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

LOS ANGELES — The mountain lions have won the day in Woodland Hills, as oppostion to building nearly 400 residences on a local golf course stalled a real estate developer's plan to turn the private club into a residential community.

Woodland Hills Country Club, a century-old golf course near the Santa Monica Mountains in the San Fernando ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The first week of evidence in the trial of the man accused of orchestrating the killing of Tupac Shakur brought a few moments of drama and engaging testimony, but little new information.

Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, is the only person ever prosecuted in connection with the 1996 shooting near the Strip that fatally wounded the ...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