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One dead and thousands evacuated as wildfire spreads in France

Préfet de l’Aude An elderly woman has died and another person is missing after a massive wildfire swept through parts of southern France, destroying homes and forcing thousands to flee.…

Newsom vows Texas will be ‘neutered’ by California Will voters let him do it?

Gov. Gavin Newsom made a ballsy threat this week to Texas legislators who are trying to gerrymander voting maps in favor of Republicans. “Whatever they are doing will be neutered…

Tired of waiting for the city, Angelenos paint their own crosswalks. Some become permanent.

The streets around Stoner Park in Sawtelle are often filled with families on their way to the park, nearby day care and surrounding schools. Jonathan Hale, a local resident, believed…

Tournaments, golfers and standings – NBC Los Angeles

Major championship season is over, but the golf season is far from finished. The PGA Tour will crown a FedEx Cup champion in just a few short weeks, with the…

Mexico promises sewage fix? That solves everything – San Diego Union-Tribune

Re “Readers split on EPA chief’s sewage ‘solution’ announcement” (July 27): I was extremely gratified to learn from a Rancho Santa Fe letter writer that the Trump administration has solved…

Disney’s streaming business keeps growing, despite theatrical losses

Continued growth in streaming subscriptions and strong domestic tourism to its theme parks propelled Walt Disney Co.’s fiscal third quarter earnings, even as its theatrical results dipped, the company said…

Medicaid: nuevo requisito federal de trabajo deja a estados sin mucho margen de maniobra

By Katheryn Houghton and Bram Sable-Smith Cuando el presidente Donald Trump firmó una ley que agrega requisitos laborales para algunos beneficiarios de Medicaid, es posible que haya perjudicado a legisladores…

Twenty killed after trucks overturn in Gaza, Hamas-run civil defence says

Twenty people have been killed and more than 30 injured in central Gaza after four lorries overturned on a crowd, the Hamas-run civil defence agency says. Crowds rushed to the…

UC must reconsider ban on campus jobs for undocumented students

In a key win for immigrant rights organizations, a California Court of Appeal ruled that the University of California has not provided sufficient legal grounds to justify its “discriminatory policy”…

Trump immigration team revives once-shelved deportation cases

A decade ago, Jesus Adan Rico breathed a big sigh of relief. That was when the Chino High School student, a Dreamer, learned an immigration judge had effectively shelved his…