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(NEW YORK) — California failed to track the effectiveness of its billion-dollar spending on homelessness programs and “must do more to assess the cost-effectiveness of its homelessness programs,” according to a new state audit report. Homelessness has been on the rise in California for the last decade, according to data from the U.S. Department of […]
(NEW YORK) — The tumultuous life of O.J. Simpson — from football Hall of Famer to movie star and murder suspect — has captivated the country for decades. On Thursday, his family announced Simpson, 76, had died of cancer. It has now been over 28 years since Simpson was acquitted of the brutal murders of […]
(WASHINGTON) — A bill to reauthorize a spy program considered critical to U.S. national security is in limbo on Capitol Hill. An attempt on Wednesday to move ahead with reforming and renewing parts of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act was blocked by House Republicans, in another blow the Speaker Mike Johnson. Johnson and members of […]
(FLORENCE, Colo.) — The notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán has asked a federal judge to reinstate his telephone call and visiting privileges at the supermax prison in Colorado, where he’s serving a life sentence. “Sorry to bother you again with the request that I have asked you before with regards to my […]
(WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that a new court ruling in Arizona upholding a near-total ban on abortion in the state, based on a 19th-century law, had gone too far and “needs to be straightened out.” It was the latest example of how the 2024 candidate is now trying to balance […]
(LOS ANGELES, Calif.) — The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani now faces federal charges over allegations he stole millions from MLB’s highest-paid player in a gambling scheme, the Department of Justice announced Thursday. Ippei Mizuhara has been charged with bank fraud for allegedly stealing more than $16 million from Ohtani to […]
(WASHINGTON) — Education Secretary Miguel Cardona will name LaWanda Toney as deputy chief of staff for strategic communications, as the secretary’s team looks to tackle college affordability with enrollment deadlines quickly approaching. “The message is clear: We want to make college possible for folks like the secretary, who’s a first-generation college student [and] wasn’t sure […]
(SHILOH, Ala.) — An unlikely visitor made his way through rural Alabama last Wednesday to visit the community of Shiloh, a place usually far from the public eye. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and two of his top officials came to Shiloh at the request of local landowners who say they’ve experienced frequent flooding ever […]
(WASHINGTON) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday addressed a joint meeting of Congress, where he praised U.S. leadership on the world stage as “indispensable.” Kishida is in Washington this week as the U.S. looks to strengthen relationships with allies in the Indo-Pacific amid the mutual threat from China, North Korea and Russia. During […]
(ENGLEWOOD, Colo.) — A school bus aide has been arrested by police in Englewood, Colorado, for allegedly physically abusing three children with severe autism, at least one instance of which was allegedly caught on video, according to a law firm representing the families. The three students endured “extreme physical and mental abuse” over the course […]
