- Artemis II astronauts safely splash down off San Diego coast after historic moon mission
The Artemis II crew slammed into the atmosphere at more than 30 times the speed of sound, creating a fireball half as hot as the surface of the sun, before splashing down safely off the coast of San Diego.
- 2 days ago 10 Apr 26, 7:18pm -
- Barabak: Eric Swalwell's bid for California governor is over. Let the political scrambling begin
The Democrat has yet to own up to the obvious end of his campaign. The implosion of Swalwell's candidacy, amid allegations of sexual assault, makes an unsettled contest even more wide open.
- 2 days ago 10 Apr 26, 5:26pm -
- Swalwell accused of sexually assaulting female staff member; N.Y. prosecutor investigating
Rep. Eric Swalwell, a Democratic front-runner in the California governor's race, was urged to drop out of the race by supporters after he was accused of sexual assault and misconduct by four women in reports published on Friday.
- 2 days ago 10 Apr 26, 5:08pm -
- Vance warns Iran not to 'play us' ahead of diplomatic mission in Pakistan
Vance is tasked with negotiating a lasting peace between the United States and Iran, which have failed to keep promises made days ago in a delicate last-minute ceasefire.
- 2 days ago 10 Apr 26, 4:25pm -
- Kamala Harris says she 'might' run for president in 2028
Harris, the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee, offered the clearest signal yet that she could seek to lead Democrats back to the White House in 2028.
- 2 days ago 10 Apr 26, 3:12pm -
- How to watch NASA's moon mission splash down off San Diego today
Southern Californians likely won't be able to see reentry or splashdown in person, but NASA will livestream it. Here's what you should know.
- 3 days ago 10 Apr 26, 9:08am -
- Chabria: Wipe out a 'civilization'? Minor stuff compared with what just happened in AI
A real strike on civilization as we know it occurred in Silicon Valley, where a new AI super-brain was locked up because it's too powerful — and unpredictable.
- 3 days ago 10 Apr 26, 5:00am -
- GOP's best shot at California governor's office in decades mired in angry internal debate
Republicans, who last won the California governor's office in 2006, angrily spar in their best opportunity to win the seat in two decades.
- 3 days ago 10 Apr 26, 5:00am -
- Arellano: Pope Leo's brave stance against Trump
Rather than cower before a despot who makes the Pharaoh in the Old Testament seem as stable and kind as St. Francis, the first American pope has resisted Trump like a protester at a "No Kings" rally.
- 3 days ago 10 Apr 26, 5:00am -
- U.S. talks with Iran uncertain as ceasefire tested in Lebanon
The ceasefire U.S.-Iran deal became even more fragile Thursday as Iran said Israeli strikes in Lebanon overnight violated the agreement.
- 3 days ago 9 Apr 26, 5:06pm -
- Melania Trump delivers statement at White House denying ties to Epstein and knowledge of his crimes
Reading an extraordinary statement at the White House, she denied any association with Epstein and said, "My attorneys and I have fought these unfounded and baseless lies with success."
- 3 days ago 9 Apr 26, 2:02pm -
- For 40 minutes, the greatest solitude humans have known
Speaking from space, the Artemis II astronauts described drifting past the far side of the moon, unable to communicate with Earth.
- 4 days ago 9 Apr 26, 12:14pm -
- Calmes: We're stuck with an unchecked mad king until January
America has a president who lately has piled on the evidence that he is mentally unstable, unfit for the office.
- 4 days ago 9 Apr 26, 5:01am -
- 'It's killing everything.' California's truckers are buckling under country's priciest diesel
Record diesel prices are crushing California's truckers, forcing them to adjust to avoid losses as they grapple with the most expensive pump prices in the country.
- 4 days ago 9 Apr 26, 5:00am -
- A cracked heat shield rattled NASA after Artemis I. Now, Artemis II will put the fix to the test
When Artemis II reenters earth's atmosphere, NASA will test out a new trajectory, calculated after the heat shield for its moon rocket was damaged during a test mission.
- 4 days ago 9 Apr 26, 5:00am -
- Jim Whittaker, first American climber to scale Mt. Everest, dies at 97
West Coast climber Jim Whittaker reached the highest point on Earth on May 1, 1963. He later turned recreation co-op REI into a business success story.
- 4 days ago 8 Apr 26, 10:46pm -
- Netanyahu says ceasefire doesn't include Lebanon. Then 50 Israeli jets drop 160 bombs
Israel continues attacking the militant group Hezbollah, saying Lebanon is not included in the U.S.-brokered truce with Iran.
- 4 days ago 8 Apr 26, 3:44pm -
- Davey Lopes, part of Dodgers' historic infield and World Series winner, dies at age 80
Davey Lopes rose from a rough-and-tumble Rhode Island upbringing to become the Dodgers' leadoff batter and second baseman as part of a historic infield from 1973-1981.
- 4 days ago 8 Apr 26, 2:02pm -
- Iran ceasefire deal frays as attacks continue; Trump's peace terms remain unclear
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the White House sought to project confidence, warning Iran to keep its end of the bargain or face the consequences.
- 4 days ago 8 Apr 26, 1:49pm -
- Swalwell denies claims that he behaved inappropriately with young congressional staffers
Rep. Eric Swalwell, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate, on Tuesday rebuffed claims that he had inappropriate relationships with young congressional staffers.
- 5 days ago 7 Apr 26, 5:13pm -
- Iran attempting cyberattacks against critical U.S. infrastructure, officials say
The Iranian cyber activity comes as President Trump threatens to target Iran's critical infrastructure, particularly its bridges and power plants.
- 5 days ago 7 Apr 26, 1:27pm -
- Trump delays Iran infrastructure strike by 2 weeks after threat to level 'whole civilization'
Hours before pausing the attacks on vital infrastructure, Trump had threatened that a "whole civilization will die" if Iran did not meet the deadline.
- 6 days ago 7 Apr 26, 9:31am -
- 'We just want to stay home': A Lebanese village under Israeli occupation
Israeli military leaders repeatedly vow to invade all of south Lebanon and expel hundreds of thousands of Shiite residents they consider to be Hezbollah supporters.
- 6 days ago 7 Apr 26, 5:00am -
- Trump holds fast to Tuesday deadline, threatening Iran's bridges and power plants
Trump said he was optimistic about the prospects of working with a newly installed Iranian government. But Tehran dismissed the diplomatic overtures as "unrealistic."
- 6 days ago 6 Apr 26, 2:39pm -
- An emotional Artemis II crew flies past moon, traveling farther than any humans in history
NASA's Artemis II crew described the far side of the moon in eloquent detail, named a crater after Cmdr. Reid Wiseman's late wife and spoke of their immense love for Earth.
- 7 days ago 6 Apr 26, 12:41pm -
- Billionaire candidate for California governor catching heat for past business interests, wealth
Hedge fund founder Tom Steyer, among the top Democrats running for governor who has spent more than $100 million of his money on his campaign, faces questions about how he made his wealth.
- 7 days ago 6 Apr 26, 5:00am -
- Mexico report downplays 'disappeared' crisis. Human rights activists call it a cover-up
An estimated 130,000 people have gone missing in Mexico, mostly victims of organized crime. Now the government insists that number is inflated includes tens of thousands who may be alive.
- 7 days ago 6 Apr 26, 5:00am -
- President Trump endorses Steve Hilton in the California governor's race
President Trump endorses conservative commentator Steve Hilton in the California gubernatorial contest. Hilton and fellow Republican Chad Bianco, the sheriff of Riverside County, have been leading polls in the state.
- 7 days ago 6 Apr 26, 2:31am -
- After daring rescue inside Iran, bellowing threats from Trump
President Trump threatened to escalate strikes if Iran doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz by his Tuesday deadline. Details emerge of a U.S. airman's rescue in Iran.
- 8 days ago 5 Apr 26, 10:34am -
- Chabria: Bondi and Noem were incompetent. But that's not the only reason they're gone
It was another 'quiet, piggy' week in an administration that is increasingly openly hostile to women in power.
- 8 days ago 5 Apr 26, 5:00am -
- Inside the Pentagon, fears of a disrupted war effort after Army chief's ouster
The forced departure of Randy George in the middle of a war created yet another blow to morale inside the Pentagon, where officials expressed dismay over the state of the department's leadership.
- 8 days ago 5 Apr 26, 5:00am -
- Trump loses across courts in bruising week of immigration and legal setbacks
Trump suffered an onslaught of court losses this last week on immigration, Jan. 6 liability and the White House ballroom.
- 8 days ago 5 Apr 26, 5:00am -
- At Easter time, Iranian Christians pray for a new government and freedom of worship as war rages at home
Iranian Americans at a Chicago-area church pray for a change in government and for religious freedom, supporting the war in their homeland, even as Pope Leo and other Catholic leaders denounce it.
- 8 days ago 4 Apr 26, 5:19pm -
- Amid blackouts and distress, a Havana couple keep their weekly dance night alive
Amid an energy crisis sparked by a near-total blockade on U.S. shipments, some Cubans keep dancing.
- 9 days ago 4 Apr 26, 5:00am -
- House Democrats to hold California 'shadow hearings' on midterm election security
House Democrats will hold informal hearings in California on midterm election security, following multiple threats of intervention in state-run voting by the Trump administration.
- 9 days ago 4 Apr 26, 5:00am -
- The loophole that keeps a Trump loyalist serving as L.A.'s top federal prosecutor
While other appointees have been forced out by judges, Bill Essayli has been allowed to lead the L.A. office under the title of 'first assistant U.S. attorney.'
- 9 days ago 4 Apr 26, 5:00am -
- Trump asks Congress for $152 million to start rebuilding Alcatraz prison
The president's new budget requests funding from Congress to convert the historic site into a working "state-of-the-art" prison.
- 9 days ago 3 Apr 26, 5:18pm -
- 'Abysmal': Trump's budget cites L.A. homelessness agency as he proposes housing cuts
Trump's proposed budget attacks L.A.'s homelessness agency in push to eliminate a federal program that funds housing and services for homeless Americans.
- 9 days ago 3 Apr 26, 4:47pm -
- Trump's 2027 budget would cut billions from clean energy and climate programs while boosting military spending
The proposal from Trump's Office of Management and Budget includes several key changes to climate and environment programs that would help further the administration's efforts to thwart the so-called green agenda.
- 9 days ago 3 Apr 26, 3:31pm -
- President Trump bashed State Farm on social media: Why it didn't come out of the blue
There's a backstory to President Trump's Truth Social post and it stems from a controversial visit by administration officials to Los Angeles in February.
- 9 days ago 3 Apr 26, 1:45pm -
- Commentary: The Cuban Americans who want to normalize relations between the U.S. and Cuba
Now is the time to 'end the economic war on Cuba,' say Cuban Americans for Cuba, an emerging collective that joined the recent convoy to Havana.
- 10 days ago 3 Apr 26, 11:36am -
- 2 U.S. aircraft downed as Iran war escalates; both pilots rescued, one crew member missing, officials say
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has maintained for weeks that the U.S. has crippled Iran's air defense systems.
- 10 days ago 3 Apr 26, 9:28am -
- Downtown L.A.'s cratering real estate market is changing — rich renters are buying their buildings
Companies are buying their buildings instead of renting them as office values bottom out around Los Angeles.
- 10 days ago 3 Apr 26, 5:02am -
- What would the New York Philharmonic, Met and Armory do without L.A. artists?
As Gustavo Dudamel prepares to leave L.A. for NYC, Los Angeles invades the New York performance scene with major projects by Dudamel at the NY Philharmonic, Yuval Sharon at the Met and LA Dance Project at the Park Avenue Armory.
- 10 days ago 3 Apr 26, 5:00am -
- Microplastics and pharmaceuticals named a priority threat in drinking water by health, environment officials
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said they plan to study microplastics and pharmaceuticals in U.S. drinking water.
- 10 days ago 2 Apr 26, 2:40pm -
- Trump fires Pam Bondi after tumultuous 14-month term as attorney general
The announcement follows months of scrutiny over the Justice Department's handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking investigation that made Bondi the target of angry conservatives even with her close relationship with Trump.
- 11 days ago 2 Apr 26, 11:24am -
- Trump speech on Iran war, recent remarks on oil, NATO, daycare costs land with a thud
Trump's meandering speech did little to assuage U.S. allies and world markets concerned about the conflict's ongoing disruptions to the global oil supply.
- 11 days ago 2 Apr 26, 11:18am -
- 'You're a liar.' Why the world's biggest building boom has run into a wall in California
The blue-collar jobs to build AI infrastructure are moving outside of California
- 11 days ago 2 Apr 26, 5:00am -
- In major speech, Trump says Iran war will be over 'shortly' but offers little clarity
Trump's remarks were his first formal address to the nation since the U.S. and Israel launched military strikes against Iran on Feb. 28.
- 11 days ago 1 Apr 26, 8:39pm -
- NASA launches humans to moon for first time in half-century
NASA launched the Artemis II mission, which will carry humans to the moon for the first time since 1972.
- 11 days ago 1 Apr 26, 5:44pm -