Supreme Court OKs Trump’s mass layoffs of federal employees
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court cleared the way Tuesday for the Trump administration to lay off tens of thousands of federal employees and downsize their agencies without…
Lawmakers question Kennedy on staffing cuts, funding freezes and policy changes at health department
WASHINGTON — Democrats and Republicans alike raised concerns on Wednesday about deep staffing cuts, funding freezes and far-reaching policy changes overseen by U.S. Health and Human Services…
To avert layoffs, L.A. council members seek cut in police hiring
Faced with a projected $1-billion shortfall, a key committee of the Los Angeles City Council moved forward Thursday with a plan to reduce the number…
U.S., Russian officials spar over U.S. embassy staffing in Moscow
U.S. and Russian officials met in Istanbul, Turkey, and discussed staffing matters at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow while continuing talks aimed at ending the…
RFK Jr. makes sweeping cuts in federal health staffing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced plans Thursday to slash the Department of Health and Human Services, cutting nearly a quarter of its workforce in a…
Aviation experts urge investments in air traffic control staffing, new technologies
A salvage crew recovers the wreckage of a U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-60 helicopter and American Airlines Flight 5342 in the Potomac River following a midair…
A slimmed-down LAPD seems here to stay. Will the city still be safe?
When Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass gave pay raises to the city’s rank-and-file police officers last year, she sold it as a sensible investment toward…
L.A. County gives probation chief emergency powers over workforce
L.A. County agreed to bestow new powers on its beleaguered probation chief, giving him temporary authority to redirect some of the county’s workforce as the…
Showdown looms after judge sets hearing to close L.A. juvenile hall
One day after the L.A. County probation department refused a state oversight body’s order to shut down a long troubled youth facility, an L.A. County…
Athletics plan ‘playoff-level’ security for final game in Oakland
Two games remain in the Oakland Athletics’ final series at the stadium they’ve called home for more than half a century, and already the mayhem…