Democrats’ crisis of future: Big states that back them are shrinking
WASHINGTON — Texas and Florida are growing rapidly. California, Illinois and New York have been shrinking. With America’s population shifting to the South, political influence is…
Padilla hopes to increase firefighter pay, create affordable housing for disaster response
WASHINGTON — While firefighters continue to battle the Los Angeles County fires, California’s Sen. Alex Padilla is introducing a package of bills to increase their pay…
Rep. Nancy Pelosi will not attend Trump’s inauguration
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, a spokesman confirmed Thursday.The spokesperson did not provide a reason for…
Florida Atty. Gen. Ashley Moody is chosen to fill Marco Rubio’s open Senate seat
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Atty. Gen. Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio ’s seat in the U.S. Senate, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday, making Moody only…
The L.A. Times is starting a climate change podcast
The world has changed since I started writing Boiling Point five years ago. There are more solar farms, fewer coal plants and more movies about…
Hollywood production rose at the end of a brutal 2024. But wildfires add new uncertainty
Although Hollywood production rallied in the last three months of 2024, it was not enough to turn around last year’s industry-wide slump, according to a…
No. 1 UCLA beats Penn State, extends school-record start to 17-0
The UCLA women’s basketball team maintained the same competitiveness it has displayed at home all season, even if the Bruins home gym was an hour…
Sen. Marco Rubio appears set to win confirmation as secretary of State
WASHINGTON — Once a bitter critic of President-elect Donald Trump, Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida headed into his first Senate hearing Wednesday as nominee for…
Biden removes Cuba’s designation as state sponsor of terrorism
President Joe Biden removed Cuba’s designation as a state sponsor of terrorism Tuesday, reversing the Trump administration’s 2021 policy less than a week before President-elect…
Biden administration to lift ‘terrorism’ designation on Cuba
WASHINGTON — After years of debate, the Biden administration has notified Congress that it will remove Cuba from the U.S. list of states that sponsor terrorism,…
The Senate is considering the Laken Riley Act. Here’s what it would do
WASHINGTON — The Senate could vote Tuesday on the Laken Riley Act, a Republican-led bill that mandates federal detention for immigrants who are charged with minor…
Los Angeles is a climate disaster. The fires will change nothing
Los Angeles is burning. Fossil fuel companies laid the kindling. Soon the world will stop caring.I’m sorry for sounding callous, but it’s true.You’ve probably seen…
Armed groups kill at least 40 farmers in Nigeria’s Borno State | Boko Haram News
Officials say Boko Haram and ISWAP groups suspected of being behind the attacks on farmers in the Dumba region.At least 40 farmers have been killed…
JuJu Watkins scores 35 in USC women’s basketball win over Penn State
JuJu Watkins delivered a near-flawless performance Sunday against Penn State.Led by Watkins’ 35-point effort, No. 4 USC overwhelmed Penn State in a dominant 95-73 victory…
‘This is your Hurricane Katrina’: Former FEMA heads describe long road ahead for L.A.
Craig Fugate, who led the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the Obama administration, has seen a lot of natural disasters. He knows the difference between…
Newsom says Trump hasn’t responded to his entreaty to see fire damage
President-elect Donald Trump has not responded to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s invitation to tour California’s fire damage, Newsom said Saturday afternoon. Newsom sent a letter on…
The trajectory of rebellious politics taking place and Analysts wonder which state will be next?
The people are no longer accepting the status quo and shifting the regimes through a putsch. This does not just happen in South Asia but…
4 takeaways from Newsom’s budget proposal
SACRAMENTO — The Newsom administration on Friday released the governor’s initial spending plan for the upcoming 2025-26 budget year, which typically acts as a starting point…
Dozens killed in Myanmar military air attack in Rakhine State, UN says | Military News
Attack on village of Kyauk Ni Maw, in Ramree island township, kills more than 40 people and destroys about 500 homes.Air attacks by Myanmar’s military…
Ohio State defeats Texas, will face Notre Dame for national title
ARLINGTON, Texas — Quinshon Judkins ran for two touchdowns before Jack Sawyer forced a fumble by his former roommate that he returned 83 yards for a…