1 hour ago Judge weighs whether Trump violated federal law by deploying National Guard to Los Angeles

A federal judge in San Francisco is weighing whether the Trump administration violated federal law by sending National Guard troops to accompany federal agents on immigration raids in Southern California

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52 h. ago US judge hears if Trump team broke law during LA Ice protests

Federal judge began hearing evidence and arguments on deployment of national guard and marines to curb protestsUS politics live – latest updatesA federal judge in San Francisco on Monday began hearing evidence and arguments on whether the Trump administration violated federal law when it deployed national guard soldiers and US marines to Los Angeles after protests over immigration raids this summer.The Trump administration federalized California national guard members and sent them to the second-largest US city over the objections of the California governor, Gavin Newsom, and city leaders, after protests erupted on 7 June when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officers arrested people at multiple locations. Continue reading...

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67 h. ago Polish army veteran, 102, attends mass during Edinburgh visit

The veteran was met by members of a Polish scout group

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5 d. ago Suspect in mass shooting at Montana bar that left four dead is arrested after week

Michael Brown, 45, a U.S. Army veteran, is in police custody

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5 d. ago Faith leaders rally to support immigrants facing deportation in Southern California

Faith leaders in Southern California have been supporting immigrant communities during increased immigration arrests and raids

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6 d. ago Administration asks Supreme Court to lift restrictions on Southern California immigration stops

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to lift a court order blocking immigration stops a judge found to be indiscriminate in Southern California

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7 d. ago ‘Cuteness overload’: LA finds joy in a weekend of ‘Disneyland for cat people’

Amid a year of hardships, thousands flock to Pasadena for kitty adoptions, crocheted beds and community at CatConIt’s been a difficult year in southern California, with deadly wildfires, immigration raids that have that left communities in fear and thousands of soldiers deployed to Los Angeles. In downtown Pasadena over the weekend, though, the region received a badly needed dose of joy.On Saturday and Sunday, thousands of cat lovers flocked to the city for a weekend dedicated to all things feline. Inside the city convention center, there were 200 kittens waiting to be adopted and hundreds of vendors selling everything a cat lover could dream of: treats, charmingly kitschy tees, crocheted beds and medieval period-inspired portraits of regal cats. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Four people shot dead in Montana bar and army veteran on the run: All we know as manhunt continues

Authorities are searching for Army veteran Michael Paul Brown, accused of shooting dead Nancy Kelley, Daniel Baillie, David Leach and Tony Palm inside a bar in Anaconda

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9 d. ago Inside the monkey sanctuary which has become a haven for military veterans

An Army veteran finds peace through a unique bond with a spider monkey named Louie

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9 d. ago Four people shot dead in Montana bar identified as manhunt for military vet suspect enters fourth day

Authorities are searching for Army veteran Michael Paul Brown, accused of shooting dead Nancy Kelley, Daniel Baillie, David Leach and Tony Palm inside a bar in Anaconda

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9 d. ago A Mississippi monkey sanctuary helps veterans with PTSD find peace

An Army veteran finds peace through a unique bond with a spider monkey named Louie

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3 w. ago Border Patrol carries out raid at Home Depot parking lot 600 miles from US

Activists say that a U.S. citizen observing the operation was among those arrested

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3 w. ago US citizen and Army veteran spent three days in jail after being arrested in California immigration raid

George Retes, 25, who works as a security guard for the Glass House Farms in Camarillo, was arrested last Thursday and released three days later without being charged with a crime

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4 w. ago Army veteran and US citizen arrested in California immigration raid warns it could happen to anyone

A U.S. Army veteran arrested during an immigration raid at a California marijuana farm says he was sprayed with tear gas and pepper spray before being dragged from his vehicle on his way to work

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4 w. ago Paranormal investigator dies on US tour with allegedly haunted doll Annabelle

New England Society for Psychic Research announced the ‘sudden’ death of Dan Rivera, 54, the organization’s leaderA paranormal investigator who was helping lead a national tour of the allegedly haunted Annabelle doll has suddenly died over the weekend.On Tuesday, the New England Society for Psychic Research announced the “sudden” death of 54-year-old Dan Rivera, the organization’s lead paranormal investigator and an army veteran. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago NIH executive fired amid allegations of steering $3.3 million contract to company that named his wife as a potential staffer

Army veteran Eric Schnabel was hired to help lead the NIH in April

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4 w. ago Ice activity on historic Japanese site evokes painful legacy of incarceration

Descendants of Terminal Island’s Japanese community see parallels between the second world war and Ice raids todayJohn Tonai was enraged when he learned that a human-made island in San Pedro Bay was being used as a staging ground for the workplace raids unfolding across Los Angeles.To Tonai, Terminal Island isn’t just one of the country’s busiest container ports. It’s the site of a small fishing village where his parents and thousands of other Japanese immigrants helped establish California’s tuna-canning industry. Continue reading...

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