LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles judge has denied a petition by State Farm and other insurers to dismiss two lawsuits accusing them of colluding to drive homeowners onto California's FAIR Plan.

The lawsuits, which accuse the insurers of violating the state's antirust and unfair competition laws, were largely upheld in a decision Thursday by Los ...Read more

NORFOLK, Va. — This wasn’t David and Vicki Duff’s first rodeo. They’ve been attending their son’s Navy homecomings for 30 years.

On Saturday morning, they waited on Naval Station Norfolk’s Pier 11 to welcome their son — the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group’s commanding officer Rear Adm. Gavin Duff — back from a record-...Read more

NEW YORK — New Yorkers braced themselves for chaotic commutes not seen in three decades as the Long Island Rail Road strike entered its first day on Saturday — with some already feeling the sting from the collapsed contract talks between railway workers and the MTA.

Walking through Penn Station with the aid of crutches, Long Island ...Read more

Wes Streeting, who resigned as Britain’s health secretary two days ago, vowed to stand in any U.K. leadership contest seeking to unseat Keir Starmer as prime minister.

In his first speech since leaving Starmer’s government, Streeting said the Labour party’s disastrous local election results were “unprecedented,” and warned that ...Read more

The Trump administration allowed a waiver that encouraged more Russian crude sales to lapse, even as the Iran war stokes concerns about global oil supplies and higher fuel costs.

The expiration effectively ends for now a brief period where the administration eased sanctions on some Russian oil, enabling purchases that would otherwise be barred...Read more

LOS ANGELES — After being hunted to extinction a century ago, gray wolves are continuing their remarkable comeback story in California, with state wildlife officials reporting a modern record number of the apex predators.

There were 55 wolves confirmed alive and nine wolf packs by the end of 2025, the majority of which are clustered in the ...Read more

China said it agreed with the U.S. to lower levies on some products to promote bilateral trade, underscoring how ties between the world’s two largest economies are further stabilizing after the historic meeting of the leaders.

China’s Ministry of Commerce on Saturday issued an update on bilateral trade talks following a two-day summit in ...Read more

U.S. and Nigerian forces killed an ISIS leader who was hiding in Africa, President Donald Trump said, adding that his death has “greatly diminished” the group’s global operations.

Trump said Abu-Bilal al-Minuki was second in command of ISIS globally and referred to him as the “most active terrorist in the world,” according to a post ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Rivers that wind through Los Angeles County have a trashy reputation. Literally.

In many stretches, you’d be hard-pressed to stroll along the banks of the San Gabriel or Los Angeles rivers without meeting abandoned water bottles, candy wrappers, golf balls, sad-looking teddy bears, even shopping carts.

On the rare occasion ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — As Eileen Wang and her supporters tell it, the former Arcadia mayor was led astray by a man she trusted and loved.

After chasing her political ambitions in the San Gabriel Valley suburb, Wang, 58, won a City Council seat in 2022 with the help of a campaign adviser who was also her romantic partner. Two years later, he was ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Michele Hanisee has been doing everything in her power to expedite the arduous process of rebuilding her Altadena home.

But after navigating permitting delays, insurance stalemates and design flaws, there's still one big unresolved issue that's complicating her progress: sewage.

Hanisee owns one of nearly 700 properties in ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Drug smuggling in Kentucky’s prisons has become common, with nearly 10,000 incidents documented in the last five years, but one prison stands out from the rest.

Since 2021, Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex in West Liberty has consistently ranked highest for smuggling reports among all Kentucky’s prisons, according to...Read more

SEATTLE — To think of the closest public restroom, Lisa Howard of the Pioneer Square Alliance paused her walk along First Avenue, checked her watch and looked at the cross streets.

First to come to mind was at the waterfront, a 20-minute walk away — pretty far. A bit closer, at maybe 10 minutes walking distance, was the bathroom at Seattle ...Read more