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Saturday, Apr 4th, 2026 - RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A smoky wildfire in southern California that broke out a day earlier and prompted evacuation orders was mostly under control Saturday afternoon, fire officials said. Encompassing roughly 6.3 square miles (about 16 square kilometers) in Riverside County, about 64 miles (103 kilometers) east of Los Angeles, the Springs Fire was no longer growing and at least 75% percent contained ...

Saturday, Apr 4th, 2026 - Donald Trump gestures during a visit to the Kennedy Center. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque President Donald Trump's executive order restricting mail ballots faced a fresh challenge on Friday, as a coalition of Democratic states filed a lawsuit seeking to block an order that experts say is an extraordinary attempt by the president to assert authority over elections . More than 20 states — led by California , ...

Saturday, Apr 4th, 2026 - Trump seeks $152m to reopen notorious Alcatraz prison US President Donald Trump is seeking $152m (£115m) to reopen the infamous Alcatraz prison as part of his proposed budget for the 2027 fiscal year. Located near San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, the site, also known as The Rock, was once regarded as one of America's most notorious prisons, but has served as a tourist attraction in recent years. The budget ...

Friday, Apr 3rd, 2026 - Department of Labor releases closely watched March 2026 jobs report The U.S. economy added jobs in March as the labor market rebounded after it unexpectedly shed jobs a month ago. What are the key findings of the March 2026 jobs report? The Labor Department on Friday reported that employers  added 178,000 jobs in March. That figure was well above the expectations of economists polled by LSEG, who predicted a ...

Friday, Apr 3rd, 2026 - Donald Trump has given his vice-president, JD Vance, a new side gig: "fraud czar". The president this week announced a fresh crackdown on "fraud" in Democratic states and tapped Vance to lead the charge. Officials swiftly announced a string of arrests in California. In a Truth Social post on Friday, the US president announced that his vice-president was now "in charge of 'fraud' in the United States", claiming the ...