By FATIMA HUSSEIN WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department has terminated its collective bargaining agreement with unionized workers employed at the Internal Revenue Service, the agency said Friday, in an escalation of President Donald Trump ’s push to exert more control over the federal workforce. Related Articles Federal judge extends order protecting refugees in Minnesota…
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After nearly a year of recovery, Long Beach’s Aquarium of the Pacific has returned Porkchop — a green sea turtle with just three flippers — back into the wild. It’s been a long journey for Porkchop, whose sex and exact age is unknown, after the turtle was rescued from the San Gabriel River in March.…
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The Galaxy envisioned a multi-goal performance in the second leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup series against Sporting San Miguelito. What transpired was anything but. The Galaxy turned in an all-possession, no-goal attack, ending in a scoreless draw. “We couldn’t create a lot of chances, we struggled to break through the lines,” Galaxy defender Maya…
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By JOHN HANNA TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two transgender men are suing Kansas over a new law that invalidated their driver’s licenses and about 1,700 others for reflecting people’s gender identities and not their sex assigned at birth, arguing that the measure is “dehumanizing.” Related Articles Trump raises the possibility of a ‘friendly takeover of…
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By MICHAEL R. SISAK NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors said Friday they won’t appeal a judge’s ruling that bars them from seeking the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Related Articles Neil Sedaka, the singer-songwriter behind dozens of hits of the 1960s and ’70s, dies at age…
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The USC and Nebraska men’s basketball teams are in dramatically different situations as the Big Ten Conference regular season nears its end. The Trojans are on a four-game losing streak and potentially on the outside looking in when it comes to the NCAA Tournament. ESPN’s bracketology has them as a “first four out” team as…
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By COLLEEN SLEVIN, Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Renee Good loved sparkles and laughter and any excuse for a celebration. She loved pretty much everyone she met, and was late for pretty much everything. “She had this way of making you feel special and loved that I didn’t even understand that until we lost her,”…
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The Los Alamitos boys soccer team has been declared the champion of Division 3 in the CIF Southern Section playoffs. Calabasas, which was supposed to play Los Alamitos in the Division 3 final Saturday afternoon, informed CIF-SS on Friday that it discovered that had played an ineligible player during the season and was withdrawing from…
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California’s spending issues A look at the Golden State’s ballooning budget since 1976. Employees per 1,000 population In 1975 the state had 9.6 employees per 1,000 people. In 1985 it had 8.5 employees per 1,000 people. In 2010 it reached 10 employees per 1,000 people. In 2026 it is 12.2 employees per 1,000 people. Spending…
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By LEANNE ITALIE NEW YORK (AP) — Neil Sedaka, the hit-making singer-songwriter whose boyish soprano and bright melodies made him a top act in the early years of rock ‘n’ roll and led to a second run of success in the 1970s, has died. Related Articles Renee Good’s parents remember her love and laughter Deadline…
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