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Commentary: Huntington Beach MAGAs want to take their revolution to Sacramento
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1062+ words) Michael Gates is basing his run for California attorney general on his decade-long reign as Huntington Beach's top lawman. When we met at a Starbucks a block away from City Hall, he rattled off his hometown's bona fides: A drop…...
FBI probes missing or dead scientists, including four from the L. A. area
13+ hour, 19+ min ago (508+ words) WASHINGTON'Amid growing national security concerns, the FBI said Tuesday it has launched a broad investigation in the deaths or disappearances of at least 10 scientists and staff connected to highly sensitive research, including four from the Los Angeles area. "The FBI…...
Becerra sees momentum, money and movement in the polls in governor's race
18+ hour, 34+ min ago (776+ words) Xavier Becerra, a former cabinet secretary in President Biden's administration, appears to be surging in the curiously unsettled California governor's race. Until recently, the former U. S. Health and Human Services secretary had been mired in the single digits in polling to…...
Uproar over mama bear killing could help launch a state wildlife coexistence program
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (723+ words) SACRAMENTO'A month after a public uproar over a mama bear being euthanized after swiping at a resident in Monrovia, state lawmakers are considering mandating the use of nonlethal ways to help allow wildlife and humans to coexist. Sen. Catherine Blakespear…...
Black Altadena fire victims clash with Edison over compensation
2+ mon, 19+ hour ago (740+ words) Outside a hall where Southern California Edison was celebrating Black History Month on Friday, a group of Altadena residents stood on the sidewalk, waving signs and talking of the homes and family members they lost in last year's Eaton fire....
Trump's plan for rising energy costs: pump oil, make data centers pay
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (755+ words) Energy affordability was in the spotlight during President Trump's lengthy and at times rambling State of the Union address Tuesday evening as the president promised to bring down electricity prices in an effort to assuage voter concerns about rising costs....
Supreme Court weighs phone searches to find criminals amid complaints of 'digital dragnets"
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (1064+ words) WASHINGTON "A man carrying a gun and a cellphone entered a federal credit union in a small town in central Virginia in May 2019 and demanded cash. He left with $195, 000 in a bag and no clue to his identity. But his…...
A renewed threat to JPL as the Trump administration tries again to cut NASA
3+ day, 34+ min ago (1109+ words) WASHINGTON'NASA recaptured the world's attention with Artemis II, which took astronauts to the moon and back for the first time in half a century. But the agency's scientific projects could again be under threat as the Trump administration makes a…...
Ordered free, still locked up: Judges fume as Trump administration holds ICE detainees
3+ day, 34+ min ago (1267+ words) Judge Troy Nunley was fed up. Federal immigration officials had once again flouted his authority by leaving him to guess if they were keeping a man locked up in a California City detention center after Nunley ordered him released. When…...
Retired 100-year-old fighter pilot from Escondido receives Medal of Honor
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (562+ words) President Trump honored two storied military veterans during his State of the Union address, including 100-year-old veteran Royce Williams of Escondido, who survived what is believed to be the longest dogfight in military history. The former Navy fighter pilot, who…...