Newsom scraps trip to D.C. as wildfires burn across Los Angeles County
Gov. Gavin Newsom canceled his trip to Washington D.C. this week for President Jimmy Carter’s funeral after deadly fires broke out across Los Angeles County.…
Palisades Fire, windstorm force mass evacuations as Los Angeles declares state of emergency
1 of 5 | Multiple homes burn Tuesday in Pacific Palisades, California. According to the National Weather Service, large portions of the Los Angeles area…
Next year, Honda’s Rose Parade float should be electric
Shivering in the early-morning air as the Rose Parade rolled down Pasadena’s Colorado Boulevard on New Year’s Day, I was thrilled to see that the…
Opinion: What antiabortion activists want next
The state of Texas filed a major lawsuit on Dec. 12 against a New York doctor who mailed abortion pills to a Collin County, Texas,…
Despite revenue increase, Newsom plans to pull from California’s rainy day reserves
Gov. Gavin Newsom touted higher than expected tax revenues and a “modest surplus” in an unconventional preview of his $322.2 billion spending proposal for the…
California exodus talk was overblown and is thankfully disproved
California is growing again, news that comes as a relief, vindication or vexation, depending on where you stand in regard to the Golden State. Or,…
Jimmy Carter’s state funeral starts Saturday. Here is what to know
ATLANTA — Six days of funeral observances for former President Jimmy Carter began Saturday in Georgia, where he died on Dec. 29 at the age of…
Jimmy Carter’s casket on way to Atlanta as 39th president’s state funeral begins
PLAINS, Ga. — Jimmy Carter‘s long public goodbye began Saturday, with the 39th U.S. president’s flag-draped casket rolling through his tiny hometown and past his boyhood…
How Congress will certify Trump’s electoral college victory on Jan. 6
WASHINGTON — The congressional joint session to count electoral votes on Monday is expected to be much less eventful than the certification four years ago that…
Meet the 9 new House members from California
WASHINGTON — Friday was the first day of work for California’s nine new House members, and their first order of business involved typical congressional chaos, as…
The 119th Congress: How closely does your state’s delegation match its constituency?
When the new Congress convenes Friday, there will be fewer people of color in the delegation than in recent years.The 119th Congress will have 136…
Transgender trailblazer Sarah McBride heads to her debut in Congress
DOVER, Del. — It was her last day in session as a Delaware state senator, and Sarah McBride sat in her tiny office at the state…
12 road trips to California's weird and wonderful festivals, one for every month of the year
Honk if you love road trips. Here are a dozen to check out this year, including the Cotati Accordion Festival, the Riverside County Fair and…
The Sports Report: Ohio State gets its revenge in the Rose Bowl
Howdy, I’m your host, Austin Knoblauch, filling in for Houston Mitchell. Let’s get right to the news.From Andrés Soto: This time, Ohio State left no…
Ohio State upends College Football Playoff in stunning Rose Bowl win
This time, Ohio State left no doubt.The No. 8 seed Buckeyes, with their one-point October loss to No. 1 seed Oregon still on their minds,…
Dan Lanning takes blame for Oregon’s Rose Bowl loss to Ohio State
Jan. 1, 2025 8:23 PM PT In an instant, Oregon’s dream of a perfect season vanished. Throughout the lead up to the Rose Bowl, Oregon…
California state senators passed a single-payer healthcare bill, but it’s going nowhere fast
Reporting from Sacramento — Don’t delude yourself that legislation to create a California universal healthcare system passed the state Senate last week. All that passed was…
Texas avoids upset, beats Arizona State in Peach Bowl thriller
ATLANTA — Texas avoided the first big upset of the College Football Playoff, hitting a fourth-and-long touchdown pass to keep the game going and beating Cam…
New Rulers of Syria and the Challenges of Building a State
What happened in Syria cannot be summarized as the fall of the ruling regime and the rise of another, due to Syria’s importance in the…
Ohio State vs. Oregon: 3 things to watch in the Rose Bowl
This year’s Rose Bowl managed to be a bridge of sorts between the past and future of college football. It’s a classic matchup of two…