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The exceptional quality of life enjoyed in Santa Clarita today is not an accident. The beautiful neighborhoods, thriving businesses, parks, trails and schools we enjoy today are the result of decades of

The exceptional quality of life enjoyed in Santa Clarita today is not an accident. The beautiful neighborhoods, thriving businesses, parks, trails and schools we enjoy today are the result of decades of

By Nadia Lathan CalMatters Writer $3.3 million. That’s how much May Sung estimates it’ll cost to rebuild her Pacific Palisades home. With her two-bedroom house atop a hillside abutting the Pacific

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer The 37-story building in New York City that was at risk of collapse is stable, an official said late Tuesday. “I can say right now that the

By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the ceasefire with Iran is effectively over but that he will allow negotiations between Washington and Tehran to continue.

By Owen Evans Contributing Writer A Los Angeles-area man has pleaded guilty to federal harassment charges for sending fake ransom notes claiming he had kidnapped the missing mother of “Today” show

Dear Savvy Senior, I’m 63 and recently had a hospital stay that left me with bills I can’t afford to pay. I had Affordable Care Act health insurance, but after my premiums went up

Older readers will remember one of the most embarrassing moments ever endured by an American president. On Jan. 8, 1992, George H. W. Bush was in Tokyo on a 12-day

Saugus Union School District is at an important turning point, and I am excited to announce my candidacy for reelection to the Saugus Union School District governing board, Trustee Area

When California voters in 1978 passed Proposition 13, the iconic property tax limitation, they simultaneously rejected Proposition 8, which had been placed on the ballot by the Legislature as an

By Chase Smith Contributing Writer Top Democrats — including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and the Maine Democratic Party — called on Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner to withdraw from his race against Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, on Monday after

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer The United Kingdom’s military said three tankers were struck in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, as Tehran continues to hold funeral services for its former top leader,

By Emel Akan Contributing Writer ANKARA — President Donald Trump arrived in Ankara on Tuesday to attend the two-day NATO leaders’ summit. He began with a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the

Hello reader, and here we are in July, where I hope you and your loved ones had a beautiful and celebratory July 4th holiday celebrating 250 years of our great

My husband Bill was drafted into the U.S. Army and sent to Vietnam, where he spent a year fighting communism in brutal conditions. He returned home alive, with only a

I am expressing my dissatisfaction over the lack of diversity in many areas at the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center. For years, in the entertainment sector, the Senior Center has

Gov. Gavin Newsom recently revealed in a video and a social media post that the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating him and his wife, framing it as a political

By Andrew Moran Contributing Writer Hiring momentum cooled sharply in June as the economy added fewer jobs than expected. Employers added 57,000 new jobs last month, from May’s 129,000 gain, according to

By Chris Summers Contributing Writer Around 10,000 people are being evacuated from areas along the path of wildfires that threaten several small towns and villages near France’s border with Spain. On Monday morning, French Interior Minister

By Travis Gillmore & Melanie Sun Contributing Writers WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump spoke before an estimated 150,000 people gathered at the National Mall on the evening of the Fourth of July

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer The Food and Drug Administration is letting Philip Morris International market its Zyn nicotine pouches as being safer than cigarettes. The FDA said on June 30