National News

Mamdani reboots homeless encampment sweeps in New York City

By  ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and JAKE OFFENHARTZ NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says the city will resume clearing makeshift homeless encampments, promising to take a more humane approach to a practice he previously criticized. Mamdani paused the previous mayor’s policy…

Mark Zuckerberg set to testify in watershed social media trial

By  KAITLYN HUAMANI and BARBARA ORTUTAY LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mark Zuckerberg will testify in an unprecedented social media trial that questions whether Meta’s platforms deliberately addict and harm children. Meta’s CEO is expected to answer tough questions on Wednesday from attorneys representing a now 20-year-old woman…

Reactions to the death of the Rev. Jesse Jackson

By  THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Eulogies are pouring in after the death of the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, who led the U.S. Civil Rights Movement for decades. The protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate was 84. “He was a gifted negotiator…