Olympic snowboarder accused of running drug cartel pleads not guilty in L.A. hearing
Ryan Wedding, a former pro snowboarder who competed for Canada in the Olympics, appeared in court to face charges that…
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Mexico reassesses Malinche: From traitor to heroine
Long condemned as a traitor, Malinche is being reimagined as a brilliant Indigenous survivor whose intelligence and resilience helped shape…
Justice Department drops demand for records naming transgender kids treated at Children’s Hospital L.A.
The U.S. Department of Justice has agreed to stop seeking medical records that personally identify young patients who received gender-affirming…
This L.A. startup uses SpaceX tech to cool data centers with less power and no water
Karman Industries says it has developed a cooling system that uses SpaceX rocket engine technology to rein in the environmental…
Hiltzik: Yes, you’re paying for Trump’s tariffs, and the price is going up
A new study finds that Americans paid 96% of Trump's tariff charges, making them a hidden tax on U.S. consumers…
Explaining California’s billionaire tax: The proposals, the backlash and the exodus
Here is a list of some of the billionaires who've made moves to leave California. ...
Deported to danger: Returning migrants discover a Mexico transformed by cartels
Deportees returning to Mexico find they must learn how to live in a land often controlled by cartels. ...
Supreme Court may block thousands of lawsuits over Monsanto’s weed killer
The justices will not resolve the decades-long dispute over whether Roundup's key ingredient, glyphosate, causes cancer. ...
More than two dozen players and gamblers indicted for fixing college and Chinese basketball games
At least 15 former players and two prominent gamblers are among those charged with sports bribery and wire fraud in…