Kamala Harris: Montreal embraces its onetime daughter
WESTMOUNT, Canada — Even in spring its grounds are encased in snow. When classes are in session, its students wear uniforms to school. They pour out…
Harris hasn’t sealed the deal. Focus groups with young voters show why
WASHINGTON — Asked whether she plans to vote this year, the young woman from northern Michigan sighed slightly before explaining her hesitance.“If I do choose a…
Looming restrictions on THC drinks and gummies alarm hemp industry
Earlier this month, Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed new emergency restrictions on California’s hemp industry, citing an urgent need to protect children. His concern: a class…
L.A. City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson is the new council president
During his years as a community organizer in South L.A., Los Angeles City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson saw the devastation wrought by the crack cocaine epidemic…
Court affirms 98,000 Arizona voters’ eligibility for full ballot
PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday that nearly 98,000 people whose citizenship documents hadn’t been confirmed can vote in state and local races.The court’s…
Newsom to sign California bill to limit ‘addictive’ social media feeds for kids
California will take a major step in its fight to protect children from the ills of social media with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature on a…
House votes to boost Trump security in scramble to protect candidates
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are scrambling to ensure that the U.S. Secret Service has enough money and resources to keep the nation’s presidential candidates safe amid repeated…
Harris spotlights woman’s death to blast abortion bans and Trump
ATLANTA — Kamala Harris blasted Donald Trump as a threat to women’s freedoms and their very lives, warning in a speech in the battleground state of…
Secret Service report details communication failures before July assassination attempt on Trump
WASHINGTON — Communication breakdowns with local law enforcement hampered the Secret Service’s performance during a July campaign rally where former President Trump was shot and wounded,…
Trump vows to be Jewish Americans’ ‘best friend’ as ally is accused of antisemitism
WASHINGTON — Former President Trump decried antisemitism hours after an explosive CNN report detailed how one of his allies running for North Carolina governor made a…
No, one 19-year-old Trump supporter probably isn’t distorting the polling averages all by himself
Reporting from Washington — In a typical year, talking about how the weighting of a poll sample works would be a good way to put…
A battle roils over who can access beaches along the bucolic Russian River
FORESTVILLE, Calif. — Don McEnhill paddled down the Russian River under late-summer skies, smiling at a heron, admiring a lazily moving river turtle, and generally exuding…
Harris looks for boost from Oprah as part of digital-first media strategy
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — Vice President Kamala Harris looked for a boost with persuadable and less-motivated voters as she participated in a livestream this week with…
Georgia State Election Board OKs rule requiring ballot hand count
ATLANTA — Georgia’s State Election Board on Friday voted to approve a new rule that requires poll workers to count the number of paper ballots by…
Opinion: What does environmental justice look like? 20 years of struggle
Just up the road from Oakland and Berkeley, the city of Richmond is a minority and low-income community of 115,500 people — mainly Latino, Black…
Israel strikes Beirut suburb as conflict with Hezbollah intensifies
BEIRUT — With the danger of a wider Middle East war looming, Israel on Friday bombarded part of the Lebanese capital, killing at least eight people…
Supreme Court turns down appeal to put Green Party on Nevada presidential ballot
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday turned down an appeal from the Nevada Green Party, keeping the progressive party off the state’s November presidential…
California emissions drop 2.4% due to electric vehicles and cleaner fuels
California greenhouse gas emissions dropped about 2.4% in 2022 — an encouraging sign that the state’s carbon footprint is decreasing once again, even as the…
Right-wing network Newsmax’s future is on the line at Smartmatic trial
The 2024 presidential election is approaching, but the legal battle over how the 2020 race was covered by right-wing channel Newsmax isn’t going away quietly.On…
California’s local news deal with Google is mired in uncertainty
Early this summer, California seemed poised to play a leading role in shaping a new frontier of tech regulation as lawmakers considered bills to force…