Loyalty tests, MAGA checks: How Trump’s White House vets job-seekers
WASHINGTON — Job-seekers hoping to join the new Trump administration are facing a series of intense loyalty tests, with White House screening teams fanning out to…
Trump ends Biden’s hold on sending 2,000-pound bombs to Israel
WASHINGTON — President Trump has ended his predecessor’s hold on sending 2,000-pound bombs to Israel, lifting a pressure point that had been meant to reduce civilian…
Haitian leader says Trump moves will be ‘catastrophic’ for his country
ROME — The president of Haiti’s transitional presidential council said the Trump administration’s decisions to freeze aid programs, deport migrants and block refugees will be “catastrophic”…
Has ash from the L.A. area fires ruined the soil and garden veggies?
• Unlike ash from vegetation fires, ash from burning buildings usually contains many toxins from melted plastics, electronics and other common household items. • Multiple…
How a Nuggets fan ended up painting Kobe Bryant mural in Venice Beach
Artist Chris Carlson lives in Denver. He is a Nuggets fan. He may not have been the most obvious choice to paint a mural in…
‘The Night Agent’ creator on political thrillers and ‘The Shield’
Roughly two decades ago, as many television aficionados tell it, the story of a beleaguered Los Angeles police station and its renegade strike team, led…
Community groups set up strike teams to respond to Trump’s mass deportation plans
In the early days of President Trump’s first administration, several Kern County organizations launched a tip line people could contact if they spotted immigration enforcement…
The start of the Palisades and Eaton fires: The 24 hours that changed Los Angeles County
As the sun rose on Jan. 8, the sky orange from ash and smoke, Angelenos anxiously waited for news about the extent of the damage…
Lukashenko: Before 2025 election, ‘still afraid of the people’ | Elections
On January 26, Belarusians will cast their ballots in a presidential vote. Officially, there are five candidates, but 70-year-old Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, who has…
After fires, Trump urges overhaul of California water policy
During a visit to Los Angeles burn areas Friday, President Trump sought to convince California officials that the state’s system of water management needs a…
Adam Carolla on evacuating his Malibu home, exiting California and doing fire jokes: ‘Make sure it’s funny’
As devastating wildfires blaze through multiple pockets of L.A., they continue to take a toll on residents from all walks of life — including comedians,…
Confusion, denial at border, as path to U.S. asylum shuts down
TIJUANA — Outside the white gates that secure the entry to this Tijuana customs facility, a steppingstone to U.S. soil, migrants sat on a sidewalk in…
‘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…