LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles federal judge has ordered immigration agents to stop making civil arrests without a warrant unless they first determine that a person is likely to escape before one can be obtained.

U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong said in an order granting a preliminary injunction that the government "is regularly ...Read more

U.S. government agencies are tracking cyberthreats against nearly 20 shipping vessels around the world, according to US officials familiar with the situation.

The Coast Guard has asked for advance notice if any of those ships plan to come into a U.S. port, said the three people, who asked not to be identified because they aren’t authorized ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The ramifications of propping up Lake Powell at Lake Mead’s expense are on full display in the federal government’s latest numbers for the two reservoirs along the Colorado River.

While Lake Mead may keep plunging until it’s firmly below 1,000 feet in elevation or close to it in summer 2028, Lake Powell is projected to ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Enrollment in Los Angeles schools has taken another steep dive — about 4% this year — as officials press ahead with a multibillion-dollar modernization and rebuilding plan, raising questions about investing in campuses that may soon be shuttered.

The school closure issue was supposed to move forward Tuesday, as the Board of ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Last year, a former military officer in the Russian intelligence services named Yuri Khrameev offered $25,000 to a U.S. citizen to track and kill someone in Lithuania’s capital who was “telling lies about Russia,” according to U.S. prosecutors.

The allegations were laid out as the Justice Department unsealed charges late ...Read more

A Haitian pastor whose wife had received notice that a petition to adjust his immigration status had been approved is facing deportation to Haiti anyway, days after he was arrested during a traffic stop while working as a food delivery driver for DoorDash.

Molis Augustave is among dozens of Haitian nationals expected to be placed aboard an ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — They are the eyes in sky, bringing to your television screens live car chases, gunmen shooting from rooftops and horrific traffic collisions, all across the vast Southern California landscape at a moment’s notice.

Why do they do this dangerous job?

Part thrill ride, part journalism.

“I really enjoyed the flying part of it...Read more

A Kansas man was taken into custody in Florida for threatening political pundit Ben Shapiro and two U.S. presidents.

Korby Aaren Strube, 29, is accused of expressing his intentions to kill Shapiro more than 20 times on X between July 31 and Aug. 2.

The Palm Beach Post reports authorities were made aware of multiple threats against Shapiro by ...Read more

SEATTLE — Seattle on Tuesday became the latest U.S. city to extend civil rights protections to people in polyamorous and nonmonogamous relationships.

The City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to pass a law barring discrimination in employment, housing, business licensure, park usage, policing and public accommodation against adults in ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Not long after Parkville suspended its automated license plate reader cameras, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe has created new policies regarding how the cameras are used statewide.

Kehoe issued an executive order Wednesday regarding the use of Flock and similar ALPR cameras in Missouri, establishing safeguards to “prevent the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Surgeon general nominee Nicole Saphier, seeking to be confirmed as the nation’s top health educator and spokesperson, on Wednesday declined to fully distance herself from the Trump administration’s changes to the childhood vaccine schedule when pressed by a prominent Republican.

During a hearing of the Senate Health, ...Read more

SEATTLE — The Seattle Police Department has released internal messages sent by police leaders and personnel related to the fatal Bite of Seattle shooting on July 26.

The messages posted Wednesday afternoon on the SPD Blotter include communications from Andre Sayles, who was deputy police chief at the time, and other police employees, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — It was a night of devastation in Chatsworth that began with a deadly Metro bus collision and ended with the fiery crash of an NBC4 helicopter that left two journalists and, on the ground, a bystander dead.

Tuesday’s scene was a mixture of confusion and chaos with first responders fanned out across two catastrophes and ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A Democratic congresswoman asked for an emergency court hearing into the closure of the Kennedy Center, suggesting the move may violate a court order against an earlier attempt to shutter the Washington performing arts venue.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts board’s decision to physically shutter the facility,...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California companies will be required to disclose when they use artificial intelligence-generated actors to sell a product or service, under a new law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Wednesday.

Current law makes it a misdemeanor for companies to engage in “deceptive” marketing practices. The law Newsom signed, Senate Bill ...Read more

Mosquito bites can be more than a nuisance this summer — they can make you sick.

Florida has become a hotbed for mosquito-borne dieases, reporting hundreds of cases of dengue fever, chikungunya fever, and even West Nile virus.

The state leads the nation in dengue cases this year with 270 reported. Increasingly, residents aren’t just ...Read more

The Florida Board of Education on Wednesday approved guidelines restricting the use of artificial intelligence in K-12 schools and public colleges.

The rules are intended to safeguard students from inappropriate content while allowing teachers access to high-quality educational tools, said Paul Burns, senior chancellor at the state Department ...Read more

Patrick Clancy will appear on “60 Minutes.”

The CBS news program advertised its interview with the ex-husband of the Massachusetts woman accused of killing the couple’s three children on Wednesday.

An ad promoting Sunday’s program simply shows the 38-year-old subject getting wired for sound, then sitting in a chair as cameras roll.

It...Read more