News
U. S. talks with Iran are still on despite tests of ceasefire
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (1313+ words) WASHINGTON'Pivotal negotiations in Pakistan this weekend between the United States and Iran could hinge on developments in Lebanon, where ongoing Israeli strikes Thursday risked derailing a wider regional ceasefire. Tensions only deepened amid reports of limited Iranian drone attacks across…...
Melania Trump delivers statement at White House denying ties to Epstein and knowledge of his crimes
9+ hour, 10+ min ago (325+ words) WASHINGTON'First lady Melania Trump is denying ties to Jeffrey Epstein and knowledge of his crimes, saying Thursday that the "stories are completely false" and calling online accusations that she was somehow involved "smears about me." "The lies linking me with…...
Google News
18+ hour, 12+ min ago (12+ words) Column: We're stuck with an unchecked mad king until January'Los Angeles Times...
Fire survivors call for audits of Edison's wildfire prevention spending
12+ hour, 9+ min ago (761+ words) Survivors of the devastating Eaton fire called on state lawmakers on Wednesday to pass a bill requiring audits of spending by Southern California Edison and the state's two other big for-profit electric companies on wildfire prevention. The survivors pointed to…...
Commentary: Huntington Beach MAGAs want to take their revolution to Sacramento
18+ hour, 13+ min ago (1090+ 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…...
'Revolution' or 'chaos': The massive stakes if a Republican becomes California governor
11+ hour, 51+ min ago (1391+ words) If conservative commentator Steve Hilton is elected California's next governor, as President Trump wants, it would mark a "political revolution" for the liberal state, the candidate said. The state's Democrat-controlled Legislature, "after all their years of lecturing us about democracy,…...
Iran ceasefire deal frays as attacks continue; Trump's peace terms remain unclear
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (873+ words) WASHINGTON'A day after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, the tentative truce showed early signs of strain amid continuing attacks across the region and reports that Iran moved to restrict traffic through the Strait of Hormuz....
Commentary: In Texas and beyond, a political impulse: If you don't like it, leave
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (1106+ words) When the speaker of the Texas House recently outlined his priorities for the next legislative session, he mentioned tax relief, the development of data centers and a notion that sent many eyebrows skyward. Dustin Burrows, a Republican from Lubbock, directed…...
Federal judge could halt Nexstar-Tegna TV station merger
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (1041+ words) SACRAMENTO'A federal judge appears willing to block a $6. 2-billion merger of two large TV station groups as he evaluates whether Nexstar Media Group's takeover of a rival violates U. S. antitrust laws. At the conclusion of a two-hour hearing in Sacramento on…...
At L. A. 'shadow hearing' on elections, House Democrats join experts to defend voting systems
2+ day, 25+ min ago (1055+ words) House Democrats and a panel of elections experts expressed unwavering confidence in state voting systems and dismissed Trump administration claims of widespread fraud and other vulnerabilities during a special "shadow hearing" in Los Angeles on Tuesday. They accused President Trump…...