Being first-time parents, the last thing Janell Scott (Moeller) and Weston Scott expected was to not only have their daughter born on Jan. 1, but also for her to be the first…
A 35-year-old man was arrested Wednesday afternoon on suspicion brandishing a gun on the southbound Interstate 5 north of Castaic, according to officials with the California Highway Patrol. According to Officer Carlos Burgos-Lopez, public information…
Local and state officials this week labeled the first snowpack measurement as “welcome news,” with several late-December storms resulting in statewide snow levels that reached 71% of the average for this time of year. Santa…
By Ryan Sabalow Contributing Writer California lawmakers made major changes to the state’s car-buying rules in 2025, including a controversial rewrite of the state law that allows buyers to get their money…
By Mark Jackson Contributing Writer R | 3h 17m | Fantasy, Action | 2025 Rating: 4 stars out of 5 After watching 3 hours and 17 minutes of the latest “Avatar”…
By Mark Jackson Contributing Writer R | 2h 30m | Sports, Drama | 2025 Rating: 3 1/2 stars out of 5 “Marty Supreme” is billed as being about a guy who…
By Joseph Lord, Troy Myers Contributing Writer U.S. Southern Command struck five drug-smuggling boats Tuesday, killing eight people and causing the remaining occupants to abandon their vessels, prompting a search and rescue,…
By Janice Hisle Contributing Writer As additional investigators surge to fraud-plagued Minnesota, federal agents have already arrested 500 illegal immigrants and probed 1,000 immigration-fraud cases during the past two months, a Homeland Security…
By Guy Birchall Contributing Writer Dozens have died and at least 115 others have been injured after a fire broke out during New Year’s celebrations at a bar in the Swiss Alps,…
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer Russia said on Thursday it would hand over what it described as technical proof to the United States showing that a Ukrainian drone attack earlier this week targeted…
Local students named to dean's list at University of Maryland Global Campus More than 11,500 University of Maryland Global Campus students were named to the dean's list for the summer…
As we usher in a new year, I want to wish you and your family a very happy and healthy 2026. There’s something special about the end of the year, when we reflect on…
I was enjoying a relaxing Christmas and New Year’s season and looking forward to 2026, but Jonathan Kraut’s “New Year’s Wishes” (commentary, Dec. 30) has inspired me to write just…
You’ve probably heard commentators say that under President Donald Trump, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, is arresting and deporting a huge number of illegal immigrants who have no criminal…
The University of California is one of the world’s most prestigious centers of higher education and cutting-edge medical, technological and social research. One assumes that its faculty and administrative cadre…