A Democratic congresswoman from Pennsylvania is pushing to censure Colorado U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, alleging Boebert made “racist and derogatory” comments about a Black colleague on television. Boebert appeared Friday night on Real America’s Voice News, a conservative cable outlet, to comment on Texas Rep. Al Green shaking his “pimp cane” at President Donald Trump…
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By Levi Sumagaysay | CalMatters The fires that reduced Altadena, Pacific Palisades and other Los Angeles-area neighborhoods to rubble have also shined a harsh light on California’s raging insurance crisis. Lawmakers have proposed a variety of bills to address the issues illuminated by the disaster, plus others that predate it. Some of the legislation would…
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Cypress has played seven baseball games. Four of them have been one-run games, including the last two that were extra-inning games. “I think I need a raise,” said Cypress coach John Weber. Cypress got a 6-5 win over Foothill on Monday in a 10-inning game. Greg Prophett led off the bottom of the 10th with…
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By SETH BORENSTEIN WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is starting another round of job cuts — this one more than 1,000 — at the nation’s weather, ocean and fisheries agency, four people familiar with the matter tell The Associated Press. Related Articles National Politics | U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert under fire for “racist and…
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Q: We went to trial and won. The other side appealed. Eighteen months later, the court of appeal reversed, and now we have to try the case all over again. So, this means what one judge decides after a lot of time and trouble can be tossed out by some other judge, just like that?…
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By REBECCA SANTANA WASHINGTON (AP) — The arrest of a Palestinian activist who helped organize campus protests of the war in Gaza has sparked questions about whether foreign students and green card holders are protected against being deported from the U.S. Related Articles National News | US hasn’t determined who was behind cyberattack that caused…
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Stock markets are plunging, consumers and businesses have started to sour on the economy, and economists are marking down their estimates for growth this year, with some even seeing rising odds of a recession. Related Articles Business | US hasn’t determined who was behind cyberattack that…
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Jordan Harper’s latest book couldn’t be more American, but U.S. readers have had to wait years to dig into it. “The Last King of California” was first published in the U.K. in 2022 but only became available stateside late last year. “It was kind of a long journey,” Harper says of his new book. “I…
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By Alan Halaly, Las Vegas Review-Journal LAS VEGAS — The hourglass is running out of sand when it comes to solving the crisis on the Colorado River, but a group of states sees an opportunity: a new administration. Related Articles National Politics | States look at shoring up consumer protections as Trump hobbles federal watchdog…
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By SIBI ARASU, Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — Most of the world has dirty air, with just 17% of cities globally meeting air pollution guidelines, a report Tuesday found. Switzerland-based air quality monitoring database IQAir analyzed data from 40,000 air quality monitoring stations in 138 countries and found that Chad, Congo, Bangladesh, Pakistan and…
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