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By Mark Davis / Las Vegas Review-Journal

March 31, 2023 - 6:48 pm

Updated March 31, 2023 - 7:19 pm

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck an area north of San Diego on Friday evening but there were no immediate reports of any injuries or serious damage.

The quake hit at 6:16 p.m. three miles northwest of the Palomar Observatory, about 50 miles north of San Diego, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was nine miles deep.

M4.5 #earthquake 48mi NNE of #SanDiego, CA at 06:16pm. 3mi NW of Palomar Observatory, CA — https://t.co/xxiLir52RC pic.twitter.com/Khs8h02CxV

— San Diego Earthquake (@SD_Earthquakes) April 1, 2023

Pete Hegseth belongs to an archconservative church network. Here’s what to know

By Tiffany Stanley and Peter Smith Associated Press

August 12, 2025 - 10:15 am

Pastor Doug Wilson leads the network’s flagship location. Wilson is no stranger to stirring controversy with his church’s hard-line theology and its embrace of patriarchy and Christian nationalism.

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By Melissa Copelton Parade

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By Jim Vertuno and John Seewer The Associated Press

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Donald Trump said Monday that he’s taking over Washington’s police department and deploying 800 members of the National Guard across the city in the hopes of reducing crime, even as city officials stressed that crime is already falling in the nation’s capital.

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Hegseth reposts video on social media featuring pastors saying women shouldn’t be allowed to vote

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The man who oversees the nation’s military reposted a video about a Christian nationalist church that included various pastors saying women should no longer be allowed to vote.