Mystery surrounds ex-Marine’s possible motives, movements at Trump golf course
Authorities are trying unlock the mystery of a Downey security guard accused of weapons violations after he twice…
Veterans with Gulf War Illness were finally seeing progress — then Congress cut funding
by Leah Rosenbaum, The War HorseJune 25, 2026 This article first appeared in The War Horse, an award-winning…
California braces for uncertainty as last shipment of Persian Gulf oil arrives in Long Beach
The last California-bound oil tanker to pass through the Strait of Hormuz since war erupted is at the…
Iraq elects Kurdish politician Nizar Amidi as president amid war fallout
BAGHDAD — Iraq’s parliament voted Saturday to elect Nizar Amidi, a political official with one of the country’s two main…
California bishop resigns amid $270,000 embezzlement charges
The bishop of a small Chaldean Catholic community in California has resigned and pleaded not guilty to embezzlement…
With Iran, California military families fear another ‘forever war’
TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Brandi Jones and her boyfriend were both 22 when he first deployed to Iraq with…
After initial jubilation, some Iranian Americans fear a quagmire
Software engineer Arin Saghatelian shed no tears when he heard that the supreme leader of his native land…
Ceasefire with Kurdish-led force is extended 15 days, Syrian army says
RAQQA, Syria — Hours after the expiration of a four-day truce between Syrian government forces and Kurdish-led fighters Saturday, Syria’s…
CIA advised Trump against supporting Venezuela’s democratic opposition
WASHINGTON — A highly confidential CIA assessment produced at the request of the White House warned President Trump of a…
Trump pledges retaliation after 3 Americans are killed in Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria — President Trump said Saturday that “there will be very serious retaliation” after two U.S. service members and…
California schools can stop truancy without arresting parents | Guest Commentary | Commentary
Gov. Gavin Newsom and I don’t have much in common politically. He’s the Democratic governor of California; I…
UC Berkeley faculty discuss ‘threshold of war’ between U.S. and Venezuela | Campus
Amid U.S. military boat strikes in the Caribbean and rising tension between President Donald Trump’s administration and Venezuela,…