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LA Times National News
Mar 29, 2025

White House ordered firing of L.A. federal prosecutor on ex-Fatburger CEO case, sources say
Adam Schleifer, a longtime financial fraud prosecutor, was dismissed from the U.S. Attorney's office in L.A. on Friday. He was pursuing charges against the former CEO of Fatburger, a Trump supporter, for alleged financial fraud.



LA Times National News
Mar 29, 2025

'Misguided mission': Senators blast detaining migrants at Guantanamo
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) was among a delegation of senators who visited the migrant detention operation at Guantanamo.



LA Times National News
Mar 28, 2025

Kristi Noem, Trump's secretary of Homeland Security, meets Mexican president
Noem talks with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and her team at the National Palace, Mexican media reported, but no details were immediately available on what they discussed in the two-hour meeting.



LA Times National News
Mar 28, 2025

Supreme Court faces Guantanamo test again: Does president's power have limits?
Trump and his lawyers say federal judges must stand aside



LA Times National News
Mar 28, 2025

The most important part of the ocean you've never heard of
The Saya de Malha Bank is one of the world's largest seagrass fields and the planet's most important carbon sinks. It faces incalculable risks that threaten the future of humanity.



LA Times National News
Mar 27, 2025

Trump's DOJ to investigate L.A. County Sheriff's Department over long waits for gun permits
The federal Department of Justice said it is investigating whether the L.A. County Sheriff's Department is violating people's gun rights with excessive fees and long wait times for concealed carry permits.



LA Times National News
Mar 27, 2025

Trump executive order targets the Smithsonian over 'divisive, race-centered ideology'
President Trump threatened to block funding for Smithsonian exhibitions that discuss racism and ordered the restoration of monuments taken down because of their celebration of racist figures.



LA Times National News
Mar 27, 2025

Mexico races to stall or evade Trump's 25% auto tariffs
Mexico is working to stall or reduce Trump's 25% tariff on foreign-made autos. Canada denounced Trump's executive order but Mexico is taking a more subdued approach.



LA Times National News
Mar 27, 2025

RFK Jr. makes sweeping cuts in federal health programs, including CDC, FDA
The Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday announced sweeping cuts in several federal health agencies.



LA Times National News
Mar 27, 2025

Deadly, drug-resistant fungus CDC calls 'urgent threat' is spreading in hospitals
There are new signs that a dangerous fungus is once again on the move. Candida auris is a type of yeast that can cause life-threatening illness.



LA Times National News
Mar 27, 2025

Trump cuts have hit government agencies investigating Elon Musk's businesses. Here's a breakdown
Elon Musk has benefited from his close alliance with Donald Trump, as the president has ousted federal officials who had overseen departments investigating the billionaire's multiple companies.



LA Times National News
Mar 27, 2025

These departments investigating Elon Musk have been cut by DOGE and the Trump administration
Elon Musk has benefited from his close alliance with Donald Trump, as the president has ousted federal officials who had overseen departments investigating the billionaire's multiple companies.



LA Times National News
Mar 26, 2025

Major bridges across California need probes to determine risk of a catastrophic collapse, authorities say
A year after the Baltimore bridge collapse, a report calls for an assessment of several California bridges.



LA Times National News
Mar 26, 2025

Hamdan Ballal's 'No Other Land' co-directors skewer film academy for silence on attack, detainment
Israeli journalist and 'No Other Land' filmmaker Yuval Abraham alleges the academy, which oversees the Oscars, 'felt no need to respond' to the recent attack on his co-director Hamdan Ballal.



LA Times National News
Mar 26, 2025

Supreme Court upholds ban on untraceable 'ghost guns' that are made from parts kits
Supreme Court, siding with the police, rules that hand-made guns can be restricted under federal law.



LA Times National News
Mar 26, 2025

Democrats call for resignations as Trump officials downplay Signal chat security breach
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and others in the Trump administration denied that the information he shared in a Signal chat that included a journalist was classified.



LA Times National News
Mar 26, 2025

Convicting 'gun moll' Barbara Graham was a famous win for L.A. prosecutors. Did they cheat?
A new book by former L.A. prosecutor Marcia Clark raises questions about the tactics used to convict Barbara Graham, the brassy "dice girl" who in 1955 was executed at San Quentin for the murder of a Burbank widow.



LA Times National News
Mar 26, 2025

Democrats target four California GOP members of Congress in effort to retake control of the House
Four California Republicans in the House of Representatives are on the target list of a prominent Democratic group preparing for the 2026 election.



LA Times National News
Mar 25, 2025

L.A.-China flight diverted, delayed for hours after pilot forgets passport
United Flight 198 left LAX on Saturday bound for China but was diverted to San Francisco because the pilot "did not have their passport onboard."



LA Times National News
Mar 25, 2025

Glowing blue spiral over Europe dazzles and perplexes. There's an explanation familiar to SoCal
Videos posted on the X showed a blue orb in the night sky that was visible in the U.K., France and other countries.



LA Times National News
Mar 25, 2025

U.S. officials used Signal to share war plans. What is the messaging app and is it safe?
Experts say Signal is the most secure messaging app. Even top U.S. officials use it. Should you?



LA Times National News
Mar 25, 2025

Hiker plummets 100 feet off California coast, desperately clings to life above ocean rocks
The hiker and a companion had wandered off the remote 53-mile hiking path that follows the northern California coastline of redwoods and black sand beaches when one of them fell 100 feet.



LA Times National News
Mar 25, 2025

Column: Congress wants to impeach judges instead of doing its job
The first branch of government should stop or empower Trump's use of the Enemy Aliens Act. Instead, Congress chooses to heckle from the cheap seats.



LA Times National News
Mar 25, 2025

'No Other Land' co-director Hamdan Ballal, bloodied and bruised, released from Israeli custody
Palestinian 'No Other Land' filmmaker Hamdan Ballal is free, less than a day after Israeli military and police forces detained him following a brutal attack by settlers.



LA Times National News
Mar 25, 2025

Barbara Lee has avid fans in Oakland mayor's race. But Loren Taylor is making it a contest
Oakland voters have a provocative choice in next month's special election for mayor, as longtime former Rep. Barbara Lee faces off against Loren Taylor, a scrappy politician 31 years her junior.



LA Times National News
Mar 25, 2025

Arellano: Near death, Pope Francis rallied back. We need his voice more than ever
Francis rejected all trappings of sovereignty and cult of personality. Instead, he has lived and preached what Jesus commanded his followers to do in the Sermon on the Mount, which might as well be the Communist Manifesto nowadays.



LA Times National News
Mar 24, 2025

'No Other Land' filmmaker beaten by Israeli settlers and detained by soldiers, co-director and activists allege
Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal, who co-directed the Oscar-winning documentary 'No Other Land,' was beaten by Israeli settlers and detained Monday, according to his co-director.



LA Times National News
Mar 24, 2025

'No Other Land' filmmaker Hamdan Ballal detained by Israeli forces after he was allegedly attacked by settlers
Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal, who co-directed the Oscar-winning documentary 'No Other Land,' was beaten by Israeli settlers and detained Monday, according to his co-director.



LA Times National News
Mar 24, 2025

Trump called Tiger Woods a 'true legend.' Now golfer is dating Vanessa Trump, president's ex-daughter-in-law
Golfer Tiger Woods says he's in a relationship with Vanessa Trump, the former daughter-in-law of President Trump who divorced Donald Trump Jr. in 2018.



LA Times National News
Mar 24, 2025

Trump lawyers urge Supreme Court to block San Francisco judge's order to rehire workers
President Trump's lawyers urged the Supreme Court to block a judge's order requiring the government to 'immediately' rehire 16,000 federal employees.



LA Times National News
Mar 24, 2025

Trump wants to rein in federal judges. One California Republican is already working on it
Just as President Trump is facing multiple cases in court aimed at curtailing his presidential powers, Rep. Darrell Issa introduced a bill to rein in federal judges.



LA Times National News
Mar 24, 2025

'They have never broken the law': An O.C. couple's deportation is part of a trend, advocates say
An Orange County couple was deported to Colombia after living in the U.S. for decades with no criminal record.



LA Times National News
Mar 24, 2025

An O.C. couple's sudden deportation sends shock waves: 'They have never broken the law'
An Orange County couple was deported to Colombia after living in the U.S. for decades with no criminal record.



LA Times National News
Mar 24, 2025

South Korean court reinstates suspended prime minister but is silent on impeached President Yoon
Han Duck-soo was reinstated as acting president Monday. He was handed the reins to the country after President Yoon Suk Yeol, who declared martial law, was impeached.



LA Times National News
Mar 23, 2025

News Analysis: Trump consistently frames policy around 'fairness,' trading on American frustration
President Trump and his allies consistently frame his policy agenda around the concept of fairness, which experts say is a potent political message in America right now.



LA Times National News
Mar 23, 2025

They were called gang members and deported. Families say their only crime was having tattoos
The families of two Venezuelans deported to El Salvador say the Trump administration wrongly branded them as Tren de Aragua gang members.



LA Times National News
Mar 23, 2025

Barabak: He's been an outspoken Trump critic. Others fear the price he and his family pay
Eric Swalwell has received countless death threats, been physically accosted and sneezed on. Republican colleagues tell him they fear similar reprisals if they stand up to the president.



LA Times National News
Mar 22, 2025

Hundreds rally in Westwood to protest Trump, Musk's government cuts: 'It's just evil'
Protesters marched toward the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles, rallying against government cuts and what they described as U.S. Constitution violations.



LA Times National News
Mar 22, 2025

Trump administration ends funding for legal representation of 26,000 migrant children
The Trump administration ends federal contract that provides legal representation to nearly 26,000 migrant children who entered the U.S. alone, leaving them vulnerable to rapid deportation.



LA Times National News
Mar 21, 2025

Musk tells Tesla employees to hold on to their stock amid protests
In an all-hands company meeting broadcast on X, Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk urged employees to hold on to their shares, which have fallen in value by 34% year to date.



LA Times National News
Mar 21, 2025

Trump-appointed judge dissents in California ammo case with gun-filled YouTube video
A Trump-appointed appellate court judge broke with his colleagues in a California gun case by posting a "dissent video" to YouTube of him manipulating firearms in his judicial chambers.



LA Times National News
Mar 21, 2025

Former Lakers player says Bob Knight knew of Indiana team physician abuse allegations
Former Lakers player Butch Carter has joined a class action lawsuit alleging Dr. Bradford Bomba Sr. sexually abused him at the University of Indiana in the 1970s.



LA Times National News
Mar 21, 2025

South Korean family mysteriously disappears on drive from Grand Canyon to Las Vegas
Jiyeon Lee, 33, Taehee Kim, 59, and Junghee Kim, 54, disappeared while driving from the Grand Canyon toward Las Vegas on March 13.



LA Times National News
Mar 21, 2025

Telsa attacks mark a surreal twist in political violence as Musk divides America
Once the darling of alternative energy advocates, the electric vehicles are now the unlikely target of political violence.



LA Times National News
Mar 21, 2025

Tesla attacks mark a surreal twist in political violence as Musk divides America
Once the darling of alternative energy advocates, the electric vehicles are now the unlikely target of political violence.



LA Times National News
Mar 21, 2025

Tesla attacks mark troubling twist in political violence as Musk divides America
Once the darling of alternative energy advocates, the electric vehicles are now the unlikely target of political violence.



LA Times National News
Mar 21, 2025

Families flock to Mexican murder ranch, hoping for signs of loved ones
A ranch used as a training camp by a Mexican drug cartel was littered with burned bodies and discarded possessions. The discovery has sparked calls for justice.



LA Times National News
Mar 21, 2025

Shoes of the disappeared: Mexico's growing symbol of loss
A ranch used as a training camp by a Mexican drug cartel was littered with burned bodies and discarded possessions. The discovery has sparked calls for justice.



LA Times National News
Mar 20, 2025

Key points people need to understand about Trump's Education Department closure
The dismantling of the department has been unofficially in progress for weeks, but Trump's impact on education already has been substantial in California.



LA Times National News
Mar 20, 2025

Calmes: The United States careens toward a constitutional crisis
What should the American people believe -- Trump's denials that he's defying court orders or the evidence that can be seen and heard?



LA Times National News
Mar 20, 2025

What's it like to defend a Mexican cartel boss? Reputed drug lords seek lawyers in U.S.
Mexico's transfer of 29 cartel figures — including Rafael Caro Quintero and accused Zeta members — has led to jockeying by attorneys willing to defend them.



LA Times National News
Mar 19, 2025

Jackie Robinson's Army story restored to Defense Department site after removal in DEI purge
An article highlighting baseball and civil rights hero Jackie Robinson's U.S. Army career was back on the Department of Defense website after being removed in a DEI purge.



LA Times National News
Mar 19, 2025

Fleeing once more: The endless search for safety in Gaza
A cease-fire between Hamas and Israel allowed many Gaza residents to return to their devastated homeland. But now many are fleeing once more.



LA Times National News
Mar 19, 2025

Trump's transactional diplomacy is reshaping the U.S.-Taiwan relationship
The U.S. has played an important role in Taiwan-China relations for decades. Trump's 'America First' ideology could subvert efforts to preserve a tenuous peace in the region.



LA Times National News
Mar 19, 2025

Taiwan has been important to the U.S. Here's why
U.S. support for Taiwan has ebbed and flowed throughout the decades. Here's what's at stake as Trump rewrites the rules of diplomacy.



LA Times National News
Mar 19, 2025

After party rift on shutdown, California Democrats try to refocus budget fight on Medicaid
Democrats do not want to repeat the mistakes of last week, when they split over the GOP's stopgap measure to avoid a federal government shutdown.



LA Times National News
Mar 19, 2025

Contributor: Under Trump, the Voice of America has fallen silent. U.S. enemies are cheering
Stations that need to fill time are now using the broadcasting services of Russia and China. This is a fiasco for U.S. global standing.



LA Times National News
Mar 19, 2025

Weapons, war and wealth: The business of arms in the Middle East
Arms are a global business, so it's little surprise that at the International Defense Exhibition and Conference, discerning quartermasters had a world buffet of weaponry before them, be it Brazilian ballistic munitions, Indian patrol boats or the latest in AI-enabled drones from the U.S.



LA Times National News
Mar 19, 2025

New strain of bird flu wipes out Mississippi poultry farm; human flu may offer immunity
A new strain of bird flu — H7N9 — is detected in at a poultry farm; scientists learn past human flu exposure may provide some immunity to H5N1.



LA Times National News
Mar 18, 2025

Trump vows to immediately ramp up U.S. production of 'beautiful, clean coal'
'I am authorizing my Administration to immediately begin producing Energy with BEAUTIFUL, CLEAN COAL,' Trump wrote in a post on social media on Monday.



LA Times National News
Mar 18, 2025

Newly declassified JFK assassination files released by Trump administration
President Trump released 80,000 unredacted pages on the assassination of John F. Kennedy more than 60 years ago.



LA Times National News
Mar 18, 2025

Roberts criticizes Trump's call for impeaching judge who ruled against his deportation plans
President Trump is escalating his attacks on the federal judiciary by calling for the impeachment of a judge who has tried to block his deportations.



LA Times National News
Mar 18, 2025

Will Korea's 'sensitive' country designation impair cooperation with the U.S.?
The U.S. government's move to put South Korea -- a non-nuclear ally--in the same company as countries like China or North Korea has unsettled politicians in Seoul



LA Times National News
Mar 18, 2025

Will South Korea's 'sensitive' country designation impair cooperation with the U.S.?
The U.S. government's move to put South Korea — a nonnuclear ally — in the same company as countries like China or North Korea has unsettled politicians in Seoul



LA Times National News
Mar 17, 2025

Column: The Trump administration has a free-speech problem
President Trump told the assembled prosecutors of the Department of Justice on Friday that negative coverage of him is illegal. Spoiler alert: It's not.



LA Times National News
Mar 17, 2025

New Mexico court blocks release of photos, bodycam video of bodies of Gene Hackman, Betsy Arakawa
The court also temporarily blocked the release of the autopsy report in the case.



LA Times National News
Mar 17, 2025

Schiff dismisses Trump assertion that Biden pardons for Jan. 6 committee are 'void'
Sen. Adam B. Schiff rebuffed President Trump's claims disputing President Biden's pardons for the Jan. 6 committee that Schiff sat on, saying its members would not be silenced by Trump's threats.



LA Times National News
Mar 17, 2025

Expect fights at the 2028 L.A. Olympics — and boxing fans can thank Uzbekistan
Boxing is set to be in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics as IOC President Thomas Bach says the executive board he chairs approved including the sport, which will be run by World Boxing.



LA Times National News
Mar 17, 2025

A 'Trump whisperer'? Mexican president's strategy faces its biggest test yet
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum faces a delicate balancing act, placating U.S. President Trump while showing Mexicans that she is defending her nation's sovereignty.



LA Times National News
Mar 16, 2025

Trump and recent gains give the California Republican Party hope
The California Republican Party made slight gains in California, attracting more new voters than the Democrats, but can that continue after Trump



LA Times National News
Mar 16, 2025

Abcarian: There is nothing efficient about Musk and Trump's toxic lack of empathy
George Orwell would have loved the concept: A Department of Government Efficiency that is anything but efficient.



LA Times National News
Mar 16, 2025

Barabak: Elon Musk brought a Silicon Valley mindset to Trump's Washington. It's been a disaster
The fancifully named Department of Government Efficiency is grounded in a fundamental misapprehension of how the federal government works. The recklessness and destruction is not a bug but a feature.



LA Times National News
Mar 16, 2025

Two-minute TV shows have taken over China. Can they take over the world?
'Micro dramas' (90-second episodes, cheesy plots, lots of romance) are catching on worldwide. Will they upend the entertainment industry?



LA Times National News
Mar 14, 2025

Tesla raises concerns over retaliatory tariffs in unsigned letter
In a letter addressed to the U.S. Trade Representative, Elon Musk's Tesla warned that retaliatory tariffs could affect production and harm U.S. companies.



LA Times National News
Mar 14, 2025

Legal experts pan Trump's Supreme Court appeal on birthright citizenship
Trump administration lawyers argue that district judges should not be allowed to issue rulings that apply nationwide.



LA Times National News
Mar 14, 2025

California businesses are reeling from Trump's on-again, off-again tariffs
California business owners struggle to keep up with an ever-changing slew of trade rules.



LA Times National News
Mar 13, 2025

Contributor: Mahmoud Khalil isn't a citizen. His deportation wouldn't be unlawful
It's quite simple, really: If someone in the U.S. on a tourist visa or in possession of a green card violates the terms of their admission, they can be removed.



LA Times National News
Mar 13, 2025

Mexican cartel mystery: Abandoned shoes, cryptic writings, charred bones
Authorities are trying to figure out how many were killed at a Jalisco ranch that apparently was used as a cartel training camp. Some call it the 'Mexican Auschwitz.'



LA Times National News
Mar 13, 2025

Comcast signs $3 billion deal to keep Olympics on NBC through 2036
The contract extension will allow NBCUniversal to broadcast the 2034 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City on NBC and streaming service Peacock



LA Times National News
Mar 13, 2025

Comcast signs $3-billion deal to keep Olympics on NBC through 2036
The contract extension will allow NBCUniversal to broadcast the 2034 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City on NBC and streaming service Peacock



LA Times National News
Mar 13, 2025

Fired federal workers can fight their dismissals, but there's a catch
A civil service law requires an administrative agency to hear complaints. Judges have thrown out lawsuits from unions, saying the courts lack power to block layoffs.



LA Times National News
Mar 13, 2025

California joins 19 Democratic states in suit to stop massive Education Department layoffs
California and other Democratic states allege Trump's cuts amount to an illegal shutdown of the Education Department's crucial, congressionally mandated work, including protecting civil rights.



LA Times National News
Mar 13, 2025

Calmes: When it comes to Trump's economy, the adults have left the room
CEOs seek 'less unpredictability.' Claims that trade wars generate riches don't add up. The chaos shouldn't come as a surprise



LA Times National News
Mar 13, 2025

Contributor: Should the Dodgers balk at a White House invitation this year?
All presidents like getting their picture taken with athletes. With the Trump presidencies, White House invitations have turned decidedly controversial for many athletes.



LA Times National News
Mar 13, 2025

Don't mess with Mexico's maíz: Constitutional amendment to ban GMO corn seeds
To protect thousands of varieties of Mexico's prized heirloom corn, leaders vote to amend the constitution to ban the planting of genetically modified corn seeds.



LA Times National News
Mar 13, 2025

In a flash of nationalism, Mexico bans the planting of genetically modified corn
To protect thousands of varieties of heirloom corn, Mexican leaders have amended the constitution to ban the planting of genetically modified corn seeds.



LA Times National News
Mar 13, 2025

Federal buildings in California potentially on chopping block as Trump looks to cut costs
More than a dozen federal buildings in California were listed by the Trump administration as potentially disposable. The list was posted and then taken down.



LA Times National News
Mar 12, 2025

Trump guts the Education Department with massive layoffs; shock waves reach California
As Trump begins dismantling the Education Department, student loan services, civil rights enforcement and funding for disadvantaged students remain in limbo.



LA Times National News
Mar 12, 2025

Venezuelan couple are arrested and charged with illegal entry — two years after crossing into the U.S.
The couple, who live in Washington, D.C., have temporary deportation protections and pending asylum claims. Advocates say the case could set legal precedent.



LA Times National News
Mar 12, 2025

Venezuelan couple arrested and charged with illegal entry — two years after crossing into the U.S.
The couple, who live in Washington, D.C., have temporary deportation protections and pending asylum claims. Advocates say the case could set legal precedent.



LA Times National News
Mar 12, 2025

If Trump cuts Medicaid, this California Republican's House seat would be imperiled
Rep. David Valadao faces the difficult task of reassuring constituents in his Central Valley district that he will stave off cuts to Medi-Cal, California's Medicaid program.



LA Times National News
Mar 12, 2025

Study shows widespread bird flu infection in cattle
New research shows the H5N1 bird flu virus is more widespread in cattle than had previously been reported.



LA Times National News
Mar 12, 2025

Study shows widespread H5N1 bird flu infection in cattle
New research shows the H5N1 bird flu virus is more widespread in cattle than had previously been reported.



LA Times National News
Mar 12, 2025

Bird flu-infected San Bernardino County dairy cows may have concerning new mutation
A new H5N1 bird flu mutation has appeared in a cluster of infected dairy cows. It's a genetic change that scientists say could not only make the virus more lethal, but increase its spread between mammals and possibly humans.



LA Times National News
Mar 12, 2025

Bird flu-infected San Bernardino dairy cows may have concerning new mutation
A new H5N1 bird flu mutation has appeared in a cluster of infected dairy cows. It's a genetic change that scientists say could not only make the virus more lethal, but increase its spread between mammals and possibly humans.



LA Times National News
Mar 12, 2025

Barabak: With friends like Steve Bannon and Charlie Kirk, Newsom may talk himself to political death
The governor's latest endeavor is a show coddling right-wing provocateurs. It's not only cringey, it's a glib diversion from the job he should be doing.



LA Times National News
Mar 12, 2025

Barabak: With his new podcast, Gavin Newsom may just talk himself to political death
The governor's latest endeavor is a show coddling right-wing provocateurs. It's not only cringey, it's a glib diversion from the job he should be doing.



LA Times National News
Mar 12, 2025

California farm groups look to stabilize workforce amid crackdown on illegal immigration
As the Trump administration cracks down on illegal immigration, California farm groups are working to influence legislation that would ensure a stable supply of laborers for an industry long reliant on a foreign-born workforce.



LA Times National News
Mar 12, 2025

Fearing for their lives, Syrian refugees flee into Lebanon
After violence broke out between the current and past regimes in Syria, fearful residents have waded across a river to take refuge in Lebanon.



LA Times National News
Mar 12, 2025

As Trump steamrolls ahead, Democrats see a growing 'heartbeat' of resistance
Shaking off an earlier sense of resignation following President Trump's return to power, Democrats are landing on resistance strategies and finding receptive audiences.



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