Pakistan says ceasefire with India to be extended to May 18 as truce holds
The ceasefire between Pakistan and India will be extended to Sunday, a top official in Islamabad said, indicating the respite in fighting is holding after clashes this month brought the two nuclear-armed nations close to a...Read more
NJ Transit engineers will strike at midnight: union
NJ Transit’s 450 train engineers will be on strike as of 12:01 a.m., the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen said late Thursday night, after talks in Newark failed to resolve a dispute over wages.
With just...Read more
Judge again dismisses ex- sheriff Alex Villanueva's lawsuit over LA County's 'do not hire' label
LOS ANGELES — A federal judge has — for the second time — dismissed a $25 million lawsuit by former Sheriff Alex Villanueva against Los Angeles County alleging that county officials defamed him and violated his ...Read more
Audit: Maryland Department of Emergency Management can't account for over $300M in federal funding
A legislative audit released Thursday found that the Maryland Department of Emergency Management (MDEM) potentially cost the state more than $300 million in federal COVID-19-related funds and failed to account for over $23...Read more
Nevada governor tackles doctor shortage, insurance red tape in health care plan
Gov. Joe Lombardo proposed reforming health care in Nevada in his final priority bill introduced Thursday — less than three weeks from the end of the legislative session.
Senate Bill 495, called the Nevada Healthcare ...Read more
Trump to keep 30% China tariffs through late 2025, analysts say
Donald Trump’s tariffs on China will likely remain at a level expected to severely curtail Chinese exports to the U.S. after the 90-day truce, analysts and investors say, suggesting Beijing may have to endure further ...Read more
Yosemite National Park won't be opening its coveted High Sierra Camps this year. Here's why
The highly coveted High Sierra Camps in Yosemite National Park that have been closed since 2018 will remain closed this summer because potable water and toilets won’t be available, according to park officials.
“This ...Read more
School choice proponents cheer voucher proposal in budget reconciliation measure
WASHINGTON — A federal school voucher program has long eluded conservatives, even as advocates for school choice have scored victories in more than a dozen red states over the past two years.
Now, a sweeping proposal by...Read more
Senate panel leaders back Trump's lifting of sanctions on Syria
WASHINGTON — The leaders of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday offered rare bipartisan support for an executive action this week by President Donald Trump — the lifting of longstanding U.S. sanctions on...Read more
Senate Republicans halt resolution on El Salvador deportations
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Thursday stopped a measure that sought to obtain more information on the human rights practices at the prison in El Salvador where the Trump administration has deported migrants who are...Read more
Smokey Robinson under criminal investigation after sexual assault allegations by ex-employees
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department has opened a criminal investigation into Motown singer Smokey Robinson after four of his former staffers accused him of sexual assault and wage theft.
Robinson, 85, ...Read more
Case of Haitian gang leader accused of kidnapping US missionaries goes to jury
For 62 nights they were held in captivity, hidden in an unknown location at the eastern edge of Haiti’s capital. At almost every turn, they were guarded, held at gunpoint and kept in such deplorable conditions that one ...Read more
DOJ probes Live Nation, AEG for COVID-era refund collusion
The U.S. Justice Department is conducting a criminal antitrust probe into how companies responded to mass concert cancellations at the outset of the pandemic in 2020, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
The ...Read more
FTC rests at Meta monopoly trial, shifting focus to defense
The Federal Trade Commission wrapped up its case for breaking up Meta Platforms Inc. as an illegal social-media monopoly, with the company now set to lay out its defense in the ongoing antitrust trial.
Meta will take the ...Read more
Coinbase hack rocks the company that led crypto into mainstream
On the long list of crypto companies that have been hacked, there are plenty of examples of financial losses that are much more painful than what Coinbase Global Inc. appears to be facing from the attack it disclosed on ...Read more
Gov. Moore declares state of emergency post-flood in Western Maryland
WESTERNPORT, Md. — Two and a half days after flash floods devastated the town of Westernport in remote Western Maryland, Gov. Wes Moore visited the beleaguered hamlet for the first time since the disaster. Once there, he...Read more
Sean 'Diddy' Combs defense turns to tough cross-examination of Cassie Ventura at NYC sex trafficking trial
NEW YORK — A lawyer for Sean “Diddy” Combs began grilling the rap mogul’s longtime former partner, Casandra Ventura, on Thursday after the jury heard two days of devastating testimony from the R&B singer known as �...Read more
Trump's pledge to lift Syrian sanctions faces a complex road
U.S. President Donald Trump says he’s ready to ease sanctions on Syria. He won’t be able to do it quickly.
The American leader sat down with Syrian counterpart Ahmad al-Sharaa in Riyadh on Wednesday — the first ...Read more
Bay Area activists denounce Trump's push to end migrant protections, birthright citizenship
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Nearly 100 people rallied outside the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in San Jose on Thursday to protest what they called repressive immigration policies as the U.S. Supreme Court ...Read more
Newsom's budget trims state's 'major breakthrough in ensuring the survival of newsrooms'
Last August, California Gov. Gavin Newsom hailed a “major breakthrough in ensuring the survival of newsrooms” with the announcement of a deal in which the state, search giant Google and others would provide nearly $250...Read more
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