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Southern California rain helps firefighters but creates risk of toxic ash runoff
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After weeks of windy and dry weather, rain has fallen in parched Southern California and is expected to aid firefighters who are mopping up multiple wildfires. But potentially heavy downpours on charred hillsides could bring new troubles such as toxic ash runoff. ...
Wilkinson scores career-best 30 points, Campbell adds 22 to help Cal beat Miami 98-94 in OT
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Jeremiah Wilkinson scored a career-high 30 points, DJ Campbell added a season-best 22 points and California beat Miami 98-94 in overtime on Saturday night. Miami's Matthew Cleveland took an inbound pass with 4.6 seconds left and then hit a contested...
Rain in Southern California will aid firefighters but create a risk of toxic ash runoff
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rain began falling in parched Southern California on Saturday in a boon for firefighters who were mopping up multiple wildfires. But heavy downpours on charred hillsides could bring the threat of new troubles like toxic ash runoff. Los Angeles County crews spent...
Democratic states weigh more support for immigrants as Trump administration cracks down
As President Donald Trump tightens the nation's immigration policies, lawmakers in Democratic-led states are proposing new measures that could erect legal obstacles for federal immigration officials and help immigrants lacking legal status avoid deportation. The resistance efforts in...
As schools in LA reopen, parents worry about harmful ash from wildfires
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kelli Ferrone wiped blinds and window sills inside her daughters’ elementary school, just a half mile from the devastating Palisades Fire that scorched the coastal enclave in Los Angeles. The cotton swabs and wipes came up black. There is scattered ash and...
Murauskas leads Saint Mary's (CA) against Washington State after 24-point outing
Saint Mary's Gaels (17-3, 7-0 WCC) at Washington State Cougars (15-6, 5-3 WCC) Pullman, Washington; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Gaels -6; over/under is 141.5 BOTTOM LINE: Saint Mary's (CA) visits Washington State after Paulius Murauskas...
Jones and Saint Mary's (CA) host Santa Clara
Santa Clara Broncos (10-11, 4-7 WCC) at Saint Mary's Gaels (11-7, 7-2 WCC) Moraga, California; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Saint Mary's (CA) hosts Santa Clara after Maia Jones scored 23 points in Saint Mary's (CA)'s 72-63 victory over the San Diego Toreros. ...
Trump proposes 'getting rid of FEMA' while touring disaster areas
LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Donald Trump surveyed disaster zones in California and North Carolina on Friday and said he was considering “getting rid of” the Federal Emergency Management Agency, offering the latest sign of how he is weighing sweeping changes to the nation's central...
The Latest: Hegseth confirmed as defense secretary in victory for Trump
President Donald Trump is in the fifth day of his second term in office, striving to remake the traditional boundaries of Washington by asserting unprecedented executive power. The president also took his first trip of his second administration on Friday, touring areas where politics...
FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made by Trump during his first week back in office
President Donald Trump stepped back into the presidency this week moving quickly to set a new agenda, but from his inaugural address continuing through a flurry of executive actions, press conferences and interviews Trump relied on an array of false and misleading information to support his case. ...
