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By STEVE KARNOWSKI MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former federal prosecutor who quit amid a dispute with the Trump administration is now representing former CNN host Don Lemon, who was one of nine people indicted for their alleged roles in disrupting a service at a Minnesota church where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official was a…
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MILAN — Italy left wing Luca Frigo has played against NHL superstar Sidney Crosby hundreds, maybe thousands of times. In video games. “Sidney Crosby, Nathan Mackinnon and all those superstars that you follow were also in the video games,” Frigo said. “So now we will see them and play against them.” After a 12-year-absence, the…
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As part of its efforts to expand its physical presence around the U.S., Immigration and Customs Enforcement is reportedly leasing space at an office park in Irvine and at the federal building in Santa Ana. As first reported by Wired, ICE is moving into offices on the 2000 block of Main Street in Irvine, a…
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Hundreds of people attended the sold-out Lunar New Year celebration on Monday, Feb. 9, at the Nixon Presidential Library & Museum to commemorate the Year of the Horse. The event, themed “Perseverance and Prosperity,” showcased performances by traditional dancers, singers and musicians in the Nixon Library’s replica East Room and featured a cultural fair and…
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South Coast Air Quality Management District governors have approved $30 million to help communities disproportionately impacted by air pollution replace older school buses with new, zero-emission models, the agency announced today. The initiative is expected to significantly reduce air pollution, including smog-forming nitrogen oxides and particulate matter — tiny particles that can penetrate deep into…
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By Elizabeth Mu Contributing Columnist  Valentine’s Day can be a wonderful opportunity to celebrate those special people in your life. And yet, for many, Feb. 14 can feel stressful or filled with worries about not having the type of love we want or that we think we’re supposed to have. But what if we flipped…
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By JOSHUA GOODMAN and JIM MUSTIAN MIAMI (AP) — Less than three years after President Joe Biden pardoned a close ally of Nicolás Maduro, the Justice Department is once again targeting the businessman, The Associated Press has learned, an investigation that could bolster the U.S. prosecution of the deposed Venezuelan leader. Related Articles Federal judge…
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By ISABELLA VOLMERT LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit from the Department of Justice that sought to obtain Michigan’s voter rolls, marking the latest judicial rejection in President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging attempts to gain access to voter data from states. Related Articles Close Maduro ally pardoned by Biden once again…
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California will focus again on first-generation homebuyers later this month during its roughly $200 million rollout of the down payment assistance program known as Dream for All. From Feb. 24 to March 16, joint buyers including at least one first-generation homebuyer and one California resident can apply to a lottery system that, if selected, would…
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By THOMAS ADAMSON PARIS (AP) — A French prosecutor on Tuesday made public the identity of a 79-year-old man accused of raping and sexually assaulting 89 minors over more than five decades, launching an appeal for witnesses and possible victims in what authorities described as an unusually sprawling case spanning multiple countries. Related Articles Israeli…
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