Trump’s travel ban keeps international students from coming to the U.S.
With the Taliban barring women from college in her native Afghanistan, Bahara Saghari set her sights on pursuing higher education in the United States.Saghari, 21,…
Utah governor says it’s too soon to be sure of Kirk shooter’s motive, but suspect had ‘leftist ideology’
WASHINGTON — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Sunday that investigators are not ready to discuss the motive behind the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. But he…
FBI chief Patel faces Congress amid missteps in Kirk inquiry, agency turmoil and lawsuit over purge
WASHINGTON — Hours after the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, FBI Director Kash Patel declared online that “the subject” in the killing was in custody. The…
Fox News host apologizes for proposing lethal injections for mentally ill homeless people
“Fox & Friends” co-host Brian Kilmeade apologized Sunday for remarks he made last week that suggested using involuntary lethal injections to get mentally ill homeless…
Leadership Race Sparks Family Feud
WASHINGTON — In a strange subplot to the tight race for House minority whip, a powerful position coveted by Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco), a fellow California…
They witnessed Charlie Kirk’s killing. Now students reckon with the trauma
OREM, Utah — One student holed up in his house for two days after witnessing Charlie Kirk’s shooting, nervous about going back to the Utah college campus…
An LAPD scandal, a gang shooting and a fight to prove a teen innocent
On the night Los Angeles police claim he carried out an act of gangland vengeance, Oscar Eagle could barely walk. In March 1998, Eagle was…
After massive raid at Hyundai plant in Georgia, non-Korean families in crisis
Ever since a massive immigration raid on a Hyundai manufacturing site swept up nearly 500 workers in southeast Georgia this month, Rosie Harrison said her…
The Ruling Class – Los Angeles Times
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The football jock from Wyoming. The prom king--an observant Jew. The silver-spoon legacy kid. Could one Ivy League institution have hosted three more…
Judge orders Trump administration to say how it’s trying to prevent illegal deportation from Ghana
A federal judge Saturday said it appeared the Trump administration was making an “end run” around U.S. court orders prohibiting five African immigrants to be…
California lawmakers pass measures to expand oil production in Central Valley, restrict offshore drilling
SACRAMENTO — In a bid to stabilize struggling crude-oil refineries, state lawmakers on Saturday passed a last-minute bill that would allow the construction of 2,000 new oil…
Matthew Dowd’s firing triggers flood of people facing consequences for comments on Kirk’s death
NEW YORK — Matthew Dowd’s firing has opened a floodgate.The MSNBC political analyst, who lost his job shortly after on-air comments about slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk,…
Millions face skyrocketing health insurance costs unless Congress extends subsidies
WASHINGTON — There’s bipartisan support in Congress for extending tax credits that have made health insurance more affordable for millions of people since the COVID-19 pandemic. But…
Minnesota candidates campaign amid fear and violence after political slayings
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. — As the nation comes to grips with the slaying of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, two candidates in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Park…
How these education bills could affect your child in the classroom
One bill aims to raise lagging reading skills among California children by mandating how schools teach this critical subject. Another seeks to overhaul cafeteria meals…
What is Monica Rodriguez running for?
Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s Noah Goldberg, with an assist from David Zahniser, giving you…
Column: Biden was supposed to be a bridge. He became a roadblock
From the outside looking in, Gov. Gavin Newsom unofficially announced he was running for president on Thursday, March 30, 2023, the day he transferred $10…
The immigration raids are crushing L.A.’s fire recovery and California’s economy
The crew had just poured a concrete foundation on a vacant lot in Altadena when I pulled up the other day. Two workers were loading…
California lawmakers pass bill to grant priority college admission for descendants of slavery
SACRAMENTO — State lawmakers on Friday advanced a plan that would allow California colleges to offer preferential admission to students who are descended from enslaved people, part…
After Charlie Kirk, some historians troubled by Civil War parallels
Professor Kevin Waite had just finished a seminar on the run-up to the American Civil War on Friday morning when a student cautiously raised her…