Supreme Court will decide if parents have a religious liberty right to reject LGBTQ+ materials
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to take up a culture wars dispute and decide whether parents have a religious liberty right to have their…
Ex-Oakland mayor, boyfriend, waste company execs indicted in corruption probe
Federal officials announced Friday that they have indicted former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao on bribery charges, along with her longtime boyfriend and a father-son team…
California warns more than 200 hotels and landlords of price gouging complaints in wake of fires
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta has sent more than 200 letters to landlords and hotels warning them that they’ve been accused of wildfire-related price gouging,…
Union rallies behind fire chief, denounces attack on her performance
The union that represents more than 3,000 Los Angeles city firefighters renewed its support for Fire Chief Kristin Crowley on Friday, denouncing an anonymous letter…
L.A. officials stop use of disappearing Google Chats, citing Palisades fire
For years, Los Angeles city employees could communicate through Google Chat messages that were automatically deleted after 24 hours. Even after the practice, which was…
Trump Homeland Security pick Kristi Noem faces scrutiny from senators
WASHINGTON — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the agency central to his vision of cracking down on illegal immigration, faced senators…
Convicted ‘American Nightmare’ rapist pleads guilty to two more home invasions
Matthew Muller, the notorious kidnapper whose most infamous crime was detailed in the Netflix documentary “American Nightmare,” appeared Friday in court and pleaded guilty to…
Trump’s swearing-in will move inside the Capitol due to cold weather
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office from inside the Capitol Rotunda on Monday due to forecasts of intense cold weather.“The weather…
The Supreme Court upheld the TikTok ban. Here’s what happens now
The Supreme Court has paved the way for TikTok to be banned in the U.S. on Sunday.The high court on Friday upheld a new law…
Supreme Court upholds law that could force TikTok to shut down in U.S.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that calls for the shutdown of the U.S. operations of social media app TikTok due to…
Biden commutes sentences of nearly 2,500 convicted of nonviolent drug charges
WASHINGTON — President Biden announced Friday that he was commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, using his final days in…
Democrats’ crisis of future: Big states that back them are shrinking
WASHINGTON — Texas and Florida are growing rapidly. California, Illinois and New York have been shrinking. With America’s population shifting to the South, political influence is…
Will Trump make good on his ‘Day One’ promises? Will California fight?
From the start of his campaign to retake the White House, President-elect Donald Trump promised to go big on his first day back in power.In…
Migration across the U.S.-Mexico border, in 5 charts
WASHINGTON — A historic uptick in migration during Joe Biden’s presidency led to attacks as he ran for reelection, with Donald Trump and fellow Republicans blaming…
Doug Burgum, Trump pick for public lands boss, questions renewable power’s reliability
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Interior secretary told a Senate panel Thursday that the U.S. can leverage development of fossil fuels and other energy sources…
L.A. County D.A. hires special prosecutor for police misconduct
The L.A. County Board of Supervisors approved the hiring of a new special prosecutor to look into police misconduct cases this week, less than a…
Padilla hopes to increase firefighter pay, create affordable housing for disaster response
WASHINGTON — While firefighters continue to battle the Los Angeles County fires, California’s Sen. Alex Padilla is introducing a package of bills to increase their pay…
Harris joins a decades-old tradition for vice presidents
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris, in one of her last public appearances in the role, signed her ceremonial desk drawer at the White House on…
Judge in Texas rules 3 states can challenge abortion pill access nationwide
A judge in Texas has ruled that three other states can move ahead with their effort to roll back federal rules and make it harder…
Inside the DWP’s battle to keep water flowing as fire exploded
As wildfire tore through the canyons of Pacific Palisades, firefighters waged a desperate battle to save homes and lives.Seventeen miles east in downtown L.A., dozens…