President Trump appeared in court, watching as members of the court’s conservative majority raised questions about his efforts to limit birthright citizenship. Go to Source Author: Abbie VanSickle https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Five Takeaways From the Birthright Citizenship Argument
The justices grappled with questions about domiciles and foundlings, avoided policy debates and mused about the sweep of possible rulings. Go to Source Author: Adam Liptak and Ann E. Marimow …
Trump Attends Supreme Court Oral Arguments in a Presidential First
President Trump’s presence in the court puts him face to face with justices whom he has tried to bully and intimidate. Go to Source Author: Ann E. Marimow and Zolan …
Ending Birthright Citizenship Would Disproportionately Affect Asian Legal Immigrants
A new study found that an end to universal birthright citizenship would disproportionately affect babies born to Asian parents. Go to Source Author: Miriam Jordan https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Trump arrives at Supreme Court to attend birthright citizenship arguments
President Trump became the first sitting president to attend Supreme Court oral arguments. He showed up to a hearing Wednesday weighing the legality of his birthright citizenship executive order. Read …
Supreme Court weighs Trump’s bid to revise the Constitution and end birthright citizenship
Babies born in the United States have been deemed citizens under the Constitution and federal immigration law for 160 years. Read full story Author: David G. Savage
A serial arsonist terrorized Hollywood. It ended only after two sisters died in a house fire, authorities say
Jovan Duverne is accused of igniting a fire that killed two women in their Hollywood home. Authorities say it was the last of more than a dozen fires he’d started …
Altadenans are rushing to rebuild, but progress is slow
Eaton fire victims have filed applications to rebuild more than half the residences destroyed in last January’s disaster. Some are moving swiftly toward construction while others are slowed by planning …
Grenade deaths of L.A. County deputies involved ‘willful’ safety violations, state finds
California workplace safety investigators fined the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department more than $350,000 over a deadly blast last year as attorneys for the state said in court filings that key …
April 1 is supposed to be peak snow in California. Forget that this year
An extremely warm March melted most of the snow in California’s Sierra Nevada. The early melt fits a long-term pattern as greenhouse gases push temperatures higher. Read full story Author: …
It’s not your imagination. This is a weird rattlesnake season. Here’s what’s happening
Unseasonably warm weather patterns have accelerated rattlesnake activity and the chances of run-ins with humans, experts say. Read full story Author: Karen Garcia
Why one Barbie Dream Fest was anything but fabulous
Attendees were promised a ticket into the ultimate dream life at Barbie Dream Fest, a 3-day fan event in Florida. Instead, it felt more like a nightmare. Read full story …
Most California voters still disapprove of Trump’s immigration crackdown, poll shows
Two-thirds of California voters disapprove of Trump’s immigration policies and a majority believe those policies are biased against Latinos, a new poll finds. Read full story Author: Andrea Castillo
CSU made a $17-million AI bet. A year later, students and faculty give it a mixed grade
CSU’s multimillion-dollar AI push across its campuses is showing mixed results, according to a major survey of 94,000 students, faculty, and staff from 22 campuses. Read full story Author: Jaweed …
Barabak: Is California really going to elect a Republican governor? Is there a Democratic Plan B?
Odds of the GOP grabbing both slots in the June primary aren’t high, but aren’t zero. Nervous Democrats ponder options like a write-in or independent candidate. Read full story Author: …
Oracle lays off thousands in latest sign of tough times for tech industry
The cuts come as the software giant invests billions of dollars in expanding its artificial intelligence infrastructure. Read full story Author: Queenie Wong
Californian chocolate recalled for being spiked with Viagra ingredients
Two chocolate products, marketed for sexual enhancement, were found to contain active ingredients used to treat erectile dysfunction, the FDA announced Thursday. Read full story Author: Itzel Luna
Her buzzy divorce memoir is a must-read — and soon a must-watch starring Gwyneth Paltrow
The Vanderbilt descendant Belle Burden discusses her unflinching, bestselling memoir ‘Strangers,’ which is garnering Hollywood attention. Read full story Author: Marc Weingarten
A tale of two Arthur Miller plays: One nails it, one misses the moment entirely
As Arthur Miller’s plays surge in popularity, ‘Death of a Salesman’ dismally disappoints at A Noise Within while ‘The Price’ thrives in the intimacy of Pacific Resident Theatre. Read full …
Commentary: The golden idol at the center of Trump’s presidential library is a terrible idea — even for him
Days after millions participated in nationwide No Kings protests, a big gold statue in the middle of the proposed Trump presidential library underscores why they marched. Read full story Author: …