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Protesters clasp hands in front of a line of California National Guard, Monday, June 9, 2025, at a Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo Jae Hong)

Trump is sending another 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles

By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, and others

National Guard soldiers stand outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, US, on Monday, June 9, 2025. Tensions flared in Los Angeles on the third day of anti-deportation protests, as demonstrators clashed with law enforcement while President Donald Trump and California Governor Gavin Newsom exchanged blame over the unrest and responsibility for restoring order. Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images

700 Marines will be deployed to LA to help the National Guard respond to protests as California sues Trump over troops

By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, and others

Multiple Waymo taxis burn near the Metropolitan Detention Center of downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 8, 2025, following last night’s immigration raid protest. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

Los Angeles tensions escalate as thousands take to the street to protest Trump’s National Guard deployment

By Jason Dearen, Jaimie Ding, and others

An Edison truck parked in front of a utility pole in California

New lawsuit alleges Edison equipment sparked one of the deadly Los Angeles wildfires that destroyed over 7,000 homes

By Jason Dearen and The Associated Press

Pete Hegseth

Trump’s nominee for Defense Secretary has a tattoo that got him flagged as a potential security threat in the military

By Tara Copp, Michelle R. Smith, and others

A private property sign is attached to a fence outside the old Stauffer chemical plant toxic waste dump site in Tarpon Springs, Fla.

Over 1 billion tons of radioactive waste is in Hurricane Milton’s path

By Michael Biesecker, Jason Dearen, and others