Trial of reputed Mexican cartel leader’s son offers cautionary tale for ‘narco juniors’

A wanted poster for Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, alleged leader of the Jalisco New Generation cartel, is displayed with evidence at a news conference at a federal office in San Diego. His son, known as “El Menchito,” is on trial in Washington, D.C. (K.C. Alfred/San Diego Union-Tribune) The reputed Mexican drug lord known as … Read more

Billionaire hedge funder John Paulson says he’ll yank his money from market if Kamala Harris wins election

Billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson has threatened to remove his money from the US markets if Vice President Kamala Harris defeats former President Donald Trump in November’s presidential election. The Paulson & Co. founder — also a Trump megadonor — made the shocking revelation during his appearance on Fox Business’ “The Claman Countdown,” on … Read more

Scientists suggest Earth was once a ringed planet like Saturn

The ring, if it existed, may have cooled the Earth, causing a deep freeze and altering the future of life on this planet, including us An artist’s impression of Earth’s ring system as it might have appeared hundreds of millions of years ago.Photo by Oliver Hull Now researchers at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, have … Read more

These 25 hiking trails were burned in the Bridge fire

Mount Baldy firefighters survey the damage to cabins from the Bridge fire along Bear Canyon Road. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) As the Bridge fire spread from the East Fork of the San Gabriel River to the beloved mountain communities of Mount Baldy and Wrightwood last week, questions arose about what would be left … Read more

Saying good-bye to Clarkson, Hammond, and May after 22 years

The final episode of “The Grand Tour” has been broadcast, and the three men who piloted one of the world’s most popular motoring TV shows in the form of the BBC’s “Top Gear” shall be a trio no more Clarkson, Hammond, and May on the final episode of ‘The Grand Tour’Photo by Amazon Prime Video … Read more

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Drug-resistant germs will kill millions more people in coming decades, researchers warn

Unless officials take action to develop new medications, drug-resistant infections could kill nearly 2 million people a year in 2050. Here, a lab worker holds a petri dish containing cultures of an antibiotic-resistant germ. (Kirsty Wigglesworth / Associated Press) Since the dawn of the antibiotic age, opportunistic pathogens have evolved defenses faster than humans can … Read more

Letters to the Editor: Pope Francis gets no support for his ‘lesser evil’ take on Harris and Trump

Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on June 5. (Andrew Medichini / Associated Press) To the editor: In criticizing former President Trump’s stance on immigration, Pope Francis (and those advising him) made the same mistake that too many others make. (“Pope slams Harris and Trump as … Read more

Letters to the Editor: Gun violence threatens Trump too. Will our politicians finally act?

Police drive into former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate Monday, a day after an apparent assassination attempt. (Rebecca Blackwell / Associated Press) To the editor: Eric Trump has been quoted as saying, “How many more rifles are going to get within assassination distance of my father?” (“A second assassination attempt against former President Trump raises new … Read more

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