‘Pee-wee as Himself’: Paul Reubens’ deathbed audio recording
On the day before his death in 2023, Paul Reubens, the children’s entertainer better known as Pee-wee Herman, recorded a rueful statement about being labeled…
ICE detains more than 530 people in workplace ‘raids’ in U.S. Northeast
1 of 3 | A participant opposed to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement attends a rally at City Hall in San Francisco on Sunday. A…
Final moments of Pompeii revealed as gas and ash turned locals to glass and 16,000 people were buried across two days
HISTORIANS have mapped out a minute-by-minute account of the final moments in Pompeii as gas and ash transformed locals into glass.A staggering 16,000 people were…
Sundance 2025: 7 Latino movies to watch at the film festival
From first-time features by emerging U.S.-based talent to a star-studded production to a new look at one of the most beloved Mexican American music artists…
The Republican Party is betraying a devastated Los Angeles
Try to imagine how Americans would have reacted last fall — after Hurricane Helene slammed Florida’s Big Bend region, killing dozens of people — if…
California lawmakers are big on TikTok. What happens if Trump bans it?
When Assemblymember Alex Lee was sworn into office at age 25, he became the youngest state lawmaker in nearly a century. The self-described “Zoomer” from…
‘Freaked out’: Fear, uncertainty grip California’s immigrant community as Trump rolls out crackdown plan
Leticia Jimenez expects to graduate from Cal State San Bernardino this spring with a degree in business administration.She came to the country without authorization when…
State senator tried to curb Dodgers’ deferral ‘loophole’
The Houston Astros are hated because they cheated. The Dodgers are not cheating. Outside Los Angeles, however, they are hated a little more every day.The…
How California’s response to Trump’s deportation threat falls short
President Trump’s chilling promise to target migrants for mass deportation should have motivated California’s governor and Legislature to take substantive steps to protect our immigrant…
Musk says his gestures at Trump inauguration event weren’t Nazi salutes
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and a top aide to President Trump, drew and quickly dismissed a raft of condemnation from Democratic lawmakers, left-wing…
At service, bishop asks Trump to ‘have mercy’ on migrants, LGBTQ+ people
WASHINGTON — At the inaugural prayer service, the Right Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, made a direct appeal to President Trump, sitting feet…
An Inauguration Day well spent with day laborer organizer Pablo Alvarado
The one person I wanted to be with during Donald Trump’s inauguration was getting ready to play some cumbias when I met him outside the…
Oath Keepers’ Rhodes, Proud Boys’ Tarrio freed from prison after Trump order
WASHINGTON — Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes have been released from prison after their lengthy sentences for seditious conspiracy…
Column: RIP Stu Spencer, California political consultant, advisor to presidents
SACRAMENTO — Stu Spencer had certain guideposts he followed as California’s premier political consultant for several decades.Those guideposts helped elect actor Ronald Reagan California governor and,…
Trump criticizes L.A. fire response in inaugural address
During his inaugural address on Monday, President Trump blasted what he called a government unable to protect its own citizens in times of crisis —…
Trump issues order recognizing only two sexes that are ‘not changeable’
President Trump signed executive orders Monday asserting that the U.S. government recognizes only two sexes that are “not changeable,” and reversing Biden administration directives on…
Trump signs orders to crack down on immigration, send troops to the border
WASHINGTON — President Trump took steps Monday to fundamentally and drastically change how the nation handles immigration, signing executive orders to revoke birthright citizenship, declare a…
Fact Focus: False and misleading claims Trump made at inaugural events
In his first address after being sworn in Monday, President Trump repeated several false and misleading statements that he made during his campaign. They included…
Trump takes aim at clean energy, climate change and the environment on day one
On the day he took his oath of office, President Trump promised to sign numerous executive orders that stand to undercut California’s aggressive auto emission…
11 features and documentaries about the drug war by Mexican directors
Whether you disliked or enjoyed “Emilia Pérez,” the French-produced, Netflix-distributed musical about a Mexican cartel boss who undergoes gender transition, the conversation around it should…