VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) - The Humane Society is partnering with Ventura Housing to help residents keep their pets as they transition out of homelessness, removing a common barrier that often forces people to choose between housing and their animals.

Through the partnership, Humane Society veterinary teams visit Ventura Housing developments quarterly to provide free or low-cost veterinary services.

The program is supported by a Ventura County Community Foundation grant and is designed to make routine pet care accessible for residents who may otherwise struggle to afford it.

The partnership currently serves eight Ventura Housing communities: Chapel Lane, Westview Village, Valentine Road Apartments, El Portal, Gregory Gardens, Vista Del Mar Commons, Willett Ranch, and Buena Vida.

Advocates say programs like this address a significant need.

Studies estimate that 5 to 10 percent of people experiencing homelessness in the U.S. have a dog or cat, and surveys show many avoid shelters because pets are not allowed.

Research has also found that forced separation from pets can cause deep emotional distress, particularly for people already facing trauma and instability.

Ventura Housing says keeping people and pets together strengthens stability, emotional well-being, and community connections—helping residents rebuild their lives without leaving behind the companions who supported them through their hardest moments.

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By Annie Grayer, CNN

(CNN) — The House Judiciary Committee is demanding interviews with four current and former Department of Justice officials who were involved in subpoenaing phone records for several members of Congress around the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack, the day before Republicans interview former special counsel Jack Smith.

The interview requests to Smith’s top deputies Raymond Hulser, Kenneth Polite, Timothy Duree, and Molly Gaston for December 30 mark an expansion of the Republican-led investigation into the federal probes of President Donald Trump in between his two terms in office. The escalation is part of the broader push by Trump and his allies to claim that the Biden administration was weaponized against conservatives.

“We believe you possess information vital to our constitutional oversight responsibilities,” House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan wrote in letters obtained exclusively by CNN.

CNN has reached out to representatives of the four individuals for comment.

In emails the DOJ shared with Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley, Gaston wrote to a small group on May 17, 2023, “I’m writing to consult with PIN on some narrowly-tailored subpoenas that we plan to issue for toll records belonging to Members of Congress.”

“Our investigation suggests that on or about January 6, 2021, Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani reached out to these Members to ask or pressure them to delay the certification of the electoral college vote—including, in some cases, on the night of January 6, in the hour before Congress resumed the Joint Session after the attack on the Capitol,” Gaston wrote in her email justifying the subpoenas, which would be from January 4, 2021 to January 7, 2021.

Hulser responded at various points in Gaston’s email chain including, “cleared. Thanks for doing this.”

Senate Republicans announced in October that the FBI, as part of Smith’s January 6 investigation, used court orders in 2023 to obtain the phone records of nine GOP lawmakers. The lawmakers were: Sens. Lindsey Graham, Bill Hagerty, Josh Hawley, Dan Sullivan, Tommy Tuberville, Ron Johnson, Cynthia Lummis and Marsha Blackburn, as well as Rep. Mike Kelly.

It’s unclear what exactly investigators were seeking to determine by pulling the phone records, and there’s no indication that these senators were targets of Smith’s investigation. The phone records were obtained through a grand jury, a lawful process for federal investigators to obtain such documents. The lawmakers said that FBI Director Kash Patel turned over information on the subpoenas which sought the toll records, which show the phone numbers called and time and duration of calls but not content.

Jordan, who is leading this investigation and will be squaring off with Smith on Wednesday during a clos

Comenzamos la mañana con algunas horas de nubosidad y un despeje bastante rápido. La alta presión se acerca a la zona de cobertura, trayendo aire más cálido. Se esperan temperaturas en los 60, 70 y hasta los 80 grados, acompañadas de vientos racheados.

Hasta las 10 de la mañana, estará vigente un Aviso de Viento para el condado de San Luis Obispo, con ráfagas que podrían alcanzar cerca de 45 millas por hora. Durante la noche, las temperaturas mínimas estarán cerca del punto de congelación, e incluso por debajo de cero en algunas zonas.

El miércoles comenzará fresco y nublado, con un despeje por la tarde. Las temperaturas subirán uno o dos grados más, y la mayoría de las áreas estarán más cálidas de lo normal y soleadas. El jueves será el último día cálido y soleado antes de que las temperaturas bajen notablemente y aumente la nubosidad.

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By Haley Britzky, Alison Main, Manu Raju, Morgan Rimmer, CNN

(CNN) — The Pentagon will not release to the public the full video of the US military’s strike on an alleged drug boat on September 2, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said.

The attack, which included a follow-up strike that killed two crew members who survived an initial strike, has been at the center of a debate over the legality of the US military’s ongoing campaign in the Caribbean.

“In keeping with longstanding Department of War policy — Department of Defense policy — of course we’re not going to release a top secret, full, unedited video of that to the general public,” Hegseth told reporters on Capitol Hill, where he and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were briefing lawmakers Tuesday.

The House and Senate Armed Services committees and appropriate committees, he said, “will see it, but not the general public.”

The Trump administration publicly released a clip of the video of the initial strike on the suspected drug boat but not of the follow-up strike, which has been shown to members of Congress behind closed doors.

The comment from Hegseth is the most definitive to date on how he plans to publicly address the controversy. Trump ultimately laid the decision on whether to release the footage at the feet of his defense secretary, who had previously said whether to release the video was under review.

President Donald Trump, for his part, initially said he would have “no problem” with releasing the video, before denying just days later that he had made those comments. Pressed on the matter earlier this month, the president previously told reporters decision would be Hegseth’s. “Whatever Pete Hegseth wants to do is OK with me,” he said at the time.

Top lawmakers from both parties have said they support the release of the full video.

Lawmakers leave briefing unsatisfied

Senate Democrats left a briefing with top Trump administration officials on Tuesday frustrated that they were not shown the unedited video of the September 2 strike, and calling for it to be released to the wider public.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer

Por Lauren Kent, CNN

Estados Unidos acaba de concluir dos días de conversaciones en Berlín con negociadores ucranianos y europeos, seguidos de más discusiones entre líderes en Europa, todas ellas con señales positivas sobre un posible acuerdo de paz.

Las conversaciones se centraron en las garantías de seguridad para Ucrania destinadas a disuadir una posible agresión rusa en el futuro, un asunto que —pese a los mensajes optimistas— sigue siendo uno de los principales puntos de fricción en las negociaciones con Moscú. El otro gran escollo es el futuro de la región ucraniana del Donbás, cuyo control Rusia exige que Kyiv ceda como condición para el acuerdo.

Líderes mundiales destacaron la noche del lunes “avances significativos”. Alemania dijo que existe una posibilidad pequeña pero real de lograr un acuerdo pronto y también planteó la idea de una tregua durante el período navideño, mientras que el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, afirmó que “ahora estamos más cerca que nunca”. Pero ¿dónde están realmente las cosas?

El presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, y su principal negociador, Rustem Umerov, se reunieron en la capital alemana con Steve Witkoff, enviado especial de Trump, y con Jared Kushner, yerno del mandatario estadounidense. El canciller alemán, Friedrich Merz, también participó en las conversaciones, en las que los negociadores revisaron la versión más reciente del plan de paz respaldado por Estados Unidos.

“Esto no significa que ahora tengamos un plan perfecto, pero es una versión muy viable”, dijo Zelensky a los periodistas en Berlín. “Los estadounidenses quieren una resolución rápida; a nosotros nos importa mantener la calidad incluso a ese ritmo. Si velocidad y calidad coinciden, estamos totalmente de acuerdo”.

Zelensky dijo este martes que trabajó con Estados Unidos “con gran detalle en documentos que podrían detener la guerra y garantizar la seguridad” durante las conversaciones de paz. “Cada detalle importa, porque ni un solo detalle debe convertirse en una recompensa para la agresión de Rusia”, afirmó ante el Parlamento de los Países Bajos en La Haya.

Actualmente hay cinco documentos distintos en discusión dentro del acuerdo de paz propuesto. Entre ellos figuran garantías de seguridad “jurídicamente vinculantes” que serían sometidas a votación en el Congreso de Estados Unidos, así como planes para financiar la recuperación de Ucrania tras la guerra.

Los líderes de la Unión Europea y de Dinamarca, Finlandia, Francia, Alemania, Italia, Países Bajos, Noruega, Polonia, Suecia y el Reino Unido se reunieron en Berlín para conversaciones separadas, tras las cuales se comprometieron a trabajar junto con Estados Unidos para “proporcionar sólidas garantías de seguridad y medidas de apoyo a la recuperación económica de Ucrania”.

El Kremlin dijo este martes que aún no había visto el texto de las propuestas más recientes sobre las garantías de seguridad para Ucrania al estilo de la OTAN.

“Queremos la paz; no queremos una tregua que le dé a Ucrania un respiro y permita prepararse para la continuación de la guerra. Queremos detener esta guerra y alcanzar nuestros objetivos, asegurar nuestros intereses y garantizar la paz en Europa en el futuro”, dijo a los periodistas el portavoz del Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov, en respuesta a una pregunta sobre la viabilidad de una “tregua navideña”.

Los compromisos expuestos en la declaración conjunta europea incluyeron:

• Una “fuerza multinacional para Ucrania” liderada por Europa, con aportes de militares de aliados dentro de la Coalición de los Dispuestos y “con apoyo de Estados Unidos”. Esa fuerza ayudará a asegurar los cielos y los mares de Ucrania, “incluido mediante operaciones dentro de Ucrania”.
• Un mecanismo de supervisión del alto el fuego liderado por Estados Unidos, que incluiría participación internacional.
• “Un apoyo significativo a Ucran