Why Pope Leo XIV’s Lebanon visit matters amid Israeli bombardment
BEIRUT  — When Pope Leo XIV visits the Middle East this week, he comes to a conflict-weary region struggling…
California sees revenue uptick, but not enough to erase its chronic budget deficit | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
In the four months since the Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom enacted a new state budget, revenues –…
University of California Faculty Win Block on Trump Defunding
The Trump administration was ordered by a judge to stop freezing or threatening to withhold federal grant funds…
A Russian couple were living their L.A. dream. Then immigration grabbed them off street
The August sun was already warming the San Fernando Valley when Anton Perevalov dressed in athletic shorts and…
Trump channels past Latin American interventions in new crusade
MEXICO CITY — They’re blowing up boats in the high seas, threatening tariffs from Brazil to Mexico and punishing anyone…
California’s chronic deficit looms again as Newsom prepares his last state budget | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
It seems like just yesterday that Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators enacted a state budget that papered…
Ukrainian drones strike Russian gas plant; Trump again shifts position
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian drones struck a major gas processing plant in southern Russia, sparking a fire and forcing it…
Ceasefire unravels: Gaza sees deadly strikes; aid flows suspended
JERUSALEM  — Israel launched airstrikes Sunday in Gaza after what it said was a Hamas attack on its forces,…
Sacramento-area voices are hopeful after Middle East ceasefire, releases
The Middle East ceasefire and release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners are creating renewed hope for lasting…
70-year-old who set world record at Sacramento’s Urban Cow Half Marathon runs in Chicago Marathon
Jacob Nur, a 70-year-old runner who set a new world record in his age group at Sacramento’s Urban…