California sues DOJ over demand that schools ban trans athletes
California sued the U.S. Justice Department on Monday over its demand last week that local school districts ban transgender youth from competing in sports, arguing…
Press group adds high-powered attorneys in fight against Paramount
With new legal muscle, the nonprofit Freedom of the Press Foundation is upping pressure on Paramount Global to abandon efforts to settle President Trump’s $20-billion…
Ex-Rams player Jake McQuaide disrupts church over porn scandal
It’s not easy for NFL long snappers to stand out, their exacting trade hinging exclusively on repeating the same action without fail or fanfare. Yet…
Ex-Homeland Security official fights back against Trump’s ‘unprecedented’ investigation order
WASHINGTON — A former Homeland Security official during President Trump’s first administration who authored an anonymous op-ed sharply critical of the president is calling on independent government…
Kristi Noem said an immigrant threatened to kill Trump. The story quickly fell apart
A claim by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that an immigrant threatened the life of President Trump has begun to unravel.Noem announced an arrest of…
Environmentalists’ suit challenges Trump order to allow commercial fishing in Pacific monument
HONOLULU — Environmentalists are challenging in court President Trump’s executive order that they say strips core protections from the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument and opens…
With PCH reopening this weekend, state and city tussle over Palisades security plans
A roughly 11-mile stretch of Pacific Coast Highway is set to reopen Friday ahead of Memorial Day weekend, reconnecting Malibu to the Westside after months…
A blood feud rocks O.C. law enforcement
It’s a bitter feud the likes of which are seldom seen in law enforcement circles — or at least those that boil over into public…
Jon Voight, Sylvester Stallone and entertainment groups lobby Trump for tax provisions
So-called Hollywood ambassadors Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone joined with a coalition of entertainment industry groups for a letter delivered this week to President Trump…
Danny Dyer continued rehab after letter from daughter Dani
Annabel RackhamCulture reporterBBCDanny Dyer said he was ready to leave rehab but stayed after receiving a letter from homeDanny Dyer has said receiving a letter…
Suspended LAFD union president disputes allegations of missing receipts: ‘I’ve been unjustly accused’
Freddy Escobar stood on the sidewalk outside his former workplace waving a green thumb drive and a stack of papers that he said would clear…
Mexico sues Google for labeling Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America
MEXICO CITY — Mexico has sued tech giant Google over its labeling of the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, a change made by President…
Tourist slams Spanish island in brutal ‘rip-off’ letter as Brits priced out
Riled by 'drastic' price increases on hotels and restaurants, a passionate British tourist has slammed Spain for making one of its most popular islands completely…
California Democrats, Republicans sound alarm over Head Start cuts
On Tuesday, a bipartisan group of legislators in Sacramento released a letter urging California’s congressional delegation to protect the embattled Head Start program and reject…
Top LAFD union officers suspended after audit flags $800,000 in credit card spending
The president and two other top officers of the Los Angeles Fire Department’s labor union were suspended from their posts Monday after an investigation by…
‘Miss Austen’ TV series review: A PBS Masterpiece ode to Jane
If I write, It is a truth universally acknowledged that to begin an essay with the words “It is a truth universally acknowledged” marks the…
Trump-appointed Californian shakes up civil rights unit at the Justice Department
California’s two U.S. senators have joined with Democratic colleagues to demand answers from the Trump loyalist and Californian now heading the Justice Department’s Civil Rights…
‘Sinners’: Ryan Coogler reacts to box-office success in letter
As Ryan Coogler basks in the critical and commercial triumphs of his latest film, “Sinners,” he turns a mirror back on the people who helped…
Harvard sues after White House freezes more than $2 billion in grants
BOSTON — Harvard University announced Monday that it was suing the Trump administration to halt a freeze on more than $2.2 billion in grants after the institution…
Trump administration freezes $2.2 billion to Harvard over activism
BOSTON — The federal government says it’s freezing more than $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University, since the institution said Monday…