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Crews battled a smoky and fast-growing wildfire Friday in windy Southern California that forced some residents to evacuate and a community college to temporarily close its doors. The Springs Fire broke out around 11 a.m. Friday and by the evening had grown to about 6.5 square miles (16.8 square kilometers). The cause of the fire east of Moreno Valley in Riverside County is under investigation. It was not immediately known how many households were under evacuation warnings or orders. With hundreds of people battling the blaze — using helicopters, engines and water

Crews battle fast-growing wildfire in windy Southern California that's forced some to evacuate

The Latest: 2 US aircraft go down and 1 crew member missing as war in Iran takes a dramatic turn

US military aircraft hit in Iran war are first shot down by enemy fire in over 20 years

As Taiwan steels its defenses against China, some are hatching escape plans

In the face of growing Chinese military aggression, Taiwan has increased defense spending, extended mandatory conscription and revamped its combat exercises, signaling its determination to fight off a potential invasion.Some of its people, like 51-year-old Nelson Yeh, have been making different plans.Three years ago, Yeh decided to open a bank account in Singapore and move one-fifth of his wealth overseas. Then he applied for citizenship in Turkey, and nine months later obtained secondary passports for himself and his wife.If Taiwan came under attack, he reasoned, he would be able to access em

China aims to show global leadership with Iran war diplomacy. US appears uninterested

‘This is a recalibration’: Trump Cabinet worries no one is safe after Bondi and Noem firings

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Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo lay their foundations in the WNBA expansion draft

Portland, which is welcoming a WNBA team back to the city after 24 years, selected veteran forward Bridget Carleton with the first pick in Friday's expansion draft. Guard Julie Allemand, who played last season for the Los Angeles Sparks, was selected by the Toronto Tempo with its first pick. The Tempo won a coin flip and opted to take the sixth pick in the college draft on April 13 over the top pick in the expansion draft. So Portland went first on Friday and will have the seventh pick in the college draft. Carleton, who has played for

President Trump signs order intended to stabilize college sports, threatens lost federal funding

Trump’s DOJ tells Trump he can hold onto government docs when he leaves office, contrary to Watergate-era law

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2nd man arrested in drive-by shooting that killed 7-month-old girl

A second suspect in the stray-bullet killing of a 7-month-old baby on a Brooklyn street was arrested Friday, police said, two days after a shooting the police commissioner called “a tragedy that truly shocks the conscience.” Matthew Rodriguez, 18, was apprehended in Pennsylvania by New York Police Department detectives working with U.S. Marshals, the NYPD said. The suspected shooter, 21-year-old Amuri Greene, was arrested shortly after the drive-by gunfire that killed Kaori Patterson-Moore. Greene pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges at an arraignme

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Trump budget seeks $1.5T in defense spending alongside cuts in domestic programs

President Donald Trump has proposed boosting defense spending to $1.5 trillion in his 2027 budget released Friday, the largest such request in decades, reflecting his emphasis on U.S. military investments over domestic programs. The sizable increase for the Pentagon, some 44%, had been telegraphed by the Republican president even before the U.S.-led war against Iran. The president's plan would also reduce spending on non-defense programs by 10%. “President Trump promised to reinvest in America’s national security infrastructure, to make sure our nation is safe

Ohtani, Tucker, Betts and Freeman all homer as the top of the Dodgers' order breaks out

A look at how the Epstein files dogged Pam Bondi's time as attorney general

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State Dept. announces ‘reforms’ to foreign service test and inclusion of ‘America First’ curriculum for orientation

The US State Department on Wednesday announced a series of changes to the US foreign service test with a specific focus on eliminating alleged “diversity, equity, and inclusion” as the Trump administration attempts to reshape the diplomatic corps.In its statement announcing the changes, which also includes new curriculum for diplomats’ orientation process, the State Department called on “patriotic Americans” to apply.“Applicants will be tested on American history, foreign policy concepts, and logical reasoning, while questions intended to test alignment with ideological agendas hav

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US rescues one of two crew members from fighter jet shot down over Iran

A US fighter jet has been shot down over Iran, three US sources said, confirming Iranian state media reports.US forces have launched search and rescue efforts, two of the sources said. One of two crew members has been rescued and is in US custody, two of the US sources and a third source familiar told CNN. The crew member is alive and receiving medical attention.One of the US sources also confirmed the aircraft was an F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet, an aircraft that can carry out air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. F-15s typically are crewed by a pilot and a weapon systems officer.Potential

A new CNN poll reveals how people mad at both parties see the midterms

Hegseth says he will allow troops to take personal weapons onto military bases

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Iran’s ‘new’ regime looks much the same, only harsher

US President Donald Trump said this week that Iran’s new leadership is “less radical and much more reasonable.” Trump and the Pentagon have repeatedly claimed that regime change has happened.“If you look already because the one regime was decimated, destroyed. They’re all dead. The next regime is mostly dead. And the third regime, we’re dealing with different people than anybody’s dealt with before. It’s a whole different group of people,” Trump said earlier this week. “So, I would consider that regime change.”But what most political scientists and analysts would consider

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White House seeks massive increase in defense spending and looks to slash housing, social services and health care

The White House is seeking roughly $1.5 trillion for defense as part of a fiscal 2027 budget request — a proposal that would boost military spending to its highest point in modern history as the Trump administration wages its war with Iran.The blueprint released Friday — a largely symbolic reflection of the president’s priorities — would increase the government’s defense spending by more than 40% compared to last year. It aims to bolster munitions and build out the US naval fleet while also beginning construction on President Donald Trump’s planned “Golden Dome” missile defense

12-year-old was arrested in death of a classmate who was hit in the head by a metal water bottle

Pope Leo XIV carries cross for full Good Friday procession, the first pontiff to do so in decades

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Pooping and snacking: More on an astronaut’s daily life inside the tight Orion

The Artemis II mission crossed a crucial and historic threshold Thursday when the Orion spacecraft ignited its engine and propelled four astronauts toward the moon, setting them on a days-long slingshot trip that will reach deeper into space than any human has traveled before.The burn, as these engine firings are called, lasted for a brief 5 minutes and 50 seconds, while Orion was just 115 miles (185 kilometers) above Earth, according to NASA. But the engine firing marked the first time humans — in this case NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency as