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By DAVID KLEPPER WASHINGTON (AP) — A newly declassified U.S. intelligence assessment confirms that analysts at American spy agencies found no coordination between Tren de Aragua and the Venezuelan government, contradicting statements the Trump administration used to justify invoking the Alien Enemies Act and deporting Venezuelan immigrants. The redacted memo from the National Intelligence Council said there was no indication that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro or other senior government officials are directing the actions of Tren de Aragua, a gang that originated in a prison in Venezuela. That is even as some mid- to low-level Venezuelan officials may have ties…
ANAHEIM — Long before any of his Angels teammates hit the field for pregame work on Tuesday, Taylor Ward was out there grinding at-bats against an Angels minor-league pitcher. Ward has been in a deep slump. He wanted some extra work in game-like conditions, so the Angels brought in one of their low-level minor leaguers to face him. Manager Ron Washington said Ward saw about 35 to 40 pitches. “He hit some of them pretty good and some of them he got beat,” Washington said. “That happens, whether you’re swinging good or not. … It was just to get him…
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. trade deficit soared to a record $140.5 billion in March as consumers and businesses alike tried to get ahead of President Donald Trump’s latest and most sweeping tariffs — with federal data showing an enormous stockpiling of pharmaceutical products. Related Articles What customers can expect as Rite Aid closes or sells all its drugstores Survey: Most parents teach their kids about saving money Survey: 43% of Americans say money is negatively impacting their mental health California’s high-speed train to lose federal funding, Trump says Threatened by Trump tariffs, Japan walks a…
By WILL WEISSERT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he’s ordering a halt to nearly two months of U.S. airstrikes on Yemen’s Houthis, saying the Iran-backed rebels have indicated that “they don’t want to fight anymore” and have pledged to stop attacking ships along a vital global trade route. “We’re going to stop the bombing of the Houthis, effective immediately,” Trump said at the start of his Oval Office meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. Trump said the Houthis had indicated to U.S. officials that “they don’t want to fight anymore. They just don’t want to…
EL SEGUNDO — Not long after the Lakers’ 2024-25 season came to a disappointing conclusion with their Game 5 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves last week, the analysis of what they can do to improve next season began. And after witnessing his team struggle in the fourth quarters throughout the first-round playoff series, Coach JJ Redick immediately mentioned players’ conditioning as something that needs to improve if they want to contend for a championship in 2025-26. “I’ll start with the offseason and the work that’s required in an offseason to be in championship shape,” Redick said during a joint end-of-season…
By Maxwell Adler and Skylar Woodhouse | Bloomberg President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the federal government would not finance California’s high-speed rail project, escalating tensions over the state’s long-delayed infrastructure plan. Trump’s comments come as his administration undertakes a formal compliance and performance review of the project, raising doubts about the future of the rail line. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced in February that the Federal Railroad Administration would conduct the probe. “It’s hundreds of billions of dollars for this stupid project that should have never been built,” Trump said while taking questions alongside Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that three hostages held by Hamas in Gaza have died, leaving only 21 believed to be still living. “As of today, it’s 21, three have died,” Trump said of the hostages being held by Hamas, noting until recently it had been 24 people believed to be living. He did not elaborate on the identities of those now believed to be dead, nor how he had come to learn of their deaths. “There’s 21, plus a lot of dead bodies,” Trump said. One American, Edan Alexander, had been among the 24 hostages believed…
MIAMI — The Dodgers will be without the major league’s RBI leader for an extended period of time. Teoscar Hernandez underwent an MRI on Tuesday that revealed a Grade 1 strain of the adductor muscle in his left thigh. Hernandez suffered the injury while running for a ball in the gap during Monday’s game against the Miami Marlins. Hernandez was placed on the injured list on Tuesday but Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said there is no timetable at this point for when Hernandez might be able to return. “It’s certainly weeks,” Roberts said. “But I just don’t know how long.…
By TOM MURPHY, Associated Press Rite Aid customers can expect their local store to close or change ownership in the next few months, as the struggling drugstore chain goes through another bankruptcy filing. The company plans to sell customer prescription files, inventory and other assets as it closes distribution centers and unloads store locations. Stores will remain open for now, but the company isn’t buying new inventory so bare shelves are likely become more common. “I think what we’ll progressively see is the stores will become more and more spartan,” said retail analyst Neil Saunders. Related Articles Survey: Most parents…
Two weeks after a federal immigration raid outside a Pomona Home Depot, activists called for the release of those detained. “We demand the release of all the day laborers abducted by border patrol on April 22, 2025, for the constitutionally protected act of waiting for work,” Claudia Bautista Perales, executive director of the Pomona Economic Opportunity Center, told those assembled at a news conference Tuesday, May 6, outside Pomona Superior Court, across from Pomona City Hall. According to a post by the center on Instagram, none of the three men detained in April — identified as Jesus Domingo Ros, Edwin…