House rejects GOP effort to fine Atty. Gen. Garland for refusal to turn over Biden audio
WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday rejected a GOP effort to fine Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland $10,000 a day until he turns over audio of President…
How California local governments are using opioid settlement payouts
Sacramento — Sonja Verdugo lost her husband to an opioid overdose last year. She regularly delivers medical supplies to people using drugs who are living —…
Analysis: LAPD still shoots people holding ‘edged weapon’ in a crisis
Los Angeles police officials have been trying for years to curb officer shootings of people in crisis who are holding a knife, machete or other…
Judge’s order restricts enforcement of rule protecting LGBTQ+ students
TOPEKA, Kan. — Enforcement of a federal rule expanding antidiscrimination protections for LGBTQ+ students has been blocked in four states and a patchwork of places elsewhere…
A court will enforce California-style climate goals in Hawaii
This week, 13 young Hawaiian plaintiffs were set to take the state’s Department of Transportation to trial for failing to make real headway on reducing…
‘Kind of bunk’: A closer look at the controversial case against a top L.A. D.A. official
One legal expert called it “kind of bunk.” Another said it simply raises more questions than it answers. But two months after state prosecutors announced…
Justice Department to monitor primary election in Queens, N.Y.
June 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. Justice Department on Monday announced it will monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws in Queens, N.Y., for Tuesday's…
Top US State Department official for Israel-Palestine affairs resigns | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Andrew Miller cited family reasons but resignation is latest in a string of departures from Biden administration since Israel’s war on Gaza began. A senior…
L.A. wants to make firing bad cops easier. Should the LAPD’s watchdog have a role?
The LAPD’s much-maligned disciplinary system is on the verge of a major transformation, and members of the Los Angeles Police Commission expressed concern Tuesday about…
California debates removing involuntary servitude from Constitution
SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers have revived a proposal that could ask voters to ban involuntary servitude from the state Constitution, a measure they rejected two years…
Justice Department won’t prosecute Garland, says there was no crime
WASHINGTON — Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland will not be prosecuted for contempt of Congress because his refusal to turn over audio of President Biden’s interview in…
State Department gives 37 U.S. colleges grants to expand study abroad programs
1 of 2 | U.S. President Joe Biden in Aug. 2022 signed into law H.R. 4346, known as the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022,…
Supreme Court asks Justice Department to weigh in on climate change suits
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Justice Department to weigh in on whether the climate change lawsuits filed by California and two dozen…
San Diego County says it’s nearly stamped out illegal pot shops. Why can’t L.A.?
The van screeched to a halt in a parking lot along a busy Whittier thoroughfare. A half-dozen men in army-green body armor and tactical helmets…
Krekorian accuses Burbank police of dumping homeless man in L.A.
A video released Friday by L.A. City Council President Paul Krekorian appears to show Burbank police officers releasing a shoeless homeless man on a Los…
L.A. City Council refuses police dog donation over training firm’s name it shares with Hitler bunker
The Los Angeles City Council has declined a donation for two police dogs after one city leader raised concerns that the canines were trained by…
Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland slams attacks on Justice Department
WASHINGTON — Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland forcefully rebuked Tuesday what he described as unprecedented attacks on the Justice Department, telling Republicans who have sought to hold…
‘No point visiting’ cry locals as huge department store announces closure leaving high street ‘disgracefully’ empty
LOCALS are devastated after a beloved department store has announced its closure leaving the high street "disgracefully empty". The shop had been a go to…
Column: Newsom gets moving on California’s homeowner insurance crisis
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed urgency legislation to expedite the hiking of homeowner insurance rates. It’s about time. Because the alternative for many is…
Top assassin for Sinaloa drug cartel extradited to US to face charges, Justice Department says
A top assassin for the Sinaloa drug cartel who was arrested by Mexican authorities last fall has been extradited to the U.S. to face drug,…