White House rescinds memo on federal aid freeze 

By Jacob Burg Contributing Writer  The Trump administration’s freeze on federal loans, grants, and other financial assistance has been rescinded, the White House Office of Management and Budget said on Wednesday. 

Letters to the Editor

Arthur Saginian | Barking Up the Wrong Tree

In criticizing President Donald Trump’s talk of tariffs (Jan. 4, letters, “The Cost of Trump’s Tariffs”), Lois Eisenberg enumerated a list of the things tariffs affect, including percentages, prices and

Letters to the Editor

Rob Kerchner | Exporting Our Carbon Footprint

Last year, California imported 30% of its electricity from other states, so every time a Californian buys a new electric vehicle, an energy producer in Arizona or Nevada smiles.  Suckers. 

National News

Nvidia loses nearly $600 billion in DeepSeek crash 

By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer  Tech giant Nvidia saw stock prices crash on Monday following investor concerns that low-cost Chinese artificial intelligence models could negatively affect sales of the company’s chips. 

In this file photo, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers take into custody one of 216 suspected illegal aliens arrested on March 28, 2024. Photo courtesy of ICE

ICE arrests more than 3,000 illegal immigrants 

By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer   U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 3,014 illegal immigrants and issued detainers on 2,277 more individuals over the past few days.  The roundup followed President Donald

Letters to the Editor

Jim de Bree | Those Poor Giants Fans

I have a chat group with several friends from high school who are ardent baseball fans. While most everyone is a Dodger fan, there is one guy who loves the

Letters to the Editor

Nancy Oliver | Tired of Pretense

I understand the idea of the peaceful transfer of power and attending inaugurations. But is it the correct thing to do for the country to attend the inauguration of a

Dan Walters

Dan Walters | Trump Jumps Back Into Water Wars

It would be impossible to overstate the complexity of water supply management in California. Hundreds of federal, state and local agencies decree who or what is supplied with water, when

National News

Trump pardons officers convicted over fatal 2020 pursuit 

By Katabella Roberts Contributing Writer  President Donald Trump pardoned two former Washington police officers who were convicted in the 2020 murder of 20-year-old Karon Hylton-Brown, the White House said last week. 

President Donald Trump visits the scene of damage from Hurricane Helene in Valdosta, Georgia, in October 2024. Damage from Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina. Photo courtesy of Samaritan's Purse.

Trump orders review of FEMA, citing bias concerns  

By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer  President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday calling for the creation of a council to review the Federal Emergency Management Agency, citing concerns over