Long Beach’s Casita Bookstore looks to downsize after hectic 2025
Just like for much of the world, 2025 was a rough year for Casita Bookstore in Long Beach.…
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…
Can the Galaxy successfully navigate another season without Riqui Puig?
The Galaxy will begin the new season the same way they finished the old one — with Riqui…
Contributor: Trump just removed the last restraints on presidential power
In the early hours of Saturday morning, U.S. forces entered Venezuelan territory and forcibly removed the country’s head…
U.S. attacks on Venezuela prompt praise, anger — and fear
MEXICO CITY — Argentina’s president called it “excellent news for the free world.” Iran condemned it as a “blatant violation…
U.S. capture of Maduro in Venezuela criticized as violation of international, U.S. law
President Trump’s decision to send U.S. forces into Venezuela to capture President Nicolás Maduro and his wife and…
Trump says U.S. will ‘run’ Venezuela after capturing Maduro in audacious attack
WASHINGTON — An audacious overnight raid by elite U.S. forces that seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from his bedroom in…
More than 100 detained in Central Coast holiday immigration raids
A year-end wave of immigration raids in the Central Coast led to the apprehension of 147 people, sparking…
Fight between Waymo and Santa Monica goes to court
Waymo is taking the city of Santa Monica to court after the city ordered the company to cease…
Firefighters Find Marijuana Grow Operation at Sun Valley Fire Site
Firefighters put out a fire that burned through the roof of a commercial building in the Sun Valley…
Admiral says there was no ‘kill them all’ order in boat attack, but video alarms lawmakers
WASHINGTON — A Navy admiral commanding the U.S. military strikes on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean told lawmakers…
Stunning cosmic butterfly image captured by telescope
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A telescope in Chile has captured a stunning new picture of a grand and graceful cosmic…