L.A. Times sues city over Mayor Bass’ deleted text messages
The Los Angeles Times filed a lawsuit Thursday against the city of L.A., accusing officials of unlawfully withholding and deleting the mayor’s text messages and…
LAFD actions in Palisades fire shrouded in secrecy as city refuses to release records
More than two and a half months after flames leveled much of Pacific Palisades, the Los Angeles Fire Department and Mayor Karen Bass’ office have…
L.A. Mayor Bass’ text messages provide window into early fire response
Inside the U.S. Embassy in Ghana, Mayor Karen Bass was attending a reception with local and foreign dignitaries as her phone began to ping. The…
What is the signal messaging app and is it secure?
Senior government officials mistakenly invited the editor in chief of the Atlantic to a group chat on the messaging app Signal, where the focus of…
Was Bass incommunicado while returning from Ghana? Or is her office withholding texts?
When flames erupted in Pacific Palisades on Jan. 7, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was more than 7,000 miles away, on a diplomatic mission to…
Brett Favre says he has Parkinson’s at congressional hearing on welfare fraud
Testifying Tuesday before the House Ways and Means Committee, Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre said in a prepared statement that he was recently diagnosed…
A secretive group aiding the far-right in House races could help Dems
DES MOINES — Joe Wiederien was an unlikely candidate to challenge a Republican congressman in one of the nation’s most competitive districts.A fervent supporter of former…
How would Robert F. Kennedy Jr. quitting affect the Harris-Trump race?
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to hold a news conference Friday in Phoenix to announce his exit from the presidential race, according to multiple media…
Tired of text spam from political fundraisers? Here’s what to do
“Hi, we chose you for our Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Candidate Assessment but you didn’t respond. It’s only 11 questions,” the text message said, followed…
2 ex-FBI officials settle with Justice Department over leaked texts
WASHINGTON — Two former FBI officials have settled lawsuits with the Justice Department, resolving claims that their privacy rights were violated when the department leaked to…
Businessman testifies he promised bribes for Sen. Menendez’s help
NEW YORK — A New Jersey businessman took his star turn on the witness stand in the bribery case against Sen. Robert Menendez, telling a jury…
Shohei Ohtani’s former translator Ippei Mizuhara surrenders in L.A.
Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani, surrendered to federal authorities Friday on charges that he stole more than $16 million from the Dodgers…
‘Rust’ movie armorer ‘s alleged drug use to be included at trial
A New Mexico judge ruled Wednesday that alleged drug use by “Rust” movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed during off-hours could be introduced as evidence during her…
Byron Allen’s latest takeover attempt: Paramount for $14 billion
Media mogul Byron Allen has extended yet another multibillion-dollar takeover offer — this time, a $14.3-billion bid to buy all of the outstanding shares of…