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California's Democratic-dominated Assembly endorsed up to $50 million in funding Monday to defend the state's progressive policies against challenges by the Trump administration. … [Read more...] about California Assembly OKs $50M to defend immigrants, protect state policies from Trump plans

Thousands of people protesting mass deportations planned by President Donald Trump marched in Southern California on Sunday, including in downtown Los Angeles where demonstrators blocked a major freeway for several hours. … [Read more...] about Marchers protesting deportations block major freeway in Los Angeles

As free agency officially opens, there already are plenty of big deals in the works. (The Mystics, meanwhile, have stayed quiet.) … [Read more...] about WNBA offseason has stars in new places — even if it’s just temporary

At least 773 people were killed in eastern Congo's largest city of Goma and its vicinity this week amid fighting with Rwanda-backed rebels who captured the city in a major escalation of a decadelong conflict, Congolese authorities said Saturday. The rebels' advance into other areas was slowed by a weakened military that recovered some villages from them. … [Read more...] about Congo says 773 dead in weeklong fighting as military tries to repel Rwanda-backed rebels

Children with dreams of making the Olympics, friends returning home from a hunting trip and an incoming law professor at Howard University all died in Wednesday's mid-air crash when a commercial jet arriving from Wichita, Kansas, collided with a military helicopter over the Potomac River Wednesday evening. … [Read more...] about Olympic hopefuls, vacationers, professors among those killed in D.C. plane collision