USC, pictured, and UCLA are among the top destinations for international students. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) The number of international students enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities reached an all-time high last school year, with India surpassing China as the top sender and California maintaining its spot as the top destination, according to … Read more
The NHRA championship finals were briefly halted Sunday after a single-engine plane crashed near the track at the In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip. (Marc Gewertz / AP) Two people were critically injured Sunday after a single-engine plane crashed near the track at the In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, where fans were gathered for the finals of a … Read more
President Biden, right, listens as Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in September. (Susan Walsh / Associated Press) President Biden has for the first time authorized the use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles by Ukraine to strike inside Russia, according to one U.S. official and three … Read more
Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard answers a question during a campaign event in September. (Ross D. Franklin / Associated Press) Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the U.S. intelligence services, in 2022 endorsed one of Russia’s main justifications for invading Ukraine: the existence of dozens of U.S.-funded biolabs working on some of the … Read more
Pete Hegseth walks to an elevator for a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in New York on Dec. 15, 2016. (Evan Vucci / Associated Press) Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault to head off the threat of a baseless lawsuit, … Read more
Donald Trump speaks last month at a rally in Coachella, during which he threatened to withhold federal firefighting aid to California unless Gov. Gavin Newsom carries out his demands on water policy. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Of the many ways Donald Trump’s return to the White House promises to upend federal policy, few … Read more
(Photo illustration by Jim Cooke / Los Angeles Times; photo via Getty Images) A progressive prison reform that was on the ballot in California and Nevada this month met drastically different outcomes after the votes were counted: In California, voters chose to keep the status quo, allowing “involuntary servitude” to remain legal in prisons. On … Read more
President Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday. (Evan Vucci / Associated Press) Biden administration officials are working against the clock doling out billions in grants and taking other steps to try to preserve at least some of the outgoing president’s legacy before President-elect Donald Trump … Read more
Activists demonstrate against fossil fuels at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Saturday. (Peter Dejong / Associated Press) Hundreds of activists formed a human chain outside one of the main plenary halls at the United Nations climate summit, which aims to curb warming from coal, oil and natural gas. The demonstration in … Read more
If confirmed as secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would have oversight of institutions including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the National Institutes of Health. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) With President-elect Donald Trump’s selection … Read more
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