Supreme Court urged to find Trump ineligible for presidency
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court should declare that Donald Trump is ineligible to be president because he spearheaded the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol in…
Justice Department finds Cuomo sexually harassed employees
ALBANY, N.Y. — The U.S. Justice Department concluded former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed more than a dozen state employees, according to a settlement…
The first female VP is from California. Could she help elect the state’s first woman governor?
SACRAMENTO — It’s too soon to know whether California’s next governor will be a woman, with the race still two years away. But Vice President Kamala…
Should Lakers still try to trade D’Angelo Russell?
D’Angelo Russell looked at Taurean Prince in the corner by the Lakers’ bench immediately after perfect ball movement got his teammate a wide-open three. As…
The lithium revolution has arrived at California’s Salton Sea
I’m finally convinced: California’s Imperial Valley will be a major player in the clean energy transition. After a dozen years of engineering, permitting and financing,…
Thirty people killed in latest herder violence in Nigeria’s Plateau State | Conflict News
Intercommunal violence is common in the state due to tensions over land between nomadic herders and indigenous farmers. At least 30 people have been killed…
‘They’ve all turned their backs on her’: Haley hosts a homecoming in a hostile state
To her supporters here, it smacked of betrayal. “It bothers me that she did a lot of things for people, and they’ve all turned their…
Nikki Haley tries to claim victory thus far in GOP presidential race
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Despite losing both Iowa and New Hampshire to Donald Trump, Nikki Haley is nevertheless trying to frame those losses as a victory…
Johnson & Johnson agrees to pay $149.5M to settle Washington state opioid claims
Johnson & Johnson officials agreed to pay a proposed $149.5 million settlement to end a lawsuit filed by state of Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson…
Trump beats Haley in New Hampshire Republican primary
CONCORD, N.H. — Donald Trump won the New Hampshire primary Tuesday, effectively putting the Republican presidential nomination in his grasp for the third time as he…
L.A. County looks to require rental units to stay cool in summer
This winter, renters in frigid Los Angeles apartments have some ammo when they complain to their landlord about busted heating and drafty rooms: Legally speaking,…
Granderson: Texans don’t hate migrants. Why elect a cruel governor?
EAGLE PASS, Texas — San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg didn’t hold back when criticizing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s handling of the migrant crisis at the border.…
In New Hampshire, Republicans campaign on security at the border — with Canada
COLEBROOK, N.H. — Across the border from Hereford, Canada, past the American flag-studded welcome sign to Canaan, Vt., and down Route 114 is the Beecher Falls…
Are dams good or bad?
The latest forecast has arrived for the West’s largest reservoir — and, stop me if you’ve heard this one, it’s not great. Federal scientists are…
A Big New Hampshire Reckoning for Haley, Sununu and the State
One of his friends, longtime New Hampshire GOP hand Steve Duprey, is eager for the governor to get to the Senate, earn some foreign policy…
Democrats work to highlight differences in Senate debate
When you agree 90% or more of the time with your political opponents, how do you differentiate yourself? That was the challenge facing three Democrats…
The ultimate guide to ice climbing in California
Thwack! Thwack! Thud! Oh, thank god, my whole body exclaimed. After a few swings, the razor-sharp pick I clutched lodged firmly into a cascading frozen…
Hiltzik: Ron DeSantis, loser – Los Angeles Times
Sunday was a tough day for those, like me, who get their entertainment jollies by watching losers try to redeem themselves. I’m not talking only…
Clean water is a human right. Why are so many California communities without it?
Barely a month after he took office in 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom journeyed to a rural school in the Central Valley and stood by chance…
Maine secretary of state appeals superior court delay in Trump ballot case
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has appealed a court decision delaying a ruling on her efforts to remove former President Donald Trump from the…