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America has an epidemic of violence against women. First partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom and a working group of legislators, legal experts, health professionals and advocates want California to lead on change.
A dozen people were charged with felonies in connection with a pro-Palestinian protest at Stanford that university officials said resulted in $250,000 in damage.
L.A. County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman says he will allow prosecutors in his office to consider pursuing the death penalty, a punishment his predecessor did not use.
In a rare ruling that reins in gun rights, the Supreme Court has figured out that a gun is a gun, whether you buy it ready-made or build it from a kit.
Two L.A. Times columnists debate the merits, and demerits, of the California’s governor podcasting side gig. He’s certainly attracted national attention — much of it critical.
Protests against the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, which is led by Elon Musk, have increasingly turned toward his corporation, Tesla.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has a new podcast that has him fawning over right-wing guests. It’s been slammed by Democrats, but it is a smart way to run for president?
The Trump administration is attacking U.S. universities, under the guise of battling antisemitism.
Trump’s address to Congress on Tuesday night was long and boring, but also laced with threats to both democracy and his enemies. And Greenland. And Panama.
MAGA Republicans have made a great show of loving babies and family values. But proposed cuts to Medicaid hurt children, moms and grandmothers the most.
