Marlene Swanson is grappling with the loss of her daughter, Desiray. She passed away on June 16 at 21-years-old at Rady Children’s Hospital after battling blood cancer. Although Desiray was cured of ...

After the man was surrounded by Border Patrol agents and pinned to the ground, one agent could be seen repeatedly hitting him ...

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Show the full story. If you swing a WEED WACKER at federal agents, run through traffic,  and refuse to comply – there WILL be ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom called the move "purposefully inflammatory" and one that "will only escalate tensions." ...

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has threatened to send the Marines to quell ongoing protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in Los Angeles. Hegseth posted on X on that in addition to ...

When the early pioneers arrived in Oregon after crossing thousands of miles of harsh countryside, their wagon train found a verdant land but little else. No towns or stores, and rarely any other ...

Trump signed a memo to federalize 2,000 National Guardsmen, arguing the deployment is necessary to combat the “lawlessness” ...

Protesters clashed with law enforcement in Los Angeles on Sunday after Trump deployed National Guard troops over the ...