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LOS ANGELES -- When the unknown number popped up on her phone, Jocelyn Escanuela was in the checkout line at Walmart. She still can't explain why she picked up and then listened to a cold-caller's pitch that sounded a lot ...Read more

Voters in South Texas delivered Elon Musk a decisive victory, overwhelmingly approving a ballot measure to establish Starbase, Texas, as its own city.

By a margin of 173 to 4, residents of the far-flung community ...Read more

A day after the Trump administration sued Denver and Colorado officials to invalidate restrictions on cooperation with immigration enforcement, Democratic lawmakers gave final approval Saturday to a bill that would expand ...Read more

He survived Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, evacuated women and children in Kyiv to safety, and then crossed the border to escape the war.

But after he arrived at the Krome North Service Processing Center in southwest ...Read more

Vietnam lodged a formal protest against China and the Philippines for activities that it said violate its sovereignty in the Spratly Islands area, in a move that underscores the persistent tensions over contested waters in...Read more

South Korea’s ruling party has selected former labor minister Kim Moon-soo as its presidential candidate to take on opposition nominee Lee Jae-myung, who is leading opinion polls ahead of next month’s election.

The ...Read more

CHICAGO — The president and director of the Art Institute of Chicago faces an independent investigation amid a report that he stripped on a commercial airplane.

James Rondeau is voluntarily taking time away from his ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Several federal prosecutors — including the chief of the Public Corruption and Civil Rights Section — have submitted their resignations following a plea deal offered by the new U.S. attorney in Los ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — At her hole-in-the-wall convenience store across the street from MacArthur Park, Sabrina de la Peña has supplied cold beverages, household necessities and kind words for nearly 30 years.

Despite issues ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A former burger chain CEO under federal indictment on gun and fraud charges now faces another accusation: Allegedly spreading "smears" that reached the White House through conservative pundits, leading to ...Read more

The Little Leaguers warming up in a Union Park outfield craned their necks between practice swings Saturday morning to listen to the message shouted by a nearby crowd.

What they heard — the protest chants of an anti-...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Jobs for thousands of letter and package delivery workers at the U.S. Postal Service and UPS could be cut this year, with both looking to slash costs and streamline operations as the effects of President ...Read more

For the second time in a week, voters in a prominent U.S. ally angered by President Donald Trump punished conservatives and reelected a left-leaning incumbent.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was poised to win...Read more

ATLANTA — Charlie Bailey, the former statewide candidate for attorney general and later lieutenant governor, has been elected chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia.

He won with about 53% of the vote in a runoff ...Read more

Wanda Barzee, the woman who kidnapped Elizabeth Smart and held her captive for months in the early 2000s, has been arrested in Utah for violating the terms of her probation as a sex offender.

Barzee was arrested at her ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — It was the height of the dinner rush at L.A. Live, a glittering, neon-drenched complex of restaurants and bars steps from Crypto.com Arena.

Around 6 p.m. on Nov. 28, 2023, a white Ford Escape pulled out of...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — As chaotic, violent and arbitrary as Sunday night’s Clearwater Ferry crash was, it also seemed like an obvious crime scene.

Onlookers watched as the boat that slammed into the ferry drove away. Police ...Read more

ATLANTA — Most Georgia voters say marijuana should be made legal for recreational use, a sign of growing acceptance of a drug that‘s allowed in 24 other states.

Nearly 56% of respondents in a poll by The Atlanta ...Read more

MEXICO CITY — Mexico's leader said Saturday that she rejected an offer by President Donald Trump to send U.S. troops into her country to fight drug cartels.

Speaking at a public event, President Claudia Sheinbaum ...Read more

Singapore’s ruling party was on track to secure a convincing victory in Saturday’s election as voters worried about rising costs and a worsening global economic climate rallied behind incumbent Prime Minister Lawrence ...Read more