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USC freezes hiring due to federal funding challenges

The University of Southern California has implemented a series of austerity measures, including a staff hiring freeze, in response to financial uncertainties stemming from federal funding challenges and ongoing investigations by the President Donald Trump administration. In a letter released Monday, university leaders, including outgoing President Carol Folt, cited "federal funding uncertainty" as a primary concern. Among the nine measures outlined are a reassessment of capital spending projects and restrictions on discretionary spending. The letter emphasized the need for "bold action now

Drug-resistant fungus spreads rapidly in hospitals across the U.S.

California deploys satellites to track methane emissions as EPA reconsiders climate rules

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How often do disadvantaged patients use emergency services?

A new University of California, Los Angeles-led study reveals socioeconomically disadvantaged individuals continue to underuse the Emergency Department (ED) services for potentially serious illnesses, despite an overall rebound in ED visits following the COVID-19 pandemic. Published in Health Affairs, the study found that while ED use rebounded for those with commercial insurance or Medicare, it remained lower for patients covered by Medicaid or dual Medicare/Medicaid, often those from disadvantaged backgrounds. The research highlights a concerning trend where Medicaid and dual-eligible

Could your DNA be sold? 23andMe bankruptcy stirs debate

Best hiking trails in Los Angeles, Orange County to visit this spring

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Mountain lion hit, killed on 118 Freeway in Simi Valley

A mountain lion was hit and killed along the 118 Freeway in Simi Valley on March 17. The area is known as the animal’s natural habitat. Joseph Briceño told ABC7 he saw a mountain lion hit by a vehicle when he was on his way to work around 5:30 a.m. The incident happened on the eastbound side of the freeway near the Kuehner exit. "I saw something fly in the air," he told ABC7. "At first, I was a little shocked it was a person that got hit. They swerved and kept going. I could tell it was a big animal, and I actually, pulled it by its tail to get it out of the lane." Mountain lions

Silver Fire prompts evacuation order in Inyo County

Muslim communities across L.A. prepare for Eid al-Fitr, end of Ramadan

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Two infants die of whooping cough in Louisiana as cases climb nationally

In his 20 years working in pediatric infectious disease, Dr. John Schieffelin has never seen another illness like pertussis.Also known as whooping cough, it’s a contagious respiratory illness that can develop into a painful, full-body cough. The coughing fits can be severe, often accompanied by a whooping sound when the person tries to catch their breath. And it’s continuous, even if a person needs to be placed on a ventilator, says Schieffelin, an associate professor of pediatrics at Tulane University.“For infants, it’s really rather terrifying,” he said. “They’re just coughing

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Man faces charges after Teslas set on fire with Molotov cocktails

Tesla sales plunged 13% in the first three months of this year, the largest drop in deliveries in its history, as backlash against CEO Elon Musk and growing competition took a large bite out of demand for its EVs.Tesla reported Wednesday that it delivered 336,681 cars in the quarter, 50,000 fewer vehicles compared to the first three months of last year. The results were the company’s worst sales in nearly three years.Tesla has faced protests outside its showrooms from those opposed to the actions of Musk in one of his other roles as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, and th

Timberwolves sale to Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore will go forward, AP source says

Mass shooter who killed 6 people at The Covenant School had no grudge against victims but was fueled by a quest for notoriety

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Wisconsin and Florida elections provide early warning signs to Trump and Republicans

A trio of spring elections offered early warning signs to Republicans and President Donald Trump, as Democrats rallied against his efforts to slash the federal government and the outsize role being played by billionaire Elon Musk in the early days of his new administration. In the marquee race for a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat Tuesday, the conservative judge endorsed by Trump and backed by Musk and his groups to the tune of $21 million lost by 10 percentage points in a state Trump won in November. And while Florida Republicans held two of the most pro-Trump House

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California man to plead guilty to attempted assassination of Brett Kavanaugh in 2022

A California man is planning to plead guilty two years after he was charged in an alleged plot to kill Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, his lawyers said Wednesday.Attorneys for Nicholas Roske, who was 26 when he was arrested, said in a letter to a judge that their client is prepared to plead guilty to the single charge he faces, attempting to assassinate a justice, next week. He was scheduled to go on trial in June.Roske, wearing all black and armed with a handgun, knife and zip ties, flew across the country and took a taxi to Kavanaugh’s Maryland home late at night in June, 2022, auth

Trump's tariffs send markets reeling, amid trade war and recession fears

How one of the largest auto suppliers in the world is preparing for Trump's tariffs

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The Taliban senses an opening as it pushes for diplomatic recognition in talks with Trump administration

In the two months since Donald Trump became president, the Taliban has ratcheted up its efforts to ingratiate itself with the Trump administration, appearing to sense an opening to re-establish official ties and a presence in the US, according to people familiar with the American conversations with the group, which is still designated as a terrorist organization by Washington.“There’s a path that’s positive and if they walk that path, we walk that path,” said an American official who described the early conversations as “exploratory” and fluid.“I wouldn’t rule out negative thin

Counting the potential toll of Trump's tariffs on major Asian economies

The trade war that U.S. President Donald Trump has escalated in his second term is a challenge for all Asian economies, large and small, in an era when the most populous region of the world is expected to drive global economic growth. Export manufacturing and free trade helped transform China and other Asian countries into economic powerhouses over the past decades. Trump’s barrages of tariffs, aimed at compelling companies to keep or set up their factories in the United States, are rupturing trade agreements often made at great political cost to trading partners.

Putin calls up 160,000 men to Russian army in latest conscription drive, at crucial moment in Ukraine war

Europe will respond proportionately to likely Trump tariffs, French industry minister says

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Middle East latest: Israel is establishing a new military corridor across Gaza

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel is establishing a new security corridor across the Gaza Strip to pressure Hamas, suggesting it would cut off the southern city of Rafah, which Israel has ordered evacuated, from the rest of the Palestinian territory. The announcement came after Netanyahu’s defense minister said Israel would seize large areas of Gaza and add them to its so-called security zones. A wave of Israeli airstrikes overnight into Wednesday killed more than 40 Palestinians, nearly half of them women and children,

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Junta chief to leave quake-striken Myanmar for summit, aid groups clamour for access

Myanmar's ostracised leader Min Aung Hlaing will leave his disaster-stricken country on Thursday for a rare trip to a regional summit, state TV said, as aid groups called for restrictions to be eased to reach survivors of a devastating earthquake.The 7.7 magnitude quake, one of the strongest to hit Myanmar in a century, jolted a region that is home to 28 million people, toppling buildings, flattening communities and leaving many without food, water and shelter. China's state television said the death toll had passed 3,000, citing official figures.The military has struggled to run Myanmar