How Wall Street hedge funds are gambling millions on Eaton fire insurance claims
In a high-stakes gamble, Wall Street hedge funds are offering to buy claims that insurers may have against Southern California Edison if the utility is found liable for causing the…
Trump orders California to remove gender identity from sex education
The Trump administration has given California 60 days to remove gender identity materials from sex education curriculum or risk losing more than $12.3 million in federal grants that helped pay…
Looming raises for L.A. County employees could cost $2 billion, CEO says
Los Angeles County’s looming agreement with its biggest labor union is expected to cost a little more than $2 billion over three years — the latest hit to a budget…
‘Who are these people?’ Masked immigration agents challenge local police, sow fear in L.A.
Increasingly aggressive immigration raids carried out by masked federal agents, sometimes using unmarked vehicles, are creating problems for local law enforcement agencies. Police have little or no insight into where…
California achieved significant groundwater recharge last year
A year of average precipitation gave California’s groundwater supplies a significant boost, according to a state analysis released Tuesday. California’s aquifers gained an estimated 2.2 million acre-feet of groundwater in…
Fitness influencer mother killed by estranged husband while out on date
Three people are dead in San Bernardino County after authorities say a man gunned down his estranged wife and her date outside a restaurant before he was confronted and fatally…
Russian Warship Uses Disguise to Escort Sanctioned Oil Tankers Through English Channel
A Russian naval vessel has drawn international attention after it disguised its identity while passing through the English Channel alongside two oil tankers under Western sanctions. The ship, the Boikiy—a…
British man charged with organising Disneyland Paris “mock wedding” of nine-year-old
A British man has been charged in connection with organising the “mock wedding” of a nine-year-old Ukrainian girl in Disneyland Paris. French prosecutors said the 39-year-old man was a convicted…
Leaders arrive at Hague summit as Nato chief Rutte flatters Trump
Laura Gozzi & Paul Kirby BBC News Reuters Security is tight at the Nato summit – President Trump’s first since 2019 Nato leaders have arrived in The Hague for a…
‘We are exhausted’ – how Iranians are feeling after fragile ceasefire
“Ordinary people suffered the most,” says Sirous, an Iranian who requested his name be changed for his safety. Speaking to the BBC from his home city of Tehran, he says:…