A new memoir by an ex-U.S. ambassador in Mexico — who wrote that former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador feared that a drug kingpin arrested by the FBI would "spill the beans" on corrupt Mexican officials — has ignited a media firestorm in Mexico.

In his book, Ken Salazar, the former U.S. envoy to Mexico City, said that the July ...Read more

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell will not vote in the Senate this week and is working “closely” with staff as his health continues to recover, spokesperson Stephanie Penn said Monday.

McConnell, 84, was hospitalized June 14, but his staff did not give details about his condition other than he was receiving “excellent care.”

Penn said in a ...Read more

A popular hiking and biking area near Golden was closed Monday after a bear attacked a hiker the night before — Colorado’s first reported attack of the year, according to state wildlife officials.

Jefferson County Parks and Open Space announced the closure of Apex Park shortly before 6:15 a.m. Monday. The park will reopen “when it is safe...Read more

California's effort to shield the decisions of transgender students in public schools from the eyes of prying parents remains on hold this week after the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals found a state law designed to protect them was likely unconstitutional.

The U.S. Supreme Court previously upheld a temporary block on the law after it was ...Read more

With the Boyle Heights fire burning for a sixth straight day, here is an update on the latest conditions:

When do officials hope to have the fire contained?

Los Angeles Fire Chief Jaime Moore said he was hopeful that crews would extinguish the stubborn blaze burning inside a cold storage facility by the middle of the week and return the ...Read more

The Senate passed a sweeping housing bill on Monday, bringing Washington one step closer to enacting the most significant housing legislation in a generation.

The package — which passed in a 85-to-5 vote — would curb institutional investors’ influence in the housing market while streamlining rules to unlock supply.

The House and Senate ...Read more

A Western Washington man accused of conspiring to attack President Donald Trump’s UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House was arrested Friday and made a first appearance Monday at the federal courthouse in Tacoma.

William Lee Spartacus Falkner, 21, of Belfair, is accused of conspiracy to commit murder. Court documents allege he communicated ...Read more

The Legislature will consider a proposed bill to execute a compromise Uber and the Consumer Attorneys of California reached last week setting aside competing ballot measures to work on safety legislation around ride-hailing companies.

Senate Bill 623, sponsored by Sen. Tom Umberg, D-Villa Park, and Assemblymember Diane Papan, D-San Mateo, would...Read more

A jury on Monday night found Doral real estate broker George Pino not guilty of felony charges stemming from a boat crash that killed a teen girl.

Pino, 54, cried when the verdict was read. The jury, made up of five men and one woman, found Pino not guilty of manslaughter and vessel homicide charges in the Sept. 4, 2022, boat crash in Biscayne ...Read more

Lawyers for a prominent Haitian national held at Krome Detention Center since September are accusing immigration authorities of violating a federal judge’s order after they transferred him to a detention facility in Mississippi.

Dimitri Vorbe’s transfer was in direct violation of a federal court’s order prohibiting his removal from the ...Read more

In the latest chapter of a long battle between California and President Donald Trump over environmental rules, California on Monday sued the Trump administration to preserve the state’s strict emissions standards that require more electric cars and trucks, and also ban the sale of new gasoline-powered garden tools — from leaf blowers to ...Read more

The Trump administration is considering whether to open federal waters off Virginia’s coast to seabed mining.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced Monday it is putting forth a request for information and interest, or an RFI, regarding seabed mining along the majority of the Eastern Shore. Seabed mining is the extraction of critical...Read more

Four crew members aboard a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter were injured in a crash in Sitka on Monday, officials said.

The Coast Guard in a social media post late Monday morning said the incident involved a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk.

The crash occurred near Harbor Mountain, according to Coast Guard Lt. Pam Manns. There were four people aboard the ...Read more

California legislators and Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a deal Monday to place an $11 billion bond on the November ballot to try and address one of the state’s most pressing needs: Housing.

The agreement is a major step in a years-long effort by advocates to push the Legislature and governor to get behind the idea of a bond. That fight is ...Read more

Crews continued suppression efforts Monday on a pair of wildfires burning south of Caliente in Lincoln County, the Bureau of Land Management said in a release.

The Kane Springs Fire is currently estimated at 14,915 acres and 20 percent contained. The Grapevine Fire is currently estimated at 13,196 acres without containment.

In Kane Springs, ...Read more

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker called on Pennsylvania’s General Assembly to double what it sets aside for school districts to update their aging buildings, as the School District of Philadelphia embarks on a $3.3 billion plan to modernize 169 school buildings.

Parker hosted a two-hourlong news conference at the ...Read more

The White House is set to host a meeting of defense contractors this week to push for more robust munitions production, with stockpiles under strain after nearly four months of war with Iran.

President Donald Trump acknowledged the meeting, which a White House official earlier said would take place Wednesday.

“We’re really in a big strong ...Read more

The family of Romanch Mahajan — the 18-year-old tourist from India who died last week after jumping from an out-of-control horse-drawn carriage —called on Mayor Mamdani to use his executive authority to stop the planned resumption of horse carriage rides in Central Park Tuesday,

“This is a profound insult to our family and a direct threat...Read more