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Supreme Court upholds law that bans TikTok  

By Matthew Vadum Contributing Writer  The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday turned away TikTok’s request to halt a federal law requiring indirect owner ByteDance to divest itself of the company by

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Israel Approves Cease-Fire Deal, Set to Begin Sunday

UPDATED with approval of full cabinet. By Chris Summers Contributing Writer   Israel’s cabinet approved a cease-fire deal with Hamas early on Saturday local time, paving the way for a six-week pause

Letters to the Editor

Judy Reinsma | The Rural Impacts of Outages

A fact that seems not to even be considered, by Southern California Edison, or anyone else for that matter, is what happens to rural residents when they shut off the

Letters to the Editor

Arthur Saginian | Not the Same Newcomers

Lois Eisenberg (letters, Dec. 19) says that mass deportations of undocumented immigrants will harm our economy, our country, and increase the price of everything from food to construction. No, Lois,

Dan Walters

Dan Walters | Fires Could Clobber State Economy

Three days after immensely destructive and deadly wildfires broke out in and around Los Angeles, Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a $322.3 billion state budget with a positive revenue forecast “based

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. Attorney General, Pam Bondi, is sworn in before testifying to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 15, 2025. Photo by Madalina Vasiliu.

Takeaways from Bondi’s AG confirmation hearing 

By Sam Dorman Contributing Writer  Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi fielded questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday as part of her confirmation process to serve as the next

Letters to the Editor

Philip Wasserman | GOP Should Take the Cue

Gov. Gavin Newsom will be termed out of office. His public policy failures, which include a state that is perpetually on fire, gives Republicans the best opportunity to win the

Letters to the Editor

Lois Eisenberg | Peace of Mind Thanks to Biden

Health care is a right, not a privilege. President Joe Biden has advocated this since day one of his presidency. By advocating this right to Medicare recipients, Biden has signed