LOS ANGELES — After a jury failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a man accused of igniting what became the massive Palisades fire, prosecutors immediately pledged to try again, but legal experts say the U.S. Attorney’s Office will have to reassess its court strategy if it hopes to win over a new jury.

Given the surprise split of last ...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. — A new report identifying Connecticut as one of the most segregated states in the country did not surprise state lawmakers, educators and local leaders.

In fact, it solidified what they have known about the state for many decades.

Economic and racial segregation in schools resulted from a history of discriminatory housing ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Skid Row's only post office has closed after what officials said were repeated break-ins and damage to employee property.

Homeless residents, many of whom don't have a car or are disabled, now have to travel outside Skid Row to get stamps or mail a package. The closure has prompted anger and frustration in a community that is ...Read more

Alea Bates wasn’t ready to leave Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare’s main hospital four days after a stranger shot her seven times at close range. Miraculously, hospital records show, none of the bullets damaged her internal organs.

But after surgery, Bates said, she couldn’t get out of bed or walk to the bathroom without help. She ...Read more

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump said late Tuesday that Michigan will receive $32.1 million in federal disaster relief aid following tornadoes that resulted in four deaths and significant property damage in southwest Michigan in March.

Trump posted on social media that he had spoken to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to inform her of the approval, ...Read more

The ruling by the United States Supreme Court on Tuesday that permits states to place competition restrictions on transgender athletes isn’t expected to have an immediate impact on high school sports in California.

The Supreme Court’s decision, by a 6-3 vote, upholds laws in Idaho and West Virginia that ban transgender student-athletes from...Read more

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and a coalition of states’ attorneys have protected more than $3 billion in federal funding for people experiencing homelessness after winning a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s attempt to make significant cuts.

In November 2025, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued ...Read more

About two months before Alexander Iniguez Mercado was arrested and charged with obstructing an investigation into a planned attack on President Donald Trump’s Ultimate Fighting Championship event on the White House Lawn, federal prosecutors allege that he shared his intentions in a Signal group.

“Mentally preparing,” he wrote, according ...Read more

The General Assembly passed, and Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed, about 1,000 bills into law this year.

Many take effect July 1. Here are some that might affect your daily life.

Consumer protection

SB183 makes it so restaurants must mark food prepared for takeout or delivery that has been altered due to a food allergy.

HB312/SB767 strengthens...Read more

WASHINGTON — U.S. negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff had positive discussions with regional leaders in Qatar and technical talks with Iran are moving ahead, according to a senior administration official, as the countries seek to ease tensions in the wake of recent attacks that imperiled an already fragile ceasefire.

The two Americans...Read more

The National Hurricane Center on Tuesday halted forecasts a system in the Atlantic off the southeastern U.S. coast could develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. EDT tropical outlook, limited showers and thunderstorms had moved farther offshore of the southeast coast in association with a weak area...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — State Sen. Tim Grayson presented a victim privacy bill alongside Denise Huskins Quinn and her husband, Aaron Quinn, before the California Assembly Public Safety Committee on Tuesday morning.

The bill, SB 1056, would require judges to issue protective orders governing sexually explicit evidence involving adult victims. ...Read more

A requirement for anonymous school threat reporting systems, funding for security measures at the Capitol, and a social media health warning requirement are among new laws that take effect on Wednesday, July 1.

Minnesota’s House Public Information Services will often publish summaries of new laws set to take effect.

Here are some of the more...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump reported earning at least $1.4 billion in 2025 from crypto and memecoin-related businesses, according to his latest annual financial disclosure.

Trump reported making more than $588 million from sales by World Liberty Financial, the crypto firm whose co-founders include Trump, his sons, and Steven Witkoff, ...Read more

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela — Despondent that rescuers had not arrived to search for his family — buried in the rubble after last week’s twin quakes — Rubén Darío Sillie turned to social media.

“We are alone, men by ourselves picking up stones, beams, totally alone,” Sillie recounted on Instagram.

He broke into tears as he stood in ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — A judge ruled Tuesday that a memoir by the man accused of organizing the killing of iconic rapper Tupac Shakur is admissible evidence.

Authorities have accused Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, in connection with the fatal shooting of Shakur near the Strip in 1996. His trial is scheduled to begin Aug. 10.

The memoir called "Compton ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California on Tuesday moved a step closer to reintroducing grizzly bears, the quarter-ton predators that once roamed the Golden State but have been locally extinct for more than a century.

A bill to study the feasibility of bringing back the omnivorous animals passed the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee 8-2. ...Read more