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By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Trump administration’s central human resources office acted illegally when it directed the mass firings of probationary workers as part of President Donald Trump’s efforts to downsize the federal workforce, a judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge William Alsup of San Francisco said Friday in awarding

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — An Orlando restaurateur on Monday turned over 49 parking spots outside her eatery for artists to color as a protest against a state mandate removing rainbow-colored crosswalks and other art on Florida streets, including one outside the LGBTQ-friendly nightclub where 49 people were killed in 2016. Se7en Bites owner Trina Gregory

By GARY FIELDS and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to once again federalize Washington, D.C.’s police force, in what he suggested could come in response to the city’s mayor’s stated refusal to cooperate with immigration enforcement. Trump’s emergency order, which took over the local police force, expired

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President JD Vance said Monday while hosting Charlie Kirk’s radio show that he is “desperate” for national unity after the conservative political activist’s killing but that finding common ground with people who celebrated the assassination of his friend is impossible. The Republican vice president filled in

By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is redirecting nearly $500 million in federal funding toward historically Black colleges and tribal colleges, a one-time investment covered primarily by cuts to other colleges serving large numbers of minority students. The Education Department announced the funding boost days after cutting $350 million

Associated Press President Donald Trump wants to do away with the quarterly earnings report. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said securities regulators should stop requiring companies to issue financial reports every three months and instead switch to a six-month reporting period. The Securities and Exchange Commission has required publicly traded companies to report

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press A Democratic candidate for governor of California will be giving TikTok a go, but with a caveat: He’ll only post videos in Spanish. At least for now. Former Biden administration Health Secretary Xavier Becerra is embracing the popular short-video app to target Spanish-language users. His campaign and surveys note

By The Associated Press The U.S. State Department says Secretary of State Marco Rubio will head to Qatar after meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel. The visit announced Monday comes as the region is still reeling from Israel’s strike targeting Hamas leaders in the Qatari capital, Doha. The U.S. has sought to ease