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Firefighters battling three major wildfires in the mountains east of Los Angeles are taking advantage of cooler weather.

Here are five takeaways from a week when President Trump moved ahead with deportations and sweeping changes to the federal government — and ran into obstacles in the courts.

The Coronado Historical Association invites you to the next installment of our Wine & Lecture series: Skydiving Entrepreneur H. “Skippy” Smith and the Pacific Parachute Company in San Diego. Eighty-two years ago, Howard “Skippy” Smith founded the nation’s first black-owned and managed defense production plant in San Diego. Agin Shaheed will discuss the life of this skydiver turned entrepreneur. Born in Alabama in 1913, “Skippy” Smith moved to Los Angeles California during the Great Depression with little to nothing in his pocket with hopes of becoming a pilot. By 1939, he had become a renowned skydiver with his partner Mac “Skip” Gravelly. The duo became well known for the difficult and dangerous free fall jumps followed by delayed parachute openings. Skippy Smith would eventually move to San Diego and become the first African American hired by defense contractor, Standard Parachute to test, pack and inspect parachutes manufactured for WWII. Around the same time, comedian Jack Benny’s partner, Eddie” Rochester” Anderson was looking for ways he could contribute to the war effort. With Anderson’s financial backing, Skippy’s Pacific Parachute Company opened on 8th Street in San Diego in March 1942. Visit: https://coronadohistory.org/calendar/event/wine-lecture-skydiving-entrepreneur-h-skippy-smith-and-the-pacific-parachute-company-in-san-diego/ Coronado Historical Association on Facebook

Boeing has been losing money for over five years and is now dealing with a strike that has shut down factories in the Seattle area. The staff cuts will include executives and managers, the CEO said.

Marianne Jean-Baptiste gives a phenomenal performance as a profoundly unhappy woman. There isn't a lot of plot, but director Mike Leigh builds his stories from the details and detritus of daily life.

Special counsel Jack Smith has resigned from the Justice Department after submitting his report on President-elect Donald Trump, amid legal wrangling over how much of the document can be made public.

Israeli troops raided the offices of the satellite news network Al Jazeera in the Israeli-occupied West Bank early Sunday, ordering the bureau to shut down.

Oceanside Arts Commission, Oceanside Public Library, and Oceanside CA Cultural District invite you to attend the O’Arts: Creative Community Impact event on May 3, 2024, 3-5 p.m. at the Seabird Hotel. The O’Arts: Creative Community Impact event aims to share the City of Oceanside's appreciation and recognition for the impact of local artists, advocates, and organizers within the arts & culture sector. Join us for an exciting afternoon of arts and culture appreciation. • Performances by local artists, performers, and musicians • Announcement of the winning mural design for Mainstreet Oceanside's Art that Excites • Awardees of the 2024-25 Oceanside Arts & Culture Grant announced • Results of the Americans for the Arts ‘Arts & Economic Prosperity (AEP6)’ Study • Engaging panel discussion with local artists and arts organizers, hosted by Quantal Langford • Visual art display featuring local visual artists • Follow Oceanside Roller Skating to Artist Alley for this year’s first Oceanside Artwalk, 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Stay Connected on Social Media! Facebook & Instagram

Sometimes you finish a book and just have to talk about it with someone else. If your book club is looking for its next conversation-sparking title we have a dozen for you!

Deanne Criswell, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, tells Morning Edition that disaster response after Helene is not political and that the agency has the funding it needs.