Palmdale resident Victor Roche deposits his ballot in a drop box at Domenic Massari Park in Palmdale. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) On a recent Tuesday in Sacramento, Alexa Sosa Nunez put in her AirPods, stacked her printed script and took a deep breath before she dialed her first call on behalf … Read more
Proposition 21 would overhaul juvenile justice laws in California to send more youths into adult courts, jails and prisons. It would cost taxpayers about $5 billion over 10 years, according to the state legislative analyst, but there’s no evidence that it would enhance public safety. Voters should reject Proposition 21. The measure would require an … Read more
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris during Tuesday night’s debate. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press) Abortion quickly emerged as a flashpoint in the first presidential debate between former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, the Republican falsely arguing that Democrats support killing babies after birth and the Democrat saying Trump can’t be trusted because of … Read more
Pro-Palestinian student protesters at an encampment on the Columbia University campus in April 2024. (Stefan Jeremiah / Associated Press) Columbia University’s interim President Katrina Armstrong has resigned, returning to her post running the New York school’s medical center. Armstrong’s return to her former job as chief executive officer of the Irving Medical Center comes days … Read more
Democratic presidential nominee Bill Clinton struggled with continuing voice problems Wednesday as his campaign released medical reports indicating he is otherwise in good health. The letters issued by four of Clinton’s doctors, however, were less extensive than materials provided by other presidential campaigns in recent years, preventing outsiders from making a complete evaluation of Clinton’s … Read more
Victims in child abuse cases may testify without actually appearing in court and directly confronting those they accuse, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, upholding laws in at least 25 states–including California–designed to protect child witnesses from trauma. At the same time, in a second case, the high court threw out the conviction of an Idaho … Read more
Vice President JD Vance arrives at Pituffik Space Base in Greenland on Friday. (Jim Watson / Associated Press) The Danish foreign minister Saturday scolded the Trump administration for its “tone” in criticizing Denmark and Greenland, saying his country is already investing more into Arctic security and remains open to more cooperation with the U.S. Foreign … Read more
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, center, is flanked by FBI Director Kash Patel, left, and CIA Director John Ratcliffe during a Senate hearing on worldwide threats Tuesday. (J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press) The Trump administration’s use of a popular messaging app to discuss sensitive military plans — with a journalist on the text … Read more
Rose Bouziane Nader, a Lebanese immigrant and author who raised a family of civic activists — including her son, consumer advocate and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader — has died. She was 99. She died Friday at her Winsted, Conn., home “peacefully and in no pain” just 18 days before her 100th birthday, Ralph Nader … Read more
Republican Sen. Jesse Helms, icon of ultra-conservatives, defeated Democrat Harvey Gantt, the former mayor of Charlotte, winning a fourth term and snuffing out his challenger’s dream of becoming the nation’s only black senator. With 94% of the vote counted, Helms led 53% to 47%, a comfortable 130,000-vote margin. Shortly before midnight, a feisty Helms addressed … Read more
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