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*Public Enemy’s Chuck D and Flavor Flav stepped up to support the Altadena community after the L.A. wildfires, offering financial relief and a surprise performance.

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Armon Capel, aka MAC Dablacksheep, comes from a legendary Fayetteville basketball family. But he has blazed his own path in ...

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President Donald Trump ratcheted up his administration’s reversal of transgender rights on Tuesday with an executive order that seeks to intervene in parents’ medical decisions by prohibiting governme ...

A fourth swap of hostages for prisoners moved ahead early Saturday as Israel and Hamas uphold agreements in the first stage of the Gaza ceasefire — including the reopening of ...