GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo said Friday he has not signed an agreement with the United States to take asylum seekers from other countries, pushing back against comments from U.S. …
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Trump administration restores funds for HIV prevention following outcry
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Trump administration has lifted a freeze on federal funds for HIV prevention and surveillance programs, officials said, following an outcry from HIV prevention organizations, health experts and Democrats in …
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Mother of L.A. boy battling leukemia files lawsuit to stop deportation
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA Central American asylum applicant arrested outside an L.A. immigration court is suing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security and the Trump administration for her immediate release and that of …
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Bill Moyers dead: PBS journalist and former White House aide dies
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBill Moyers, a soft-spoken former White House aide turned journalist who became a standard bearer of quality in TV news, died Thursday in New York. He was 91. Moyers’ son …
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Some Israelis unnerved by Trump vow to ‘save’ Netanyahu from corruption trial
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesJERUSALEM — President Trump’s call for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial to be thrown out has plunged the American leader into one of Israel’s most heated debates, unnerving some in its …
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In the wacky political world of Southeast Los Angeles County — where scandals seem to bloom every year with the regularity of jacarandas — there’s never been a mess as …
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia to remain in jail amid debate on deportation risk
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNASHVILLE — Kilmar Abrego Garcia will remain in jail for at least a few more days while attorneys in the federal smuggling case against him spar over whether lawyers have the ability …
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ICE arrests at L.A. courthouse met with alarm: ‘Absolutely blindsided’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesImmigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested two women on Tuesday outside a West L.A. courthouse after a hearing in a local criminal case, marking the first instance in recent weeks …
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Not just ‘Alligator Alcatraz’: Ron DeSantis floats building another immigration detention center
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida officials are pursuing plans to build a second detention center to house immigrants, as part of the state’s aggressive push to support the federal government’s crackdown on illegal …
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Trump’s attack on Iran pushed diplomacy with Kim Jong Un further out of reach
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSEOUL — Since beginning his second term earlier this year, President Trump has spoken optimistically about restarting denuclearization talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, whom he met for a series …