Slain Cal Fire captain’s wife arrested in Mexico
The wife of slain Cal Fire Capt. Rebecca Marodi was arrested Saturday in Mexicali and transferred to U.S. marshals in San Diego, where she will be booked on suspicion of…
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South Korean family disappears on drive from Grand Canyon to Las Vegas
A South Korean family that was traveling across the Southwest and expected to depart from a California airport this week is missing, authorities say. Jiyeon Lee, 33, Taehee Kim, 59,…
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Mother killed her son over custody battle, O.C. district attorney says
For three days this week, an 11-year-old boy and his mother explored the Happiest Place on Earth. Saritha Ramaraju and her son took advantage of a multiday pass to the…
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ICE impersonators, other scammers are on the rise: How to avoid them
It was Monday and the lunch rush was in full swing at El Sancho Loco Taqueria in Newbury Park when a customer was spotted wearing a jacket with a label…
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Schiff dismisses Trump assertion that Biden pardons for Jan. 6 committee are ‘void’
Sen. Adam B. Schiff on Monday rebuffed as a baseless threat a weekend broadside from President Trump in which Trump alleged that Schiff and others could still face investigation for…
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Court blocks release of photos, video of bodies of Gene Hackman, Betsy Arakawa
A New Mexico court on Monday blocked the release of police bodycam video and other images that show the bodies of Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, after they…
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He got a 400-year prison sentence after being found guilty of sexually assaulting minors
A 29-year-old man has been sentenced to 400 years in prison after being found guilty of sexually assaulting underage girls while they slept over at his home. Brandon Xiong was…
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California Office for Civil Rights is closing under education cuts
When the Trump administration announced last week that about half the staff of the U.S. Department of Education were to be laid off, the slashing closed down the San Francisco…
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How to Disclose an Office Romance
Send questions about the office, money, careers and work-life balance to workfriend@nytimes.com. Include your name and location, or a request to remain anonymous. Letters may be edited. An Office Romance…
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Here’s what Californians want in their next governor
FAIRFIELD, Calif. — Michael Duncan was adjusting the screen on his front door when he paused recently to consider what he wants from California’s next governor. Duncan admittedly hadn’t given the matter…
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UN World Food Program closes southern Africa office amid US aid cuts – JURIST
The UN World Food Program (WFP) will close its southern Africa office following the Trump administration’s recent foreign aid cuts. The decision underscores the broader impact of the administration’s termination…
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Google’s Sergey Brin Asks Workers to Spend More Time In the Office
Since the 2022 launch of ChatGPT set off an artificial intelligence frenzy in Silicon Valley, Google has tried to reassert its role as an A.I. pioneer. On Wednesday, Sergey Brin,…
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Tens of Thousands Were Unable to Access Outlook, Teams, Office 365 After “Problematic Code Change”
Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella at Microsoft Inspire 2023. A widespread Microsoft outage on March 1 left tens of thousands of users unable to access key services, including Outlook, Teams,…
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Newsom orders state workers to return to the office 4 days a week
Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Monday directing state workers to return to the office four days per week, shifting California government away from a post-pandemic model that allows…
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Huntington Park residents lambaste leaders over corruption probe
Add Huntington Park to the list of southeast Los Angeles County cities rocked by political corruption allegations. At a special City Council meeting Friday night, three of the city’s four…
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How Zelensky’s Oval Office Meeting Turned into a Showdown With Trump
Just hours before President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine sat down with President Trump in the Oval Office on Friday, Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina dispensed some advice to the…
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Trump and Vance berate Zelensky in Oval Office blowup
WASHINGTON — An extraordinary diplomatic rupture unfolded in the Oval Office on Friday when President Trump and Vice President JD Vance publicly berated Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, as an ungrateful ally risking…
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Emil Bove, Justice Dept.’s No. 2, Targets NY Office Where He Rose as a Prosecutor
Emil Bove III, the acting deputy attorney general, stood stone-faced and alone at the prosecution table inside the federal courthouse in Manhattan last week to do a job his onetime…
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Ex-UCLA running back Tyler Ebell surrenders peace officer certification
The record-setting running back with the Mighty Mouse tattoo won’t be asked to save the day again as a police officer in California. Tyler Ebell still holds the single-season state…
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‘Surivor’ alum Brandon Hantz charged in federal indictment
“Survivor” alum Brandon K. Hantz is facing racketeering and arson charges after being named in a federal indictment connected to a violent, transnational motorcycle gang in southern Texas. The former…
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