Gov. Gavin Newsom called on the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate “Dr. Oz’s baseless and racist allegations against Armenian Americans in California.” Read full story Author: Clara …
Senate Democrats and White House strike deal to avert shutdown, continue ICE debate
The deal could be approved by the Senate as early as Thursday night, but would still need House approval before midnight Friday to avert another government shutdown. Read full story …
California Democrats help lead counter-offensive against Trump immigration crackdown
Democrats seized on a growing sense, shared by some Republicans, that the campaign has gotten so out of hand that the political winds have shifted heavily in their favor. Read …
‘Like a pillar of fire over the rooftops.’ Witnesses describe deadly Bell Gardens blast
Officials on Thursday said they suspect someone in the apartment was making homemade fireworks when the deadly explosion took place. Read full story Author: Summer Lin, Katerina Portela, Salvador Hernandez
Immigration raids pick up in L.A. as federal tactics shift. Arrests happen in ‘as fast as 30 seconds’
Immigration enforcement tactics have fluctuated during the first nine months of the Trump administration’s second term. Read full story Author: Ruben Vives, Karen Garcia, Hailey Wang
Maps: Where the U.S. Is Building Up Military Force Near Iran
President Trump has not authorized military action in Iran, but the U.S. has built up its presence in the region in recent days. Go to Source Author: Christoph Koettl, Eric …
Trump Weighs New Military Options Against Iran
The plans being weighed by the president go beyond those he considered weeks ago amid widespread protests against Iran’s government. Go to Source Author: Tyler Pager, Julian E. Barnes, Eric …
Patrick Schiltz, an Ethicist, Is the Minnesota Judge Blasting ICE
Judge Patrick Schiltz, an appointee of George W. Bush, became an unlikely critic of the Trump administration’s tactics in Minnesota. Go to Source Author: Zach Montague https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Tom Homan says he will scale back federal agents in Minnesota — if they have access to jails
In his first press conference since taking over federal immigration operations in Minnesota after the killing of two U.S. citizens, border policy advisor Tom Homan said street operations in the …
San José Mayor Matt Mahan, a Newsom critic and political moderate, enters race for California governor
San José Mayor Matt Mahan of announced he is running for California governor, joining an already crowded field. Read full story Author: Kevin Rector, Seema Mehta
Shirley Raines, homeless advocate on Skid Row and nonprofit founder, has died at 58
For years, Raines and her organization have served people experiencing homelessness across the region, providing them services like hair color, makeup and mobile showers. During the pandemic, their aid included …
Climate change, electric vehicles and Delta tunnel among the focuses of gubernatorial candidate forum
The schism between Democratic environmental ideals and California voters’ anxiety about affordability, notably gas prices, were on full display during an environmental policy forum among some of the state’s top …
Why California’s fight over ticket fraud has become a proxy war against Ticketmaster and Live Nation
Fake and speculative tickets pop up all over secondary market ticket sites, due to high demand and limited stock. In California, these kinds of ticket sales could be banned. Read …
Arellano: Trump says he wants to get rid of ‘the worst of the worst.’ Start with Stephen Miller
Whatever changes occur, if any, in the wake of Minneapolis will mean nada if Stephen Miller remains in the White House, columnist Gustavo Arellano writes. Read full story Author: Gustavo …
Alleged assassin for Mexican Mafia spent birthday stalking victim, detective testifies
Prosecutors have charged reputed members of the Eastside Paramount gang with the 2021 killing of Samuel ‘Negro’ Villalba, a member of the Mexican Mafia who had fallen out of favor …
LAPD would delete nearly 12 million body camera videos under proposed policy change
The Los Angeles Police Commission tabled a vote on proposed changes to the department’s data retention policy, expressing concern useful videos could be lost in a purge of old records. …
Elon’s Perfect Problem
It was the most telling line of Davos 2026. In the World Economic Forum’s closing interview, host Larry Fink asked Elon Musk whether his planned deployment of thousands of humanoid …
Manchin and Kennedy: Two Profiles in Courage
This is a tale of two memoirs by two senators. To borrow further from Charles Dickens, they illustrate why we live in “the best of times” and “the worst of …
Tranquility Is a Drama Trump Can Win
The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution sets forth six purposes of the revolutionary experiment in self-government – the first being the lyrical goal of forming “a more perfect union.” The …
Democrats Using Shutdown Threat To Rewrite Immigration Enforcement
Another government shutdown looks increasingly likely by the end of the week. Democrats are demanding that major changes to Department of Homeland Security enforcement policy be written directly into the …