3 LA sheriff's deputies killed in explosion at training facility in department's biggest loss of life since 1857
By Alex Stone & Emily Shapiro
3 L.A. County sheriff’s deputies killed in explosion ID'd; investigators search Santa Monica apartment
By Hannah Fry, Nathan Solis & Richard Winton
East L.A. resident recalls hearing blast that killed 3 deputies
By Sid Garcia
3 deputies killed in explosion at East L.A. sheriff’s training center
By Cameron Kiszla
3 LA County sheriff’s deputies killed by explosion at training facility, the agency’s largest loss of life since 1857
By Josh Campbell, Emma Tucker & Rebekah Riess
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Trump may not see the Epstein grand jury records for a while — if at all
By Erica Orden & Kyle Cheney
When It Comes to Jeffrey Epstein, Trump Says He Is Ready to Defer to the Courts
By Mattathias Schwartz
Epstein’s former model girlfriend claims disgraced financier and sex offender was once ‘best friends’ with Donald Trump
By Kelly Rissman
July 18, 2025: Donald Trump presidency news
By Adrienne Vogt, Tori B. Powell & Elise Hammond
Epstein case ‘a matter of public concern’, Pam Bondi says in motion to unseal grand jury transcripts – as it happened
By Jane Clinton, Lucy B Campbell & Maya Yang
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Sen. Nicole Mitchell convicted on both counts in burglary trial
By Kim Hyatt
Sen. Nicole Mitchell convicted on burglary charges
By Torey Van Oot
Minnesota State Senator Found Guilty in Burglary Trial
By Mitch Smith, Ernesto Londono & Jeff Ernst
Sen. Nicole Mitchell guilty of two counts of burglary after multi-day trial
By Annie Baxter, Dana Ferguson & David Schaper
Sen. Nicole Mitchell says she lied to police during burglary arrest to allay stepmother’s paranoia
By Michelle Griffith
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Gabbard Claims Obama Administration Tried to Undermine Trump in 2016
By Julian E. Barnes & David E. Sanger
Gabbard threatens prosecution against Obama administration officials for ‘treasonous conspiracy’
By Amy Mackinnon & Jacob Wendler
Obama admin 'manufactured' intelligence to create 2016 Russian election interference narrative, documents show
By Brooke Singman
Tulsi Gabbard calls for Obama to be prosecuted over 2016 election claims
By Robert Tait
Gabbard Alleges Democratic ‘Conspiracy’ in 2016 Election
By Nick Wadhams & Ryan Edward Chua
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‘Five-Alarm Fire’: Texas Dem Sounds Off on Trump’s Bid to Gerrymander Midterms
By Nikki Mccann Ramirez
‘Crazy hill to die on’: Newsom jolts California with bid to throw out House maps
By Jeremy B. White & Nicholas Wu
Texas Republicans might redraw congressional maps. Democrats plan to strike back
By Olivia Osteen, Oren Oppenheim & Brittany Shepherd
Texas leaders have repeatedly claimed the state’s voting maps are race blind. Until the Trump DOJ disagreed.
By Gabby Birenbaum & Eleanor Klibanoff
Trump wants Texas to redraw its congressional map to pick up more GOP seats. Here's what to know.
By Melissa Quinn & Caroline Linton
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What we know about the Americans freed in a prisoner swap with Venezuela
By Anumita Kaur & Marie-rose Sheinerman
El Salvador releases hundreds of US deportees from notorious prison in US-Venezuela swap
By Michael Rios, Kristen Holmes & Priscilla Alvarez
Prisoner Swap Frees Americans in Venezuela for Migrants in El Salvador
By Julie Turkewitz & Hamed Aleaziz
Men the Trump administration sent to El Salvador mega-prison freed in prisoner swap
Trump admin: Maduro will send back Alien Enemies Act deportees if US court orders return
By Kyle Cheney
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17-year-old charged with murder in paddleboarder’s killing at a pond in rural Maine
By Patrick Michael Whittle
Teen Charged With Murder in Killing of Paddleboarder in Maine
By Mark Walker & Neil Vigdor
Teen Accused of Union Homicide Enters Denial at Court Hearing
By Stephen Betts
Teen charged with alleged murder in paddleboarder's death that sparked serial killer fears in coastal town
By Julia Bonavita
17-year-old charged with murder in paddleboarder's killing at a pond in rural Maine
By Patrick Michael Whittle
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Inside the GOP-led plot to defy Trump on the Epstein files
By Kate Santaliz & Andrew Solender
With new comments on Epstein files, Mike Pence says what Trump didn’t want to hear
By Steve Benen
House Republicans Dangle Possible Vote on Epstein Files, After Voter Backlash
By Michael Gold
Epstein files: House Speaker Johnson wants 'maximum transparency'
By Kevin Breuninger
Republicans plot endgame on rescissions package — and Epstein files
By Meredith Lee Hill
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Trump administration unfreezes $1B in after-school funding: Source
By Deena Zeina Zaru & Arthur Jones II
White House to Release $1.3 Billion in Frozen Funds for After-School Programs
By Sarah Mervosh
Trump administration releases after-school funding for schools
By Laura Meckler & Terell Wright
Education Department will release some frozen grants supporting after-school and summer programs
By Annie Ma
Trump reverses federal grants freeze. Fresno area schools to receive partial funds
By Nick Fenley
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Man Who Was Pulled Into M.R.I. Machine Has Died, Police Say
By Aishvarya Kavi & Rylee Kirk
Man dies after being pulled into MRI machine while wearing metal chain: Police
By Meredith Deliso
Man with metal neck chain sucked into MRI on Long Island
By Jennifer Millman
Man sucked into MRI machine dies from his injuries, Long Island police say
By Mark Prussin
Man dies after being sucked into Long Island MRI machine
By Phil Helsel
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Brazil police raid ex-President Bolsonaro’s home, fit ankle tag, citing flight risk concern amid criminal trial
Brazil's top court orders raids on Bolsonaro; Washington revokes judge's visa
By Ricardo Brito & Luciana Magalhaes
Police search former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's home, political headquarters
By Rachel Wolf
Court orders Bolsonaro to wear ankle tag and puts him under curfew
By Jessica Rawnsley
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KUOW statement: Congress votes to rescind public media funding
Trump’s NPR and PBS Funding Cuts Were Decades in the Making
By Jim Rutenberg
House gives final approval to Trump’s $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid
By kevin freking & Mary Clare Jalonick
How bipartisan support for public media unraveled in the Trump era
By David Folkenflik
KUOW listeners give nearly $1.5 million in one day after Congress cuts funding
By Lauren Girgis & Nicole Pasia
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Questions about surrogacy are raised in case of California couple with house brimming with kids
By Safiyah Riddle
Couple in California surrogate case also faces two lawsuits over real estate business practices
By minyvonne burke
US authorities take custody of more than 20 kids as surrogate mothers claim couple misled them
Alleged victim of potential surrogacy scam says couple who sought her help was dishonest: "We were lied to about so much"
By Andres Gutierrez
Two surrogates speak out about California couple under investigation
By Hallie Golden & Jaimie Ding
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S&P, Nasdaq end flat after report of Trump mulling tariffs against Europe
By David French
Donald Trump pushes for 15%-20% minimum tariff on all EU goods
By Andy Bounds, Aime Williams & Henry Foy
Trump pushes for up to 20% minimum tariffs on European Union: FT
By Katrina Bishop
Trump Trade News: World Watches India, EU Talks After Brazil Hit With 50% Tariff
By Brian Swint
Trump Has Promised More Tariffs on Mexico. What Happens Next?
By Paulina Villegas & James Wagner
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Trump says no one cares about Epstein. Why won't his base let it go?
What to Know About the Epstein Files, a Perfect Recipe for Conspiracy Theories
By Devlin Barrett
What we know and don't know about Jeffrey Epstein, according to key victims' attorney
Inside the White House’s Epstein Strategy
By Ashley Parker & Jonathan Lemire
3 Scenarios That Explain the Epstein Debacle
By Ankush Khardori
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‘Good Trouble’ protests against Trump spread throughout Northwest
By Holly Bartholomew & Morgan Barnaby
Nationwide protests begin against Trump’s immigration crackdown and health care cuts
By Christine Fernando
‘Good trouble’ demonstrators in Denver part of nationwide protest against Trump policies
By Delilah Brumer
'Good Trouble Lives On' National Action Day organizers hold rally in Annapolis
By Tori Yorgey
Sacramento’s ‘Good Trouble’ rally draws hundreds, hours after immigration arrests
By Amelia Wu
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Microsoft Says It Has Stopped Using China-Based Engineers to Support Defense Department Computer Systems
By Renee Dudley
Microsoft stops relying on Chinese engineers for Pentagon cloud support
By Jordan Novet
US senator seeks details from Defense Department on Microsoft's Chinese engineers
By Stephen Nellis
A Little-Known Microsoft Program Could Expose the Defense Department to Chinese Hackers
By Renee Dudley & Doris Burke
Microsoft ends use of China-based computer engineers for certain Defense Dept projects amid espionage fears
By Alec Schemmel
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Mamdani Wins Backing of Major Health Care Union That Had Endorsed Cuomo
By Benjamin Oreskes
Mamdani finally meets Jeffries — and comes up short
By Nicholas Wu & Emily Ngo
What Bernie Sanders told Zohran Mamdani about antisemitism and pushing back on Democratic leaders
By Edward-Isaac Dovere
Mamdani meets with congressional Democrats who praise his campaign
By Oren Oppenheim
Mamdani on unity, safety and visit to D.C.
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Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients’ personal data, including addresses, to ICE
US health department hands over Medicaid personal data to ICE
By Ahmed Aboulenein & Kanishka Singh
ICE is gaining access to trove of Medicaid records, adding new peril for immigrants
By Jenny Jarvie & Hannah Fry
ICE will get access to Medicaid enrollees' personal information to help find immigrants.
ICE will soon have nation’s Medicaid data: What to know
By Brooke Shafer
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Naval Academy head is latest high-ranking woman ousted by Hegseth
By Sareen Habeshian
Pentagon announces Marine general tapped to lead Naval Academy in historic first
By Jasmine Baehr & Jennifer Griffin
Pete Hegseth replaces first woman to lead US naval academy with Marine Corps general
By Marina Dunbar
Hegseth removes first female superintendent in shake-up at Naval Academy
By Dan Lamothe
Naval Academy’s first female superintendent is reportedly being removed, in latest Trump-era shift
By Ellie Wolfe & Alex Mann
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Trump's birthright citizenship order remains blocked as lawsuits march on after Supreme Court ruling
By Michael Casey
Judge who blocked Trump’s birthright citizenship order wants to do so again
By Devan Cole
I Took My Birthright Citizenship for Granted
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By Sara Kyoungah White
Where does Trump’s birthright citizenship order currently stand?
By Kelsey Dallas
US judge weighs putting new block on Trump's birthright citizenship order
By Jan Wolfe
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Most US adults think the GOP tax bill will help the wealthy and harm the poor, AP-NORC poll finds
By Linley Sanders
Most U.S. adults think the GOP tax bill will help the wealthy and harm the poor, AP-NORC poll finds
By Linley Sanders & Leah Askarinam
The public expects the new tax and spending law will do more to benefit the wealthy while harming the middle class and lower-income people
A majority of Americans say they oppose Trump’s signature legislative victory
By Nicole Markus
Trump Struggles to Market His Tax Law That 61% of Voters Oppose
By Nancy M. Cook
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Heavy rain threatens flash flooding for millions across much of the US
By Mary Gilbert, Sarah Dewberry & Karina Tsui
Millions under flood watches and heat wave warnings across U.S.
By Kathryn Prociv & Marlene Lenthang
Fronts Continue To Spark Severe Weather Across the Plains
By Brittany Lockley
Severe thunderstorms take aim at Midwest, risk of flash floods returns to the South
By Christine Rapp
More storms to drench the Midwest, hard-hit Texas and New Mexico this weekend
By Kathryn Prociv & Marlene Lenthang
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State Dept. Official Testifies That Criticism of Israel Can Lead to Deportations
By Zach Montague
State Department official testifies how Stephen Miller was involved in discussions over student visas and antisemitism
By Holmes Lybrand
State Department memo says Rümeysa Öztürk has no association to antisemitism or terrorism
By Giulia Mcdonnell Nieto & Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio
Government memo on pro-Palestinian protesters cautioned that authority Rubio used to strip visas would face scrutiny
By Nadine El-Bawab
Federal agents describe unusual run-up to arrests of Pro-Palestinian academics
By Josh Gerstein & Kyle Cheney
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Trump administration shuts down LGBTQ youth suicide hotline
By Brooke Sopelsa & Jo Yurcaba
Closed: Trump Admin Officially Shuts Down the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services
Following Trump cut to LGBTQ youth suicide hotline, California steps up to fill the gap
By Gavin Newsom
WCU Transgender student decries the end of 988 hotline's LGBTQ+ crisis service
By Marc Liverman
The mother of an L.A. teen who took his own life is fighting for a new mental health tool for LGBTQ+ youth
By Tyrone Beason
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Judge restores Democrat to Federal Trade Commission, ruling her firing by Trump was illegal
By Mark A. Sherman & Lea Skene
Court Rules Trump’s Firing of F.T.C. Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter Was Illegal
By David McCabe
Judge rules Trump firing of Democratic FTC commissioner was illegal
By Ashley Gold
Judge rules Trump’s firing of FTC commissioner was illegal
Trump administration's effort to reshape Federal Trade Commission blocked by DC judge
By Bill Mears, Alexandra Koch & Shannon Bream
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DeSantis under fire for using disaster funds to build migrant detention jail
By Richard Luscombe
The Chaotic Early Days Inside Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center
By Hamed Aleaziz & Patricia Mazzei
Florida lawmakers allowed into ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ say detainees packed into cages
By Alaa Elassar & Rafael Romo
Puerto Rico ACLU denounces transfer of immigrant detainees from island to 'Alligator Alcatraz'
By Nicole Acevedo
Emails show DeSantis administration blindsided county officials with plans for 'Alligator Alcatraz'
By Kate Payne
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Trump's DOJ contacted states for voter data, access to voting machines: Sources
By Olivia Rubin & Laura Romero
All the States Where DOJ is Demanding Voting Data
By Matt Cohen
Trump allies are reportedly getting a jump on their 2026 election-meddling
By Ja'han Jones
Request by US Department of Justice for New Hampshire's voter list gets pushback
CO Secretary of State investigating after GOP consultant called county clerks to gain access to voting systems
By Jessica Porter
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Trump Officials Want Big Changes at Alcatraz. The Presidio Is a Different Story
By Katie DeBenedetti
Trump administration confirms plans to reopen Alcatraz
By Andrew Fortin-caldera
Scoop: Trump's new Alcatraz could cost $2 billion
By Marc Antony Caputo
Pelosi responds to potential visit of AG Bondi to announce Alcatraz reopening plan
By Jose Fabian
Examining how Alcatraz reopening would impact local tourism revenue and jobs
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'Final nail:' Trump administration memo could strike fatal blow to wind and solar power
By Zack Colman & Josh Siegel
Trump adds new level of scrutiny to wind and solar projects
By Jake Spring
Trump targets solar and wind with tighter federal permitting in another blow to renewable industry
By Spencer Littleford Kimball
Interior Dept. to Put Wind and Solar Projects Through Stricter Political Review
By Brad Plumer
Internal Agency Memo Calls for Political Reviews of Solar, Wind Projects
By Jael Holzman
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(GEN-25-04) Federal Student Loan Program Provisions Effective Upon Enactment Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Student loan borrowers may be left with 'no affordable options' under Trump plan changes, advocate says
By Annie Nova
The End of Unlimited Grad-School Loans Could Leave Some Colleges and Students in the Lurch
Republicans cap student loan debt. Why that’s bad news for California medical students
By Mikhail Zinshteyn & Kristen Hwang
Big Beautiful Bill overhauls student loans, grants and repayments
By Adam Ferguson
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From green icon to housing villain: The fall of California’s landmark environmental law
By Jeremy B. White
Newsom just took a page from Trump. But there’s more to do to keep California a golden state
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By Michael Feuz
Pulse of the Public: Letters to the Sonoma Index-Tribune for Wednesday, July 16
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State Budget Bill Includes Landmark CEQA and Housing Law Changes
By Arthur F. Coon, Travis Brooks & Miguel Mauricio
California’s Pro-Housing Laws Are a Small Step in the Right Direction
By Jason Sorens
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