By Lisa Mascaro
Move over, Nancy Pelosi. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the “squad” of freshmen women of color are emerging as new stars of Republican attacks against Democrats running for
By Barbara Ortutay
Facebook is tightening its rules around political advertising ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, acknowledging previous misuse. But it’s not clear if it will
A judge says actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, can continue using a law firm that recently represented the University of Southern California.
The couple appeared
By Andrew Welsh-Huggins
State attorneys general and lawyers representing local governments said Tuesday they are in active settlement talks with Purdue Pharma, the maker of the prescription painkiller OxyContin that
By Tom Hays and Larry Neumeister
One by one, 16 women who say they were sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein poured out their anger Tuesday, lashing out at him as
By Bill Barrow
The Democratic presidential field is shrinking but not quickly enough to ward off the prospect of a long, bruising fight for the nomination.
Three candidates dropped out
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UNITE HERE! Local 11 is asking the City to take over its job of advocating for and protecting hotel workers. On the agenda for the next meeting of the
Santa Monica Mayor Gleam Davis, Mayor Pro Tempore Terry O’Day, and Councilman Kevin McKeown welcomed City of Phoenix Councilwoman Betty Guardado and City of Providence Councilwoman Carmen Castillo to
By Don Thompson
California may join many other states in allowing 17-year-olds to vote in primary and special elections, if they will turn 18 before the following general election, under
By Michael R. Blood and Kathleen Ronayne
Bernie Sanders has promised to win the California presidential primary in March, but home-state Sen. Kamala Harris is defending her turf — putting the
By Julianna Wingate
Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren held town hall style event this week as her campaign swung through Los Angeles.
People quickly filled the bottom and mezzanine levels of
By Mike Blood and Gene Johnson
The major online pot shop directory and cannabis marketplace Weedmaps announced Wednesday that it will no longer allow black-market businesses to advertise on its
