Off-duty border agent shot in a Manhattan park in apparent botched robbery, police say
NEW YORK — An off-duty U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer was shot in a Manhattan park after an apparent robbery gone wrong, New York City police…
Jeffrey Epstein presents elements of a classic conspiracy
These are salad days for the likes of Joseph Uscinski, who spends his time peering down rabbit holes and poking in the dark spaces where…
Forget the high road: Newsom takes the fight to Trump and his allies
SACRAMENTO — In a common insult the Trump administration uses against dissidents of federal policy, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller called a California judge…
Medicaid searches, 10,000 new agents and immigrant arrest numbers.
News about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and arrests seems to flow as if emanating from an unending tap.That makes it difficult, at times,…
Trump and foreign policy: Bold promises, unmet goals
WASHINGTON — When President Trump returned to the White House in January, he promised to deliver big foreign policy wins in record time.He said he would halt…
After six months under Trump, California and L.A. are battlegrounds. Who benefits?
Six months into President Trump’s second term, his predilection for picking on California has never been on fuller display, turning the state broadly and Los…
Federal cuts leave Los Angeles County health system in crisis
Los Angeles County’s health system, which is responsible for the care of the region’s poorest, is careening toward a financial crisis because of cuts from…
‘Obamagate.’ ‘Treason.’ Trump’s false claims about Obama
Donald Trump gained momentum for his political career by promoting the unfounded “birther” conspiracy theory about President Obama. Now, facing a pandemic, a shattered economy…
Joe Biden will visit the Vatican to discuss his fight to cure cancer
Vice President Joe Biden, who has traveled to some America’s leading medical centers in recent weeks as part of what he has called his moonshot…
Immigration arrest outside Oregon preschool rattles parents
BEAVERTON, Ore. — Parents at a preschool in a Portland suburb are reeling after immigration officers arrested a father in front of the school during morning drop-off…
New York agrees to settle lawsuit with ex-aide who accused Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment
The state of New York has agreed to pay $450,000 to settle a lawsuit from an ex-aide to former Gov. Andrew Cuomo who alleged he…
Front-Runner Ron Brown Raises Doubts for Democrats Choosing New Chairman
At a time when it is trying to figure out a way to attract a larger share of moderate whites in presidential elections, the national…
Ethanol Makes Strange Bedfellows in South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — President Bush and Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) are like two feuding dance partners: They are doing their best to step on…
California, other Democratic-led states roll back Medicaid access for people lacking legal status
SACRAMENTO — For nearly 20 years, Maria would call her sister — a nurse in Mexico — for advice on how to manage her asthma and control…
Journalists among at least 13 arrested during immigration-related protest in Cincinnati
Police in Cincinnati arrested at least 13 people, including two journalists, after demonstrators protesting the immigration detention of a former hospital chaplain blocked a two-lane…
It’s a bureaucratic whodunit: Who killed Measure J?
Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s Rebecca Ellis, with an assist from Julia Wick and Noah…
A plan to shoot 450K owls, to save a different owl, could be in jeopardy
An unusual alliance of Republican lawmakers and animal rights advocates, together with others, is creating storm clouds for a plan to protect one threatened owl…
Activist who ‘reclaimed’ state-owned home dies amid eviction protest
Benito Flores, who more than five years ago seized a state-owned home in El Sereno to protest against homelessness in Los Angeles, has died.A 70-year-old…
Column: Eliminating national holidays is a promising idea. Start with the racist ones
Believe it or not, France has had a form of social security since the 1600s, and its modern system began in earnest in 1910, when…
Early Data for Kerry Proved Misleading
WASHINGTON — Even as the presidential campaign ended with a triumph for President Bush on Wednesday, armchair strategists and capital insiders were still scratching their heads over…