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A key for question for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg when he testifies before Congress next week about the Cambridge Analytica data scandal is likely to be how long the company’s executives were aware of the issue before it was publicly disclosed.  “What did you know and when did you know […]

AUSTIN, Texas — Arizona and Texas announced Friday that they were preparing to deploy National Guard members to the U.S.-Mexico border in response to President Trump’s call for more border security. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said about 150 Guard members would deploy next week. And the Texas Military Department, the umbrella […]

AUSTIN, Texas — Arizona and Texas announced Friday that they were preparing to deploy National Guard members to the U.S.-Mexico border in response to President Trump’s call for more border security. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said about 150 Guard members would deploy next week, while Texas National Guard officials said Friday […]

WASHINGTON — Once again, fears about a possible trade war hit Wall Street hard Friday. The Dow fell more than 570 points, or 2.3 percent. “There is the potential of a trade war,” said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. That prediction sent stocks tumbling. “We know that there could be some […]

MALIBU, Calif. — A man went out for a hike last Sunday in the rugged hills along Southern California’s Malibu coast. Then, he disappeared.  He turned up days later with a serious injury and quite a story. Marcelo Santos did just about everything you’re not supposed to do if you get […]

The Department of Homeland Security posted a contract request this week for “Media Monitoring Services,” which will compile a database of hundreds of thousands of journalists, bloggers and “media influencers” for the federal government. After an outcry on social media, a Department of Homeland Security spokesman tweeted “this is nothing […]

SALEM, Ore. — President Donald Trump’s plan to deploy National Guard troops to the border with Mexico has drawn resistance from some governors, most of them Democrats. But they could be powerless to deny the commander in chief’s request for soldiers. Governors have some leeway to say no to presidents, […]

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Three gang members have been charged after leading police on a car chase before crashing head-on into a big rig hauling aviation fuel, according to Santa Ana police. Part of the chase and the crash was caught on video. The incident started around 11 p.m. Thursday […]

Rep. Blake Farenthold, the Texas Republican under scrutiny for using $84,000 in taxpayer funds to settle a sexual harassment claim, officially resigned on Friday. Farenthold had already announced he wouldn’t run for reelection, after initially saying he would run. His resignation became effective 5 p.m. Friday. “While I planned on […]

A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday awarded $3 million to a female police officer who claimed she was sexually harassed by a supervisor and subsequently monitored after she complained about it. The weeklong trial ended with a 12-0 verdict after the jury deliberated for only an hour, the Los Angeles […]