Is the White House declaring a policy war on California? It’s Washington versus California on marijuana, climate change, offshore oil drilling and immigration this week as bubbling disagreements between President Donald Trump’s administration and California all seemed to spill over at once. The Trump administration picked a notable moment to […]
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Australian man in homemade boat rescued off Hawaii after 100 day voyage An Australian man in a homemade sailing boat has been rescued off the coast of Hawaii 104 days into a daring solo voyage home from Panama. The 62-year-old sailor had been attempting to reach Australia – a total […]
California driver charged with single-punch murder of deputy A 70-year-old, off-duty sheriff’s deputy braked to avoid two dogs and was rear-ended by a driver who then got out and delivered a fatal punch, police said Wednesday in announcing a murder charge against the man. The attack occurred on New Year’s […]
Utah man accused of threatening to kill Trump A Utah man faces criminal charges after allegedly threatening to kill President Donald Trump, according to an indictment filed Wednesday. The grand jury in central Utah returned the indictment showing multiple charges against Travis Luke Dominguez of threatening the President, the police […]
Ivanka Trump, husband agreed she’d be the one to run for president, book says Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, made a deal when they came to Washington to serve in the White House that the first daughter would become the first female president if the opportunity arose, according […]
Trump dissolves voter fraud commission; adviser says it went ‘off the rails’ President Donald Trump dissolved his much-touted voter fraud commission on Wednesday, attributing the step to various states’ refusal to participate in the board, which was criticized as a misguided step to solve a practically non-existent problem. In the […]
Philippines suspends work at call center of U.S. firm, mall after deadly fire The Philippines has suspended operations of a shopping mall and a call center run by a U.S. firm where a fire killed 38 people, citing failure to fully comply with fire safety requirements for five successive years. […]
With new year, California becomes ‘sanctuary state’ California became a “sanctuary state” Monday, as a bill that Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law in October officially took effect. The law bars police in the nation’s most populous state from asking people about their immigration status or participating in federal […]
Trump lays out immigration deal demands President Donald Trump said Friday there will be no deal to protect hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants from deportation without funding to build a wall along the US-Mexico border. “The Democrats have been told, and fully understand, that there can be no […]
Trump terminates remaining HIV/AIDS advisory council appointments Trump terminates remaining HIV/AIDS advisory council appointments:- The Trump administration has terminated the appointments of the remaining members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, a statement from the council’s executive director confirmed this week. The dismissals come after six members resigned in […]
