Federal wildfire aid to California will come with conditions, Trump administration envoy Ric Grenell said. “The reality is that the federal response is mostly money, and so we are going to have strings on the money that we give to California,” Grenell, President Donald Trump‘s envoy for special missions, said at CPAC on Friday, Feb.…
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NEW YORK (AP) — One of the attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs in his sex trafficking case wants to quit the hip-hop mogul’s defense team. Defense lawyer Anthony Ricco filed notice on Thursday in Manhattan federal court that he no longer wants to represent Combs, writing “under no circumstances can I continue to effectively serve…
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Nestled in guard-gated Bear Brand Ranch, a sprawling 20,580-square-foot ocean-view estate with its own resort is poised to make history as Laguna Niguel’s most expensive home sold. The asking price is $29.998 million. If it sells near the asking price, it will best a transitional Spanish-style home across the street that closed Valentine’s Day (Feb.…
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By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily kept on the job the head of the federal agency that protects government whistleblowers, in its first word on the many legal fights over President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda. The justices said in an unsigned order that Hampton Dellinger, head of the Office of Special…
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PORTLAND, Ore. — During JJ Redick’s introductory press conference as the Lakers head coach in late June, one quote, among many, stood out. When discussing how he envisioned handling rotations, managing players’ workloads, in-game management and the variety of responsibilities an NBA head coach is tasked with, Redick made it clear there’d be collaboration with…
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MESA, Ariz. — It was closer than you think. The Dodgers’ glaring lack of starting pitchers as they headed into the postseason last fall had them considering every possible option – even one who hadn’t pitched in the big leagues since August 2023 and was still in the final stages of recovering from Tommy John…
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles district attorney will give an update Friday on the case of Lyle and Erik Menendez, brothers who are seeking release after their 1996 conviction for the murder of their wealthy parents at their Beverly Hills home. Related Articles National News | Election officials blast Trump’s ‘retreat’ from protecting…
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By Renuka Rayasam, Sam Whitehead, KFF Health News In January, during a congressional hearing on his way to becoming secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got basic details wrong about Medicaid — a program he now oversees. He said that Medicaid is fully funded by the federal government…
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By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ MEXICO CITY (AP) — Legend has it the axolotl was not always an amphibian. Long before it became Mexico’s most beloved salamander and efforts to prevent its extinction flourished, it was a sneaky god. “It’s an interesting little animal,” said Yanet Cruz, head of the Chinampaxóchitl Museum in Mexico City. Its…
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Not long after opening her new bookstore, Fables & Fancies, in Sierra Madre last fall, Ana Buckley said she was having a hard time letting things go. And by “things,” she meant the books she was selling to customers. “They were taking my books too quickly for me,” she laughed, recalling those first days in the…
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