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WASHINGTONΒ βΒ President Trump is set to deliver a high-stakes State of the Union address on Tuesday night at 6 p.m. Pacific time before a joint session of Congress in the U.S. Capitol. The president is expected to emphasize economic issues, an immigration crackdown that has been central to his agenda, and tariffs in the wake of…
Craig Chamberlain planned to have a leisurely breakfast with his wife at Los Muertos beach in Puerto Vallarta. But when they spotted plumes of smoke billowing from the heart of town as they drove into the city, they decided to turn around. About a minute later they were stopped on the road Sunday, and an…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ New whistleblower documents detail substantial cuts by the Trump administration to the training requirements for new immigration officers. Among the cuts are the elimination of practical exams, use of force and legal training courses, and an overall reduction in training time, contrary to an officialβs testimony to Congress earlier this month. The documents, provided to…
An armed man was shot and killed Sunday morning after he entered the secure perimeter of President Trumpβs private Florida residence and resort, Mar-a-Lago, and was confronted by U.S. Secret Service agents and a Palm Beach County sheriffβs deputy. The man killed was identified by investigators as 21-year-old Austin Tucker Martin from North Carolina, according…
MEXICO CITYΒ βΒ Mexican authorities have killed one of the worldβs most wanted drug-traffickers, Nemesio RubΓ©n Oseguera Cervantes, known as βEl Mencho,β founder and leader of the notorious Jalisco New Generation Cartel, which controls drug trafficking, extortion, fuel theft and other rackets throughout Mexico. Oseguera, believed to be 59, suffered fatal wounds during a Sunday morning military…
SEOULΒ βΒ Governments and companies around the world scrambled Saturday to determine the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down most of President Trumpβs sweeping tariffs and his response with a new round of import taxes. The latest twist in the U.S. tariff roller-coaster ride, launched when Trump returned to office 13 months ago…
SAN FRANCISCOΒ βΒ Leaders of the California Democratic Party, along with liberal activists and loyal power brokers, are openly expressing fear that their crowded field of candidates running for governor may splinter the vote and open the door to a surprise Republican victory in November. Because of those concerns, the Democrats lagging at the bottom of the…
The Supreme Courtβs decision Friday to strike down the majority of tariffs imposed by President Trump could provide some relief to L.A.βs trade-reliant economy β but only if they are not reimposed again through other means. The courtβs 6-3 ruling that Trump didnβt have the authority to impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers…
MEXICO CITYΒ βΒ Mexicoβs secretary of the economy, Marcelo Ebrard, urged βprudenceβ Friday in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling invalidating part of President Trumpβs sweeping tariff regimen. βWe have to see where this is going,β Ebrard told reporters. βWe have to see what measures [Washington] is going to take to figure out how it…
TEHRANΒ βΒ Iranians β battered by a government crackdown whose dead have yet to be fully tallied, still reeling from the 12-day conflict with Israel last year and fed up with endemic economic malaise born of sanctions and corruption β now face the prospect of another war with emotions ranging from anger to anticipation, but above all,…