If you were to stand on the surface of Mars in two years and look up to the night sky, you might see a bright streak flying across the heavens, followed a few minutes later by another. Rather than flecks of space stuff, they would be satellites on a mission led by UC Berkeley scientists.

This first-of-its-kind unmanned mission — Escape and ...Read more

When California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s CARE Court launched in 2023, his administration projected the program could help steer up to 12,000 homeless Californians and others with severe mental illnesses into treatment.

But as of May, only about 2,000 people had been referred to the Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment Court, according to...Read more

Blue Origin is set to launch its New Glenn rocket with a pair of Mars-bound satellites from the Space Coast on Sunday afternoon.

The heavy-lift rocket is aiming for its second ever liftoff, but was put in a weather hold for most of the launch window that runs from 2:45-4:13 p.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Launch Complex 36.

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Carlos Manzo blazed a maverick path as he battled both cartels and what he called skimpy federal support for his crusade against organized crime in his hometown of Uruapan, in western Mexico.

The "man with a hat," after his signature white sombrero, was an annoyance to the power structure in Mexico City, but beloved among many constituents for...Read more

Blue Origin was set to launch its New Glenn rocket with a pair of Mars-bound satellites from the Space Coast on Sunday afternoon, but a series of issues stymied the attempt.

The heavy-lift rocket was aiming for its second ever liftoff, but was put in a weather hold for most of the launch window that ran from 2:45-4:13 p.m. from Cape Canaveral ...Read more

The Trump administration issued a memo telling states to “immediately undo” any action taken to fully fund November food-aid benefits, adding further uncertainty around the program that provides support to 42 million low-income Americans.

Amid the ongoing government shutdown, the U.S. Agriculture Department issued the directive in a ...Read more

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Americans may receive a tariff “dividend” of at least $2,000 could come via the tax cuts passed in his signature economic policy bill earlier this year.

Bessent was asked on ABC’s "This Week" about a social media post by Trump earlier Sunday that derided ...Read more

MARTINEZ, Calif. — After the Trump administration refused to pay for SNAP during the government shutdown — an unprecedented move to cut a half-century-old food assistance program that has helped one in eight people in the U.S. pay for groceries — a federal judge ordered him to do so last week. That kicked off a back-and-forth that by ...Read more

Blue Origin is set to launch its New Glenn rocket with a pair of Mars-bound satellites from the Space Coast on Sunday afternoon.

The heavy-lift rocket is aiming for its second ever liftoff, targeting launch during a window that runs from 2:45-4:13 p.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Launch Complex 36. Propellant load began after 10...Read more

As many as 200 Hamas fighters holed up in an Israeli-held area of the Gaza Strip and defying calls to surrender are casting doubts on the implementation of President Donald Trump’s peace plan.

The almost month-old ceasefire has twice been shaken by airstrikes launched by Israel in retaliation for ambushes against its troops around the ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — It’s been nearly 34 years since Francis “Frankie” Citro Jr. has seen the inside of a Nevada casino.

He hasn’t eaten a meal at any of the restaurants at Bellagio or gone to the art gallery there. Hasn’t encountered any of the beautiful displays at Wynn Las Vegas or Encore. Never visited any of the showrooms and lounges ...Read more

MIAMI — Toppcuttaz Barbershop in Miami Gardens is buzzing with sounds from Luther Vandross, Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston as chairs swivel around and clippers buzz. It’s still early — just past 10 a.m. — but in a corner, six Black men, including the barbershop’s owner Mike Stephens, are sitting on couches deep in conversation about ...Read more

In its quest to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, the Trump administration wants to let states police themselves when it comes to educating students with disabilities, a move many teachers and parents fear will strip away crucial federal oversight and deny vulnerable children the services they’re guaranteed under law.

In October, ...Read more

Abigail Echo-Hawk, director of the Urban Indian Health Institute, recalled a Native mother in her 30s who started having memory loss and other dementia-like symptoms.

The woman had suffered multiple blows to her head and falls at the hands of her husband over the years. He had wanted to disable her, to make it more difficult for her to keep her...Read more

LOS ANGELES — An off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer was killed in a car crash early Saturday morning, authorities said. He was the only person involved in the crash.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department received a call about a vehicle fire at 2:15 a.m. and arrived at the site of the crash — Cinema Drive and Bouquet Canyon Road...Read more

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to support his country’s economy if it came under a speculative attack, although he didn’t offer any specifics about a deal.

“Yesterday I sealed an agreement with the American president on a financial shield,” Orban told reporters en route back from a ...Read more

A group of labor unions led by the United Steelworkers slammed the Trump administration for suspending port fees on Chinese ships that workers argued would bring about a revival in the once-dominant domestic shipbuilding industry.

The unions expressed “strong disappointment” with the administration’s decision and said it would have ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — As part of an ongoing effort to reduce the number of deaths in custody, the San Diego Sheriff’s Office will soon begin testing biometric monitoring devices designed to alert staff when someone in jail is in medical distress.

Speaking at a meeting of the Citizens’ Law Enforcement Review Board on Thursday, Sheriff Kelly Martinez...Read more