By THALIA BEATY Charitable organizations that relied on U.S. foreign assistance are looking to different private and public donors now that the Trump administration suspended nearly all foreign aid contracts. Related Articles National Politics | Trump administration throws hundreds of affordable housing projects into limbo after contract cuts National Politics | White House doubles down…
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By JESSE BEDAYN The Trump administration has stalled at least $60 million in funding intended largely for affordable housing developments nationwide, throwing hundreds of projects into a precarious limbo, according to information and documents obtained by The Associated Press Related Articles National Politics | US foreign aid cuts leave a funding gap that private donors…
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By MEG KINNARD Across-the-board cuts at the Social Security Administration are prompting questions about how the benefits of millions of recipients may be affected. Related Articles National Politics | Trump administration throws hundreds of affordable housing projects into limbo after contract cuts National Politics | US foreign aid cuts leave a funding gap that private…
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LOS ANGELES — The UCLA and USC men’s basketball teams will finish out the regular season with the second edition of their crosstown rivalry Saturday. When the Bruins and Trojans last met Jan. 27, fingernails scattered Galen Center after USC nearly upset UCLA with a run late in the second half. The Bruins staved off…
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Detectives are asking for the public to help identify a man and a woman seen in the area where a 66-year-old man was fatally shot in Cerritos, authorities said Friday. Cuauhtemoc Garcia Zuniga was shot around 12:30 p.m. Feb. 25 near Coyote Creek Riverbed, west of Carmenita Road, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau and…
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By CHARLOTTE KRAMON, Associated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Senate passed a bill that would allow President Donald Trump and more than a dozen people to seek compensation for legal bills stemming from an attempt to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. The bill passed unanimously by state legislators Thursday would…
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By MATT SEDENSKY, Associated Press National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Scrambling to replace their health insurance and to find new work, some laid-off federal workers are running into another unexpected unpleasantry: Relatives cheering their firing. The country’s bitterly tribal politics are spilling into text chains, social media posts and heated conversations as Americans absorb the…
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Riverside County has paid $498,000 to settle a wrongful arrest lawsuit by a Temecula man who dared a sheriff’s deputy to arrest him. Deputy Robert Glaser, a 14-year-veteran, made the arrest and was ultimately fired, a punishment so severe that it surprised even the victim’s lawyer. “It’s like a nothing use of force. … I…
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The city of Fullerton will begin enforcing stricter anti-camping rules, prohibiting homeless individuals from sitting, lying or sleeping in public spaces or storing their property on sidewalks and similar public spaces. City staff said the new verbiage, approved in early March by a split 3-2 City Council vote, “expanded and clarified” the city’s existing right…
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By JAMIE STENGLE, Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Once again, most Americans will set their clocks forward by one hour this weekend, losing perhaps a bit of sleep but gaining more glorious sunlight in the evenings as the days warm into summer. Where did this all come from, though? How we came to move the…
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