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LOS ANGELES — Following months of intense speculation, Democratic California Senate leader Kevin de Leon officially kicked off his U.S. Senate campaign Wednesday at an event in downtown Los Angeles. Appearing before a crowd of more than 100 supporters, de Leon played on the themes of change and bold action that he’s embraced as a

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Lee, Hood and Forrest streets — three Hollywood streets named for Confederate war leaders — may soon be christened Liberty, Hope and Freedom. After years of debate, Hollywood plans to say farewell to the controversial street names honoring Robert E. Lee, John Bell Hood and Nathan Bedford Forrest, who was also the

SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Crews on Wednesday continued to increase containment of a cluster of deadly wildfires that have ravaged Northern California, while authorities announced the discovery of another fire victim — a development that brought the fatality count to 42. Authorities confirmed a 23rd death in Sonoma County — 22 from the Tubbs fire

trump CNN Politics reporter Daniella Diaz has been taking some heat on Twitter for tweeting a video of President Donald Trump and Sen. Mitch McConnell leaving their Monday press conference at the Rose Garden holding hands. RELATED: CNN analyst responds to Trump’s national anthem comments Cameras caught a moment of kindness between Trump and McConnell,

A three-judge court panel ruled Wednesday that a World War I memorial in the shape of a cross in Bladensburg, Maryland, is unconstitutional, a decision that a legal scholar says could imperil other similar memorials. In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit said the 40-foot cross erected 92 years

NEWARK, N.J. — A longtime staff member for U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez took the stand at her former boss’ corruption trial Wednesday and delivered a point-by-point rebuttal to some of the testimony that has been most damaging to Menendez so far. The testimony of Karissa Willhite, Menendez’s former deputy chief of staff for policy, was

ORLANDO, Fla. — SeaWorld, which has struggled with declining attendance, announced Wednesday it is cutting 350 positions. The company is laying off people and not refilling open positions across the company. The cuts primarily affect its corporate headquarters and the parks in Orlando and San Diego, said spokeswoman Aimee Jeansonne-Becka. Becka said the cuts mostly

Usually, when we talk about Japanese prison camps during World War II, the story centers around Japanese Americans. But there was actually another group whose story intertwines with the Japanese Americans’ during the war. Ron Moore knows this first hand. At the age of 11, he moved with his family to Poston, Arizona in 1949.

trump copy Sgt. La David Johnson’s mother has reportedly spoken about the phone call her grieving daughter-in-law received from President Donald Trump and claimed that the president disrespected her family. RELATED: Trump says Rep. Wilson lied about phone call to fallen soldier’s wife Watch the video Cowanda Jones-Johnson said that she was present during the