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GOP gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton faces backlash from fellow Republicans and Democrats over a provocative ad.

The Trump administration still hasn't reached a decision, plunging the Salvadoran community into uncertainty and raising questions about what has prompted the delay.

Trump is rallying in Republican strongholds such as Texas, Oklahoma and Alabama, betting that his presence will be enough to energize voters who might be thinking of sitting out the election.

Alcohol-free beer is becoming more popular, even at Germany's icon Oktoberfest.

The California Labor Commissioner's Office announced Thursday that Lyft will pay $272.5 million to settle a wage and worker misclassification lawsuit.

Faced with escalating Houthi attacks and a reluctant U.S. administration unwilling to intervene, Saudi Arabia is actively seeking regional defense partnerships.

A second satellite, launched Thursday, will double California's chances of detecting climate-changing methane releases.

The Trump administration's oil blockade has plunged Cuba into crisis.

Two influencers have accused Nithya Raman's mayoral campaign of paying social media influencers who improperly disclosed the payments.

Three Times columnists weigh in on the only scheduled face-to-face debate in the race for California governor.

The withdrawal, agreed on two years ago, comes against the backdrop of the U.S. war with Iran that has also sometimes spilled over into Iraq.

House Speaker Mike Johnson plans to visit California on Wednesday to stump and fundraise for Republican candidates in a state that could determine control of the U.S.

Nearly a third of Anthropic's IPO prospectus spotlighted AI 'risk factors.'

With gas prices high and an unpopular war dragging on, President Trump's approval has slipped with California Republicans, a poll shows

The idea for breeding rhinos came from his son, then 15.

Samuel Gonzalez Terrones, 21, struggled with depression and schizophrenia.

More than 25,000 people have been expelled to "third countries" under Trump, including to dangerous and conflict-ridden nations such as the Central Africa Republic.

The attacks come at a precarious moment for public trust in the media, with more Americans saying limits on the press can be justified to combat misinformation.

The NFL asked the Department of Homeland Security to remove a video of Hall of Fame safety Brian Dawkins' punishing hits, used in a post about a cracking down on a migrant caravan.

The bipartisan Protect Student College Sports Act would give the NCAA more power to govern national rules and regulations in college sports.

In divisive races such as the Democratic primaries for U.S.

Donors pour more than $200 million into supporting and opposing the billionaire tax measures on the ballot, with more to come in the weeks before the Nov. 3 election.

Stepping in for a complacent Congress, Democratic attorneys general are ready to fight efforts to undermine or overturn the Nov. 3 election.

Republican and Democratic congressional candidates are wrestling with how to talk about immigration.

The Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which links the Mediterranean Sea with the Indian Ocean, is a new tinderbox in the Iran war.

The GOP wanted to redraw a district in Kansas City that had elected a Black Democrat.

The summit's stark lack of substance surprised even the closest China watchers.

The Trump administration says Social Security data may help spot noncitizens who are registered to vote.

We need both candidates to be bolder, more creative, more convincing, and to tell us things we haven't heard before.

Democrats need a net gain of four seats to take control of the House.

The dispute stands to heighten voters' economic worries and add to the GOP's political challenge in dead-heat races, analysts say.

September LA Times/Berkeley poll on statewide propositions

Xi Jinping, president of China, issued a call from the White House on Thursday that artificial intelligence remain "under human control" as the world's two superpowers race for technological supremacy.

Macklemore reveals his Free Palestine tour, a week after he was dismissed from Ed Sheeran's tour.

Waymo introduced its transit rewards program in the Bay Area this week, which gives riders credit for future rides when they connect their Waymo trip to public buses and trains.

Sebastian Marset allegedly smuggled tons of cocaine to Europe — but not a single gram to the U.S.

The forum, led by Rep.

The president's remarks at the United Nations come more than six months into a war that has grown increasingly unpopular at home.

The company has to keep open and running both the Paramount and Warner Bros. lots — maybe one of the most visible wins for the city.

The president's actions stand to color the backdrop of a week that will feature meetings with world leaders at the U.N. and a state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Democrats need to gain at least four seats, and not lose any, to retake control of the Senate.

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Critics of the $111-billion Paramount acquisition of Warner Bros. urged California Atty.

The bigoted Bo French is running for railroad commissioner.

California Republicans running in the state's most competitive House races are appearing to keep some measure of public distance from Trump ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

Samir Ousman Alsheikh, 74, was previously found guilty of charges that he ordered and participated in the torture of prisoners while he headed the Adra Prison.

Trump's ambitious assault on the planet is fueling climate activism.

For years, he'd been a classroom science teacher in suburban San Diego County.

Royal families of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi will own nearly 50% of the equity of a merged Paramount-Warner Bros.

Ahead of the meeting, rhetoric from Washington and Beijing has underscored only deepening acrimony and distrust over their rush to dominate the technological frontier.