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
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
By Mikhail Zinshteyn CalMatters Writer What’s good for Riverside County is good for the whole state: After a pilot to automatically admit high school students into the California State University system in
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer The U.S. State Department has reaffirmed its strongest travel warning for Russia, urging Americans not to travel to the country for any reason and calling on U.S.
By John Haughey Contributing Writer Millions worldwide were set Wednesday to watch a crystal ball descend 139 feet down a flagpole in Manhattan’s Time Square as a throng of thousands count
Dear Savvy Senior, I’ve been hearing a lot about chair yoga lately. My New Year’s resolution is to improve my health and get moving again, but I have trouble getting down on the
The New Year arrives the way it always does: a date change. A fresh page. A familiar temptation to believe that simply making it this far means we must be
A response to Jack Teoli’s Dec. 3 letter on Proposition 50: Jack Teoli’s recent letter in The Signal presented Prop. 50 as if Santa Clarita delivered a clear and unified
When Gov. Gavin Newsom unveils his draft of the state’s 2026-27 budget next month, he’ll reveal whether he intends to deal squarely with its chronic, multi-billion-dollar deficit or punt to
By Marisa Kendall Contributing Writer In 2023, Gov. Gavin Newsom launched a new program intended to revolutionize the way counties provide mental health care to some of their most vulnerable residents.
By Jacob Burg Contributing Writer U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the U.S. leader’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on Monday, where the leaders discussed updates on the future
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen’s southern port city of Mukalla on Tuesday, saying the strike targeted a shipment of weapons it said had arrived from the United Arab
By Ana B. Ibarra Contributing Writer One in a series of stories on new laws taking effect in 2026. Tortillas sold in California are going to have a new ingredient, one that’s intended to
Part 1 of 2 Some of the current laws on our books, although counterintuitive and grossly unfair, are nevertheless unaddressed year after year. Imagine what simple and easy adjustments to