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She set up three surfers visiting Mexico to be robbed, investigators say. All were found dead in a well
A Mexican woman was sentenced to 20 years in prison for her role in last year’s killing of two Australian brothers and an American friend during a surfing trip in Baja California.
The Baja California sate attorney ...Read more
Federal judge hands Children's Hospital of Philadelphia victory in its fight to protect medical records of transgender children
PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge in Philadelphia on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from obtaining the private medical records of youth who sought gender-affirming care at Children’s Hospital of ...Read more
False imprisonment charge dropped against California mother as search for missing daughter Melodee Buzzard continues
LOS ANGELES — A judge in Santa Barbara County Superior Court has dismissed a felony false imprisonment charge against Ashlee Buzzard, the county district attorney said in a statement.
Buzzard, 40, of Lompoc, remains at ...Read more
Europe seeks more time after US sets Ukraine deal deadline
European leaders sought to buy time for Ukraine to work out a new ceasefire framework with Russia after the Trump administration set a one-week deadline to agree to terms that Kyiv and its allies rejected as an ...Read more
The first home has been rebuilt in the wake of the Palisades Fire
LOS ANGELES — Less than a year after 6,822 structures burned in the Palisades Fire, the first rebuilding project has reached the finish line in Pacific Palisades: a two-story showcase home located at 915 Kagawa St.
In a...Read more
Trump no longer plans to punish NYC, will be 'cheering' for Mamdani after 'great' White House meeting
During an extraordinarily cordial meeting at the White House on Friday, President Donald Trump showered New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani with compliments and vowed to be “a big help” to his incoming ...Read more
Rapper Michel gets 14 years for illegally aiding 1MDB's Jho Low
Pras Michel, a Grammy-winning rapper turned political influencer, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for conspiring to wage a back-channel lobbying campaign to end U.S. probes of fugitive Malaysian tycoon Jho Low and ...Read more
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Florida DOGE seeks information on every course taught at universities
ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida’s DOGE team has asked state universities to turn over data on every undergraduate course offered at the 12 schools, ...Read more
Huge storms produced wettest November on record for parts of Southern California
LOS ANGELES — An unusual series of storms has made this the wettest November on record for swaths of Southern California, dumping as much as 8.9 inches of rain along the coast as of Friday afternoon before a week of dry ...Read more
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