For one Puerto Rican, statehood would mean racial justice
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Kemuel Delgado rolls his eyes as he drives down a highway and sees a sculpture featuring Christopher Columbus, called “Birth of…
An American Southwest road trip to find the political soul of Latinos
Good morning. I’m Gustavo Arellano, a Metro columnist for The Times, which means I’m allowed to express opinions. Like:The American Southwest is cool.But before I…
Column: Bonds on November ballot are worthwhile, but very, very costly
SACRAMENTO — There’s a lot more on the election ballot than Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump, although those two rightfully are drawing extraordinary attention. The race…
Trump visits McDonald’s as Harris speaks to churchgoers in swing state push | US Election 2024 News
United States presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have spent the day rallying supporters in battleground states that will be critical in deciding who…
Calmes: Top 10 reasons not to vote for Donald Trump
The only challenge here was limiting myself to 10 arguments against Donald Trump (and one good reason to vote for Kamala Harris). So, drum roll,…
State of the race: Five takeaways 17 days out from the US election | US Election 2024 News
It’s been another whirlwind week in United States politics. And with just over two weeks left in the presidential race, the candidates are preparing to…
Obama rallies for Harris in swing state and questions Trump’s competence | US Election 2024 News
Once a vulnerability, Democrats have turned questions of age and competence into a line of attack against Donald Trump.Barack Obama questioned Donald Trump’s stamina for…
Newspaper offices hit by gunfire in Mexico’s Sinaloa state capital | Crime News
Gunmen shoot at office building of respected Mexican newspaper in Sinaloa capital Culiacan.Gunmen have fired on a building housing the respected Mexican media outlet El…
Another refinery shuts down in California. What happens to gas prices?
California’s attempt to manage a smooth transition away from gasoline just got roughed up with this week’s decision by Phillips 66 to shutter its refinery…
Texas state judge orders pause for controversial ‘shaken baby’ execution | Death Penalty News
A state judge in Texas has issued a last-minute decision to pause the execution of Robert Roberson, a man convicted in a controversial case of…
Oklahoma parents and teachers sue to stop classroom Bible mandate
OKLAHOMA CITY — A group of Oklahoma parents of public school students, teachers and ministers filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to stop the state’s top education…
Trump wades into San Jose State transgender athlete controversy
Donald Trump got wind of the ongoing issue surrounding gender identity and women’s volleyball in the Mountain West Conference and declared Wednesday during a town…
Opinion : Trump promies mayhem. Take him seriously and literally
Back at the dawn of the Trump age, weeks before the 2016 election, a conservative writer chided the media as it struggled with how to…
With Prop. 33, voters could remove state limits on rent control
Seeking to wield the power of government to keep rents low amid an affordability crisis, San Francisco officials last week passed a measure to dramatically…
Supreme Court could be asked to decide these disputes in a close election
WASHINGTON — In a nail-biter election Nov. 5, expect the losing side to challenge the results in court.After former President Trump’s 2020 defeat, his supporters filed…
Something is rotten in SoCal’s Metropolitan Water District
There are few government agencies more central to daily life in Los Angeles than the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which spends billions of…
Trump’s threats are dismissed as bluster but there’s cause for concern
Life may be full of uncertainties but there’s one thing you can count on come election day, as surely as the sun rises over the…
Three state court rulings ease voting restrictions ahead of US elections | US Elections 2024 News
Court rulings in three separate states – Nebraska, Alabama and Georgia – have reversed or halted controversial measures that would have limited the ability to…
North Korean Constitution now defines South Korea as ‘hostile state’
North Korea's constitution has officially defined South Korea as a "hostile state," the North's Korean Central News Agency reported Thursday as tensions on the Peninsula…
North Korea blows up road, rail links with ‘hostile state’ South Korea | Conflict News
Pyongyang says move is a response to the ‘grave political and military provocations of the hostile forces’.North Korea has blown up sections of its road…