Burkina Faso’s junta dissolves all political parties, saying they cause divisions
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Burkina Faso’s military junta has dissolved all the political parties in the country and scrapped the laws governing...
Public Health Department confirms first 2026 measles case in Los Angeles County
The Department of Public Health has confirmed the first measles case this year in Los Angeles County. Officials say the...
‘I can’t tell you’: Attorneys and relatives struggle to find hospitalized ICE detainees
Lydia Romero strained to hear her husband’s feeble voice through the phone. A week earlier, immigration agents had grabbed Julio...
Mine collapses in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 dead
GOMA, Congo — A landslide this week collapsed several mines at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo, leaving at least...
Israeli strikes kill 30 Palestinians, including children, as Gaza ceasefire inches forward
DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip — Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 30 Palestinians including several children Saturday, one...
As ICE raids American cities, artists fight back before the Grammys with ‘More teeth … more rage’
Last week, Matthew Allen, a Minneapolis rapper and activist who performs as Nur-D, put his body on the line to...
Californian tech company to move headquarters to Florida
California quantum computing company D-Wave is moving its headquarters to Boca Raton, Fla., and opening a new research and development...
LAUSD teachers union members authorize strike, ratcheting up pressure on contract talks
Members of United Teachers Los Angeles have voted overwhelmingly to authorize their leadership to call a strike, ratcheting up pressure...
New message from top Democrats: The U.S. Justice Department can’t be trusted
Leading Democrats have rolled out a new and unvarnished message — that the U.S. Department of Justice cannot be trusted....
Fighting to survive, an Altadena water company is charging a new ‘fire recovery fee’
When the Eaton fire raged through neighborhoods in Altadena, the flames leveled three-quarters of the homes served by the tiny...
LAPD’s relationship with federal authorities under scrutiny as criticism of ICE grows
After the recent shootings of U.S. citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis, some police chiefs...
Trump officials have tried to justify ICE shootings. Is it backfiring in court?
Just a few hours after Border Patrol agents shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, the U.S. Department of Homeland...
‘Melania’ isn’t a documentary. It’s a cynical and stupefying piece of political propaganda
What’s the difference between Brett Ratner and Leni Riefenstahl? Riefenstahl, for all her many sins, was technically innovative; Ratner (unless...
Latest Epstein files include emails between Ghislaine Maxwell, LA28 Olympics head Casey Wasserman
The latest cache of investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein released Friday include personal emails exchanged 23 years ago between Casey...
Jordan Chiles achieves another perfect 10 to lead UCLA past Washington
No. 5 UCLA women’s gymnastics hosted Washington at Pauley Pavilion on Friday night for a prime-time Big Ten matchup. The...
