Will California approve gaming machines to help save horse racing?
California horse racing, now in danger of shutting down, could have put itself on solid footing more than a decade ago when it explored the…
Dungeness crab fishery in peril as California ramps up regulations
BODEGA BAY, Calif. — It was a calm January morning, the waters off Bodega Bay unusually smooth, but crab fisherman Dick Ogg couldn’t shake a grim feeling…
Indian forces kill 31 suspected Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh state | Conflict News
Two security personnel also killed in the deadliest combat this year and the second major fight in less than a month in central India.Indian security…
Saudi Arabia slams Netanyahu’s suggestion it should host Palestinian state | Israel-Palestine conflict News
The kingdom reiterated that ‘the Palestinian people have a right to their land’ and cannot be ‘expelled’.Saudi Arabia has condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s…
After teamwide illness, UCLA routs Penn State for 7th win in a row
As the sickness worsened, UCLA’s practice facility became more sparsely populated.By Friday, a team missing Skyy Clark, Tyler Bilodeau, Aday Mara and William Kyle III…
Kiki Iriafen leads No. 7 USC women basketball past No. 8 Ohio State
Twenty-eight minutes passed in painful succession, two top-10 teams slogging their way through the mud, when a frustrated JuJu Watkins took off toward the basket,…
U.S. hiring cools in January; job prospects in California are clouded
WASHINGTON — U.S. job growth slowed at the start of the year, the government said Friday, as business services, manufacturing and other major industries held back on…
Bonta says Trump is ‘spitting in the face of our democracy’ as federal funds remain frozen
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta joined a coalition of more than 20 states Friday in asking a federal court to once again intercede and force…
State bills to halt price gouging, help schools follow L.A. fires
State senators gathered in Pasadena on Friday afternoon to announce a slate of wildfire recovery bills, including proposals to protect renters, expand firefighter staffing and…
San Francisco sues Trump administration over crackdown on sanctuary cities
SAN FRANCISCO — In the latest national battle over immigration, San Francisco on Friday announced it was filing a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s recent directives…
Florida International University names state Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez interim president
Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez addresses the Republican National Convention at the Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C., on August 25, 2020. She was named interim…
Newsom meets with Trump to move past the ‘noise’ of the election
WASHINGTON — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s official reason for visiting Washington this week was to shore up federal disaster aid in response to the Los Angeles County wildfires.But…
2nd federal judge in 2 days blocks Trump birthright citizenship order
SEATTLE — A second federal judge in two days has blocked President Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the…
Forget Trump’s wrecking ball. Here’s how to treat America’s public lands
Russell Scofield remembers when federal officials first started getting applications to build solar farms on public lands. It was the mid-2000s, and he was working…
No. 1 UCLA women fend off a pesky No. 8 Ohio State
The highly anticipated matchup between UCLA and Ohio State — two of the nation’s top-10 women’s basketball teams — turned into a battle of who…
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta won’t run for governor in 2026
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta said Wednesday that he will not join the crowded field of Democrats vying to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2026…
Trump’s birthright citizenship order put on hold by 2nd federal judge
GREENBELT, Md. — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a second temporary pause on President Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for anyone born in…
Trump to sign executive order on transgender female athletes
President Trump will sign an executive order on Wednesday designed to prevent people who were biologically assigned male at birth from participating in women’s or…
The Sports Report: UCLA men get big win over No. 9 Michigan State
Howdy, I’m your host, Houston Mitchell. Let’s get right to the news. Newsletter Go beyond the scoreboard Get the latest on L.A.'s teams in the…
Trump, Netanyahu hold talks in Washington amid Israel-Hamas cease-fire
WASHINGTON — President Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are set to meet Tuesday as the Israeli prime minister faces competing pressure from his right-wing coalition to end a…