Trump cites national security as Supreme Court weighs challenge to ballroom
The Trump administration says the massive new White House ballroom is urgently needed for national security, to protect the president,…
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San Francisco Bay Area dethroned as largest ‘tech talent’ market
The size of New York's tech talent workforce surpassed the San Francisco Bay Area for the first time as tech…
Commentary: A culture war over trans athletes invades the WNBA, and ratings soar
Two former NBA players are among the legions taking sides in a culture war over something that's not even close…
Hydrogen failed as car fuel. Now California’s big dollar bet on it for green energy is fading, too
Green hydrogen has gone bust in California, with project cancellations, ongoing fuel disruptions and station build-outs at a standstill. ...
Trump says USS Abraham Lincoln deployment ‘not nearly long enough’ amid outcry from families
Lawmakers are pressing for answers amid reports that sailors aboard the San Diego-based carrier have endured food shortages, plumbing failures…
‘Coordination, not subordination’: Sheinbaum attacks U.S. ‘meddling’ in Mexico’s politics
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum let long-mounting frustrations with the Trump administration rise to the surface. ...
FedEx and others announce layoffs in Southern California
More than 500 people have lost jobs at FedEx, Staples and LAZ Parking; two facilities in Palm Springs and Victorville…
How to help Colombians after devastating 7.4 magnitude earthquake
After a 7.4 magnitude earthquake in western Colombia, thousands have been left without basic needs and hundreds have died. Here…
‘The Yellow Line is a quiet thief’: How Israel’s moving border is erasing Gazans’ lives
Since an October ceasefire, Israel has shifted the Yellow Line west, boosting its control from 53% to about 64% of…