The United States has always been a nation of immigrants. And nowhere is that more true today than in California, where first-generation immigrants make up more than one-quarter of the population, more than in any other state. More than half of California, and 62% of L.A. County, is either foreign-born or has at least one […]
Patrick Soon-Shiong had become accustomed to making the news. He was the doctor and medical technology innovator who built a fortune, the striving South African immigrant who bought a piece of the Lakers and the L.A. billionaire who brought the Los Angeles Times back under local control when he purchased it in 2018. But none […]
Kazakhstan, on the road between Atyrau and Akkystau, June 24, 2024 – The region is flooded following a record high water level in the Urals. The flooding is due to the release of too much water by Russia, which is having a field day with the river levels. The lowering of the sea level was […]
Of the many ways Donald Trump’s return to the White House promises to upend federal policy, few are more predictable or damaging than the U-turn he and his allies threaten to take on climate change and environmental protection. Fortunately, California has considerable power to counter the onslaught. Trump’s first administration rolled back more than 100 […]
The Detroit News issued an editorial urging the Senate to reject President-elect Trump’s nominations of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as attorney general and Fox News host Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense. “The Republican-controlled Senate should establish its intention to vigorously fulfill its advise and consent role, and its independence from the administration, by rejecting…
