Sen. Padilla to Biden: protect immigrants before Trump takes office
WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers including California Sen. Alex Padilla are urging President Biden to take action now to protect immigrants with temporary legal statuses and work…
Red states roll out plans that may aid Trump’s mass deportation efforts
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — As Donald Trump assembles his administration, Republican governors and lawmakers in some states are already rolling out proposals that could help the…
National Christmas Tree sparkles to life amid tens of thousand of lights
1 of 2 | U.S. President Joe Biden arrives to speak at the 102nd National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on the Ellipse at The White…
Best restaurants to try in Los Angeles 2024, ranked
There is no such thing as the quintessential Los Angeles restaurant.That’s the soul-deep beauty of dining in our city. The street stand where burnt-orange birria…
Biden OKs Ukraine’s use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles in Russia
MANAUS, Brazil — President Biden has for the first time authorized the use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles by Ukraine to strike inside Russia, according to one…
Column: Don’t fall into total despair, Harris supporters
I share the pain of those who are deeply disappointed that Americans have chosen, for the second time, an unhinged, misogynistic, racist strongman for president.A…
RNC urges Supreme Court to block counting Pennsylvania mail ballots with errors
WASHINGTON — The Republican National Committee on Monday urged the Supreme Court to block Pennsylvania election officials from counting the votes of those who failed to…
Israel launches retaliatory air strikes on Iran
TEHRAN — War in the Middle East escalated yet again Friday as Israel bombed targets in Iran in a spiraling pattern of attack and retaliation that…
Column: I’m also sick of discussing Trump’s madness. But we have to
Donald Trump’s cognitive decline has a soundtrack. It includes the Village People’s “YMCA.,” Guns N’ Roses’ “November Rain,” and Elvis Presley’s “An American Trilogy.” Don’t…
Biden and Netanyahu hold their first conversation in weeks
WASHINGTON — President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday were holding their first call in seven weeks, a conversation that comes as Israel…
Inside the finances of California Senate candidates Schiff and Garvey
The late California Sen. Dianne Feinstein was among the wealthiest members of Congress, with a Bay Area real estate empire valued in the tens of…
Sony Pictures CEO Tony Vinciquerra to step down, succeeded by Ravi Ahuja
Sony is changing the guard at its Culver City film and television studio.Tony Vinciquerra, Sony Pictures Entertainment’s chairman and chief executive who quietly rebuilt the…
Trump voters who disdain him say they liked his policies. What are they talking about?
You’ve heard it many times: A voter says they don’t like Donald Trump; they cite his nasty personality, divisiveness or penchant for saying stupid stuff.…
What to know about Israel-Hezbollah conflict that threatens wider war
WASHINGTON — Clashes in the last year between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group in southern Lebanon have largely been confined to a tit-for-tat border conflict…
Israel strikes Beirut suburb as conflict with Hezbollah intensifies
BEIRUT — With the danger of a wider Middle East war looming, Israel on Friday bombarded part of the Lebanese capital, killing at least eight people…
California firefighters’ union says Trump should ‘be ashamed’
The president of the California Professional Firefighters union said this weekend that former President Trump “should be ashamed” of his threat to withhold federal firefighting…
Halvorsen sisters lead Thousand Oaks volleyball’s promising start
When it came time to pick which of his players deserved all-tournament recognition last Saturday night at the Chatsworth Invitational, the choice was clear for…
Trump is fixated on bacon prices. He’s not making the point he intends
When it comes to the price of bacon, Donald Trump is absolutely right: It’s too damn high. What he doesn’t tell you when he brings…
After hostage killings, can Israel-Hamas cease-fire talks be revived?
TEL AVIV — In the wake of the deaths of six Israeli hostages, including a California-born U.S. citizen, both the Israeli government and the Palestinian militant…
Trump vow to eliminate ‘deep state’ alarms good-government advocates
After one term as president in which his promise to remake the massive federal government mostly came up short, Donald Trump again is raining fury…