LOS ANGELES — In a few days, Los Angeles voters will be casting ballots for city attorney — and in a few months, they could be voting to sharply diminish the city attorney's authority.

The city's Charter Reform Commission has proposed splitting the city attorney's office into two parts — an elected city prosecutor, charged with handling ...Read more

SEATTLE — Eleven employees of the Nippon Dynawave Packaging mill who died when a tank imploded Tuesday have been identified.

At a news conference Saturday, the Clark County coroner's office confirmed nine victims had been recovered from the site. Two others had died after being rushed from the scene by ambulance. Of seven other workers who ...Read more

WASHINGTON— U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth praised defense allies in Asia and hailed newly stable ties with China, while taking swipes at longstanding security partners in Europe.

The comments, made Saturday at an Asia security forum in Singapore, are the latest sign of the Trump administration shifting attention toward the Indo-Pacific ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Hundreds of participants came together in Santee on Saturday for the city’s annual pride walk and festival, marking the first celebration of Pride Month in San Diego County.

An estimated crowd of more than 200 people gathered for the fifth annual event hosted by the Santee United Methodist Church, kicking off the celebration ...Read more

The California attorney general filed a lawsuit Thursday against the company formerly known as 23andMe, accusing the genetic testing service of failing to protect customers' data during a 2023 breach.

The data breach affected nearly 7 million people across the country, including more than 850,000 Californians, according to a release from ...Read more

President Donald Trump responded to a wave of cancellations by artists who were scheduled to perform in Washington for the U.S.’s 250th birthday by proposing himself as a better alternative.

“I am thinking about bringing the Number One Attraction anywhere in the World,” Trump wrote in a social media post Saturday. The president said he ...Read more

DENVER — Flights at Denver International Airport were grounded for about 90 minutes on Saturday afternoon because of thunderstorms, causing hundreds of flight delays.

The Federal Aviation Administration issued the ground stop at 3:13 p.m. and lifted it as of 4:50 p.m., according to agency alerts.

Thunderstorms could bring tennis-ball-sized ...Read more

Vanilla Ice is defending his participation in the “Great American State Fair,” insisting he’d perform for anyone — from President Donald Trump to former President Joe Biden to Russian President Vladimir Putin — if it meant showing his fans a good time.

As of Saturday, Ice is one of the few acts remaining on the roster for the event, a...Read more

Dr. William "Bill" Burke, the founder of the Los Angeles Marathon, famed for building the world-class race from nothing, died Friday at the age of 87.

Burke's family and the group that organizes the marathon both confirmed his passing in public statements late Friday.

"It is with profound sadness, deep love, and immense gratitude that we share...Read more

DENVER — All flights at Denver International Airport are grounded after federal officials ordered a ground stop because of thunderstorms on Saturday afternoon.

The Federal Aviation Administration issued the ground stop at 3:13 p.m. and agency leaders said there’s a “medium” chance it will be extended past 4:30 p.m.

Thunderstorms could ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — A sound like firecrackers. Confusion. An “eerie feeling.” Then, understanding and terror.

This is how Iman Salem’s life changed the morning of May 18, when she was on her way to the Islamic Center of San Diego. She spotted a man she recognized as Nadir Awad, running from his house toward the mosque. He locked eyes with her ...Read more

The world is not “well prepared” for the next pandemic, Tom Frieden, the former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, citing the current response to the Ebola outbreak and cuts to U.S. public health efforts.

“This Ebola outbreak is not going to cause a pandemic, it’s not going to cause a significant risk to large ...Read more

Some U.S. passengers exposed to hantavirus aboard the Hondius cruise ship will be released from isolation next week, including two New Yorkers, as others extend their quarantine period beyond the original May 31 completion date, state public health officials said.

The U.S. has been monitoring 18 Americans at the University of Nebraska Medical ...Read more

A federal judge in Miami is looking into allegations that President Donald Trump defrauded her court by suing the IRS for the sole purpose of forcing a $1.8 billion settlement that would compensate victims of “government weaponization” and shut the door on the government’s pursuit of tax claims against the president, his family and their ...Read more

Several Americans were hurt in a missile attack on a Kuwaiti air base over the past day as negotiations to extend the ceasefire with Iran dragged on without conclusion.

President Donald Trump had suggested earlier in the week that an agreement was near, but the absence of any announcement after a two-hour Situation Room meeting on Friday was ...Read more

Artificial intelligence may have its flaws, but specific programs have proven themselves to be groundbreaking — if not lifesaving — tools in hurricane forecasts, and the National Hurricane Center will keep incorporating them into its forecast arsenal.

Last year, an AI model was actually more accurate than traditional methods at predicting ...Read more

Blue Origin is a central player in NASA’s moon project, but those plans took a big hit Thursday night when one of Jeff Bezos’ rockets catastrophically exploded into a giant mushroom cloud on its Cape Canaveral launch pad.

It’s unknown how long it could take to get the pad up and running again — and the space agency’s timetable for its...Read more