Explaining California’s billionaire tax: The proposals, the backlash and the exodus
The battle over a new tax on California’s billionaires is set to heat up in the coming months…
Leaked memo reveals California debated cutting wildfire soil testing before disaster chief’s exit
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s disaster chief quietly retired in late December amid criticism over the state’s indecisive stance…
Judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit demanding California voter rolls
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit demanding California turn over its voter rolls,…
Judge rejects Paramount’s request to expedite case against Warner Bros.
Paramount suffered a blow in a Delaware courtroom Thursday as a judge refused to expedite its lawsuit against…
Newsom rejects Louisiana effort to extradite abortion doctor
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday rejected a request to extradite a California physician accused of providing abortion medication…
Nancy Ward quietly resigns as California’s top emergency management official
Nancy Ward quietly resigns as California’s top emergency management official Updated: 12:48 PM PST Jan 7, 2026 Editorial…
Elon Musk company bot apologizes for sharing sexualized images of children
Grok, the chatbot of Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI, published sexualized images of children as its guardrails…
Mobile home park destroyed in Palisades fire may finally clear debris
Former residents of the Palisades Bowl Mobile Home Estates, a roughly 170-unit mobile home park completely destroyed in…
Judge blocks Trump effort to strip security clearance from attorney
WASHINGTON — A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a March presidential memorandum to revoke the security…
Russell Brand charged with new counts of rape, sexual assault
Russell Brand, the irreverent British comedian-turned-conservative influencer, faces two additional sex crime charges in the United Kingdom. The…
Video: Amazon delivery driver appears to nab cat from SoCal home
A Los Angeles County resident is still looking for her missing cat after an Amazon delivery driver was…
A young musician was gunned down. Did childhood friends set her up?
Around 1:30 a.m. on a Saturday last month, two masked men approached a black Cadillac Escalade idling outside…