17+ hour, 3+ min ago   (208+ words) Several families have long alleged that a group of extremist religious leaders in Saudi Arabia gained influence in the Saudi government and aided the hijackers. Fifteen of the 19 hijackers were Saudis, but the Saudi government has long denied any involvement…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (796+ words) Forget blue and red. Blue and pink might better describe the gap among California’s Latina and Latino voters, according to a new report. Released this month, the study by the UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute found that the Golden State’s…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago   (541+ words) By ANNA WILDER, Associated Press/Report for America The proposal, set for a vote Tuesday, would reduce the number of polling locations across booming Tarrant County, which borders Dallas and includes Fort Worth. County officials say the plan would save…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (289+ words) Among the many items cluttering the ballots of Los Angeles County voters this November is a county charter amendment which few will read in full and even fewer will understand. Whether you made it all the way through that or…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (823+ words) By MEG KINNARD and JEFFREY COLLINS Graham defeated U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman in Tuesday’s special Republican primary runoff, two weeks after they were the top two finishers in a 10-way primary. Graham got emotional while addressing her supporters Tuesday night, saying…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (574+ words) Ottawa released a list of more than 700 targets Tuesday. Starting Sept. 8, Canada’s government says it will impose steeper import taxes on goods ranging from fish and cheese to smartphones and steel imported from the United States. Canada said it was…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (444+ words) By JACK BROOK, Associated Press/Report for America The wife of an active-duty U.S. soldier was deported Monday to her native Honduras, according to her family and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Cristy Maryori Villafranca-Trejo is at least the seventh spouse…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (348+ words) Even under strict limitations, the reopening of the trade channel brought relief to Mexico’s ranching industry, which was dealt an economic blow by the controls. The flesh-eating worm is now present on both sides of the border. In the sprawling…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (693+ words) The spend of nearly $830,000 came as Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman wrapped up their compressed campaigns to win South Carolina’s GOP nomination in a special primary to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham on November ballots. Tuesday’s Senate runoff tests…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (455+ words) LOS ANGELES — Former members of the Compton and Baldwin Park city councils were each sentenced Monday, Aug. 24, to a year and six months behind bars for their roles in separate bribery schemes. Isaac Galvan, 39, of Compton, pleaded guilty in December…...