Treasury Department launches free, permanent tax filing option after successful pilot
Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service Daniel Werfel said the IRS's Direct File option is a response to taxpayers asking for a free, direct filing…
Home Affairs Department confirms cyber incident impacting Ticketmaster customers
In short: The Department of Home Affairs has confirmed it is working with Ticketmaster to understand a cybersecurity incident.CyberDaily is reporting that notorious hacker group…
Immigration Minister Andrew Giles won’t step aside despite tearing up contentious direction to department
Andrew Giles is refusing to step aside as immigration minister, despite agreeing to tear up a contentious direction to his department and Commonwealth tribunals that…
Sean Kingston arrested in SoCal after raid on Florida home
Singer-rapper Sean Kingston was arrested in San Bernardino County on Thursday, hours after a SWAT team raided his rented mansion in South Florida. Kingston, known…
L.A. City Council cuts 1,700 vacant positions from the budget
The Los Angeles City Council signed off on Mayor Karen Bass’ $12.8-billion budget on Thursday, cutting 1,700 vacant positions and engaging in a back-and-forth over…
Scottie Scheffler arresting officer disciplined for not using body cam
The police officer who arrested Scottie Scheffler outside the PGA Championship last week in Louisville, Ky., has been disciplined for not turning on his body…
Justice Department sues to break up Live Nation, Ticketmaster monopoly in concert industry
The Justice Department Thursday sued Ticketmaster and Live Nation for alleged violation of antitrust law. Attorney General Merrick Garland said during a press conference it's…
Undocumented immigrants could lose assistance for elderly and disabled
In Bell Gardens, Raquel Martinez said she has relied for nearly three years on a program that pays an assistant to help her make it…
Feds collected DNA from 1.5 million migrants, report finds
WASHINGTON — Routine collection of immigrants’ DNA by federal authorities has ballooned since 2020, with a 50-fold spike in the number of samples held in a…
Environmental Defenders Office cleared by federal environment department over Santos court case
In short: A federal environment department review has found the Environmental Defenders Office did not breach the terms of an $8.2 million grant.The legal service…
State Department issues worldwide travel alert
1 of 4 | The State Department is warning Americans traveling abroad of "the potential for terrorist attacks, demonstrations, or violent actions against U.S. citizens…
California public health spending, boosted during COVID, on chopping block
When a doctor in Pasadena reported in October that a hospital patient was exhibiting classic symptoms of dengue fever, such as vomiting, a rash, and…
Arsonist who torched Geraldton Department of Communities building jailed for 7 years
In short: A Geraldton man has been sentenced to at least five years in prison after being convicted for deliberately lighting the town's Department of Communities building…
How the US State Department shields Israel from sanctions | Israel War on Gaza
Inside the labyrinth of the State Department’s mechanisms that allow the flow of weapons to Israel, despite violations. Over the years, the United States government…
L.A. seeks to keep tenants from being pushed out by affordable housing
Eagle Rock resident Sally Juarez has a rental home that many in L.A. can only dream of. It’s a five-minute walk from busy Eagle Rock…
April 30 deadline looms for student loan forgiveness
Californians who obtained federally backed student loans from private banks can have some or all of their remaining debt forgiven by the Biden administration, but…
New LADWP general manager will make $750,000 salary
Mayor Karen Bass’ pick to lead the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power will earn $750,000 a year — nearly twice as much as…
Justice department to pay survivors of Nassar abuse $138m
The FBI's watchdog found it made errors when told of sexual abuse by US gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar. Source link
Bass budget would reduce homelessness spending, cut vacant jobs
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass proposed a $12.8 billion budget on Monday that would reduce spending on homelessness initiatives, scale back an effort to hire…
Taylor Swift’s best songs from ‘Tortured Poets Department’
Taylor Swift wrote so much “tortured poetry” over the past two years that she didn’t know what to do with it all. In true TSwift…