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Spain’s players looked like they were ready to explode as they waited for team captain Rodri to lift the World Cup trophy into the air following their 1-0 win over Argentina in Sunday’s final. FIFA president Gianni Infantino looked a bit anxious as he wanted the newly crowned champions to […] Read More
CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (ONTARIO, Calif.) — Last year, more than 7,000 pedestrians were killed when struck by cars (some 700 of those were children) and tens of thousands more were injured. MAGLITE® flashlights have been featured in kids’ entertainment over the years, most notably in the Nancy Drew books and, more […] Read More
BEIRUT — President Trump long railed against forever wars. For years, whether as president or candidate, he flayed electoral opponents and previous presidents with his signature barbs, calling their entanglements a “complete waste of time” (Afghanistan), “the worst single mistake ever made in the history of our country” (Iraq) and “stupid” […] Read More
LA CRUZ DE HUANACAXTLE, Mexico — Before dawn one morning in mid-February, two boats carrying eight fishermen set out from Mexico’s Pacific coast. They never returned. The drug traffickers who had hired the men to help them smuggle cocaine said the boats had been bombed by the U.S. military, which had […] Read More
When Victor Marx was 3 years old, he was forced into a voodoo ritual involving a beheaded cat. At age 7, he killed a man. Or so Marx says. But he was not just a precocious child. As an adult running a “high-risk” Christian ministry, Marx says he rescued 45,000 […] Read More
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice civil rights division was created in 1957 with an initial focus on combating racial inequality and protecting voting rights. But in the first two years of President Trump’s second term, its mission has been reimagined. Now, the division is focused on combating diversity initiatives, rolling […] Read More
Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested by federal authorities Saturday in Miami, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. The charges against the pair were not immediately announced. Brady McCarron, a spokesperson for the Marshals Service, told the Associated Press that the warrant was sealed. They were arrested on […] Read More
Hiring a hit man is not a crime of violence, even in cases where the killer fulfills his contract and his employer is convicted in the conspiracy, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week. In a unanimous decision, a three-judge panel vacated two felony convictions that stemmed from […] Read More
Tennessee propositioned Paramount Skydance, hoping to tempt it to become the next company to leave California. As California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta gathered a coalition of 12 state attorneys general to try to block Paramount’s $111-billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, Tennessee slid into Paramount’s DMs, suggesting it would be […] Read More
WASHINGTON — President Trump and his allies escalated attacks on U.S. elections on Friday, after the president’s prime-time effort to convince Americans that the nation’s voting systems are fundamentally flawed, and threatened to punish California and other Democratic states that refuse the administration’s demands for voter data. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin […] Read More
MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities were reporting no immediate damage after a strong earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of the southern state of Chiapas, resulting in shaking hundreds of miles away in Mexico City. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake — with a magnitude of 7.3 […] Read More
WASHINGTON — Democrats are making a growing effort to adopt a pragmatic focus as they campaign on affordability in the midterms, as some within the party push for moving away from ideological arguments. Across the country, Democratic candidates are trying to win over voters by talking about real-life scenarios, framing other platform […] Read More
WASHINGTON — President Trump used a rare prime-time address Thursday night to renew his attacks on the security of U.S. elections, telling Americans that the nation’s voting system is “so broken” that “no one can possibly defend it,” an unprecedented effort by a sitting president to undermine public confidence in domestic elections. […] Read More
CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF.) — FIT4MOM, the nation’s leading fitness and wellness community for moms, is celebrating its 25 year anniversary by expanding its programming to better support women through every stage of motherhood-from postpartum recovery to midlife wellness. The milestone marks the beginning of a journey that started […] Read More
CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (LOS ANGELES, Calif.) — Anima Initiative, a nonprofit dedicated to breaking down barriers for independent and underrepresented artists, today announced a two-night immersive concert experience presented with Los Angeles-based musician Dolce Wang. “Any Other Way” debuts July 25-26, 2026, at Venia Studio in Downtown Los Angeles, and is […] Read More
Twenty-six Meta employees sued the social media giant over allegations that the California company used artificial intelligence systems that targeted workers on medical or family leave for layoffs. The lawsuit, filed in a federal court in California this week, accuses Meta of using AI that includes performance rankings and other […] Read More
WASHINGTON — President Trump appeared poised to question the security of U.S. elections with a planned prime-time speech Thursday night, eliciting fears from Democrats and voting rights advocates that he is planning yet another play for federal control over voting in November’s midterms. The exact reason for the speech has not been […] Read More
WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will continue making arrests during vehicle stops after President Trump said on Wednesday that the agency “CANNOT give up one of I.C.E.’s most important an effective Crime Fighting tools.” Following two recent fatal shootings by immigration officers, Department of Homeland Security leaders on Tuesday had […] Read More
WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has temporarily ordered officers to avoid, in most cases, making vehicle stops in the wake of two deadly shootings. The tactical shift comes a day after an ICE officer shot and killed a Colombian man in Biddeford, Maine, and a week after an ICE officer […] Read More
Grocery Outlet is opening new locations across California, rebuilding its network in the Golden State after closing stores early this year. A new branch in Ontario Ranch is scheduled to open July 23, and more openings are planned for later this summer. The location will be operated by independent owners […] Read More
CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (SAN DIEGO, Calif.) — Pet Friendly Paw Life Pomeranian Finley has won the title of Best in California in the Pet Lovers Choice Awards and is now competing for Best in Nation. Vote for California dog Finley to win the national title, the voting round lasts from July […] Read More
WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday for Todd Blanche, President Trump’s pick for attorney general, will be a referendum on far more than his individual merits. Blanche, the acting attorney general, served as Trump’s defense attorney before taking office and has been closely linked to many of the most consequential — […] Read More
The federal government agreed to temporarily hold off on construction of a planned Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Northern California. The voluntary pause until Sept. 9 comes after the California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta and Santa Clara County officials sued the Trump administration last month to block the facility […] Read More
A proposal to make daylight saving time the year-round default nationwide is once again coming before Congress. And, as in the past in both California and nationally, proponents and opponents of the switch cite the potential effects (good or bad) on health, business and agriculture as reasons to support or […] Read More
MEXICO CITY — Many soccer aficionados in town for the World Cup took time out for a change-of-pace culture fix: a visit to an emblematic collection of 20th century Mexican art, featuring signature works of Frida Kahlo, the taboo-breaking painter turned global feminist icon. “Fabulous,” concluded Álvaro Muñoz, 41 a university professor […] Read More
A woman who wed more than a dozen men in Las Vegas — often while already married — in what authorities say was a scheme to pocket gambling money has agreed to plead guilty in a deal with prosecutors. Jiaying Chen, 33, admitted to one count of bigamy and one […] Read More
Sen. Lindsey Graham, the prominent Republican from South Carolina who served in the Senate for more than two decades, died after suffering an aortic dissection, his office said Sunday. Graham died unexpectedly Saturday night, his office announced, shortly after he had returned to Washington after a trip to Ukraine. In […] Read More
WASHINGTON — The sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, the veteran South Carolina Republican lawmaker, is scrambling the state’s U.S. Senate race as Republicans face a fast primary election to replace him on the ballot. Graham, 71, who died Saturday after what the D.C. medical examiner called an aorta rupture, was seeking […] Read More
As the fight for control of the U.S. Senate grows increasingly competitive, eyes are turning north to Alaska and a contest pitting, among its contestants, Dan Sullivan vs. Dan Sullivan — and, no, it’s not about a candidate living a double life or wrestling demons within himself. Confused? That may […] Read More
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative justices say they decide cases based on the words and original history of the Constitution — and not on their personal or political views. Following the lead set by the late Justice Antonin Scalia, they say they see history and “originalism” as a guiding principle […] Read More
The Trump administration finalized a rollback of the Endangered Species Act on Friday, paving the way for drilling, mining and other human development across protected wildlife habitats. The move redefines “harm” under the Endangered Species Act, the landmark conservation law that protects threatened and endangered plants and animals. For years, […] Read More
WASHINGTON — Shortly before President Trump ended a ceasefire with Iran this week, Israeli officials presented his team with intelligence indicating Tehran was hatching new plots to kill him. It was not the first such warning. U.S. law enforcement and intelligence agencies have tracked evidence for years of Iranian efforts to target […] Read More
WASHINGTON — The fatal shooting this week of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican immigrant and homebuilder who was driving his construction crew to a Houston job site, is at least the eighth such death amid the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign. The death of Salgado Araujo, a husband and father of […] Read More
Nobel Prize recipient Omar Yaghi is leaving his role at UC Berkeley to lead the development of a new artificial intelligence institute at Tsinghua University in Beijing, the Chinese university announced. Yaghi will head the AI Chemistry and Materials Research Institute at Tsinghua, where he was appointed an honorary professor […] Read More
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s improbable World Cup run ended Sunday with a loss to England, but it didn’t keep the team’s heart and tenacity from delivering one success: A notable increase in Mexican Americans venturing south to reconnect with their roots, language and culture, according to longtime observers and travel figures. The […] Read More
WASHINGTON — President Trump dismissed all remaining members of the bipartisan U.S. Elections Assistance Commission this week, his latest move to assert control over national elections in the final months before midterm voting. The White House defended the move as justified by a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision handing the president greater […] Read More
GAZA CITY — Yusef al-Zaharnah’s eyes were transfixed on the excavator’s bucket as its claws scooped into the rubble, hoping its fresh load would end nine grueling months of uncertainty and allow him to fully grieve. Once it disgorged its haul, Al-Zaharnah, a burly, weary-looking 56-year-old, climbed over the detritus and […] Read More
California cardrooms welcomed a court decision to let them continue to allow visitors to bet on blackjack, one of their most lucrative games. A San Francisco Superior Court judge struck down regulations that would ban cardrooms from offering blackjack in California. Authorities wanted to close what some consider a legal […] Read More
WASHINGTON — A tentative armistice between the United States and Iran reached less than a month ago appeared all but dead Wednesday after the two sides traded fresh military strikes, and as President Trump threatened further attacks on the Islamic Republic. The escalation marked a dramatic turn after the Trump administration spent […] Read More
The University of California Board of Regents is being asked to consider whether to bring back the SAT and ACT for admissions, a debate so hot even New York is weighing in on this Golden State dilemma. Despite dire warnings from our right-coast friends and thousands (yes, thousands) of professors […] Read More
In 2023, California regulators levied more than $100,000 in fines against the private operator of a federal immigration facility, kicking off a three-year battle over whether detainees who do work at the facilities should be considered employees. The question went beyond semantics: If considered employees, the detainees would be subject […] Read More
WASHINGTON — The campaign of U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner was buckling in Maine on Tuesday after he was accused of rape, injecting uncertainty into a contest that is central to determining which party wins Senate control in November’s midterms. The situation set off swift debate about how state Democrats would choose […] Read More
CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (NAPA, Calif.) — Domaine Carneros has long delighted guests with inventive food and wine experiences that reflect the winery’s commitment to culinary craft and local ingredient sourcing. The newest addition to that tradition is the Sparkling Elixir Sampler, a daily tasting flight that pairs four all-natural, handcrafted botanical […] Read More
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security bought two of the largest immigrant detention facilities in California for $1.5 billion, according to the private prison company that sold them. The purchase comes as the department — flush with cash after President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act infused the agency with $170 […] Read More
CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (LA VERNE, Calif.) — 3rd3rd Marketing, the “Un-Senior Living Agency” that challenges ageism in marketing, and Hillcrest Senior Living, announced the launch of “A Good Life Anywhere,” a new eBook designed to empower older adults and their families to make informed decisions about care, community, and quality of […] Read More
Federal, local and international authorities have arrested 24 alleged members of transnational organized crime groups, including several who are believed to be tied to the 2023 assassination of a Sikh activist outside a Canadian temple. As part of “Operation Hard Ball,” authorities have made arrests in the United States, Canada […] Read More
SEATTLE — Is everybody happy now? You good, Mr. President? Put our boys in a blender, President Trump did, with those phone calls to FIFA President Gianni Infantino. Messed with their mojo by politicking to get American striker Folarin Balogun’s red card rescinded. We’ll have to check VAR, but it might be […] Read More
When Jennifer Siebel Newsom rejected the term “first lady” and decided to go by “first partner,’’ she became the first wife of a California governor to signal she wanted to break down traditional gender stereotypes. No U.S. president’s wife had formally adopted such a title. But many women who have […] Read More
WASHINGTON — The leaders of Europe are bracing for another turbulent summit with President Trump this week as NATO members gather for their annual meeting in the Turkish capital. European diplomats view Trump’s decision to attend as a positive sign of his continued commitment to the alliance. But the president’s grievances with […] Read More
Why so many Latin Americans are rooting against Argentina in the World Cup
MEXICO CITY — Argentina may be the last Latin American team standing in the World Cup, but don’t expect many fans in Mexico to be cheering for La Albiceleste — the lads sporting the classic white and blue stripes. “There’s no way I want the Argentines to win,” said Roberto García, 55, […] Read More