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By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department asked a federal court on Friday to unseal grand jury transcripts in Jeffrey Epstein’s case amid a firestorm over the Trump administration’s handling of records related to the wealthy financier. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche filed motions urging the court to release the Epstein transcripts as well as those in the case against convicted British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell a day after President Donald Trump directed the Justice Department to do so. The Trump administration has been embroiled in controversy since the Justice Department last week announced that it would not…

The world according to Jim: • This is another of those peculiarities that make Southern California … well, different. And not necessarily in a bad way, unless you’re a marketing executive for the Rams or Chargers. Elsewhere, NFL camps are about to start, or already gearing up in a couple of places (including here). In many of those cities, the populace can’t get enough training camp news. For much of the country, there’s football and then there’s everything else when it comes to sports interest. (Especially if the baseball team isn’t good. Think they’re not hungry for the NFL in…

Restaurants and other food vendors ordered to close and allowed to reopen by San Bernardino County health inspectors from July 10 to July 17. Red Chilli Szechuan Cuisine, 2094 Redlands Blvd., Suite C, Redlands Closed: July 11 Reason: Cockroach infestation Reopened: July 15 Related Articles San Bernardino County restaurants shut down by health inspectors, July 3-10 LA’s Cole’s French Dip is closing its doors after 117 years in business San Bernardino County restaurants shut down by health inspectors, June 12-19 San Bernardino County restaurants shut down by health inspectors, June 4-12 San Bernardino County restaurants shut down by health inspectors,…

By REGINA GARCIA CANO, ERIC TUCKER and MEGAN JANETSKY, Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela released 10 jailed Americans on Friday in exchange for getting home scores of migrants deported by the United States to El Salvador months ago under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, officials said. The arrangement represents a diplomatic achievement for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, helps President Donald Trump in his goal of bringing home Americans jailed abroad and lands El Salvador a swap that its president had proposed months ago. “Every wrongfully detained American in Venezuela is now free and back in our homeland,” Secretary of State Marco…

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland looks at his putt on the 7th green during the second round of the British Open golf championship at the Royal Portrush Golf Club, Northern Ireland, Friday, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) Tyrrell Hatton of England chips onto the 7th green during the second round of the British Open golf championship at the Royal Portrush Golf Club, Northern Ireland, Friday, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) Brian Harman of the United States chips onto the 16th green during the second round of the British Open golf championship at the Royal Portrush Golf Club, Northern…

By Elisabeth Rosenthal | KFF Health News Last year in Massachusetts, after finding lumps in her breast, Jessica Chen went to Lowell General Hospital-Saints Campus, part of Tufts Medicine, for a mammogram and sonogram. Before the screenings, she asked the hospital for the estimated patient responsibility for the bill using her insurance, Tufts Health Plan. Her portion, she was told, would be $359 — and she paid it. She was more than a little surprised weeks later to receive a bill asking her to pay an additional $1,677.51. “I was already trying to stomach $359, and this was many times…

By MICHAEL CASEY, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s plan to end birthright citizenship for the children of people who are in the U.S. illegally will remain blocked as an order from one judge went into effect Friday and another seemed inclined to follow suit. U.S. District Judge Joseph LaPlante in New Hampshire had paused his own decision to allow for the Trump administration to appeal, but with no appeal filed in the last week his order went into effect. “The judge’s order protects every single child whose citizenship was called into question by this illegal executive order,” Cody…

LOS ANGELES — Something about Kiki Iriafen, the Washington Mystics’ Tarzana-born rookie forward – she’s not going to wait for your invitation. No, she’ll do it herself, on her own timeline, make a beeline from A past B straight to the W, where her WNBA dream job is exceeding her own lofty expectations. The 21-year-old former Harvard-Westlake girls’ basketball star – you might also know her from her season at USC, starring alongside JuJu Watkins – is an All-Star already. She’ll suit up for Saturday’s WNBA All-Star Game in Indianapolis along with fellow rookies Sonia Citron, Iriafen’s Mystics teammate, and…

By Julie Appleby | KFF Health News Most of the 24 million people in Affordable Care Act health plans face a potential one-two punch next year — double-digit premium increases along with a sharp drop in the federal subsidies that most consumers depend on to buy the coverage, also known as Obamacare. Insurers want higher premiums to cover the usual culprits — rising medical and labor costs and usage — but are tacking on extra percentage point increases in their 2026 rate proposals to cover effects of policy changes advanced by the Trump administration and the Republican-controlled Congress. One key factor…

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER WASHINGTON (AP) — Under intense pressure from President Donald Trump’s own supporters, his administration now says it will push a court to unseal secret documents related to Jeffrey Epstein’s case in an effort to put to rest for good a political crisis largely of its own making. But even if those records become public, it’s far from certain they will appease critics enraged over the administration’s unfulfilled promises of full transparency about evidence against the wealthy financier. Meanwhile, the administration remains dogged by questions about its refusal to release other records in its possession after stoking…