Faced with a $30 minimum wage, hotel investors look outside L.A.
Perched high above the Cahuenga Pass, the 24-story Hilton Los Angeles Universal City Hotel is positioned to be a prime gathering spot for visitors arriving…
Newsom and California move toward criminalizing homelessness
Homeless encampments are dirty. And ugly. And seem, to those who venture near them and even to some who live there, unsafe. They are also…
Trump’s agenda on Middle East trip: Lots of deals
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The first time President Trump visited Riyadh in 2017, he posed with a ceremonial orb, took part in a traditional sword dance and…
Trump orders drugmakers to lower prescription drug costs in 30 days
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Monday signed a sweeping executive order setting a 30-day deadline for drugmakers to lower the cost of prescription drugs in the U.S.…
U.S. businesses that rely on Chinese imports express relief and anxiety over tariff pause
NEW YORK — American businesses that rely on Chinese goods reacted with muted relief Monday after the U.S. and China agreed to pause their exorbitant tariffs on…
International students in Alabama fearful after researcher with no political ties is detained
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Sama Ebrahimi Bajgani and her fiance, Alireza Doroudi, had just spent an evening celebrating the Persian new year at the University of Alabama when…
Why trade truce with China may not be enough to stop shortages
WASHINGTON — China and the United States retreated from an emerging economic crisis on Monday, agreeing to drastically reduce tariffs on one another for the next 90…
Attacks on LGBTQ+ rights at forefront of California’s governor’s race
PALM SPRINGS — In a ballroom packed with more than 1,000 people raising money for LGBTQ+ youths, veteran California legislative leader Toni Atkins didn’t mince words: To…
‘Beacon of freedom’ dims as U.S. initiatives that promote democracy abroad wither under Trump
CHICAGO — Growing up in the Soviet Union, Pedro Spivakovsky-Gonzalez’s father and grandparents would listen to Voice of America with their ears pressed to the radio, trying…
Newsom urges cities to ban homeless camps
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday again urged California cities and counties to ban homeless encampments, increasing his pressure campaign on local governments to follow the…
Homeland Security investigates L.A. County for providing federal benefits to unauthorized immigrants
The Trump administration announced Monday that it has launched an investigation into California’s Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants, a state program that provides monthly cash…
Looking good for Kamala Harris, not so much for Karen Bass, poll shows
California voters have sharply differing views over two of the state’s most prominent Democrats, according to a new poll.Former Vice President Kamala Harris, who is…
Cher backs lawsuit over L.A. Zoo elephants: They ‘served their time’
The decades-long controversy over the Los Angeles Zoo’s elephants is intensifying, even after officials announced that Billy and Tina will be moved to a zoo…
As tariffs stoke economic fear around the world, Puerto Rico sees opportunity
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — As a trade war sparked by President Trump’s tariffs stokes worry and uncertainty in the global economy, Puerto Rico sees an opportunity.…
Report on faulty alerts during L.A. fires calls for more regulation
After conducting an investigation into Los Angeles County’s faulty emergency alerts during the deadly January wildfires, U.S. Congressman Robert Garcia issued a report Monday calling…
Trump administration and Democrats near deal for more coronavirus aid to small businesses
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration and congressional Democrats expressed optimism Sunday that more than $450 billion in loans and aid to Americans most affected by the coronavirus…
U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts warns of social media’s danger to democracy
WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., whose new year will include presiding at a Senate impeachment trial of President Trump as well as leading the…
In the Trump family tradition, Ivanka uses her moment in the spotlight to hawk her wares
Those Trumps never miss the chance to sell their merchandise.Friday morning, on the heels of her well-received speech at the Republican National Convention, prospective first…
Trump administration fires top copyright official, days after ousting Librarian of Congress
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has fired the nation’s top copyright official, Shira Perlmutter, days after abruptly terminating the head of the Library of Congress, which oversees…
Tufts University student back in Boston after release from Louisiana detention center
BOSTON — A Tufts University student from Turkey who was seized on a street by federal immigration agents has returned to Boston after being released from a…