Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday signed legislation that allows workers and volunteers at organizations that aid immigrants to shield their home addresses from public records, and makes it illegal to post their personal information online with the intent to incite violence against them.

Assembly Bill 2624, by Assemblymember Mia Bonta, a Democrat, ...Read more

Reform UK is struggling to professionalize its insurgency against the British political establishment, with infighting over its direction spilling into the open just as Nigel Farage’s party seeks to convince voters it’s an enduring electoral force.

The right-wing outfit has appointed a slew of issue-specific spokespeople since the start of ...Read more

India‘s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will visit Russia and co-chair the 27th India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission meeting on trade, science, technology, and culture.

During the two-day visit beginning Sunday, Jaishankar will also meet his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, to discuss regional and global issues, the Indian ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A Santa Monica police officer shot and killed an armed person Saturday afternoon in Palisades Park, city officials said.

Police said the shooting took place after officers arrived at the 1400 block of Ocean Avenue to respond to a reported domestic violence incident.

"While officers were interviewing witnesses, an unrelated ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — For 6,895 days, Guy Miles sat behind bars for a crime he didn't commit.

He lost years of freedom, along with the opportunity to watch his son grow up.

But now, authorities have officially exonerated him — acknowledging his innocence in the 1998 Fullerton heist that robbed him of nearly two decades of his life.

"I always knew...Read more

BALTIMORE — Baltimore City Public Schools open Monday, welcoming back tens of thousands of students under the leadership of new CEO Jermaine Dawson.

Dawson took the reins from CEO Sonja Brookins Santelises, who ran the district for a decade. Although Santelises presided over years of test score growth, Baltimore continued to trail state test ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Saturday increased the odds a tropical wave headed for the Atlantic could develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm. It was one of three systems being watched for development.

As of the NHC’s 8 p.m. advisory, the forecast expects the tropical wave to move into the eastern ...Read more

FORT WORTH, Texas — U.S. Rep. Kay Granger’s legacy as a leader in North Texas and Washington was honored at a Saturday funeral service.

The pews of First United Methodist Church of Fort Worth were filled with family, friends and former colleagues as Rev. Danny Tenney delivered a homily outlining the congresswoman’s life’s work — her ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A visually stunning stretch of Highway 1 in Big Sur has reopened to travelers after a 12-day closure, even as firefighters continue to battle the persistent Timber fire.

"Highway 1 has been fully reopened," even as public safety workers continue to make road improvements, Cal Fire said Saturday afternoon.

The fire started Aug. ...Read more

Trade talks between the U.S. and Canada collapsed Friday in part amid a last-minute standoff over cutting U.S. tariffs on Canadian medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, people familiar with the matter said.

Both countries had the outline of a deal, which would have lowered U.S. sectoral tariffs on autos, steel, aluminum and lumber, and were locked ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Saturday increased the odds a tropical wave headed for the Atlantic could develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm. It was one of three systems being watched for development.

As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. advisory, the forecast expects the tropical wave to move into the eastern ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles jury awarded $28 million to a motorcyclist whose leg was crushed by a city fire truck, the latest eye-popping sum carved out of city coffers for alleged reckless driving by a city employee.

Robert Danbom was heading northbound on Vermont Avenue in East Hollywood on Sept. 2, 2021, when a city fire truck traveling ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Far-right agitator Jake Lang was arrested Saturday after the vehicle he was in drove onto a sidewalk in front of Minneapolis City Hall and toward a crowd of people.

Minneapolis police intervened and arrested all occupants following the incident at about 11:50 a.m., according to a news release. Police say everyone in the two ...Read more

President Donald Trump made more than 1,000 securities trades in June, including significant purchases of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Visa Inc., Mastercard Inc. and Cintas Corp., according to a financial disclosure published Saturday.

The transactions totaled between $78.1 million and $263.1 million in the filing published by the U.S. Office of ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Immigration and Customs Enforcement is taking more and more steps to avoid oversight by local and state authorities of immigration detention centers amid growing complaints alleging unsanitary and unsafe conditions at the facilities.

The efforts to sidestep laws in California and elsewhere take many forms. In some instances, ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — A tornado touched down in Downingtown during a barrage of severe storms Thursday evening, the National Weather Service confirmed Saturday.

The tornado landed in the Chester County borough at 5:40 p.m. Thursday, the weather service said in a statement, as major thunderstorms passed through the area.

The twister was considered ...Read more

MIAMI — A former Republican state lawmaker and close ally of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis could face the death penalty if he’s convicted of allegations that he sexually battered a child under a controversial law he supported in 2023.

But secret grand jury proceedings would have to happen before he’s charged.

Under Florida’s rules of ...Read more

A Republican lawmaker questioned President Donald Trump’s decision to cut short a joint military exercise with South Korea, saying the US should show more allegiance to a longtime Asian ally.

The U.S. and South Korea agreed to curtail this month’s military drills after Trump ordered a reduction of such joint exercises in a social media post...Read more

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada will apply counter-tariffs on $20 billion of U.S. products on Sept. 8, escalating the feud rocking one of the world’s biggest trading relationships.

“We take this step reluctantly,” Carney said Saturday, acknowledging it will raise costs and reduce choice for Canadians, hit innocent U.S. companies, ...Read more