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LOS ANGELES — Former Dodgers pitcher Scott Erickson said on the stand Monday that when his then-lover, Rebecca Grossman, killed two young brothers with her Mercedes in a Westlake Village crosswalk, he "wasn't racing" ...Read more

In the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, health officials struggled to impress upon the public the grave risks associated with the disease, as well as how easily it could spread.

Now, six years later, public fears ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Virginia Democratic leaders on Monday asked the Supreme Court to pause last week’s commonwealth high court decision that invalidated a voter-passed ballot measure for a new congressional map.

The ...Read more

The Port of Los Angeles recorded its second busiest April on record, despite the war in Iran, a related rise in shipping fuel costs and continued trade uncertainty.

The port processed more than 890,00 container units last...Read more

The South Jersey Transportation Authority, which operates Atlantic City International Airport, is at risk of a credit downgrade after the collapse of Spirit Airlines sharply reduced traffic at the airport.

Fitch Ratings ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Seven Democrats on the House Oversight Committee were in Orlando on Monday to investigate immigration enforcement in the state with most detentions nationwide — and also announce what they hope to be a ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Two Nevada agencies are in court over a water rights decision that could have major implications for a state-run fish hatchery in rural Lyon County during times of drought.

The Nevada Department of Wildlife ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — A Delta Airlines employee was killed last week after a vehicle crash at Orlando International Airport, and officials identified the victim on Monday as a 49-year-old man.

The fatal accident occurred ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s local elections chiefs should hold onto their old congressional district maps, a state official said, even as they begin the time-consuming task of adopting new districts created by Gov. ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Democrats dropped a gerrymandering lawsuit challenging the state’s Republican-drawn state Senate map following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to weaken the Voting Rights Act.

Rep. ...Read more

JERUSALEM — Israel’s parliament approved a special military tribunal for hundreds of Palestinians accused of taking part in the attacks in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, some of whom could face execution.

The ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Legislation meant to help address the type of fraud at the heart of a sprawling crisis in Minnesota is headed to Gov. Tim Walz’s desk after sailing through a final legislative vote Monday.

The bill ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Organizers on Monday canceled a televised forum for Los Angeles mayoral candidates after City Council member Nithya Raman dropped out, which meant all three of the leading candidates would be no-shows.

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After two years of trying to be heard, transgender New Jerseyans and parents of transgender youth finally got a chance to testify at the state Capitol on a bill that would protect gender-affirming care.

L.B., a South ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Maya Hawke sits at a picnic table in Griffith Park with an iced tea and a small notebook and happily reports that she still likes her new record.

“Every other album cycle I’ve done, by the time I got ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The mayor of Arcadia, facing charges of acting as an illegal foreign agent of China, has reached an agreement to resolve the case, according to a federal plea agreement unsealed Monday.

Eileen Wang, who ...Read more

Walt Disney Co. has picked up a vocal ally in its fight against the Federal Communications Commission: one of the panel’s three commissioners.

FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez — the panel’s lone Democrat — took a rare ...Read more

NEW YORK — “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will not air a live show opposite Stephen Colbert’s May 21 finale.

It’s no coincidence that a rerun of a previous Kimmel program will play on that Thursday night, despite live ...Read more

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries on Monday guaranteed Democrats would take the House of Representatives in the midterms despite recent court setbacks on redistricting.

Seeking to calm Democratic jitters, the House minority leader ...Read more