As Donald Trump this week assumed the presidency for the second time, he rekindled his personal and political feud with California and its governor, Gavin Newsom, while also inflating Newsom’s obvious ambition to be resistor-in-chief — and perhaps the 2028 Democratic candidate for the White House. Had Trump lost to Kamala Harris, it probably...
Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen Lead the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Award Nominations
NEW YORK — Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen lead the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Award nominations with 10, followed closely by Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter and Post Malone with nine. The iHeartRadio Music Awards honor the most played artists of the year on its stations and app. This year, the show...
Pentagon to Send up to 1,500 Active Duty Troops to Help Secure US-Mexico Border
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will begin deploying as many as 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the southern border in the coming days, U.S. officials said Wednesday, putting in motion plans President Donald Trump laid out in executive orders shortly after he took office to crack down on immigration....
Border Security Is Popular – but That May Be the Limit of US Immigration Consensus: Poll
WASHINGTON — Many U.S. adults are on board with the idea of beefing up security at the southern border and undertaking some targeted deportations, according to a new poll. But as President Donald Trump begins his second term with a series of sweeping executive orders on immigration, the findings suggest...
Trump Administration Freezes Many Health Agency Reports and Posts
The Trump administration has put a freeze on many federal health agency communications with the public through at least the end of the month. In a memo obtained by The Associated Press, acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Dorothy Fink told agency staff leaders Tuesday...
Trump Administration Shuts Down White House Spanish-Language Page and Social Media
Within hours of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the new administration took down the Spanish-language version of the official White House website. The site — currently https://www.whitehouse.gov/es/ — now gives users an “Error 404” message. It also included a “Go Home” button that directed viewers to a page featuring a video...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Nicholas Ryan Hernandez
Jan. 22, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Nicholas Ryan Hernandez Suspects Date of Birth: November 1, 1985 Physical Description: Hispanic Male, 6’ 1, 145 lbs., Black Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: Robbery Warrant Number: F23907382 Synopsis of the Case: Hernandez is wanted on a felony, no-bail warrant...
Trump Administration Cancels Travel for Refugees Already Cleared to Resettle in the US
WASHINGTON — Refugees who had been approved to travel to the United States before a deadline next week suspending America's refugee resettlement program have had their travel plans canceled by the Trump administration. Thousands of refugees who fled war and persecution and had gone through a sometimes yearslong process to...
Trump Orders Putting ‘People Over Fish.’ Will He Succeed?
President Donald Trump lost no time Monday in advancing his agenda for California’s water supply with a “presidential action” intended to send more Delta water south to millions of Southern Californians and San Joaquin Valley farms. The memo calls on the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior...
Afghans Who Fled Taliban Rule Urge Trump to Lift Refugee Program Suspension
ISLAMABAD — Afghans who fled after the Taliban seized power appealed Wednesday to U.S. President Donald Trump to exempt them from an order suspending the relocation of refugees to the United States, some saying they risked their lives to support U.S. troops. An estimated 15,000 Afghans are waiting in Pakistan...