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By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday the Trump administration had finished its six-week purge of programs of the six-decade-old U.S. Agency for International Development, and said he would move the 18% of aid and development programs that survived under the State Department. Rubio made the announcement in a post…
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By GARY FIELDS and CHRISTINE FERNANDO, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A young economist who had uprooted her life for civil service. A fierce housing advocate terminated just before buying her first home. A semifinalist whose dreams were dashed before they materialized. For decades, the Presidential Management Fellows program was seen as a building block…
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By Sarah Boden, KFF Health News A dozen people seated around folding tables clap heartily for a beaming woman: She’s donated two 13-gallon garbage bags full of clothes, including several Christmas sweaters and a couple of pantsuits, to a Presbyterian church. A closet cleanout might not seem a significant accomplishment. But as the people in…
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By JOHN LEICESTER, Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Military officials from more than 30 nations will take part in Paris talks on the creation of an international security force for Ukraine, a French military official said Monday. Such an international force would aim to dissuade Russia from launching another offensive after any ceasefire in Ukraine comes into effect. The…
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By STAN CHOE, Associated Press Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s sell-off is worsening Monday as worries about the economy and President Donald Trump’s tariffs send U.S. stocks further from their record set just last month. The S&P 500 was down 1.4% in early trading, coming off its worst week since September. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 430 points, or…
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In California, overdoses have been falling for about a year. It’s a ray of hope largely attributable to a complex web of public-health outreach, individual behavior change, and a willingness to find local solutions to local issues. But the overdose crisis isn’t over. That’s because—as new research demonstrates—the drug supply is and will remain in…
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If you agreed to a mind-meld with Spock, you wouldn’t expect the Vulcan to share all of your deepest thoughts with the entirety of the United Federation of Planets, would you? That’s exactly what Sen. Tom Umberg’s newest bill would prevent in the real world, where brain-computer interfaces are becoming more of a reality rather than…
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A post on Facebook’s “The Sound LA Radio Family” group page caught my eye; it essentially asked: How do people like KLOS (95.5 FM), which is sounding a lot like ’90s-era KROQ, these days? I had noted some musical changes when the station hired Nik Carter for afternoons; was it moving to a more modern…
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Yosemite is the focus of an updated winter storm watch issued at 8:47 p.m. on Sunday by the National Weather Service. The watch is valid from Tuesday 11 p.m. until Thursday, Mar. 13 at 11 p.m. According to the NWS Hanford CA, “Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 feet above 4000…
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Ducks winger Sam Colangelo, right, celebrates with center Mason McTavish (23) after scoring during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders, Sunday, March 9, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent) Ducks center Trevor Zegras, right, controls the puck away from New York Islanders defenseman Alexander Romanov, left, during…
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