Travelers face canceled trips and long delays as air traffic cuts continue
Lauren Chavez had scrolled through a series of horror stories on TikTok with videos showing people camping out in U.S. airports for hours on end. She decided to play it…
Inside the investigation into Melodee Buzzard’s disappearance
A 9-year-old girl with a winning smile and bouncy brown curls has not been seen since her mother took her on a mysterious road trip from Southern California to Nebraska…
Opposition to single-payer healthcare separates Villaraigosa from others at candidate forum
SACRAMENTO — Antonio Villaraigosa, former Los Angeles mayor and current candidate for California governor, on Friday said he opposed the creation of a state-level single payer healthcare system. Villaraigosa’s stance…
Trump made inroads with Latino voters. The GOP is losing them ahead of the midterms
WASHINGTON — President Trump made historic gains with Latinos when he won reelection last year, boosting Republicans’ confidence that their economic message was helping them make inroads with a group…
Will Rogers State Historic Park to reopen, months after Palisades fire
Will Rogers State Historic Park, which has been closed since the Palisades fire ripped through it 10 months ago, will reopen to the public on Saturday, providing a sprawling green…
A black bear named Charlie tests the ice at a Lake Tahoe skating rink
Employees at the Shops at Heavenly Village in Lake Tahoe had just finished preparing the mall’s skating rink when an unusual local arrived to take a nighttime spin on the…
Trump administration says ‘school lunch money’ could cover SNAP benefits
The Trump administration spent Friday fighting to avoid restoring $4 billion in food assistance in jeopardy due to the government shutdown, suggesting it might need to “raid school-lunch money” in…
Mother of missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard arrested on an unrelated charge
The mother of 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard, who has been missing since early October, was arrested Friday by Santa Barbara County sheriff’s deputies, but officials said the arrest was unrelated to…
Radioactive pollution still haunts Hunters Point in San Francisco
San Francisco — More than a half century after the U.S. ignited 67 atomic weapons in the the central Pacific Ocean, a former Navy base in the Bay Area continues…
Simi Valley High School assistant basketball coach arrested on suspicion of lewd acts with a minor
A newly hired assistant high school basketball coach was arrested in Simi Valley on Thursday on suspicion of engaging in sexual acts with two underage girls, officials said. Jabari DeShields,…