WASHINGTON — A Starship spun out of control in suborbital flight on Tuesday, failing to meet critical testing goals set by SpaceX in its plans for a mission to Mars. A poll …
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Justice Department to investigate California, back lawsuit over transgender kids in sports
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe U.S. Justice Department has launched an investigation into whether California, its interscholastic sports federation and the Jurupa Unified School District are violating the civil rights of cisgender girls by …
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L.A. emergency management funding, vital to Palisades recovery, remains static
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesMyriad calamities could hit the city of Los Angeles in coming years: Wildfires. Floods. Mudslides. Drought. And of course, the Big One. Yet this month, L.A. leaders once again balked …
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Rep. Judy Chu and advocates push FEMA for more housing assistance for Eaton fire survivors
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFederal agencies must do more to house struggling victims from January’s Eaton fire, Rep. Judy Chu (D-Monterey Park) and advocacy groups said Tuesday. Chu hosted a roundtable at the Altadena …
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Former Times reporter sues Villanueva, L.A County, alleging 1st Amendment violation
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFormer Los Angeles Times reporter Maya Lau filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against Los Angeles County, former Sheriff Alex Villanueva, a former undersheriff and a former detective, alleging that a …
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“Chrisley Knows Best” reality TV stars Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley may soon leave life in federal prison behind, thanks to President Trump. The White House announced Tuesday that the …
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Judge accuses the Trump administration of ‘manufacturing’ chaos in migrant deportation case
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — A federal judge suggested the Trump administration was “manufacturing” chaos and said he hoped that “reason can get the better of rhetoric” in a scathing order in a case about …
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Trump, ‘60 Minutes’ and corruption allegations put Paramount on edge with sale less certain
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesOne fateful October decision to trim two convoluted sentences from a “60 Minutes” interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris has snowballed into a full-blown corporate crisis for CBS’ parent company, …
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The Digital Equity Act tried to close the digital divide. Trump calls it racist and acts to end it
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPORTLAND, Ore. — One program distributes laptops in rural Iowa. Another helped people get back online after Hurricane Helene washed away computers and phones in western North Carolina. Programs in Oregon and …
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Trump’s FCC delays multilingual emergency alerts for natural disasters
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCalifornia Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán urged the Federal Communications Commission on Monday to follow through on plans to modernize the federal emergency alert system and provide multilingual alerts in natural …