DALLAS — Newly released documents related to President John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963 gave curious readers more details Wednesday into Cold War-era covert U.S. operations in other nations but didn't initially lend credence to long-circulating conspiracy theories about who killed JFK. Assessments of the roughly 2,200 files posted by...
Zelenskyy and Putin Have Agreed to a Limited Ceasefire
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine and Russia agreed in principle to a limited ceasefire after President Donald Trump spoke with the countries' leaders this week, though it remains to be seen when it might take effect and what possible targets would be off limits to attack. The tentative deal to partially...
Trump to Order a Plan to Shut Down the US Education Department
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday calling for the shutdown of the U.S. Education Department, according to a White House official, advancing a campaign promise to eliminate an agency that's been a longtime target of conservatives. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity...
Feds Search for Longtime LA Gang Leader Suspected of Murder and Human Trafficking
LOS ANGELES — U.S. authorities are searching for a longtime leader of a Los Angeles street gang who investigators say ran a "mafia-like" criminal enterprise that included murder, human trafficking and extortion while he also worked as an entertainment entrepreneur, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Eugene Henley Jr., known as "Big...
California’s Wine Industry Leery of Tariffs, but Some Growers Hope They Help
LODI — Escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and Europe are being closely watched in California's iconic wine industry, which is already struggling due to declining global wine consumption, rising costs and swings in weather. Many fear tariffs will hike the costs of wine-making materials and dampen U.S. importers of...
Butler Does It All as Warriors Don’t Need Curry to Clip Bucks
SAN FRANCISCO — Jimmy Butler had 24 points, eight rebounds, and 10 assists and the Golden State Warriors, playing without Stephen Curry, beat the Milwaukee Bucks 104-93 on Tuesday night. Curry, who recently became the first player in NBA history to make 4,000 3-pointers, was given the night off for a...
Brothers of Laken Riley’s Killer to Be Deported After Pleading Guilty to Fake Green Cards
ATHENS, Ga. — Two brothers of the Venezuelan man who killed Georgia nursing student Laken Riley will be deported along with their former roommate after they pleaded guilty to possessing fake green cards, federal authorities say. Jose Ibarra, 27, was convicted in November of murder and other crimes in Riley’s...
Federal Reserve Keeps Interest Rate Unchanged, Sees Slower Growth, Slightly Higher Inflation Ahead
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday and signaled that it still expects to cut rates twice this year, though more policymakers forecast fewer cuts. The Fed also now expects the economy to grow more slowly this year and next than it did three months...
Social Security Administration to Require In-Person Identity Checks for Recipients
WASHINGTON — In an effort to limit fraudulent claims, the Social Security Administration will impose tighter identity-proofing measures — which will require millions of recipients and applicants to visit agency field offices rather than interact with the agency over the phone. Beginning March 31st, people will no longer be able...
Legal Showdown as Justice Department Clashes with Judge Over Deportation Flight Details
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is resisting a federal judge's demand for more information about flights that took deportees to to El Salvador, arguing on Wednesday that the court should end its "continued intrusions" into the authority of the executive branch. It's the latest development in a showdown between the...