Evacuations as two wildfires break out in southern California

Stiff winds ‘spreading the smoke’ as Springs fire bears down on Moreno Valley while smaller Crown fire also burning A pair of wildfires broke out in southern California on Friday, marking the region’s first significant burns in a spring that has seen a major heatwave. The fires started in windy conditions that have caused them … Read more

Geno Auriemma and Dawn Staley have tense postgame exchange after South Carolina shocks UConn in Final Four

Gamecocks end Huskies’ winning streak at 54 games Auriemma appears to skip postgame handshake line Staley: ‘If I did something wrong to Geno, I had no idea’ UConn coach Geno Auriemma and South Carolina coach Dawn Staley had a heated exchange on the sideline after the Gamecocks beat the undefeated Huskies 62-48 in Friday night’s … Read more

Trump requests $152m funding to restore Alcatraz as prison

Budget proposal released on Friday outlines president’s desire to revive former federal prison in San Francisco Bay Donald Trump is asking for $152m to restore Alcatraz, a former federal prison off the coast of San Francisco, according to a budget proposal released on Friday for the 2027 fiscal year. Last May, Trump first called upon … Read more

Trump issues order declaring all DHS staff get paid amid partial shutdown

US president issues executive order as longest partial government shutdown in US history enters 49th day Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday that declares all Department of Homeland Security employees will receive pay and benefits during the agency’s partial shutdown. The “Liberating the Department of Homeland Security From the Democrat-Caused Shutdown” memo is similar … Read more

Colorado lawyers say court e-file system now makes them certify they won’t assist ICE

Attorneys in Colorado are claiming that the state’s court e-file system is requiring them to certify they won’t share personal information to assist ICE or federal immigration enforcement. Multiple attorneys on X reported an electronic notification citing the Protect Civil Rights Immigration Status Act, a state law passed in 2025 that prohibits collection or disclosure … Read more