DWP has fixed vast majority of fire hydrants flagged for repairs last year
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has fixed or replaced the vast majority of fire hydrants flagged for repairs in last year’s inspections…
DOGE access to U.S. intelligence secrets poses a national security threat, Democrats say
WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers are demanding answers from Elon Musk about whether staffers at his Department of Government Efficiency have shared national security secrets over insecure communication…
Trump blames ‘obsolete’ air traffic control for plane-chopper crash
President Trump on Thursday said he thinks last week’s deadly collision of a passenger jet and Army helicopter was the fault of what he called…
CDC scrubs research databases referencing sexual orientation and gender identity
Websites on HPV vaccinations, data on high schoolers’ health habits, information on programs to end violence against women and girls: all began disappearing from government…
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…
NewsNation is first TV network to call presidential race for Trump thanks to Decision Desk HQ
The polls that inundated TV news in recent months projected the 2024 presidential race was going to be close. And they were right for most…
Abcarian: Trump would allow RFK Jr. to infect the body politic with crackpot theories
After all the votes are counted, no matter who wins, the empowering of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. by Donald Trump will be one of the…
RFK Jr. wants fed health data for his antivaccine clams, Trump transition co-chair says
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A co-chair of Donald Trump’s transition team said Trump supporter Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants access to federal health data so he can…
We fact checked Trump’s claims on immigration
WASHINGTON — Migrants, according to former President Trump, are violent criminals, voting illegally, eating your pets, draining emergency disaster funding and stealing your job. These claims…
Terabytes of data taken from Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and his empire
Federal authorities possess “several terabytes of electronic data from Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs” and his empire as part of the sex trafficking and racketeering prosecution of…
Disney faces class action lawsuit over employee data breach
Walt Disney Co. has been hit with a class action lawsuit accusing the Burbank-based entertainment giant of negligence, breach of implied contract and other misconduct…
Trump says crime is soaring, blaming immigrants. The data disagree
Former President Trump repeated claims during Tuesday’s debate that crime is “through the roof” and that much of it is being caused by immigrants. Data…
Column: Newsom and lawmakers bow to Google, sticking it to the news industry
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom once talked big about forcing internet giants to pay for the products they heist and profit off. But last week he…
Olympic triathlon postponed amid Seine water quality concerns
PARIS — The men’s Olympic triathlon planned for Tuesday has been postponed over concerns about water quality in Paris’ Seine River, where the swimming portion of…
GOP says U.S. is awash in immigrant-driven crime. What do the data say?
One after another, Republican leaders painted a dire picture of America from the Republican National Convention stage in Milwaukee on Tuesday, suggesting the nation is…
Happy birthday, Amazon? Why I won’t celebrate the company’s 30th
I had just started my master’s degree in artificial intelligence when a classmate asked if I’d heard of Amazon, a new online bookstore where you…
Budget ax falls on California Climate Information System
Never before have Californians had more climate information at their fingertips: Planes soar above the Sierra measuring snowpack with lasers; cameras enhanced with artificial intelligence…
In ‘The Latino Century,’ Mike Madrid explains the Latino vote
For three decades, Mike Madrid has been tracking the seismic shifts in the Latino electorate. In that time, the Republican political consultant has noticed a…
Conservative commentator Tomi Lahren trashes L.A.
Los Angeles is a wicked, dangerous city, where treasonous depravity lurks behind every pride flag, pupusaria and EV charging station, according to MAGA pundits. We’re…
Where do Dodgers rank in MLB’s new bat-tracking measurables?
You’re the manager perched on the top step of the dugout. Two outs in the ninth inning, score tied, your runner at third base. Next…