Malibu is filing suit against the state of California, the city of Los Angeles, L.A. County and additional public entities. Saying the seaside enclave’s “entire character” was changed…
Read more Malibu, ’emotionally and physically scarred,’ is suing California, L.A., others over Palisades fireHow do you find the missing? If you do find them, how can you help? Oakland civil rights attorney James Cook has been on the ground in Minnesota…
Read more Commentary: A California lawyer takes the civil rights fight home to MinneapolisPresident Trump on Wednesday withdrew the United States from 66 international organizations and treaties, including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Intergovernmental Panel on…
Read more Trump withdraws U.S. from 66 international organizations and treaties, including major climate groupsA 16-year-old boy was killed and four others were injured during a Christmas Day shooting in Lancaster, authorities said Thursday night. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said…
Read more 16-year-old killed, 4 wounded in Christmas Day shooting in LancasterWhen Fernando Mendoza won the Heisman Trophy this weekend with another Latino finalist looking on from the crowd, the Cuban-American quarterback did more than just become the first…
Read more Commentary: Shea Serrano’s ‘Expensive Basketball’ headlines remarkable year for Latino sports booksDENVER — Just in time for the holidays, President Trump has issued another of his dubious pardons. Or rather, make that a “pardon.” This one comes on behalf of a…
Read more Commentary: She went to jail for Trump’s Big Lie. He’s trying to get her sprungThe prosecutor who recently took over the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others said in a court filing Wednesday that he has decided not…
Read more Prosecutor dismisses charges against Trump and others in Georgia election interference caseScammers particularly use the holiday season to steal your money and information.Hoping consumers will let down their guard, or just trying to spoof legitimate businesses, scammers will do…
Read more How scammers use the holiday season to steal your money, informationBy the time Jeffrey Epstein pleaded guilty in 2008 to soliciting prostitution from an underage girl, he had established an enormous network of wealthy and influential friends. Emails…
Read more Epstein emails reveal enduring ties with influential figures even after his sex crime convictionThe Trump administration spent Friday fighting to avoid restoring $4 billion in food assistance in jeopardy due to the government shutdown, suggesting it might need to “raid school-lunch…
Read more Trump administration suggests it may ‘raid school lunch money’ to cover SNAP benefitsProposition 50’s big win Tuesday night is a political earthquake that is being felt nationally. Here are four takeaways: 1. Trump toxicity in California. Prop. 50 supporters tried…
Read more 4 takeaways after Proposition 50’s big win in CaliforniaGov. Jeff Landry is being applauded by some for taking a stand against bloated contracts in college sports and derided by others for political grandstanding that could make…
Read more What to know about Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry’s intervention in LSU footballMy first reaction, when I heard about the proposed $2.3-million fence around MacArthur Park, was skepticism. Yeah, the park and the immediate neighborhood have long dealt with a…
Read more Commentary: A fence might deter MacArthur Park crime and homelessness, but is it enough?When KC Neufeld announced on her Denver neighborhood’s Facebook page that her family would be handing out ramen and packs of macaroni and cheese in addition to candy…
Read more Ramen instead of Reese’s? Looming SNAP cuts change what’s offered for Halloween trick-or-treatersCHICAGO — Since the Trump administration announced its intention to accelerate and forcefully detain and deport thousands of immigrants here, the Chicago area is a split screen between everyday life…
Read more Echoing the raids in L.A., parts of Chicago are untouched by ICE, others under siegeOn a recent Sunday morning in Provo, Utah, a small congregation of about two dozen people gathered in a church hall for ward services. At the front of…
Read more Latino members of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints seek aid as ICE raids escalateA 13-foot-tall Jack Skellington Halloween decoration was stolen from the front yard of a Corona home, and its owner — a huge fan of the “Nightmare Before Christmas”…
Read more Video: Apparent Halloween thief trots away with 13-foot-tall Jack SkellingtonBEERI, Israel — Little has changed in the house of Miri Gad Messika’s parents from two years ago, when Hamas-led militants blitzed into this tiny community less than three…
Read more 2 years after Hamas-led attack, an Israeli town struggles to rebuildBEIRUT — The ad was straightforward: Sign up for one year to fight on Russia’s side in “the special military operation zone” — i.e. the war in Ukraine — and…
Read more Russia recruits Arab fighters with promises, then sends them to Ukraine frontlinesLos Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced Sunday that Los Angeles police will increase patrols around houses of worship after a deadly shooting earlier in the day during services…
Read more After Michigan church shooting, Mayor Bass calls for more police near houses of worship