After last week’s back-to-back earthquakes, a damaged home in Ridgecrest, Calif., was red-tagged and deemed unsafe this week by the Ridgecrest Police Department. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) Last week’s back-to-back earthquakes hit the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake with such violent force that they damaged the base’s elementary school and created the … Read more
WASHINGTON — During his first 18 months as governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney spent considerable time hammering out a sweeping climate change plan to reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions. As staff briefed him on possible measures and environmentalists pressed him to act, Romney frequently repeated a central thought, people at those meetings said: That … Read more
President Bush took another step Monday toward beefing up U.S. aid to the new non-Communist government in Poland by announcing that a special committee headed by three Cabinet members will visit Warsaw to determine how the United States can best provide agricultural and business management assistance to Poland. Under continuing pressure from Congress to increase … Read more
The campaign props have been drawn from Tom Bradley’s battered blue athletic bag at appearances across the state, from press conferences at high schools to press conferences at county courthouses–a hot plate, an empty glass coffeepot, an unopened box of baking soda, a small glass pipe and a baggie of white powder. Literally, they represent … Read more
Former President Trump speaks at a campaign event in Grand Rapids, Mich., last week. (Paul Sancya / Associated Press) Former President Trump released his 2024 stance on abortion Monday, saying he supports leaving it up to states to determine abortion access — in essence maintaining the status quo that has existed since the Supreme Court … Read more
Protesters outside Los Angeles City Hall in June hold images of George Floyd, who died when a white police officer in Minneapolis knelt on his neck. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) The killing of George Floyd sparked nationwide protests against police brutality and prompted many to take stock of the country’s long history of … Read more
Assemblyman Roger Hernandez (D–West Covina) is challenging fellow Democrat Grace Napolitano for her 32nd Congressional District seat. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press) Assemblyman Roger Hernandez (D-West Covina) cast himself as the hometown hero Saturday as he announced his bid to challenge Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-Norwalk) in the San Gabriel Valley’s 32nd Congressional District. Hernandez, a … Read more
A tearful, trembling Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham (R-Rancho Santa Fe) resigned Monday after pleading guilty to receiving $2.4 million in bribes from military contractors and evading more than $1 million in taxes. The money involved makes Cunningham’s the largest bribery case since several members of Congress were convicted of the crime in the early 1980s. … Read more
Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have an animated conversation after the Democratic debate in Des Moines on Tuesday. (Getty Images) With a pointed snub — a refusal to shake Bernie Sanders’ hand on the debate stage — Elizabeth Warren escalated a feud on the political left that threatens to harm both candidates and undermine their … Read more
President Trump speaks during a campaign appearance at Dubuque Regional Airport in Iowa. (Paul Sancya / Associated Press) With a growing economy at his back and little resistance from Republicans, President Trump has been free to impose tariffs on America’s trading partners with few political repercussions. Yet his protectionist approach — particularly his heavy-handed tactics … Read more
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