Howard University said Friday that its president would leave his job at the end of the month after a tenure that lasted only two years, among the shortest stints in the school’s history. The university did not give a reason for the departure of the president, Ben Vinson III. But...
Hollywood’s Biggest AI Debut? Las Vegas Sphere’s ‘Wizard of Oz’
When "The Wizard of Oz at Sphere" opens off the Las Vegas Strip on Aug. 28, audiences will experience the 1939 film classic in a way its creators probably never thought possible. Nearly 18,000 people will find themselves in the eye of the swirling tornado that rips Dorothy's Kansas farmhouse...
Fresno State Bulldogs Can’t Find Answer for Daniels in Loss at Kansas
The Bulldogs could not stop Jalon Daniels. If the Kansas sixth-year quarterback wasn’t accurately completing passes, he was running out of trouble. He made Fresno State’s defense look soft. The Jayhawks defeated Fresno State 31-7 to open the 2025 season. The Week 0 matchup saw Kansas improve to 1-0; Fresno...
Hegseth Authorizes Troops in DC to Carry Weapons
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has authorized National Guard troops deployed to Washington to bring their weapons with them on their mission. But it was not clear whether the troops would be armed as they walked through the city or simply store their weapons in their vehicles, which would...
Texas, Florida Seek to Join Legal Challenge to Abortion Pill
NEW YORK — Texas and Florida on Friday asked a federal judge to let them join a lawsuit seeking to restrict the availability of the abortion pill mifepristone, saying that they need to step in to protect their abortion policies after changes to other Republican-led states' abortion laws. The lawsuit...
Wrongly Deported Migrant Abrego Released, May Be Detained Again
Kilmar Abrego, the migrant whose wrongful deportation to El Salvador made him a symbol of U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive immigration policies, was released from criminal custody in Tennessee on Friday, reporters witnessed. Video posted hours later on X by WJLA television showed him arriving at a family home in Maryland where relatives...
Judge Blocks Trump From Withholding Funds From Los Angeles, Other Sanctuary Cities
A U.S. federal judge on Friday blocked Donald Trump's administration from withholding federal funding from more than 30 so-called sanctuary jurisdictions including Los Angeles, Baltimore, Boston and Chicago that have declined to cooperate with the Republican president's hardline immigration crackdown. U.S. District Judge William Orrick expanded an injunction that he...
Lyle Menendez Denied Parole After 35 Years in Prison for Parents’ Shotgun Murders
LOS ANGELES — Lyle Menendez, imprisoned 35 years with his brother Erik for the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents at their Beverly Hills home, was denied parole on Friday, a day after the same decision was rendered against his younger sibling. The ruling was announced by the California Department...
California Cities Lack Unified Response On Homeless Encampments
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Clearing an encampment is one of the most complicated and fraught tasks any California city can take on when responding to homelessness. How they handle that challenge varies widely. CalMatters asked nearly three-dozen cities and counties throughout California...
Trump Crime Crackdown Deploys Troops in Washington’s Safest Sites
WASHINGTON — Hundreds of National Guard soldiers in military fatigues and combat boots mingled with tourists, posed for selfies, and treated themselves to ice cream from food trucks on Thursday along Washington's National Mall, one of the safest parts of America's capital. On occasion an angry local would hurl verbal...