Rain Forecast for Southern California Could Bring Mudslide Risk Amid Fires
Cooler, wet weather is forecast to bring moisture to the parched landscape and reduce the fire threat. But heavy rainfall could also trigger flash floods in burn scars.
First Officer Convicted Under A Washington State Law Gets 16-Year Sentence
The police officer, Jeffrey Nelson, shot and killed Jesse Sarey, 26, while attempting to arrest him in May 2019. Mr. Nelson was found guilty of murder and assault last June.
Los Angeles Schools Reopen to Relief and Worry About Toxins
Many educators and families were thrilled to get back to some routines as a handful of schools reopened after weeks of closures. Others were worried about remaining dangers in fire-hit areas.
Prosecution Seeks Pause in 9/11 Case Until Trump Administration Is in Place
The new administration does not yet have a confirmed defense secretary, attorney general or solicitor general in place.
‘Truck Stop Serial Killer’ Is Found Guilty of a Third Murder
Bruce Mendenhall was convicted Wednesday in the 2007 killing of Carma Purpura, an Indiana woman with whom he had been speaking at a truck stop.
Sarah McBride, Congress’s First Transgender Member, Faces the Trump Era
Representative Sarah McBride did not run for Congress emphasizing L.G.B.T.Q. issues. But since her arrival in Washington, her identity has come under attack from newly empowered Republicans.
Judge Blocks Trump’s Executive Order to End Birthright Citizenship
A federal judge in Seattle has issued a temporary order halting the president’s plan.
Trump Vows to Declassify Files on Assassinations of JFK, RFK and MLK
President Trump told security agencies to develop plans to make public all documents related to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Kash Patel, Trump’s FBI Pick, Sees Good in QAnon and Evil in the Bureau
Kash Patel’s public comments on the QAnon conspiracy theory suggests he sees its adherents more as an audience to be courted rather than an ideology to follow.
Despite Quick Spread, Laguna Fire Is Largely Under Control
Firefighters were able to stop the progress of the blaze, which had prompted the evacuation of a nearby college campus.
Trump Drive to Cut Safety Net Could Hit His Voters
The new administration wants to slash aid for health, food and housing, but many of those programs now reach the struggling working class he is courting.
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