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
The Declaration of Independence is a formal document that served as the signatory colonies’ statement that they were now “free and independent States.” It is a vital document in American
By David Hegg As you’ve been told time after time, this weekend we celebrate our independence, 250 years of freedom from tyranny. On this occasion, it would do us well
I once served on a jury. I convinced the other 11 jurors to convict the attorneys on both sides and find the judge in contempt of his own court. Life
Six years ago, our public health apparatus lost its credibility. We were told it was too dangerous for kids to go to school, or for believers to gather in church,