Is Xavier Becerra’s next move running for governor? He’s not saying.

Is Xavier Becerra’s next move running for governor? He’s not saying.

WASHINGTON — He’s served in the California Legislature, in Congress and, most recently, in the Cabinet as President Biden’s secretary of Health and Human Services. And don’t forget his time as California’s…

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UC students sue education department over DOGE access to financial aid data

UC students sue education department over DOGE access to financial aid data

A University of California group representing undergraduates across nine campuses is suing the U.S. Department of Education, accusing it of illegally giving DOGE, the advisory group led by Elon Musk,…

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San Clement to ask border patrol to monitor cameras on beach 24/7

San Clement to ask border patrol to monitor cameras on beach 24/7

San Clemente leaders are working with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to add cameras along the city’s beach and pier with the aim of apprehending people trying to enter the…

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UC regent’s home vandalized in pro-Palestinian rally

UC regent’s home vandalized in pro-Palestinian rally

Pro-Palestinian protesters rallied outside the Brentwood home of UC Regent Jonathan “Jay” Sures on Wednesday morning, hanging banners on his hedges and leaving handprints smeared in red on his walls,…

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Apartment landlords try to sell fire victims on living downtown

Apartment landlords try to sell fire victims on living downtown

With thousands of houses and apartments lost to wildfires in an already tight housing market, landlords in downtown Los Angeles are trying to woo displaced fire victims to a more…

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Pardoned Jan 6 Militia Member Attacks Doughnuts In Capitol Complex

Pardoned Jan 6 Militia Member Attacks Doughnuts In Capitol Complex

What is it that they say about criminals returning to the scene of the crime? That would be Stewart Rhodes, the white supremacist Oath Keepers militia leader who led an…

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Trump immediately flexes presidential powers: 1,500 pardons and a raft of executive orders

Trump immediately flexes presidential powers: 1,500 pardons and a raft of executive orders

President Trump quickly flexed the sweeping powers of the presidency following his second inauguration at the Capitol on Monday, signing a slate of executive orders that would radically alter U.S….

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Religious institutions hit hard by L.A. fires look to rebuild. Here’s how you can help

Religious institutions hit hard by L.A. fires look to rebuild. Here’s how you can help

The text message lit up the Rev. Carri Patterson Grindon’s cellphone at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday. A congregant of Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church in Altadena, where Patterson Grindon serves as rector,…

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Far right and far out: Extremists have a long history in Southern California

Far right and far out: Extremists have a long history in Southern California

It’s a white supremacist group calling itself RAM — a swaggering, belligerent acronym for the Rise Again Movement that to all appearances is a cluster of melanin–obsessed men dedicated to…

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California Assembly member is looking for ways to revive downtowns

California Assembly member is looking for ways to revive downtowns

The sidewalks of the Fashion District in downtown Los Angeles were bustling. Silver-faced, tuxedoed mannequins tussled with crazy clowns and beaming Hello Kittys. Ball caps, Stetsons and sombreros, baby strollers,…

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Canada’s Justin Trudeau struggles to hold on to power amid Trump threats

Canada’s Justin Trudeau struggles to hold on to power amid Trump threats

When he came to power in 2015, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was hailed as a progressive icon, a charismatic leftist with movie star good looks who promised to reform…

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Newly expanded Irvine City Council deadlocks on first vote; special election for 7th member set

Newly expanded Irvine City Council deadlocks on first vote; special election for 7th member set

The newly expanded Irvine City Council deadlocked on its first vote, disagreeing on who among its members should become vice mayor. The stalemate followed a joyous swearing-in ceremony during which…

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Member of Rothschild family killed in L.A. house fire, neighbors say

Member of Rothschild family killed in L.A. house fire, neighbors say

A man found dead after his Laurel Canyon house was badly damaged in a fire Wednesday afternoon was a member of the prominent Rothschild banking family, neighbors said. The body…

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‘Enjoy the basement!’: New members of Congress move in

‘Enjoy the basement!’: New members of Congress move in

WASHINGTON —  Near the cafeteria of the Rayburn House Office Building, right next to the trash bins, is a drab room with rows of cubicles wistfully called the “Departing Member Center.”…

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Chuck Woolery, host of “Love Connection” and other game shows, dies at 83

Chuck Woolery, host of “Love Connection” and other game shows, dies at 83

Chuck Woolery, the “Love Connection” host and longtime fixture on television game shows, died Saturday at the age of 83. His death was announced on the platform X by Mark…

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Democrats rally behind first out transgender member of Congress

Democrats rally behind first out transgender member of Congress

At a Democratic caucus meeting Tuesday, Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) watched as colleagues approached and offered their support to Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-Del.), who will soon be sworn in as…

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Shooting wounds Mexican Mafia member, kills another man in L.A. County

Shooting wounds Mexican Mafia member, kills another man in L.A. County

A reputed member of the Mexican Mafia was wounded in a shooting Saturday that left a second man dead in Los Angeles County, authorities said. At 11 p.m., Los Angeles…

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L.A. City Council committee approves sweeping housing rezoning plan

L.A. City Council committee approves sweeping housing rezoning plan

A key Los Angeles City Council committee signed off on a sweeping rezoning plan Tuesday that would focus new market rate and affordable housing on commercial corridors and in existing…

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Unusual tattoo linked ‘Chesapeake Bandits’ member to heist, jury finds

Unusual tattoo linked ‘Chesapeake Bandits’ member to heist, jury finds

During a brazen Valentine’s Day heist of an armored truck in Hawthorne, the robber kept his face covered. But as he bent down to stuff bills from a haul of…

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Trump’s Cabinet picks will test Senate independence.

Trump’s Cabinet picks will test Senate independence.

WASHINGTON  —  Since he began taking over the Republican Party nearly a decade ago, President-elect Donald Trump has demanded increasing levels of loyalty from lawmakers who serve in Congress. With…

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