California can’t afford to allow Texas to rig 2026 for Trump
President Donald Trump believes he is “entitled to five more seats” – his words – in the U.S. House of Representatives. And he’s acting like it. Reportedly pushed by his…
New Orleans mayor indicted on federal corruption charges | New Orleans
The New Orleans mayor, LaToya Cantrell, was indicted on Friday on federal corruption charges after spending roughly three years under investigation. The indictment against Cantrell came after the September 2024…
Hayward murder suspect charged with years-old baseball bat attack
HAYWARD — A man suspected of plotting to have a witness in his murder go “bye-bye” has now caught a new charge related to a 2022 baseball bat attack that…
White House defends DC takeover of police after city alleges ‘brazen usurpation’ in lawsuit against Trump administration – live | Trump administration
Trump police takeover will create ‘immediate, devastating, and irreparable harm’ for DC, federal lawsuit says According to the federal lawsuit filed by the DC government today, the Trump administration has…
Tom Cruise looks eager to steer clear of Trump’s Kennedy Center awards
Has Tom Cruise joined the resistance? Maybe not, but the “Mission: Impossible” star has reportedly declined a major Kennedy Center Award that would have been presented to him by President…
Spain at ‘extreme risk’ of new wildfires as 14 blazes spread
Getty Images Spain is at “extreme risk” of new wildfires, the country’s prime minister has warned, as firefighters continue to battle 14 major blazes. In a post on X, Pedro…
California posts minor job gains in July, unemployment rate rises
California employers added 15,000 jobs in July as the statewide unemployment rate worsened, government labor officials reported Friday. The jobless rate in California rose to 5.5% in July, up from…
Itamar Ben Gvir taunts prominent Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti
New footage shared on social media shows the far-right Israeli minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, taunting the most prominent Palestinian prisoner, Marwan Barghouti, in his cell. The Palestinian Authority has condemned…
Just 15% of Californians can afford a home vs. 34% nationally – The Mercury News
Shrinking affordability isn’t just a California problem. That’s what you see from my trusty spreadsheet’s comparison of the California Association of Realtors’ affordability report for the second quarter of 2025…
Sidelined Ukrainians look on as Trump and Putin meet for Alaska talks
Joel Gunter Reporting from Kyiv EPA Five thousand miles from Alaska, and feeling left out, Ukrainians were bracing themselves on Friday for the outcome of negotiations to which they were…