Re: “This Isn’t Ping-Pong,” letters, Nov. 16. Well, it certainly seems that I got under Nancy Fairbanks’ skin and pushed a few buttons. That’s a good thing. It also seems
As the new year begins, there’s no shortage of political trends to keep Californians preoccupied, entertained or perhaps appalled — particularly the state’s transcontinental feud with President Donald Trump. There
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
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