Column: Is it time for California’s Latino Legislative Caucus to let in Republicans?
Over the phone, Lena Gonzalez’s voice had the patient but proud tone of a lawyer charged with defending the damned.Her metaphorical client: The California Latino…
House OKs bill with military pay raise, ban on trans care for minors
WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday passed a $895-billion measure that authorizes a 1% increase in defense spending this fiscal year and would give a double-digit…
Union’s campaign against Democrat Josh Newman helped Republican Steven Choi win
A University of California workers union was successful in its fight to oust an Orange County Democrat from the state Senate after he did not…
Meghan Daum: Newt Gingrich’s debt to Bill Clinton
So it’s official. No one really cares that Newt Gingrich is an egotistical, vainglorious scoundrel, at least where women are concerned. Sure, his ex-wife went…
Ahead of second Trump term, California vows ‘ironclad’ abortion access
SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers are rushing to introduce legislation that reaffirms the state’s role as a reproductive rights “haven” as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to return…
Millions of Stockpiled Solar Panels in US Face New Tariff Bill
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessThe bill may soon come due for millions of Southeast Asian solar panels imported duty-free into the US that haven’t been installed…
California lawmakers launch special session to thwart Trump
SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers met at the state Capitol Monday to devise a plan to shield the state from President-elect Donald Trump’s conservative policies, including his…
Magic can’t save ‘Harry Potter’ star Rupert Grint from a $2.3-million tax bill
LONDON — Former “Harry Potter” film actor Rupert Grint faces a 1.8-million-pound ($2.3-million) bill after he lost a legal battle with the tax authorities.Grint, who played…
UK MPs vote to advance assisted-dying bill | News
The vote advances the assisted-dying legislation for England and Wales to the next stage of parliamentary scrutiny.British MPs have given initial approval to a bill to…
Venezuela approves bill targeting domestic supporters of US sanctions | Nicolas Maduro News
Assembly passes law that would ban officials who support international sanctions from holding office for up to 60 years.Venezuelan lawmakers have approved a measure that…
Ohio governor signs bill limiting bathroom use by transgender students
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Transgender students from kindergarten through college at Ohio public and private schools will be banned from using multiperson bathrooms that fit their gender…
Australia social media ban for kids is closer to becoming law
MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s House of Representatives has passed a bill that would ban children younger than 16 years old from social media, leaving it to…
Some worry push to end no-fault divorce will be rekindled under Trump
NASHVILLE — Married couples across the U.S. have had access to no-fault divorce for more than 50 years, an option many call crucial to supporting domestic…
10 must-see concerts this holiday season
Considering that the weather outside isn’t exactly frightful during the winter months in SoCal, our concert calendar manages to keep our social lives plenty warm…
Skin doctor sues Ronaldo over ace’s £40k ‘unpaid’ bill
FOOTIE superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is being sued by a cosmetic doctor over an alleged unpaid £40,000 bill.Dr Roshan Ravindran — known as Dr Rosh —…
Labour Rifts Open Over Assisted Dying Bill Starmer Encouraged
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessA few days after Labour’s landslide election victory in July, politicians gathered with aides and journalists at one of British politics’ glitzy…
GOP senator introduces bill to eliminate DOE
Sen. Mike Rounds (C), R-S.D., on Thursday introduced legislation to eliminate the Department of Education. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Nov. 22…
Typical bill to rise by £21 a year in January
Energy bills for a typical household will rise by £21 a year in January, the energy watchdog has announced.It means someone paying by direct debit…
Archegos’s Bill Hwang sentenced to 18 years in prison for massive US fraud | Crime News
Hwang had been convicted in July on 10 criminal charges including wire and securities fraud, market manipulation.Former billionaire investor Sung Kook “Bill” Hwang has been…
Russian lawmakers endorse bill banning ‘child-free propaganda’ | Child Rights News
Upper house of parliament also approves bill that bans citizens from several countries that allow gender reassignment from adopting Russian children.Lawmakers in Russia’s upper house…