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• California governor says no imminent threat despite warning about possible Iran drone attack

  March 12, 2026 10:36 AM

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said there was no imminent threat to the state, despite a warning from the FBI that Iran could send drones to the West Coast in retaliation for war. Newsom said drone issues "have always been top of mind." "We've been... more »

• Supreme Court allows Texas to use a congressional map favorable to Republicans in 2026

  December 4, 2025 5:20 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday came to the rescue of Texas Republicans, allowing next year's elections to be held under the state's congressional redistricting plan favorable to the GOP and pushed by President Donald Trump despite a lower-court ruling that the map likely discriminates on the basis... more »

• Federal review finds 44% of US trucking schools don't comply with government rules

  December 1, 2025 3:18 PM

  Nearly 44% of the 16,000 truck driving schools in the U.S. may be forced to close if they lose their students after a review by the federal Transportation Department found they may not be complying with government requirements. The Transportation Department said Monday that it plans to revoke the... more »

• A California family was about to cut the cake when gunfire erupted at a toddler's birthday party

  December 1, 2025 2:26 PM

  STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Family members were getting ready to cut the cake at a toddler's birthday party when the gunfire started inside a banquet hall packed with relatives and friends over the weekend in California. "I actually thought it was my balloons popping. It was gunshots," said Patrice... more »

• Supreme Court blocks order that found Texas congressional map is likely racially biased

  November 21, 2025 7:10 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that found Texas' 2026 congressional redistricting plan pushed by President Donald Trump likely discriminates on the basis of race. The order signed by Justice Samuel Alito will remain in place at least for the... more »

• Trump administration sues California over giving in-state tuition to immigrants in US illegally

  November 21, 2025 3:22 PM

  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration has sued California for providing in-state college tuition, scholarships, and state-funded financial aid to students who aren't legally in the United States. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, alleges the practice harms U.S.... more »

• California revokes 17,000 commercial driver's licenses for immigrants

  November 13, 2025 11:02 AM

  California plans to revoke 17,000 commercial driver's licenses given to immigrants after discovering the expiration dates went past when the drivers were legally allowed to be in the U.S., state officials said Wednesday. The announcement follows harsh criticism from the Trump administration about California and other states granting licenses... more »

• The government shutdown prompts the cancellation of some Veterans Day events

  November 7, 2025 4:14 PM

  Normally on Veterans Day, volunteers gather at the Riverside National Cemetery in California to place flags alongside more than 300,000 gravesites. But not this year. The longest federal government shutdown on record is curtailing and outright canceling parades, ceremonies and other events across the U.S. that are normally held... more »

• Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments

  November 7, 2025 11:53 AM

  BOSTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration's emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown, even though residents in some states already have received the funds. A judge had given the Republican administration... more »

• Federal food benefits and preschool aid to run dry starting Saturday if shutdown continues

  October 27, 2025 8:30 PM

  Federal funds could begin running dry Saturday that help tens of millions of Americans to buy food for their families and send their toddlers to preschool if Congress doesn't reach a deal by then to end the U.S. government shutdown. Funding for another program that helps mothers care for... more »

• How Hispanics' views of Trump have changed since January, according to a new AP-NORC poll

  October 24, 2025 5:13 PM

  President Donald Trump's favorability has fallen among Hispanic adults since the beginning of the year, a new AP-NORC poll shows, a potential warning sign from a key constituency that helped secure his victory in the 2024 election. The October survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research... more »

• Where immigrants went during an unprecedented influx at the US border, by the numbers

  October 1, 2025 10:57 AM

  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Salt Lake City, Utah; Denver; and Fort Myers, Florida, were hot places to settle. California lost some of its appeal. The Associated Press obtained U.S. Customs and Border Protection data by state and metropolitan area on self-reported destinations of nearly 2.5 million people who crossed... more »

• Trump administration wants to cancel Biden-era rule that made conservation a 'use' of public land

  September 10, 2025 11:06 AM

  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Wednesday proposed canceling a public land management rule that put conservation on equal footing with development, as President Donald Trump's administration seeks to open more taxpayer-owned tracts to drilling, logging, mining and grazing. The rule was a key part of... more »

• Supreme Court lifts restrictions on LA immigration stops set after agents swept up US citizens

  September 8, 2025 6:51 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for federal agents to conduct sweeping immigration operations for now in Los Angeles, the latest victory for President Donald Trump's administration at the high court. The conservative majority lifted a restraining order from a judge who found that... more »

• Florida will work to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, officials say

  September 3, 2025 12:52 PM

  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida will work to phase out all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, building on the effort by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to curb vaccine requirements and other health mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic. DeSantis also announced on Wednesday the creation of a state-level... more »

• 1.2M immigrants are gone from the US labor force under Trump, preliminary data shows

  September 1, 2025 11:02 AM

  It's tomato season and Lidia is harvesting on farms in California's Central Valley. She is also anxious. Attention from U.S. Immigration Control and Enforcement could upend her life more than 23 years after she illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border as a teenager. "The worry is they'll pull you... more »

• Big money and names power the campaign to influence California voters over a new congressional map

  August 30, 2025 12:39 PM

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — It's either a plan to save democracy from President Donald Trump's attempts to rig elections or a power grab by Gov. Gavin Newsom and California Democrats. The race to define Newsom's push to redraw California's congressional map before the 2026 midterms is underway with about... more »

• What states are doing in the battle for partisan advantage in US House redistricting maps

  August 29, 2025 3:42 PM

  A battle between Texas Republicans and California Democrats to bolster their party's advantage in the U.S. House has led politicians in other states to consider ways they, too, could leverage partisan power to rack up more victories in the 2026 congressional elections. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday signed... more »

• Texas governor signs new voting map pushed by Trump to gain 5 GOP seats in Congress in 2026

  August 29, 2025 11:33 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday signed into law a new congressional voting map designed to help Republicans gain more seats in the 2026 midterm elections, delivering a win for President Donald Trump and his desire to hold on to a slim GOP majority in the... more »

• Trump revokes Secret Service protection for former VP Harris, AP sources say

  August 29, 2025 8:31 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has revoked Secret Service protection for former Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a senior White House official on Friday. Former vice presidents typically get federal government protection for six months after leaving office, while ex-presidents do so for life. But another person... more »

• Trump administration threatens some funding for 3 states for not enforcing trucker English rules

  August 26, 2025 3:16 PM

  California, Washington and New Mexico could lose millions of dollars of federal funding if they continue failing to enforce English language requirements for truckers, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday. An investigation launched after a deadly Florida crash involving a foreign truck driver who made an illegal U-turn on... more »

• State Department pauses issuing work visas for commercial truck drivers

  August 22, 2025 4:45 PM

  Originally Published: 22 AUG 25 14:21 ET By Rebekah Riess, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The State Department is pausing the issuing of work visas for foreigners looking to become commercial truck drivers in the United States, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Thursday . “The... more »

• Texas' Republican-controlled House approves new maps to create more winnable GOP congressional seats

  August 20, 2025 12:09 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans on Wednesday took the first step toward approving new congressional maps that would give their party as many as five new seats in the House of Representatives, spurring what's likely to be a national battle over redistricting. The approval by the Texas House... more »

• California moving forward with partisan redistricting effort to counter Texas' move

  August 14, 2025 2:32 PM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom stood with other prominent Democratic leaders Thursday to announce that the state will move forward with a partisan plan to redraw congressional maps in an effort to help his party win five more U.S. House seats in 2026. The move is... more »

• Trump and Democrats turn rivals Texas and California into proxies for national power struggle

  August 5, 2025 3:04 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The two most populous U.S. states — California and Texas — are grappling for political advantage ahead of the 2026 elections, setting up a national proxy war as Democrats and Republicans vie for control of Congress in the latter half of Donald Trump's second presidency. ... more »

• Newsom will move to redraw California map if Texas redistricts, teeing up national fight

  July 30, 2025 7:11 PM

  " Newsom will move to redraw California map if Texas redistricts, teeing up national fight " was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up... more »

• Rio Grande City public radio station facing federal funding cuts Play Video

  July 23, 2025 12:20 PM

  The fight to expand public radio coverage in the Rio Grande Valley has been ongoing for years. In the Las Lomas Colonia of Rio Grande City, ask Colonias Unidas Founder Blanca Juarez why public radio is important, and she'll tell you it opens up the world to people. ... more »

• Education Department will release some frozen grants supporting after-school and summer programs

  July 18, 2025 12:47 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department will release some previously withheld grant money for after-school programs, days after 10 Republican senators sent a letter imploring the Office of Management and Budget to allow the funds to be sent to states. President Donald Trump's administration on July 1 withheld more... more »

• Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients' personal data, including addresses, to ICE

  July 17, 2025 11:45 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will be given access to the personal data of the nation's 79 million Medicaid enrollees, including home addresses and ethnicities, to track down immigrants who may not be living legally in the United States, according to an agreement obtained by The Associated... more »

• Más de 20 estados demandan a administración Trump por fondos congelados para programas escolares

  July 14, 2025 3:02 PM

  EAST PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, EE.UU. (AP) — Más de 20 estados demandaron el lunes a la administración del presidente Donald Trump por miles de millones de dólares en fondos educativos congelados para el cuidado después de la escuela, programas de verano y más. Parte del dinero retenido financia programas... more »

• House Democrats, California leaders weigh tit-for-tat redistricting if Texas Republicans redraw maps

  July 4, 2025 12:12 PM

  " House Democrats, California leaders weigh tit-for-tat redistricting if Texas Republicans redraw maps " was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief ,... more »

• El boxeador mexicano Julio César Chávez Jr. arrestado por ingreso ilegal a EEUU. Será deportado

  July 3, 2025 6:05 PM

  LOS ÁNGELES (AP) — Julio César Chávez Jr., el hijo del homónimo legendario boxeador mexicano, fue arrestado por exceder la duración de su visa y mentir en una solicitud de "green card", y será deportado a México, donde enfrenta cargos de crimen organizado, dijeron el jueves funcionarios federales de Estados... more »

• California presenta argumentos en la corte contra despliegue de la Guardia Nacional de Trump

  June 20, 2025 2:48 PM

  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — La impugnación del estado de California contra el despliegue militar realizado por el gobierno del presidente Donald Trump en las calles de Los Ángeles regresó a un tribunal federal de San Francisco el viernes, después de que un tribunal de apelaciones le dio a Trump una... more »

• Judge blocks Trump's election executive order, siding with Democrats who called it overreach

  June 13, 2025 1:15 PM

  ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump's attempt to overhaul elections in the U.S., siding with a group of Democratic state attorneys general who challenged the effort as unconstitutional. The Republican president's March 25 executive order sought to compel officials to require documentary proof... more »

• Trump administration gives personal data of immigrant Medicaid enrollees to deportation officials

  June 13, 2025 1:10 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration this week provided deportation officials with personal data -- including the immigration status -- on millions of Medicaid enrollees, a move that could make it easier to locate people as part of his sweeping immigration crackdown. An internal memo and emails obtained... more »

• Appeals court temporarily blocks judge's ruling to return control of National Guard to California

  June 12, 2025 10:17 PM

  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday temporarily blocked a federal judge's order that directed President Donald Trump to return control of National Guard troops to California after he deployed them there following protests in Los Angeles over immigration raids. The court said... more »

• Judge says Trump illegally deployed National Guard to help with LA protests

  June 12, 2025 3:02 PM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged Thursday to carry on with the Trump administration's immigration crackdown despite waves of unrest across the U.S. Hours later a judge issued a temporary restraining order directing President Donald Trump to return control to California over National Guard troops he... more »

• Standoff with troops in Los Angeles reignites old feud as Newsom resists Trump's immigration raids

  June 12, 2025 2:54 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — It was earlier this year that California Gov. Gavin Newsom was making nice with President Donald Trump as he sought help for his wildfire-battered state and moderating his approach ahead of a potential bid for the White House. But now the gloves are off after Trump... more »

• California governor asks court to block Trump administration from using troops in immigration raids

  June 10, 2025 3:05 PM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom asked a federal court Tuesday to block the Trump administration from using the National Guard and Marines to assist with immigration raids in Los Angeles, saying it would only heighten tensions. Newsom filed the emergency request after President Donald Trump ordered... more »

• California governor plans to file lawsuit against Trump over National Guard deployment to protests

  June 9, 2025 11:15 AM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he planned to file a lawsuit Monday against President Donald Trump in response to the administration's extraordinary deployment of the National Guard to confront immigration protesters who took to the streets in Los Angeles. "Commandeering a state's National Guard without... more »

• Tiroteo en autobús de California deja 1 muerto y 5 heridos

  February 3, 2020 3:41 PM

  Por STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ÁNGELES (AP) — Un hombre que maldecía y murmullaba incoherentemente abrió fuego la madrugada del lunes a bordo de un autobús Greyhound en el sur de California, matando a una mujer e hiriendo a otras cinco personas antes de que los pasajeros... more »

• Vientos derriban valla fronteriza entre California y México

  January 30, 2020 2:55 PM

  Associated Press CALEXICO, California, EE.UU. (AP) — Vientos muy fuertes derribaron varios paneles de una nueva valla que se está instalando a lo largo de la frontera entre México y California, informó un periódico. La Patrulla Fronteriza de Estados Unidos dijo que los paneles cayeron el miércoles en... more »

• Mother Hopes to Find Son in Brooks Co. after Missing for Nearly 4 Months Play Video

  January 8, 2020 5:55 PM

  FALFURRIAS – A mother is searching for her missing son. Twenty-three-year-old Rodrigo Renderos migrated from El Salvador nearly four months ago and there has been no word from him since. The mother's search for her missing son brought her from California to Falfurrias, where she hopes somewhere through the... more »

• FBI: Fugitive Wanted for Child Sexual Assault in California Possibly in Texas Play Video

  December 6, 2019 5:07 PM

  WESLACO – Federal authorities from California are searching for a fugitive wanted for sexual assault of a child. They believe he may be in Texas. FBI Spokeswoman Michelle Lee says they’re searching for 23-year-old Jose Arturo Navarrete, Jr. who was last seen in Texas, but could possibly be in... more »

• Teen used ‘ghost gun’ in California high school shooting

  November 21, 2019 3:35 PM

  By STEFANIEDAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The teenager who shot five classmates, killing two, at a Southern California high school used an unregistered “ghost gun,” Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said Thursday. Villanueva told media outlets Thursday that 16-year-old Nathaniel Tennosuke Berhow’s .45... more »

• Motive a Mystery in Fatal California School Shooting

  November 15, 2019 10:08 PM

  By STEFANIEDAZIO and JOHN ANTCZAK SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — A 16-year-old boy planned the attack that killed two students and wounded three others at his Southern California high school, but investigators have yet to uncover the motivation for him to bring a handgun to campus and open fire... more »

• Mueren dos estudiantes en tiroteo en escuela de California

  November 14, 2019 4:03 PM

  Por STEFANIEDAZIOy JOHN ANTCZAK SANTA CLARITA, California, EE.UU. (AP) — Un estudiante armado disparó el jueves con un arma de fuego dentro de una escuela secundaria del sur de California, provocando la muerte de dos alumnos y heridas a otras tres personas, antes de pegarse un tiro en... more »

• Weed Candy Bust Prompts Warning to Valley Parents Ahead of Halloween Play Video

  October 21, 2019 6:03 PM

  EDINBURG – A so-called weed candy bust is prompting a warning from Edinburg police for parents to stay vigilant this Halloween. An executed search warrant by police, a special crimes unit and SWAT led to over a pound of marijuana and two kilos of edibles, or weed candy, being... more »

• Migrants Transported from Valley to California Showing Signs of Illness Play Video

  May 24, 2019 4:48 PM

  WESLACO – Sixteen asylum hopefuls are now showing signs of the flu and are under quarantine in California. They were recently transferred from the Rio Grande Valley. This latest “health alert” comes days after a migrant flu outbreak temporarily shut down the McAllen processing center . Thirty-two... more »

• Planean Reemplazar Barreras en Frontera Sur Play Video

  May 15, 2019 9:51 AM

  WESLACO - El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional prescindió de más leyes ambientales para poder construir barreras a lo largo de la frontera sur. El gobierno planea reemplazar barreras a lo largo de cien millas en California y Arizona. El financiamiento para estas barreras viene del Departamento de Defensa... more »

• Policía de Alamo Decomisa Cartuchos de THC Play Video

  May 10, 2019 10:01 AM

  ALAMO – El departamento de policía de Alamo realizó un decomiso soprendente: THC en cartuchos. THC es la sustancia química en la marihuana con que la gente obtiene la euforia. El sospechoso mencionó a los oficiales que venía de California donde la droga es legal. THC no... more »