- Wed. May 27th, 2026
Three Californians, family of former Giants pitcher, missing in Texas flash floods
The Bay Area family of a former San Francisco Giants pitcher is among those still missing following a devastating flash flood in Central Texas that killed more than 100 people…
Dorm staffer threatened to bite off deaf student’s finger if he revealed sexual abuse, lawsuit claims
The state-financed California School for the Deaf will pay $14 million to a former student who suffered years of sexual abuse at the hands of a dorm attendant, whose history…
Woman’s arm is severed in Southern California train collision
A woman lost her arm after a bike she was holding was hit by a train as she was crossing railroad tracks in Ventura, according to authorities. The woman was…
Commentary: In an L.A. park, Trump unleashed his latest show of farce: The Battle of the Photo Op
La migra spread across MacArthur Park yesterday morning like a platoon ready for war. Federal agents on horseback with a white steed in the middle trotted through a soccer field.…
ICE leaves cars, ice cream carts abandoned when it arrests workers
Cars with shattered windows have been left in streets and parking lots, lawn mowers left running on front lawns, and ice cream carts abandoned on sidewalks. A growing inventory of…
California colleges on edge over suit challenging funds for Latino-serving campuses
Each year, most of California’s public colleges and universities are eligible for extra federal funding for a simple reason: They enroll high numbers of Latino students. The federal government sets…
Earthquake swarms are fueling fear of the ‘big one’ in Japan
More than 1,300 earthquakes have hit Japan’s Tokara Islands in two weeks, prompting evacuations of dozens of residents from the remote archipelago on the country’s southern tip. Although no major…
After climber survives gruesome injury in Sierras, it takes five helicopters to rescue her
A solo female climber was nearing the remote summit of California’s second-tallest mountain last week when she fell, injuring her leg so badly the bone was sticking through her skin.…
Extreme heat is a big problem for parents of young kids — and schools
When Aida Maravilla was on the hunt for a new apartment in 2021, she had one major goal: Find a place with air conditioning. She learned the hard way that…
Susanna MacManus, doyenne of Olvera Street’s Cielito Lindo, dies
Susanna MacManus was teaching Spanish at Occidental College in 1997 when the family business came calling. She had grown up helping out at Cielito Lindo, sometimes falling asleep in the…