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The Federal Reserve’s premature victory lap over inflation reveals a worrisome misunderstanding of the predicament we still find ourselves in. Unprecedented government spending and debt, combined with mounting fears that the debt can’t (or won’t) be repaid, played a misunderstood role in inflation’s rise several years ago. As such, fiscal policy must be part of the solution.Otherwise, expect the recent acceleration of inflation to stick around or get worse, bringing trouble for the new administration.The pressure on the Fed to declare the race over and continue lowering interest rates is real. It would be a mistake to cave any further.…

It was 3:30 a.m., the temperature hovering around 13 degrees Fahrenheit.Brian Hall was in line with his son, Patton, for inauguration festivities at the Capitol One Arena early Monday morning, Jan. 20, some 500 people back, by his estimate.The Halls, who had traveled to Washington, D.C., from Lake Arrowhead for President Donald Trump’s second inauguration, had missed the president’s rally at the indoor venue the previous day. They weren’t going to miss Monday’s events. “It’s the most MAGA rally of all time,” Hall said later Monday afternoon from his seats just behind the stage in the arena, as tech billionaire…

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football WriterATLANTA — Will Howard transferred to Ohio State to win a national championship, and he reached that goal by playing the best football of his career throughout the Buckeyes’ four games in the College Football Playoff.He was never better than in the first half and at the end of Ohio State’s 34-23 victory over Notre Dame on Monday night.Howard connected on his first 13 passes to set the record for consecutive completions in a CFP title game. And on third-and-11 after the Fighting Irish had pulled within eight points, he lofted a pass to…

Upland police officers fatally shot a man whose family said he was high on fentanyl and had a knife on Sunday, Jan. 12 after he tried to flee police, did not comply with their commands and reached into his waistband after being told to stop doing so, a critical incident video released by the department shows.The video also shows officers using less than lethal ammunition as they ask the man to stop reaching into his waistband, which he continued to do as he tried to run away from officers. Officers responded to the scene and began a short pursuit when…

Just hours before leaving office Monday, Jan. 19, President Joe Biden pardoned potential targets of Donald Trump’s second presidential administration, including Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-San Bernardino.Biden pardoned Schiff and Aguilar alongside the other seven members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, including former Reps. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., Elaine Luria, D-Va., and Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla.; and current Reps. Zoe Lofgren, D-San Jose, Jamie Raskin, D-Md., and Bennie Thompson, D-Miss. Schiff served more than two decades in the House before his election to the Senate in…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National WriterATLANTA — Instead of crying over another collapse, Ohio State can celebrate another national title after holding off a Notre Dame comeback bid Monday night to walk away with a nailbiter of a 34-23 victory over the Fighting Irish.Will Howard hit big-play receiver Jeremiah Smith for 56 yards on a late third-and-11 to lock down a game that had been a laugher, then turned into something else.Trailing 31-7, Notre Dame scored two touchdowns and two 2-point conversions to make it a one-score game late in the fourth quarter.The Irish stopped Ohio State on the first two plays…

By STEPHEN GROVES, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Fresh off President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the Senate on Monday passed a bill that would require federal authorities to detain migrants accused of theft and violent crimes, the first measure he likely will sign into law and giving more weight to his plans to deport millions of migrants.Trump has made a broad crackdown on illegal immigration his top priority, and Congress, with Republicans in control and some Democrats willing to go along, is showing it is ready to follow suit. The bill passed 64-35, with 12 Democrats joining with Republicans voting in favor.Passage of the Laken…

INGLEWOOD — The overachieving, underappreciated Clippers cooked the Lakers so thoroughly in a 116-102 victory on Sunday night it was as if JJ Redick had ordered it that way when he shared his thoughts on the Intuit Dome before the Lakers’ first game there: “Well done,” he had said, “well done.”The chefs hosting the game were only too happy to oblige. They built a lead as large as 26 points, made the Lakers – struggling to tread water at 22-18 – look stagnant and vulnerable, and triggered LeBron James’ annual midseason denouncement of his team’s roster construction.And it brought to…

Among the hundreds of people affected by the Los Angeles wildfires who are turning to GoFundMe for disaster relief, some may no longer qualify for specific forms of FEMA assistance. In an Instagram post, state Sen. Sasha Renee Perez addressed concerns from individuals affected by the Eaton Fire, and whether their fundraising page may prevent them from getting federal aid. This is because, by law, FEMA cannot duplicate benefits received from another source for the same disaster-related expense, such as replacing a car. Doing so would require individuals to pay back the aid received from the agency. “First, yes you…

By JULIE WATSON and MEGAN JANETSKYTIJUANA, Mexico — They came from Haiti, Venezuela and around the world, pulling small rolling suitcases crammed with clothing and stuffed animals to occupy their children. They clutched cellphones showing that after months of waiting they had appointments — finally — to legally enter the United States.Now outside a series of north Mexico border crossings where mazes of concrete barriers and thick fencing eventually spill into the United States, hope and excitement evaporated into despair and disbelief moments after President Donald Trump took office. U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Monday that the CBP One…