LOS ANGELES — Californians just made it through the hottest August on record without having to endure any rolling power outages.

And, as the Southland continues to sweat its way through record-setting heat and humidity this week, there have been no widespread calls to reduce energy.

In fact, the state has not issued a Flex Alert since 2022, ...Read more

NEW YORK — In the days after 9/11, the fear of what might come next beset famously unflappable Gotham. Was another attack in the works? Would large city centers with now-vulnerable skyscrapers become obsolete?

The magnitude of the human carnage and physical destruction was overwhelming.

“It looked, immediately after 9/11, as if Lower ...Read more

One of President Donald Trump’s closest aides, Natalie Harp, worked in the White House for more than a year without completing the normal security clearance process, according to a recent MS Now report.

Harp may have been among the personnel granted interim Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information access at the beginning of ...Read more

If you’ve been following the dispute between Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., you probably know that it centers on the deaths of two infants in Lancaster County in late August 2026.

And you may be aware that despite the county coroner’s confirmation that one infant died ...Read more

A six-member bloc of Gulf states is weighing a meeting with Iranian officials next week to discuss the future of the Strait of Hormuz, people familiar with the matter said, in what would be the first gathering with the Islamic Republic since war erupted more than six months ago.

Oman is aiming to get foreign ministers from the Gulf Cooperation ...Read more

NEW YORK — The deaths of some 3,000 people killed on 9/11 when the World Trade Center collapsed in lower Manhattan ripped apart families. The dead included firefighters, cops, business executives, office workers and others. They were also moms and dads, wives and husbands, sisters and brothers.

For those left behind, the pain has not gone ...Read more

The Houthis advanced toward Red Sea coastal areas bordering the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait, as fighting between the militant group and Saudi-backed Yemeni forces intensifies.

The Houthis have gained ground in their attempt to seize Mokha near the southern end of the Red Sea, according to several analysts, with some saying the Yemeni port ...Read more

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged to deepen ties between their countries, signaling their relationship remains resilient despite mounting pressure from Washington on New Delhi to distance itself from Moscow.

After talks in New Delhi lasting about 40 minutes, India’s Ministry of External Affairs ...Read more

U.S. farmers will produce a record-breaking harvest of 4.52 billion bushels of soybeans in 2026, according to projections from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. At 60 pounds to the bushel, that is roughly 800 pounds of soybeans for every American.

Most people don’t think of themselves as soybean consumers. Few sit down to a plate ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — The group of nine had been camped out in the Idaho governor’s office for hours, begging for a meeting with Gov. Brad Little.

It was April 1, the day after Transgender Day of Visibility. It was also the day after the governor signed what the ACLU of Idaho has called the most extreme bathroom ban in the country, making it a ...Read more

The Trump administration is trying to help Americans better afford homes by cutting regulation, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner said Thursday on Bloomberg Television.

But he declined to address the effects of rising bond yields that have increased borrowing costs.

“The president made the promise when he came in – and ...Read more

A sweeping bipartisan bill that seeks to prevent catastrophic wildfires and restore fire-ravaged forests has revealed a schism in the nation’s environmental movement as some conservation advocates find themselves allied with a longtime foe: loggers.

The Fix Our Forests Act, which Congress is close to passing, aims to speed up forest ...Read more

OTTAWA, Canada — Prime Minister Mark Carney said this week’s round of U.S. trade measures against Canada will hurt some businesses but will have a “modest” impact overall — and signaled that his government isn’t planning to retaliate.

President Donald Trump’s administration escalated its trade war with Canada on Sept. 8, ...Read more

Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s planned flight to Oslo was disrupted on Tuesday by a Russian drone as he was set to depart for the funeral of King Harald, according to Norwegian and Moldovan authorities.

It wasn’t immediately clear how close a call it was for the Ukrainian president. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store told public broadcaster ...Read more

SEATTLE — Seattle business leaders asked Mayor Katie Wilson and the Seattle City Council to commit to a series of demands on public safety on Thursday, including increasing police patrols and clearing encampments in some areas.

The letter, signed by 35 local CEOs and business leaders, pointed to an August public-opinion poll of 500 registered...Read more

DENVER — A Denver district judge opened a multiday hearing Thursday to determine whether Children’s Hospital Colorado should be held in contempt of court because transgender minors still can’t receive gender-affirming care there.

Judge Ericka Englert closed the courtroom following opening statements, preventing the public from hearing ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A man was arrested this week near Kris Jenner’s home in Calabasas on suspicion of stalking. It wasn’t the reality TV star’s first brush with the alleged stalker.

Officers with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department on Monday arrested the man, identified as 25-year-old Zenwilliam Robson, after he was detained by ...Read more