SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Advocacy groups took to the California Capitol Thursday to decry a last-minute effort to modify a state law that greatly expanded who could file childhood sexual assault claims against public agencies.

The pushback came as legislators are considering changes to the law under increasing pressure to stem what school ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Assistant U.S. Atty. Andrew Haden was found dead in an office inside the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Building in San Diego on Wednesday, shortly after being reported missing. There were no signs of foul play involved, authorities said.

Haden had worked for the U.S. attorney's office since 2010 and twice served as acting U.S. ...Read more

WASHINGTON — When Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent vowed to ramp up pressure on Iran by targeting its economic partners, he echoed former President George W. Bush’s warning to U.S. allies after the Sept. 11 attacks.

“You are either with us, or against us,” Bessent said in an interview with CNBC Thursday. “This is going to be the ...Read more

The U.S., Japan and South Korea held a three-way call to coordinate their response to North Korea’s barrage of short-range ballistic missiles, after Pyongyang dismissed President Donald Trump’s overtures to revive dialogue with leader Kim Jong Un.

North Korea launched about 10 ballistic missiles from Pyongyang Thursday that flew roughly 300...Read more

Robert Torres lost nine family members, including his granddaughter, in the devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela. Even as he grappled with his own grief, he became a volunteer rescuer, first helping search for survivors and later recovering bodies from the rubble.

Nearly two months later, he is still helping recover bodies in La Guaira...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — A recent state Supreme Court ruling could make it harder for cities and counties to offer multiple in-person early voting sites this fall.

The court ruled last week that Minneapolis must use party-balanced election judges at its early voting polling places, rejecting arguments from the city and Secretary of State’s office that...Read more

BOSTON — A new study shows that despite the push across most of New England to transition to green energy, the region’s energy grid is still dependent on fossil fuel-based generation.

The study, titled “New England’s Energy Transition: Colliding with Reality,” was authored by energy policy analyst Lisa Linowes and released by the ...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. — A high amount of rainfall and humid conditions have created ideal conditions for mosquitoes in Connecticut as state officials say the West Nile virus has now been detected in 22 cities and towns and is spreading.

According to Dr. Phil Armstrong, chief scientist with the state’s mosquito trapping and testing program at the ...Read more

The U.S., Japan and South Korea held a three-way call to discuss the barrage of short-range ballistic missiles launched by North Korea, coordinating their response after Pyongyang dismissed President Donald Trump’s overtures to revive dialogue.

North Korea launched about 10 ballistic missiles from Pyongyang on Thursday that flew roughly 300 ...Read more

The fate of President Donald Trump’s estimated US$400 million White House ballroom may hinge on the little-known and somewhat surprising rules as to when the federal government and its agencies can accept privately donated funds.

That’s because Trump’s is using the fact that he’s been accepting private donations to pay for at ...Read more

After an abnormally warm winter and a blistering March heat wave, California has seen a surge in mosquito activity that has driven West Nile virus activity to a five-year high.

As of last week, there had been 30 human cases of the virus and three fatalities across the state, according to the California Department of Public Health.

Then on ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s super PAC war chest grew to nearly $404 million after getting $3 million in donations and interest payments in July, but it spent nothing that month to boost the prospects of Republican candidates in the midterm elections.

MAGA Inc.’s total cash-on-hand — built on donations from billionaires ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — You’ve heard of gun buyback programs to get weapons off the streets?

Now there’s one for e-bikes.

The Orange County District Attorney’s office will host a buyback event in September where e-bikes, e-motorcycles, e-scooters and pocket bikes can be exchanged for gift cards worth up to $1,000, the office announced on ...Read more

North Korea mocked South Korea for being a U.S. “puppet” after President Donald Trump unilaterally curtailed the two countries’ joint military drills.

“Trump issued a sudden order to reduce the scale of the drill. This has placed Seoul in a poor plight of canceling ‘war games’ it liked very much,” leader Kim Jong Un’s sister ...Read more

Nancy Kissinger, who transformed from a foreign policy specialist into a force beside her diplomat husband, Henry, and helped cement their place among New York’s social elite, has died. She was 92.

She died at her home in South Kent, Connecticut, the New York Times reported, citing an announcement from her family.

In her travels with her ...Read more

A federal judge in the District of Columbia issued an order Wednesday blocking U.S. Health and Human Services from implementing sweeping changes to grants under the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program while a lawsuit proceeds, but dozens of existing grants that were canceled this summer will remain so for now, unless the administration chooses to ...Read more

A man caught on video terrorizing a woman in Philadelphia reportedly has known ties to the L.A. area, according to authorities.

On Aug. 12 around 5:30 a.m., a man in a disturbing white face mask chased a 40-year-old woman in the downtown area of Philadelphia across from City Hall, according to the city's Police Department.

He was later ...Read more

The Timber fire grew to 5,772 acres as of Thursday morning as crews continued to make progress on the blaze.

Containment grew to 27% with 1,638 personnel fighting the fire, Cal Fire said.

Several areas around the fire remained under evacuation orders or warnings as of the latest update, and the incident page still lists 503 structures as ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — After 158 years in operation, St. Augustine’s University will not offer any classes or educational programs this fall.

This spring, the HBCU in Raleigh gave up on a lengthy court battle for accreditation and filed for bankruptcy. Despite that, the school developed and planned to launch eight online, nondegree programs this ...Read more

DETROIT — Federal agents in Detroit recently took more than 17 kilograms of fentanyl — enough to kill 8.5 million people — off the street, authorities announced Thursday.

The effort was part of the Fentanyl Free America enforcement surge by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration's Detroit Field Division. The operation also netted 176...Read more