What to know about California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s move to ban encampments
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s governor called upon the state’s cities and counties to ban homeless encampments this week, even providing blueprint legislation for dismantling the tents lining streets, parks and waterways throughout much of the state.
Hawaii doctor accused of trying to kill his wife on a hiking trail seeks bail
A judge at a hearing Tuesday is scheduled to consider a Maui doctor’s request to be released on bail while he fights an attempted murder charge on allegations that he tried to kill his wife on a
Campus protests flare on a smaller scale than last spring, but with higher stakes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Campus activism has flared as the academic year winds down, with pro-Palestinian demonstrations leading to arrests at several colleges. Compared with last spring, when more than 2,100 people were arrested in campus protests nationwide,
Trump and Pope Leo are now Earth’s most powerful Americans. They lead in different roles and realms
The motto of one newly elected American world leader: ” Fight! ” The other introduced himself to the world with his first public word as pope: “ Peace.” The contrast between President Donald Trump and Chicago-born Pope
A timeline of the Menendez brothers’ double-murder case
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Erik and Lyle Menendez have spent nearly 30 years in prison for the double murder of their parents. This week in Los Angeles, a judge is set to consider whether they should be
Trump starts his foreign trip with a crush of problems — and outsized certainty he has the answers
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump set out on a three-nation visit to the Middle East on Monday, a trip he had originally intended to use to focus on his efforts to press wealthy Gulf nations to
‘Dangerous’ migrants require immediate deportation, US government says
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – The Trump administration told the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday that “dangerous behavior” from a group of Venezuelan migrants detained by the federal government in Texas justified lifting a court order blocking their
US House looks to hike work requirements for food aid
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House lawmakers on Monday laid out a plan to increase work requirements for some recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food aid benefits, and to eventually require states to share
White House correspondents protest lack of wire reporters on Air Force One
The group representing White House journalists said Monday it was disturbed that the Trump administration barred any wire service news reporters from traveling with the president on Air Force One to the Middle East. No reporters from
Missouri’s attorney general has sued a utility over an explosion of a home that killed a 5-year-old
LEXINGTON, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s attorney general sued a natural gas company Monday over the explosion of a home in a small town that killed a 5-year-old boy, accusing the utility of violating a state safety law.
