LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Rams will make their selections in the upcoming NFL draft from the Los Angeles Fire Department's Air Operations base in Van Nuys to honor the first responders who stopped the deadly wildfires that ravaged Southern California earlier this year. The Rams are converting a...
The US Has a Single Rare Earths Mine. Chinese Export Limits Are Energizing a Push for More
OMAHA, Neb. — America's only rare earths mine heard from anxious companies soon after China responded to President Donald Trump's tariffs this month by limiting exports of those minerals used for military applications and in many high-tech devices. "Based on the number of phone calls we're receiving, the effects have...
A Startling Admission From a GOP Senator: ‘We Are All Afraid’
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, the moderate Alaska Republican who has routinely broken with her party to criticize President Donald Trump, has made a startling admission about the reality of serving in public office at a time when an unbound leader in the Oval Office is bent on retribution against his political...
Trump Administration Kicks off Plan for Expanded Offshore Drilling
(Reuters) - The U.S. Interior Department on Friday said it would begin taking public input for a new five-year offshore oil and gas leasing program that could include new zones in the Arctic and elsewhere to maximize energy development. President Donald Trump has ordered government agencies to identify ways to...
Google to Appeal Against Part of US Court’s Decision in Monopoly Case
(Reuters) - Alphabet's Google plans to appeal against the "adverse" portion of the court decision in the U.S. Department of Justice’s monopoly case against the technology giant. On Thursday U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema found Google liable for "willfully acquiring and maintaining monopoly power" in markets for publisher ad servers...
How to Catch the Shooting Stars of Spring’s First Meteor Shower, the Lyrids
When the Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak, it will be spring's first chance to see shooting stars. The Lyrids have surprised skygazers in the past with as many as 100 meteors per hour, but it's not predicted to be as active this time around. During Tuesday morning's peak, expect...
US Intel Contradicts Trump Claims Linking Gang to Venezuelan Government
WASHINGTON — A new U.S. intelligence assessment found no coordination between Tren de Aragua and the Venezuelan government, contradicting statements that Trump administration officials have made to justify their invocation of the Alien Enemies Act and deporting Venezuelan migrants, according to U.S. officials. The classified assessment from the National Intelligence...
NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Is Speeding Toward Another Close Encounter With an Asteroid
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA's Lucy spacecraft will swoop past a small asteroid this weekend as it makes its way to an even bigger prize: the unexplored swarms of asteroids out near Jupiter. It will be the second asteroid encounter for Lucy, launched in 2021 on a quest that will...
The Abrego Garcia Case Pulls Democrats Into the Immigration Debate Trump Wants to Have
WASHINGTON — For Democrats, the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case is about fundamental American ideals — due process, following court orders, preventing government overreach. For the Trump administration and Republicans, it's about foreigners and gang threats and danger in American towns and cities. And that argument is precisely the one that...
Katy Perry Gears Up for Sci-Fi Inspired World Tour
ONTARIO — In less than a year, Katy Perry has released an album, campaigned for Vice President Kamala Harris and, just this week, flown to space. As she heads to Mexico City to kick off a world tour on Wednesday, the pop superstar shows no intention of slowing down. "I'm...