Notorious kidnapper charged in new home invasions, attempted rapes
A notorious kidnapper whose 2015 crimes — and the subsequent flawed police investigation — were turned into a Netflix documentary has been charged in two…
In New Year message, U.N. Secretary-General Guterres urges countries to ‘dramatically slash’ emissions
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres delivers a speech during the 2nd Session of the G20 Leaders' Meeting: Reform of Global Governance Institutions at the Museum of…
Trinidad and Tobago announces state of emergency to combat gang violence | Gun Violence News
The Caribbean republic of Trinidad and Tobago has announced a state of emergency in response to a spike in gang violence over the weekend. The…
State issues new rule to help fix California’s troubled home insurance market
The state released another regulation Monday aimed at easing California’s home insurance crisis that will allow insurers to charge homeowners higher premiums to protect themselves…
Trump endorses Mike Johnson to return as US House speaker, despite backlash | Donald Trump News
United States President-elect Donald Trump has endorsed the continued leadership of Mike Johnson in the House of Representatives, in an apparent attempt to limit Republican…
Trump endorses Mike Johnson to stay on as House speaker
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump is endorsing House Speaker Mike Johnson as he prepares to fight to keep his role leading Republicans in…
South Korean investigators seek arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol
South Korean authorities have asked a court to authorize a warrant for the arrest of suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol on insurrection and abuse of…
Column: I got some things wrong in 2024. At least I hope I did
WASHINGTON — I spent much of 2024 warning readers that a second Trump presidency would do serious damage to American institutions, beginning with democracy and the…
Advocates say Newsom’s plan doesn’t do enough to protect immigrants from Trump
WASHINGTON — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has drafted a conceptual plan to help undocumented immigrants under threat of deportation after President-elect Donald Trump takes office. But…
In 2024, Latinos finally became Americans at the ballot box
Forty years ago this November, Cesar Chavez gave a speech at San Francisco’s Commonwealth Club that was as much of a promise as a warning.The…
Maps of support for L.A. County Dist. Atty. Hochman and Proposition 36 show shifts in opinion on criminal justice
California and Los Angeles County are getting tougher on crime.The stiffer penalties on some drug and theft crimes that voters recently approved with Proposition 36…
Trump says U.S. will not withdraw from NAFTA
Reporting from WASHINGTON — President Trump on Wednesday told the leaders of Mexico and Canada that he will not pull out of the North American Free…
Kerry’s Testimony – Los Angeles Times
It turns out that the attack on John Kerry’s war record was just Act 1. Now the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth (and, miraculously, all…
Video: Five things Jimmy Carter will be remembered for | Politics
NewsFeedJimmy Carter was a one-term US president but many of his achievements came after he left office. Here are five things he will be remembered…
Rep. Brown Quits House Intelligence Panel, Claims Abuses of Secrecy
WASHINGTON — Rep. George E. Brown Jr. (D-Colton), a vocal critic of some of the Reagan Administration’s key military and space initiatives, Wednesday quit the House…
Why Nepal’s Gurkha fighters want to join India’s army again | Military
Pokhara, Nepal – The rhythmic thumping sound of about 60 young men doing jumping jacks to warm up fills the chilly late November air at…
Biden family ties pose questions
WASHINGTON — When Joe Biden’s brother and son wanted to buy a hedge fund company two years ago, they turned for financing to a law firm…
Jimmy Carter dies; 39th president became human rights advocate
Jimmy Carter, a peanut farmer and little-known Georgia governor who became the 39th president of the United States, promising “honest and decent” government to Watergate-weary…
Column: Jimmy Carter’s accomplishments obscured by reelection defeat
In the lives of public figures a tale often takes hold and that narrative becomes their story.In the case of Jimmy Carter, it goes like…
South Korea authorities seek arrest of Yoon over martial law declaration | Politics News
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Joint investigation unit requests arrest warrant for suspended president over brief imposition of martial law.South Korean authorities have requested an arrest warrant…