President Donald Trump delivers his first State of the Union address during his second presidential term in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 24, 2026. Photo by Madalina Kilroy.

8 takeaways from Trump’s State of the Union address  

By Andrew Moran, Jackson Richman, Jacob Burg, John Haughey, Ryan Morgan, Troy Myers Contributing Writer  President Donald Trump highlighted his economic agenda in a record-long State of the Union address, declaring

Gary Horton

Gary Horton | Who Owns Our Streets?

Last week a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge halted the city of Los Angeles from dismantling abandoned and inoperable RVs parked on public streets. Judge Curtis A. Kin ruled

Letters to the Editor

Julie Johnson | SCV Needs League of Women Voters

At moments of uncertainty, I always turn to history for guidance. Not because history hands us easy, perfect answers, but because it shows us the story of imperfect humans. History

National News

CIA retracts intelligence reports, citing political bias 

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer  The CIA has retracted or substantially revised 19 intelligence reports after finding they contained political bias and fell short of CIA standards.  CIA Director John Ratcliffe said in a Friday statement

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Texas senator: Cartel problem ‘spilling over’ to US  

By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer  The cartel problem in Mexico has spilled over into the United States, harming Americans and requiring Washington to take action on the matter, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said in a Monday interview

Jonathan Kraut

Jonathan Kraut | Freedom from Warrantless Detention?

Great anger was felt by American colonists when some were apprehended by the British without formal charges and incarcerated indefinitely without an opportunity to exercise a viable defense. This anger

Letters to the Editor

Ron Perry | Tale of Two Pleas

This morning (Feb. 11) in The Signal, there were articles about two pleas for (criminal defendants).  Why should they, in any possible way, get plea deals? One (is accused of

Letters to the Editor

Jack Crawford | Point and Counterpoint

In his Jan. 29 letter, Rick Barker claims that the Civil War was fought because some states ignored the 13th Amendment. On Feb. 13, Philip Wasserman challenged that statement. Then

Letters to the Editor

Vernon Lackman | Taking Issue with Nation-World Story

Re: “They Shouldn’t Be A Political Prop,” nation-world page, Feb. 14. Once again The Signal’s editorial policy and political opinions are apparent in the printing of the above article, which

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More than 10K flights canceled amid massive snowstorm 

By Evgenia Filimianova Contributing Writer  More than 10,000 flights scheduled for between Sunday and Tuesday were canceled across the United States as a powerful nor’easter pounded the East Coast with heavy snow, strong winds and coastal flooding, disrupting air travel and prompting emergency declarations in several states.  Data from FlightAware showed 3,440 cancellations on Sunday, followed by 5,535 on Monday and another 1,619 scheduled for Tuesday.  On Monday alone, 88% of outgoing flights and 87% of incoming flights at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York were canceled, according to FlightAware. At Boston Logan International Airport,

As Baby Boomers and Generation Xers continue to retire, a larger portion of the overall population will have time to travel.

Travel Opportunities for Retirees 

Retirement provides individuals with ample time to engage in activities they enjoy. Many seniors spend that newfound free time relaxing and seeing the sights.   Seniors are a travel-friendly demographic. The

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David Hegg | Tickets to Ride Required

By David Hegg It’s time we hit the pause button and take stock of what is going on around us. I remind you this is an opinion column, which you

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Arthur Saginian | Why We Forget

Gary Horton (Jan. 28) writes of “Things We Can’t Forget.” He starts by describing how a cleaning up of his wife’s closet of shoes reminded him of World War II,