3+ hour, 6+ min ago  (876+ words) It's urging state leaders to scrap plans for a 45-mile tunnel beneath the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and consider asking voters to approve a bond measure to fund local water solutions. The 34-page strategy was released as critical decisions loom…...

4+ week, 17+ hour ago  (1322+ words) The future of the National Science Foundation is in question after a slew of scientists who serve on the National Science Board, an independent body that promotes the progress of American science and provides advice to the U. S. president and Congress,…...

1+ day, 33+ min ago  (1031+ words) Sometimes it seems as though the only thing that stands between a functioning democracy and a full-on Trump autocracy is a thin, black-robed line. Although the Supreme Court, in general, and conservative appellate courts, in particular, have bowed and granted…...

1+ day, 33+ min ago  (1367+ words) Homicides in Los Angeles are down to levels not seen since the 1960s. Neighborhoods once awash in gang violence now sometimes go weeks, even months, without a shooting. And the follow-home robberies and street takeovers that captured the public's attention in…...

1+ day, 33+ min ago  (1217+ words) Los Angeles voters will cast ballots in eight City Council district elections next week, including for two open seats where incumbents are leaving because of term limits. The contests for the seats being vacated by Councilmembers Bob Blumenfield and Curren…...

1+ day, 33+ min ago  (1499+ words) In a state where Democrats hold a substantial advantage among registered voters and Trump lost in 2024 by more than 20 percentage points, MAGA-aligned Republicans are nonetheless competing on a message of ineptitude from longtime liberal leaders to address the state's most…...

1+ day, 33+ min ago  (1338+ words) WASHINGTON'In the 2024 election, hundreds of social media influencers were credentialed for the first time to attend the Democratic and Republican conventions. They have been invited to holiday parties in the Pennsylvania governor's mansion, to political rallies in Texas and to…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (878+ words) WASHINGTON'President Trump said Saturday that the United States and Iran have agreed on the basic terms of an agreement to end the two countries" nearly three-month-long war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. "An Agreement has been largely negotiated," Trump…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1382+ words) The Los Angeles city attorney is often described as the most powerful elected official almost no one's ever heard of. The office prosecutes most misdemeanor crimes, defends the city against costly lawsuits and serves as the public's chief lawyer at…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1109+ words) WASHINGTON'For much of President Trump's second term, Republican senators have largely stayed in line, wary of the consequences of defying a president with a history of targeting those who cross him. This week, that dynamic noticeably shifted. In response, the…...