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Newsom closes highway section amid feud with White House over Marine exercise

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 20:25:56 +0000

The announcement came after Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) traded jabs with the White House over the live-fire exercise Vice President JD Vance is attending in the area.

By:Angie Orellana Hernandez

Many seniors get cheaper medicine from Canada. That might become harder.

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 14:00:24 +0000

Shifting U.S. trade policy has created uncertainty and led to higher prices for Americans who fill their prescriptions abroad.

By:Shannon Najmabadi

How Zohran Mamdani is charming a famously hard-nosed city

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 12:20:43 +0000

Zohran Mamdani’s promise of a more affordable New York has vaulted him to the top of the polls — and Republicans’ enemies list.

By:Paul Schwartzman

Long detours, mail once a week: How a landslide upended two Pacific Coast towns

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 12:00:11 +0000

The months-long closure of California’s iconic Highway 1 has scrambled everyday life along the state’s lush Central Coast. Now the road may finally reopen.

By:Angie Orellana Hernandez

Florida politician draws outrage over calls for mass ouster of Indian immigrants

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 16:25:09 +0000

Chandler Langevin posted at least five derogatory comments about Indians on X beginning in mid-September, such as accusing Indians of “destroying the South.”

By:Anumita Kaur