- Here's what's in Biden-McCarthy's deal to raise the debt limit
President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced a deal to increase the government debt limit so the U.S. can avoid a default and economic turmoil.
- 1 day ago 29 May 23, 1:38pm -
- This city was ravaged in WWII. Why do few remember the suffering and sacrifice?
Even in the Philippines, the 1945 battle by American and Filipino forces to liberate Manila is largely forgotten. Researchers and historians are trying to change that.
- 2 days ago 29 May 23, 7:00am -
- Senate candidates who hope to replace Feinstein try to define themselves as they court Democratic activists
With few policy differences among them, the top Democratic candidates running for retiring Sen. Dianne Feinstein's seat are leaning on history and biography as they woo voters.
- 2 days ago 29 May 23, 7:00am -
- Nicholas Goldberg: Don't fall for any third-party baloney. It's the last thing we need in 2024
The centrist political group No Labels is threatening to put up a 'unity' candidate for president. But that'll probably just reelect Trump.
- 2 days ago 29 May 23, 5:00am -
- Incumbent Erdogan wins unprecedented Turkey presidential runoff race
With nearly 99% of ballot boxes opened, unofficial results showed Erdogan with 52% of the vote, compared with 48% for challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu.
- 2 days ago 28 May 23, 11:10am -
- Column: DeSantis is waging a 'battle for reality' with his anti-trans, anti-Black book bans
Hours after the Florida governor announced his run for president, LeVar Burton of "Reading Rainbow" fame issued a stark warning about what's at stake.
- 3 days ago 28 May 23, 7:00am -
- Poll: Trump takes big lead over DeSantis among California Republicans
After trailing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis three months ago, former President Trump now has a commanding lead as California Republicans' choice to be their 2024 presidential nominee.
- 3 days ago 28 May 23, 6:00am -
- Republicans are crowding the 2024 race. It boosts Trump, but may help the GOP in the end
Trump holds a commanding position in the polls, but he is attracting serious rivals who think he can be beaten. That's good news for Republican voters.
- 3 days ago 28 May 23, 6:00am -
- Biden and McCarthy reach last-minute deal to raise U.S. debt limit
President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy strike an "agreement in principle" on Saturday to raise the federal government's borrowing limit and cut some spending.
- 3 days ago 27 May 23, 8:45pm -
- With an Erdogan win, Turkey would continue to play both sides of the U.S.-Russia divide
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has courted Russia, to U.S. chagrin, while serving as a stalwart in the Western NATO alliance.
- 3 days ago 27 May 23, 9:31am -
- Mutilated body found in Alabama in 1997 identified through 'genetic genealogy' as California man
Using new DNA technology and genetic genealogy, northern Alabama officials have identified a mutilated body found in the woods in 1997 as a 20-year-old Santa Barbara man.
- 5 days ago 26 May 23, 7:00am -
- 'Syrians will go!' As Turkey's election runoff nears, refugees face new threats
The election battle between Turkey's president and his main challenger is increasingly focused on one issue: Syrian refugees in their country.
- 5 days ago 26 May 23, 5:00am -
- A Yellowstone visitor tried to help a struggling bison calf. It had to be euthanized
The bison calf struggled to get across a river at Yellowstone National Park. A park visitor tried to help. The calf had to be euthanized when it was rejected by its herd.
- 5 days ago 25 May 23, 1:13pm -
- Supreme Court limits EPA protection for wetlands, favoring property rights over clean water
In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court limits federal protection for wetlands in a property rights case, saying the Clean Water Act does not usually apply to the marshy areas.
- 5 days ago 25 May 23, 9:22am -
- Column: Wells Fargo denied well-off borrowers low-interest loans. Is it because they're Black?
A group of Black customers is suing Wells Fargo, claiming the bank slow-rolled or denied them loans based on race.
- 6 days ago 25 May 23, 7:00am -
- Column: Ron DeSantis faces a sobering lesson on ambition, hubris and big talk
Former big-state governors and failed presidential candidates like California's Pete Wilson and Texas' Rick Perry are a cautionary tale for the Florida governor.
- 6 days ago 25 May 23, 7:00am -
- Opinion: El Niño is back. What does that mean for an already overheated California?
The phenomenon has fueled heat waves, floods and massive economic losses across the world. This year, on top of global warming, they stand to be even worse.
- 6 days ago 25 May 23, 5:30am -
- Booming eruptions, ash everywhere: What life is like under Mexico's most dangerous volcano
Amid a series of booming eruptions, Mexican authorities have told millions who live near the Popocatépetl volcano to prepare for possible evacuation.
- 6 days ago 25 May 23, 5:00am -
- News Analysis: Does announcing for president on Twitter prove Ron DeSantis is too online?
Candidates in both parties have run into trouble by catering to their online audience while neglecting the concerns of the less politically engaged majority.
- 6 days ago 24 May 23, 7:22pm -
- Column: The DOJ's classified documents probe may wrap up soon. Here's why Trump should worry
The special counsel's investigation of the former president's Mar-a-Lago trove has taken longer than some expected, but it appears to be a strong case.
- 6 days ago 24 May 23, 3:56pm -
- Don't eat raw cookie dough, CDC warns: Salmonella outbreak linked to bake-at-home products
A salmonella outbreak in six states, including California, is tied to two varieties of raw cookie dough sold at Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza stores, investigators say.
- 6 days ago 24 May 23, 2:53pm -
- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launches 2024 GOP presidential bid in glitchy Twitter appearance
DeSantis formally launches his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in a technically challenged rollout.
- 6 days ago 24 May 23, 1:57pm -
- Despite deal, Colorado River's long-term water crisis remains unsolved
California, Arizona and Nevada's three-year agreement to cut use of Colorado River water, in a deal backed by federal funds, is only a temporary fix.
- 7 days ago 24 May 23, 7:00am -
- Column: Lawmakers in states are handcuffing voters and ignoring election results
In a power grab, state lawmakers are ignoring election returns and looking to override popular sentiment to impose their will. The latest example is a walkout by Oregon legislators unhappy with majority Democrats.
- 7 days ago 24 May 23, 7:00am -
- Column: Killed for shoplifting snacks and a Sprite: San Francisco, Walgreens and an ugly legacy
A security guard in San Francisco shot Banko Brown, a transgender Black man, exposing how the city's Black community suffers under the pressures of poverty and racism.
- 7 days ago 24 May 23, 7:00am -
- Two Christian college employees used pronouns in their email signatures. Then they were fired
Two employees at a Christian college say they were fired as residence hall directors after refusing to remove pronouns from their email signatures.
- 7 days ago 23 May 23, 3:57pm -
- California emerges as big winner in Colorado River water deal
The proposition, which came after months of tense negotiations, lays out plans for water cuts in California, Arizona and Nevada through 2026.
- 8 days ago 23 May 23, 7:00am -
- Breakthrough Colorado River deal reached, outlining big water cuts for three years
Seven states have agreed to cut water use to boost the Colorado River's depleted reservoirs, reaching a consensus after months of negotiations.
- 8 days ago 22 May 23, 10:39am -
- At Mexico's gay cowboy conventions, men connect with each other — and their country's rugged past
Each spring, hundreds of gay cowboys gather in Zacatecas for a convention that celebrates sexual freedom and romanticizes Mexico's rural past.
- 9 days ago 22 May 23, 7:00am -
- DeSantis wants to 'make America Florida.' That could mean many more uninsured
Ron DeSantis made his name on culture war issues. But the new presidential candidate's healthcare record includes running one of the least-insured states in America.
- 9 days ago 22 May 23, 6:00am -
- 'We want to be Americans': Migrants flow through Mexico's southern border after Title 42's end
Following the expiration of Title 42, U.S.-bound migrants are still arriving at Mexico's southern border to travel north, in a chaotic scene.
- 9 days ago 22 May 23, 4:00am -
- Three Americans among 10 killed in Baja California car rally ambush
Authorities are investigating an apparent gunfight at an off-road car rally in Mexico's Baja California state that left 10 people dead and 10 hurt.
- 9 days ago 22 May 23, 2:47am -
- Biden wraps up G-7 summit with more aid for Ukraine, confusion on Bakhmut, optimism on China
Although he vowed the U.S. debt crisis would not overshadow meeting of world's wealthiest democracies, Biden returned to the theme on its final day.
- 9 days ago 21 May 23, 2:04pm -
- Column: Feinstein is not going to quit the Senate. Ever. Just ask her biographer
Jerry Roberts, who's followed Feinstein's career for nearly 50 years, says adversity has steeled her against pressure to retire amid doubts about her capability.
- 9 days ago 21 May 23, 9:00am -
- Column: Debt ceiling negotiations were hard when Biden was vice president. They're even harder now
Debt ceiling negotiations between President Biden and Republican leaders are sputtering toward the brink of an unprecedented federal default, and perhaps beyond.
- 10 days ago 21 May 23, 6:00am -
- Florida professor lives in an underwater hotel for a record 73 days. His goal? An even 100
Biomedical engineer Joseph Dituri of the University of South Florida is living at the bottom of a 30-foot-deep lagoon and running experiments on how his body responds.
- 11 days ago 19 May 23, 5:50pm -
- Hyundai, Kia reach settlement on vehicles vulnerable to TikTok theft challenge
Hyundai and Kia vehicles were vulnerable to theft using a simple USB charging cord. The challenge to steal them went viral on TikTok.
- 11 days ago 19 May 23, 3:41pm -
- Arab League nations welcome back longtime pariah Syria at annual summit
In March 2013, with almost 100,000 dead in the then-two-year Syrian revolution against President Bashar Assad, a Muslim cleric who headed the Syrian opposition was welcomed to take the country's seat at the annual summit of Arab leaders.
- 11 days ago 19 May 23, 1:21pm -
- Last survivors of Hiroshima bombing watch as Biden pays tribute, but issues no apology
Group of 7 leaders convene in Hiroshima and honor victims of the U.S. atomic bomb. But they have no new plans to reduce the threat of nuclear war.
- 11 days ago 19 May 23, 11:25am -
- 'Catfish' cop who killed three in Riverside failed Virginia State Police mental health exam, lawyers allege
Lawyers for relatives of the teen kidnapped by Austin Lee Edwards allege the Virginia State Police 'buried' his failed mental health exam before hiring him.
- 11 days ago 19 May 23, 7:58am -
- Opinion: What happened to Ecuador? How crime and power struggles brought a democracy to the brink
The president disbanded the National Assembly to avoid impeachment. The move bodes ill for the country's democracy and could return Rafael Correa to power.
- 12 days ago 19 May 23, 5:30am -
- Why border crossings have fallen since Trump-era rules expired last week
The Biden administration was worried border crossings would surge after Title 42 expired. Officials, experts and migrants help explain why numbers have fallen instead.
- 12 days ago 18 May 23, 3:16pm -
- Andy Warhol's estate loses at Supreme Court over his use of copyrighted photo of Prince
Andy Warhol's posters of Prince may have been works of art, but they infringed a copyrighted photo, the high court says.
- 12 days ago 18 May 23, 11:36am -
- Relatives of Riverside family slain by 'catfishing' Virginia cop plan to sue over his hiring
Austin Lee Edwards worked as a sheriff's deputy in Virginia. Relatives of the family he killed plan to sue, arguing he never should have been hired.
- 12 days ago 18 May 23, 10:17am -
- Supreme Court dismisses challenges to Section 230, the legal shield that protects websites
In a victory for social media sites, the justices declined Thursday to rule on a challenge to Section 230, which protects websites from being sued over its users' posts.
- 12 days ago 18 May 23, 10:01am -
- FIFA tries to remind a sports-spoiled L.A. that World Cup is on the horizon
On Wednesday, global soccer's governing body unveiled the branding for the largest and longest World Cup tournament in history.
- 13 days ago 18 May 23, 7:00am -
- Calmes: Why is the climate on the table in the debt ceiling fight?
Kevin McCarthy and the House Republicans are willing to risk not just default over the debt ceiling, but the future of our hot, hot, hot planet
- 13 days ago 18 May 23, 5:00am -
- 8-year-old girl dies in Border Patrol custody
'The child and her family were in custody at the Harlingen Station where she experienced a medical emergency,' officials said.
- 13 days ago 17 May 23, 8:56pm -
- A student recorded her teacher using a racist slur in class. Then she got suspended
After the Missouri high school student's video showed her teacher using the N-word two times, she was suspended for breaking the district's policy on electronic devices.
- 13 days ago 17 May 23, 5:23pm -
- Supreme Court says Illinois may ban sale of rapid-fire assault weapons for now
Supreme Court upholds for now a state ban on the sale of assault weapons pending an Illinois 2nd Amendment challenge.
- 13 days ago 17 May 23, 10:41am -