LOS ANGELES — You've heard of gun buyback programs across the country, but in Orange County, they've taken it one step further to get another item that authorities say can be a deadly weapon off the streets — the e-bike.

In September, the Orange County district attorney's office will host an e-bike buyback program, offering anywhere from $...Read more

WASHINGTON— A federal judge temporarily blocked the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing key parts of its new restrictions on mail-in ballots, delivering the latest setback to President Donald Trump as Republicans defend their slim majority in Congress in the November midterm elections.

The order on Thursday from U.S. District Judge Indira ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Shelley Fabares' cause of death has been revealed.

Fabares was known best for her television roles , including Christine Armstrong on the '90s sitcom "Coach," Francine Webster on the 1970s sitcom "One Day at a Time" and Mary Stone on "The Donna Reed Show," as well as her Billboard Hot 100 song "Johnny Angel" and appearances ...Read more

Almost 20 days after the Timber fire broke out in Big Sur, threatening hundreds of residents and structures as well as beloved local businesses, the fire is continuing to grow at a rapid pace, officials said.

On Thursday, the Timber fire grew about 4,000 acres over the course of the day, said Cal Fire Battalion Chief Josh Silveira. It surged ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration is pushing Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum to do more to stop undocumented migrants from crossing the U.S. border after apprehensions reached the highest level of his second term.

Secretary of State and National Security Adviser Marco Rubio delivered the message during a private ...Read more

The Assembly unanimously passed a bill Wednesday to ban marriage under the age of 18, pushing the legislation to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk.

If Newsom signs Assembly Bill 1267, California will join 17 U.S. states that impose outright bans on child marriage. Currently, California is one of three states that has no minimum age requirement to get ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The city of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $5.8 million to the family of a man who was holding a plastic fork and experiencing a mental health crisis when he was fatally shot by a rookie Los Angeles Police Department officer, attorneys for the family said.

The settlement announced Thursday brings to a close a two-year legal ...Read more

WINDSOR, Ontario — Canadians are a polite people, a friendly people — but they’ve just about had a belly full of the guy across the border.

An executive order by President Donald Trump changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America has them disliking the American leader more than they thought possible.

“You don’t think he can do ...Read more

MIAMI — Facing long odds heading into election season, Florida Democrats on Thursday seized on a bombshell grand jury report that found the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis misused taxpayer dollars for political purposes.

During a flurry of hastily scheduled news conferences, top Democratic office-seekers hailed the report as proof of GOP...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Mike Caruso, who was jailed on five felony counts related to sex abuse charges involving a young child, will appear on the November ballot as the Republican candidate for Palm Beach County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller.

Caruso was appointed to the job on Aug. 18, 2025, by Gov. Ron DeSantis, and suspended by ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Democrats on Thursday announced a deal that would change how child sexual abuse claims are handled in the state, attempting to address a thorny issue that has divided advocates and public agencies.

The agreement between Assembly and Senate leaders is in response to concerns with a 2019 law state law that ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The US Federal Aviation Administration is taking steps to fire two air traffic controllers determined to have left their shifts early before an Air Canada Express plane collided with a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport in March, according to people familiar with the matter.

The move is in keeping with a broader push by...Read more

A major produce lobby group asked U.S. health officials to change how they communicate about a parasite outbreak that’s sickened thousands, citing battered consumer confidence and sagging sales of fruit and vegetables.

The International Fresh Produce Association asked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug ...Read more

A flash flood in a Nepalese valley near the Chinese border unleashed waves of devastation that inundated villages and swept away buildings, killing at least 389 and leaving more than 1,200 still missing, including hundreds of foreign tourists.

Visitors from countries including India, Malaysia, Australia, the U.K. and U.S. are unaccounted for ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — The nonprofit organization behind a ballot initiative that will let Idaho voters decide this fall whether to restore access to abortion has sued Republican state officials over what it says is “confusing, biased” language set to appear on ballots.

Idahoans United for Women and Families, which formed in the wake of the U.S. ...Read more

SEATTLE — The Little Giant fire that has burned for more than a month and charred more than 240 square miles in Central Washington is the second-highest firefighting priority in the U.S., officials said.

Chelan County’s lightning-caused Little Giant fire, which started July 15 in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest about 30 miles ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Senate passed a “bill of rights” Wednesday codifying protection for immigrants in private civil detention facilities. It now goes to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk.

Senate Bill 942, termed the “Civil Detainees Bill of Rights Act,” would protect the rights of those in private civil immigration detention ...Read more

Venezuela is closely examining plans to leave OPEC, according to people familiar with the matter, delivering a fresh blow to the oil cartel it helped create more than six decades ago.

The idea of an exit has been a topic in conversations with U.S. officials, and no final decision has been made, said some of the people, asking not to be ...Read more

Trump administration told a federal judge it will challenge the dismissal of its lawsuit against Harvard University alleging that the school violated civil rights laws by failing to protect Jewish and Israeli students after the October 2023 attack by Hamas on Israel.

Justice Department lawyers notified U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns in ...Read more