Judge restores funds for lawyers representing children in immigration court

Johnnie, left, whose daughter Itzel entered the United States two years ago illegally, doesn’t have money to pay for an immigration lawyer. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) A federal judge in Northern California ordered the Trump administration to temporarily restore legal funding for migrant children in immigration court. Nonprofits representing unaccompanied minors challenged … Read more

Israel’s operation in Gaza expands to seize ‘large areas.’ Palestinians say dozens killed

Displaced Palestinians carry water in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, on Monday. (Jehad Alshrafi / Associated Press) Israel’s military operation in the Gaza Strip is expanding to seize “large areas,” the defense minister said, while officials at hospitals inside the Palestinian territory said that Israeli strikes overnight and into Wednesday had killed more than 40 people, nearly … Read more

Melinda Gates describes moment she told ‘upset’ Bill she wanted a divorce — and the panic attacks that followed

Melinda Gates vividly remembers telling Bill Gates she wanted to separate. The philanthropist writes in her forthcoming book, “The Next Day,” that she invited the Microsoft co-founder to New Mexico in February 2020 on a trip she originally planned to take alone. Upon arrival, Melinda found out that the rental home was only available because … Read more

Suicide Bill’s Deep Flaws

The House of Representatives plans to vote today on the most wrenching issue before it: a bill by Rep. Henry J. Hyde (R-Ill.) that is intended to effectively nullify a law in Oregon that allows terminally ill patients to request drugs to end their lives. However, the bill would reach far beyond the Oregon law. … Read more

Neighboring L.A. Democrats Trade Barbs Over Redistricting

In a rare fight between two Democratic members of Congress from Los Angeles, Rep. Brad Sherman on Friday accused Rep. Howard Berman of “stealing” the core of his district to shore up his political base at Sherman’s expense. But Sherman’s aggressive lobbying against a proposed congressional map that would shift more than 170,000 Latinos from … Read more

No batteries and less in the package — here are the way US companies are trying to avoid tariffs profit cuts

NEW YORK — Gadgets sold without batteries. Toys sold in slimmed-down boxes or no packaging at all. More household goods that shoppers need to assemble themselves. These are some of the ways consumer product companies are retooling their wares to reduce costs and avoid raising prices as President Donald Trump levies new import taxes on key trading … Read more

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