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By MELISSA GOLDIN, ALI SWENSON and ALEXANDRA OLSONNEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump wasted little time this week trying to assign blame for the nation’s deadliest air disaster in more than two decades. Among his chief targets: An FAA diversity hiring initiative he suggested had undermined the agency’s effectiveness.“But certainly for an air traffic controller, we want the brightest, the smartest, the sharpest. We want somebody that’s psychologically superior,” Trump said at a news conference Thursday.No evidence has emerged that rules seeking to diversify the FAA played any role in the collision Wednesday between an American Airlines regional jet…
By REGINA GARCIA CANO and JOSHUA GOODMANCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Six Americans who had been detained in Venezuela in recent months were freed by the government of President Nicolás Maduro after he met Friday with a Trump administration official tasked with urging the authoritarian leader to take back deported migrants who have committed crimes in the United States.U.S. President Donald Trump and his envoy for special missions, Richard Grenell, announced the release of the six men on social media. The visit by Grenell came as a shock to many Venezuelans who hoped that Trump would continue the “maximum pressure” campaign he pursued…
LOS ANGELES — It’s not like he hasn’t tried.“I mean, look – this is my third time signing with the reigning World Series champs,” Kirby Yates said Friday as he was officially introduced as the Dodgers’ latest acquisition.In November 2021, Yates signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves, just weeks after the Braves had beaten the Houston Astros in the World Series. Yates had not pitched in 2021 while recovering from Tommy John surgery and his comeback season ended in September due to inflammation in that elbow. He watched from the sidelines as the defending champ Braves lost to…
A San Bernardino man has been charged with two counts of murder after police say he intentionally crashed into a car occupied by his wife and her lover, sending the car plummeting into a flood control channel in San Bernardino.Isaac Albert Perez, 31, pleaded not guilty to both charges on Tuesday, Jan. 28.San Bernardino County Superior Court records show that Perez’s wife, identified by the Coroner’s Office as Asia Guercy, filed for a temporary restraining order against Perez in 2021, citing domestic violence. A judge denied the request, records show.Guercy and the man, whose name has not been publicly announced,…
By AAMER MADHANI and WILL WEISSERTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration has already had “very serious” discussions with Russia about its war in Ukraine and that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin could soon take “significant” action toward ending the grinding conflict.“We will be speaking, and I think will perhaps do something that’ll be significant,” Trump said in an exchange with reporters in the Oval Office. “We want to end that war. That war would have not started if I was president.”Trump did not say who from his administration has been in contact with the Russians but insisted…
“Hey, Tito, how you doing?”“Life has been good,” Ernesto “Tito” Mercado tells me over the phone. “Been a pretty fun last couple days.”Heh. Well, let’s see … he made a bunch of people mad. Got accused of clout-chasing. Had a torrent of profanity directed his way.All in all, a great couple of days.I can hear him smiling, this gutsy Pomona performer who just took a few big steps toward his dreams of boxing glory.In a monumental feat of multi-tasking, the 23-year-old junior welterweight won – via knockout, of course – the biggest fight of his career so far while also…
Legoland has announced it is laying off nearly 100 employees at its Carlsbad park, part of a broader companywide restructuring of how it delivers shows and other entertainment offerings.The vast majority of the layoffs documented in a required filing with the California Employment Development Department are identified as performers — 87 out of a total 97 job cuts. Others listed include stage managers, an events assistant manager and production specialist.Legoland California characterized the staff reduction as a way to “elevate the guest experience” and better compete in the theme park sector.“The decision to reduce the size of our entertainment team…
By LOLITA C. BALDORWASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is readying orders for the deployment of at least 1,000 additional active duty troops to bolster President Donald Trump’s expanding crackdown on immigration, U.S. officials said Friday.They said roughly 500 more soldiers — largely a headquarters unit from the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum in New York — will be sent to the southwest border. And about 500 Marines will go to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where some of the detained migrants will be held.The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because announcements have not been made, said there have been…
On the precipice of a winless road trip, the Kings limped into Raleigh for Saturday’s finale of a five-game trek, in which they’ll be opposed by the Carolina Hurricanes.For the ‘Canes, the big story remained their recent acquisition of a copious scorer, former Colorado winger Mikko Rantanen, who’s accumulated more points than all but three other players over the past five seasons. He has a goal, an assist and 13 shots on net in three games since the swap (2-0-1). Carolina boasts the East’s second-best points percentage and a fierce 20-5-1 record at the Lenovo Center, tying the Winnipeg Jets…
By Cara HartleySometimes a limited liability company, or LLC, has a year with no business activity. For example, a newly formed LLC might not have started doing business yet, or an older LLC might have become inactive without being formally dissolved.However, even if an inactive LLC has no income or expenses for a year, it might still be required to file a federal income tax return, LegalZoom reports.Do I Need to File a Tax Return for an LLC With No Income?LLC tax filing requirements depend on how the LLC is taxed. An LLC may be disregarded as an entity for…