Man charged in 2017 O.C. killing extradited after 8 years on the run
A man accused of ambushing and fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend has been extradited to Orange County…
Trump signs executive order meant to protect Venezuelan oil revenue
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump’s new executive order on Venezuelan oil revenue is meant to ensure that the…
Infrastructure and social norms contribute to U.S.’ loneliness problem
Jan. 8, 2026 7 AM PT To the editor: Peter Smith’s recent article left me wondering why efforts…
Fuerza Regida is flying high. Bandleader JOP wants Mexican music to soar
(Ian Spanier/For The Times) If there is anyone who believes in the power of manifestation, it is Fuerza…
Trump withdraws U.S. from 66 international organizations and treaties, including major climate groups
President Trump on Wednesday withdrew the United States from 66 international organizations and treaties, including the United Nations…
Minneapolis ICE killing: California lawmakers decry ‘public execution’
The fatal shooting Wednesday of a 37-year-old woman by a federal immigration agent during an operation in Minneapolis…
Trump’s threats of intervention jolt allies and foes alike
WASHINGTON — Venezuela risks “a second strike” if its interim government doesn’t acquiesce to U.S. demands. Cuba is “ready to…
To ‘run’ Venezuela, Trump presses existing regime to kneel
WASHINGTON — Top officials in the Trump administration clarified their position on “running” Venezuela after seizing its president, Nicolás Maduro,…
Contributor: California’s place in enslaved people’s struggle for freedom
In one version of U.S. history, California is a place where slavery was prohibited from the founding, in…
On the ground in Venezuela: Shock, fear and defiance
CARACAS, Venezuela — It was about 2 a.m. Saturday Caracas time when the detonations began, lighting up the sullen sky…
Many U.S. Venezuelans praise Maduro capture, but some protest in Los Angeles
WASHINGTON — Maria Eugenia Torres Ramirez was having dinner with her family in Los Angeles on Friday night when the…
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…