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By COLLIN BINKLEYWASHINGTON (AP) — Many colleges accused of tolerating antisemitism on their campuses have been settling with federal civil rights investigators in the weeks before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, who urged a tougher response to campus protests against the war in Gaza.By settling with the Education Department, the schools close the cases against them as long as they meet the terms of the agreements, which mostly have required training, policy updates and reviews of past complaints.But many colleges at the center of the highest-profile cases — including Columbia and Cornell — face investigations that remain unresolved and…

If your home is damaged or destroyed by the Los Angeles wildfires, or from any disaster for that matter, call your mortgage loan servicer.Homeowners may be eligible for mortgage relief in the form of a monthly payment forbearance.Note that your loan may be owned by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac even though you make your mortgage payment to ABC mortgage company. If either government institution owns the mortgage, you have up to 12 months of payment forbearance without incurring late fees or penalties.Also see: Newsom clears the way for ADU, temporary mobile homes for LA wildfire victimsFreddie Mac also covers homeowners…

By Phil Galewitz, KFF Health NewsUnder President Joe Biden, enrollment in Medicaid hit a record high and the uninsured rate reached a record low.Donald Trump’s return to the White House — along with a GOP-controlled Senate and House of Representatives — is expected to change that.Republicans in Washington say they plan to use funding cuts and regulatory changes to dramatically shrink Medicaid, the nearly $900-billion-a-year government health insurance program that, along with the related Children’s Health Insurance Program, serves about 79 million mostly low-income or disabled Americans.The proposals include rolling back the Affordable Care Act’s expansion of Medicaid, which over…

By Julie Carr Smyth | The Associated PressCosta Mesa-based defense contractor Anduril Industries is preparing to build a massive advanced manufacturing facility in central Ohio, adding a planned 4,000 jobs to the area’s burgeoning high-tech sector, state officials announced Thursday.The defense technology company founded in 2017 by billionaire Palmer Luckey plans to begin construction of what it’s calling “Arsenal 1” as soon as state and local approvals are secured. The 5 million-square-foot facility will be located on a 500-acre site near Rickenbacker International Airport in rural Pickaway County, about 16 miles southeast of Columbus.Also see: Defense startup Anduril bets big…

By KATE PAYNE and STEPHANY MATAT, Associated PressTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio ’s seat in the U.S. Senate, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday, making Moody only the second woman to represent Florida in the chamber.Elected as the state’s top law enforcement officer in 2018, Moody campaigned on a pledge to voters that she’d be a prosecutor, not a politician. But along with DeSantis, she boosted her political profile during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, calling on the federal government to “hold China responsible” for the outbreak.In elevating her to the post, DeSantis praised Moody as a key…

MELBOURNE, Australia — Learner Tien, a 19-year-old qualifier and Irvine native who played briefly at USC, became the youngest American man to reach the Australian Open’s third round since Pete Sampras in 1990, upsetting a racket-tossing Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (8), 1-6, 7-6 (10-7) in a match that began Thursday night and ended in the wee hours of Friday.The 4-hour, 49-minute contest had a bit of everything, including – hard to believe – a six-minute rain delay that interrupted play shortly before 2:30 a.m. with Tien serving at 5-all, 15-all in the fifth set. When they resumed, Medvedev…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Treasury nominee Scott Bessent told his confirmation hearing Thursday that President-elect Donald Trump has an opportunity to unleash “a new economic golden age.”In testimony, Bessent said the U.S. must secure vulnerable supply chains, levy sanctions to address national security concerns “and critically, we must ensure that the U.S. dollar remains the world’s reserve currency.”Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are questioning Bessent’s stance on taxes, tariffs, trade and other issues during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee.Trump’s choice for treasury secretary is a South Carolina billionaire who, before becoming a Trump donor and adviser, donated to…

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday issued a new executive order meant to expedite temporary housing for people displaced by the wildfires in the Los Angeles area.Newsom’s executive order on Jan. 16, the latest issued by the governor in recent days in the wake of the catastrophic fires, is meant to streamline the construction of accessory dwelling units and make it easier to place temporary trailers on property while a new residence is being built or a damaged one is fixed.Additionally, the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services is directed to make fairgrounds available “to assist individuals impacted by the emergency,” the…

Containment of the Eaton and Palisades fires continued its trend of gradual increases overnight — and with offshore winds weakening, firefighters may have an opportunity for bigger gains on Thursday, Jan. 16.The Eaton fire, burning in Altadena, Pasadena and Sierra Madre, was 55% contained as of 6:30 a.m., according to Cal Fire.The Palisades fire, burning in Pacific Palisades, Malibu and Topanga and Mandeville Canyons, inched upward to 22% containment.A American flag flies from what is left of a home that was destroyed along Sunset Dr. at Lake Ave. during the Eaton Fire in Altadena on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Photo…

RANCHO CUCAMONGA — Entering Wednesday, each of the last three games between the Rancho Cucamonga and Etiwanda boys basketball teams were decided by two points or less. That included a two-point Etiwanda win in the Inland Empire Classic in December.When Rancho Cucamonga lost its best player, Texas A&M-bound senior guard Aaron Glass due to illness before the game, it seemed unlikely that it would be another close game.It wasn’t. But not in the way most expected.Rancho Cucamonga overcame the loss of Glass, scored the first 10 points of the game and never looked back in a 67-41 Baseline League rout…