SOME PERSONAL NEWS: Yesterday was my last day at the @SoCalNewsGroup. Starting Feb. 14, I'll join the Global Religion team at @AP So grateful for all the stories and good times over the last 16 years. Looking forward to this transition from one amazing team to another.

RT @AP: Pope's point-man on migration and aid concerned about USAID cuts, alarmed at US migrant crackdown

RT @CraryAP: Aga Khan, the leader of Ismaili Muslims, laid to rest in Egypt during private burial ceremony

RT @AP: Watch: Hawaii’s regular sunshine, short rain showers and clean air come together to create some of the planet’s best conditions for…

RT @AP: The colors we see make a difference in the food we eat

"Some of my pastors are holding services with doors locked because they are scared that immigration agents will burst through the door at any moment." #Latino evangelical pastors fear for their pastors and flock as #massdeportations loom. #Immigration @AP

RT @CraryAP: Latino evangelical churches gear up to face possible immigration enforcement in churches (from @AP Religion Team’s ⁦⁦@reporter…

RT @AP: Pawfect pooches prepare for the Puppy Bowl.

RT @CraryAP: South African president alludes to Trump's threat in speech to the nation: 'We will not be bullied'

@jackmjenkins What?!!! I was so looking forward to that fight. This is disappointing. 😀

RT @AP: The impact of the Trump administration's decision to close the U.S. Agency for International Development is hitting projects around…

RT @AP: BREAKING: Guatemala's president strikes a deal with Secretary of State Marco Rubio to accept migrants from other countries who are…

RT @espnW: Coco Gauff donated $100,000 to UNCF to provide scholarships for students playing competitive tennis at HBCUs 🙌

RT @maritereh: The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world's Ismaili Muslims and philanthropist, has died at 88.

RT @AP: Be patient and don't be intimidated by growing a bonsai

RT @AP: Hindu ascetic rising from the river after a holy dip is emblematic of Maha Kumbh festival in India

RT @AP: A new skate park in Baghdad is the safe space Iraqi youth have longed for

RT @CraryAP: Devotees pay homage to Afro-Brazilian sea goddess on Rio de Janeiro beach

RT @AP: Families visit crash site days after the deadliest US air disaster in a generation

RT @MatthewDalyWDC: USAID security leaders on leave after trying to keep Musk's DOGE from classified info, officials say

RT @AP_Climate: Study says climate change made conditions that fed California wildfires more likely, more intense.