Three Montecito County fires near Big Sur have burned nearly 60,000 acres
Three fires across Mendocino County grew to a combined 59,214 acres by Saturday afternoon as firefighters worked to ... Read More
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Trump's convention promises face tough road even If GOP wins
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and top Republicans made several concrete policy promises during their Dallas midterm convention, but they all face massive headwinds in Congress even if the GOP retains control of ...Read more
California wants additional fines against Huntington Beach in housing element lawsuit
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Three months after Huntington Beach updated its housing element in response to mounting fines, the state is pushing for additional penalties based on regulators’ conclusion that the city’s plan is ...Read more
Waymo pulls over, calls police on juvenile riders who had 'ghost gun,' authorities say
LOS ANGELES — Two young people riding in an autonomous vehicle were arrested in San Francisco after authorities allegedly found them in possession of an illegal "ghost gun."
San Francisco Police Department did not ...Read more
Trump sees Canada deal 'fairly soon,' downplays leaving USMCA
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump expressed optimism about resolving a trade fight with Canada and downplayed the prospect of quitting a continental trade pact, in a potential sign of deescalating tensions between the ...Read more
Critics question decision not to criminally charge San Diego police officer who fatally shot teen
SAN DIEGO — Konoa Wilson was running for his life after gunshots rang out at the Santa Fe Depot train station early last year when he nearly collided with San Diego police Officer Daniel Gold.
Gold said he instantly ...Read more
Trespasser stopped on former Vice President Kamala Harris' Malibu property
LOS ANGELES — A trespasser tried to enter former Vice President Kamala Harris’ cliffside home in Malibu on Friday evening, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and a Harris spokesman.
Harris and ...Read more
Is robbing a bank a crime of violence? How a Brooklyn case could rewrite federal law
NEW YORK — Two stick-up men have pleaded guilty to bank robberies, but not to charges they used guns during their crimes — a legal maneuver their attorneys hope will help rewrite the law on whether a bank heist is ...Read more
Jaclyn Smith and her husband had long-distance marriage for almost 20 years
Jaclyn Smith and her husband, Brad Allen, spent almost two decades living in separate states before finally moving in together.
The couple met in Los Angeles in 1991 when he helped perform heart surgery on her father, ...Read more
Conan O'Brien: 'The Simpsons saved my life'
Conan O'Brien credits The Simpsons with "saving [his] life" after leaving Saturday Night Live while he was in a "bad place."
The 63-year-old star quit the NBC sketch comedy show in 1991 after three years as a writer ...Read more
Reacher star Alan Ritchson splits from wife Catherine after 20 years of marriage
Alan Ritchson and Catherine Ritchson have split after 20 years of marriage.
The high school sweethearts still have "love and respect" for each other, and their main focus now is co-parenting their sons, Calem, 13, Edan, ...Read more
Amodei, Altman, Musk call for slowing AI model development
Leaders of the world’s biggest artificial intelligence platforms said it’s time to slow the development pace of their most advanced — and most lucrative — models, citing escalating risks of the technology.
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A year after Silverio Villegas González's killing, neighbors say fear remains
CHICAGO — Exactly one year after Silverio Villegas González was shot and killed by an immigration enforcement agent during a traffic stop, his neighbors returned to the stretch of Grand Avenue in the western suburbs ...Read more
Judy Markey, half of radio's popular 'Kathy and Judy Show,' has died at 82
CHICAGO — To succeed in one realm is admirable, but to succeed in two is something of a miracle, and Judy Markey, best known perhaps as half of a dynamic and groundbreaking radio team known as the “Kathy and Judy Show,...Read more
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis offers asylum to Lindsay Clancy juror holdout
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is defending the lone juror who refused to vote to acquit Lindsay Clancy of murder in the killing of her three children.
The juror, who has not been identified, single-handedly prevented a ...Read more
Trespasser stopped at former Vice President Kamala Harris' Malibu home
LOS ANGELES — A trespasser tried to enter former Vice President Kamala Harris' cliffside home in Malibu on Friday evening, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and a Harris spokesman.
Harris and her ...Read more
Tax and fee hikes on the table next year, Maryland lawmakers say
BALTIMORE — Living in Maryland next year could cost more, as state lawmakers consider raising taxes to address projected budget shortfalls and giving local governments greater power to raise revenue themselves.
This ...Read more
UCLA chancellor rebukes law school event featuring attorney of alleged 9/11 'mastermind'
LOS ANGELES — In a rare rebuke of a campus event, UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk on Friday distanced the university from a law school symposium about the 9/11 terrorist attacks that has faced criticism for including a ...Read more
The Academy of Natural Sciences museum is closing, but all eyes are on its specimens -- all 19 million of them
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphians reacted with outrage when Drexel University and the Academy of Natural Sciences announced the closing of its museum on the Ben Franklin Parkway earlier this month.
But the museum is only a ...Read more
Trump says Iran-backed Houthis asked US not to target them
President Donald Trump said Iran-backed Houthis have asked the U.S. to abstain from targeting the militant group, as a worsening clash with Saudi Arabia inflames tensions in the Middle East.
“The Houthis called us, and...Read more
Viral photo gives Gaza family a bittersweet glimpse of their missing son
BEIRUT — It had been one year, eight months and 27 days since Atallah al-Drimly said goodbye to his son that Saturday morning in 2024, when Mahmoud insisted he could no longer stay away from the home he had fled and ...Read more
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