The crime that haunts Mexico, sowing fear, disrupting life: extortion
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum launched a high-profile campaign against extortion, calling it a nationwide problem. ...
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Barabak: In disparaging Reiner, Trump shows the shriveled heart of an us-versus-them presidency
Unlike his predecessors, Trump has repeatedly shown he cares only for his supporters and political allies. While many condemned his…
White House defends Chief of Staff Susie Wiles after tell-all
Chief of Staff Susie Wiles cited administration missteps on immigration and the Jeffrey Epstein case and acknowledged President Trump's retribution…
Failed emergency alerts during L.A. firestorms eroded public trust. How to fix a broken system?
During January's fires, emergency alert failures killed trust: Altadena residents received evacuation orders five hours late, and 10 million got…
Court battle begins over Republican challenge to California’s Prop. 50
Republicans and Democrats square off in court Monday in a high-stakes battle over the fate of California's Proposition 50, which…
Feds say antigovernment group plotted New Year’s Eve bombings in Southern California
Federal officials arrested four people accused of being members of an antigovernment group that planned an 'organized, sophisticated and extremely…
Chabria: Trump’s callous political attack on Rob Reiner shows a shameful moral failure
Hours after Rob Reiner and his wife were murdered, President Trump blamed the beloved Hollywood figure for his own death.…
Plant closure will lead to hundreds of layoffs in Riverside
Swift Beef Company, a subsidiary of the meat-processing giant JBS, is closing a packing facility in Riverside and will lay…
National Guard troops under Trump’s command leave L.A before court’s deadline
The remaining California National Guard soldiers under federal command were ordered out of L.A., but appellate courts are still weighing…