China built a dominant strategic position in the region as the leading lender and trading partner. It is watching President Trump’s next moves closely. Go to Source Author: Alexandra Stevenson …
E.U. and South America to Form Free-Trade Zone With 700 Million People
The agreement represents a push for deeper global cooperation, in contrast to the United States’ turning to coercion in its dealings with other countries. Go to Source Author: Patricia Cohen …
U.S. Hiring Continues at Modest Pace, but Weaknesses Are Evident
The unemployment rate fell in December, but job growth across 2025 was the lowest in five years. Go to Source Author: Talmon Joseph Smith https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Rage overflows in west Altadena: Where is the accountability for 19 deaths, epic losses?
Residents of west Altadena are escalating calls for answers and accountability a year after officials failed to issue their community timely evacuation alerts and deploy needed firefighting resources. Read full …
Can Nvidia repeat its record-breaking year?
Chipmaker Nvidia had a record-setting year in 2025, becoming the world’s most valuable company as the frenzy around artificial intelligence propelled its rise to the top. Read full story Author: …
California is completely drought-free for the first time in a quarter-century. Inside the remarkable turnaround.
After experiencing one of the wettest holiday season on record, still soggy California hit a major milestone this week — having zero areas of abnormal dryness for the first time …
Abandoned shops and missing customers: Wildfire-scarred businesses are still stuck in the aftermath
One year after the fires, some businesses are rebuilding while others have given up. Read full story Author: Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Roger Vincent
Trump casts Maduro as ‘narco-terrorist’ driving American deaths. Experts have questions
Experts on the international and U.S. drug trade questioned President Trump’s claim that ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is responsible for hundreds of thousands of U.S. deaths. Read full story …
A deadly Minneapolis shooting puts the White House on defense
Despite the public outcry, Trump’s team vowed Thursday to send even more agents to Minnesota. Read full story Author: Michael Wilner
Fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis reflects pattern of armed confrontations nationwide
A 37-year-old woman was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis Wednesday, the most recent armed confrontation between immigration agents and civilians across the country. Read full story …
L.A. clergy, protesters denounce fatal shooting by ICE officer in Minneapolis
The shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis by a federal agent has sparked protests and vigils across the country, including in Los Angeles. Read full story Author: Melissa Gomez
Expect to see more coyotes in your neighborhood. Here’s why
In Southern California, it’s coyote breeding season. Here’s what you need to know about it and what precautions you should be taking. Read full story Author: Karen Garcia
Toddler found gravely injured at upscale Santa Monica apartment complex; mom charged with murder
A woman who said “she had harmed her child and left her child inside an apartment” in Santa Monica was arrested, police said. Read full story Author: Katerina Portela, Clara …
California man convicted of killing five of his kids over a decade
Paul Allen Perez, 63, was convicted of multiple counts of murder. Authorities said he killed the children between 1992 and 2001 in Northern and Central California. Read full story Author: …
California sues Trump administration over ‘baseless and cruel’ freezing of child-care funds
Five states including California that are targeted by a funding freeze are suing the Trump administration, which alleges widespread fraud in the states’ welfare systems. Read full story Author: Clara …
Elle Simone Scott, ‘America’s Test Kitchen’ chef and cookbook author, dies at 49
Chef Elle Simone Scott, the first Black woman to join the cast of ‘America’s Test Kitchen,’ has died after a long battle with cancer. Read full story Author: Tracy Brown
Fundraiser for Mickey Rourke is on hold as evicted actor and his team figure out next steps
Donations aimed at keeping Mickey Rourke housed are put on hold after the actor rejects $100,000 that was raised. Some donors have pulled their money back. Read full story Author: …
‘The Notebook: The Musical’ isn’t transcendent, but it locates some wisdom in its transformation to the stage
The musical adaptation of “The Notebook,” Nicholas Sparks’ romantic novel that was turned into a 2004 film starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams, undergoes some transformation at the Hollywood Pantages. …
Former employee sues Ducks and NHL for sexual harassment and discrimination
A former Ducks and NHL employee is suing the team and league for discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliation that she says occurred during her time working for them between 2022 …
Arellano: HBO released an explosive Border Patrol documentary. Why is its star angry?
‘Critical Incident: Death at the Border’ recounts the death of Anastasio Hernández Rojas, an undocumented immigrant who died in 2010 after immigration agents handcuffed, beat and Tasered him. Read full …