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The House gave final approval to President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid early Friday as Republicans intensified their efforts to target institutions and programs they view as bloated or out of step with their agenda. The vote marked the first time in decades that a president has successfully submitted such …

MONTEREY PARK (KABC) — Authorities are investigating an apparent explosion at an LASD training facility in Monterey Park where at least three deputies were killed. The incident was reported just before 7:30 a.m. Friday at what looked to be LASD’s SEB compound, which houses the sheriff’s department’s special enforcement units and bomb squad. It appears the Sheriff’s Enforcement Bureau personnel …

At least three deputies were killed after an explosion was reported early Friday at an LA County Sheriff’s Department training facility in East Los Angeles. The explosion is believed to have occurred at the Biscailuz Center Training Academy on the 1000 block of North Eastern Avenue. The incident was reported at around 7:30 a.m. NewsChopper4 was over the scene where …

The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the appeals court nomination of Emil Bove, the former personal lawyer of President Donald Trump whose actions since joining the Justice Department have attracted widespread criticism. The panel voted on Thursday to advance Bove’s nomination out of Republican-led committee to the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit as Democrats complained they weren’t allowed …

Skydiver, daredevil and extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner died Thursday. He was 56. The Austrian, who in 2012 became the first person to break the sound barrier with just his body, died in a paragliding crash in Italy. Firefighters at the scene said Baumgartner’s paraglider crashed into the side of a pool in the city of Porto Sant’Elpidio, per the Associated …

Bolsonaro, Brazil’s Former President, Ordered to Wear Ankle Monitor Before Trial  The New York Times Brazil police raid ex-President Bolsonaro’s home, fit ankle tag, citing flight risk concern amid criminal trial  CNN Police search former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s home, political headquarters  Fox News Trump Ally Detained, Tagged Over Asylum Fears  Newsweek Brazil police search Bolsonaro’s home, court orders ankle monitor  Reuters Source link

AP  —  Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will be given access to the personal data of the nation’s 79 million Medicaid enrollees, including home addresses and ethnicities, to track down immigrants who may not be living legally in the United States, according to an agreement obtained by The Associated Press. The information will give ICE officials the ability to find …

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Trump administration revoked federal funding for California’s high-speed rail project on Wednesday, intensifying uncertainty about how the state will make good on its long-delayed promise of building a bullet train to shuttle riders between San Francisco and Los Angeles. The U.S. Transportation Department announced it was pulling back $4 billion in funding for the project, …

CNN  —  President Donald Trump has asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to unseal pertinent testimony related to accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, as he appeared to bow to pressure to release more material on the case. “Based on the ridiculous amount of publicity given to Jeffrey Epstein, I have asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to produce any and all pertinent …

Authorities accuse Bolsonaro of working with US to impose Brazil sanctions, as Trump threatens 50 percent tariffs. Federal police have raided the home and headquarters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, with authorities ordering him to wear an ankle monitor amid concerns he may flee the country. Police in a statement on Friday said they had issued search warrants ordered …