollars.It did.PBS’ response to the…