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By FATIMA HUSSEIN, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel said in a letter to IRS workers on Friday that he intends to step down from his position on President-elect Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day.“After significant introspection and consultation with others, I’ve determined the best way to support a successful transition is to depart the IRS on January 20, 2025,” Werfel said in a note addressed to all IRS employees. “While leaving a job you love is never easy, I take comfort in knowing that the civil servant leaders and employees at the IRS are the exact right team to…

As the Kings strolled down to Seattle in an effort to tame the Kraken on Saturday, they sought to end their heretofore split road trip on a high note.They were singing in falsetto on Thursday in Vancouver, where Alex Turcotte’s two goals and his no-look assist to Adrian Kempe in the opening 9:42 of the match staked the Kings and lights-out goaltender Darcy Kuemper to a three-score advantage en route to a 5-1 win.Turcotte, the fifth overall pick in the 2019 draft whose very career was in peril as a result of at least two severe concussions and other injuries,…

On Monday Jan. 6 in Stanislaus County, Gov. Gavin Newsom previewed “a balanced budget and key investments maintained for the upcoming fiscal year,” 2025-26, which begins on July 1. That contrasted with the previous year’s budget, which began with a $73 billion deficit. The next day, Tuesday Jan. 7, the Pacific Palisades wildfire ignited at about 10:30 am.  On Friday Jan. 10, the governor’s official budget-proposal document was released, its numbers already incinerated. Going by those pre-wildfire numbers, on Jan. 13 the Legislative Analyst’s Office affirmed the budget was “roughly balanced.” Californians still are coming to terms with the immensity…

In a 3-2 vote, the Riverside school board decided Thursday, Jan. 16, not to vote on a resolution calling on the state to repeal a law letting transgender athletes play sports.The board discussed the proposal, pitched by board member Amanda Vickers and written by Assemblymember Bill Essayli, R-Corona, that would have had the school district lobby state legislators to remove a state Education Code section allowing transgender athletes in sports.RELATED: Riverside school board asked to push for change in transgender athletics lawVickers and board member Dale Kinnear voted to bring the item back, albeit for opposing reasons. Vickers backed it; Kinnear…

U.S. auto safety regulators have opened an investigation into complaints that General Motors vehicles equipped with certain V8 engines, including its best-selling Silverado, can seize up without warning. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration on Thursday said it was investigating an estimated 877,710 vehicles after receiving 39 complaints from users of GM vehicles equipped with L87 V8 engines. The NHTSA said complainants reported “no detectability prior to the engine failure,” which can lead to an increased risk of a crash resulting in injury and/or property damage. A bearing failure can cause the engine to seize or a breaching of the…

By BILL BARROW, Associated PressEight years ago, Donald Trump delivered an inaugural address that overshadowed the typical optimism and promises of unity with a dark portrait of national life.His unapologetically populist and nationalistic speech installed the phrases “American Carnage” and “America First” into the presidential lexicon. It signaled how he would govern in his first term — and how the president-elect might govern in his second.Here is a look back at Trump’s initial remarks and why they remain relevant ahead of his encore Monday.‘The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer’Certainly, many presidents have held…

“As goes California, so goes the nation.” Once a proud mantra, the phrase now serves as a dire warning. Today, California evokes images of soaring crime, decaying cities, unaffordable homes, and devastating wildfires – a state where the American Dream feels increasingly out of reach.We all know how we got here. I probably know it better than many, as a state senator who was once a Democrat, now a Republican. The answer lies in our state’s two decades of one-party rule, where accountability has been replaced by arrogance.Democrats like John F. Kennedy and others were once champions of working families,…

Restaurants and other food vendors ordered to close and allowed to reopen by San Bernardino County health inspectors from Jan. 9 to Jan. 16. The Habit, 2860 Lenwood Road, Barstow Closed: Jan. 9 Reason: Insufficient hot water Reopened: Jan. 10 The Burger Boys, 3644 E. Highland Ave., San Bernardino Closed: Jan. 14 Reason: Sewage overflow Reopened: Jan. 15 Tam’s Burgers, 34247 Yucaipa Blvd., Yucaipa Closed: Jan. 9 Reason: Insufficient hot water Reopened: Jan. 15 Related Articles Local News | San Bernardino County restaurants shut down by health inspectors, Jan. 2-9 Local News | San Bernardino County restaurants shut down by…

By CHRISTINE FERNANDO, Associated PressWhen Elisabeth Bramble and her sister stepped off the Washington Metro to join the massive crowds during the 2017 Women’s March, she counted it as one of the most powerful moments of her life.On Saturday, she will board a 2 a.m. bus full of North Carolinians headed to the nation’s capital as the Women’s March returns before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration under a new name: The People’s March.“We’re marching once again for our daughters and our granddaughters,” Bramble said. “We’re marching for our immigrant community. We’re marching for our LGBTQ community.”Elisabeth Bramble speaks to members of…

Saturday’s UFC 311 main event has undergone a drastic change after lightweight title challenger Arman Tsarukyan has been forced to withdraw due to a back injury.Tsarukyan, who was scheduled to fight 155-pound champion Islam Makhachev in the featured bout at Intuit Dome, was one of the last fighters waited upon for Friday’s weigh-ins. As the 11 a.m. deadline grew nearer, concerns grew.Less than a half hour before the deadline, UFC CEO and President Dana White announced via social media that the organization received a call from Tsarukyan about 1 a.m. Friday saying he was going to be unable to compete…