Israel would have killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei were it possible during the countries' 12-day war, Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday. "I estimate that if Khamenei had been in our sights, we would have taken him out," Katz said in the interview with Israel's Kan public...
Much of LA’s Community of Immigrants Is Hiding, Leaving a Hole in the Fabric of the City
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In immigrant-rich Westlake in Los Angeles, stores were empty Friday morning. The computer repair place was closed. Gates were down in front of a check-cashing operation. One of the area health clinics, where residents often line up for...
US Supreme Court to Issue Term’s Final Rulings on Friday
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court will issue its final rulings of its current term on Friday, Chief Justice John Roberts said. It has yet to resolve several important cases, including one involving President Donald Trump's bid to limit birthright citizenship as well as others involving Obamacare, age verification for...
Driver Crashes Into Farm Equipment While Distracted by Phone, Fresno Authorities Say
A driver crashed into the back of a spray rig on a rural Fresno County road after becoming distracted by a cell phone, the California Highway Patrol said Thursday. No injuries were reported in the collision, which happened as the farm vehicle was traveling legally along the roadside. Authorities say...
Newsom and Legislature Tangle With Construction Unions Over Minimum Wage
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California lawmakers are on the cusp of striking a last-minute deal to tie one of the year’s most ambitious and controversial housing bills to a new set of minimum wages for housing construction workers — a proposal that...
Tesla Executive, Elon Musk Confidant Leaves EV Maker, Bloomberg News Reports
Tesla executive and a confidant of CEO Elon Musk, Omead Ashfar, has left the company, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. Ashfar, who was part of the CEO's office at Tesla, had started overseeing sales and manufacturing operations in Europe and North America last year,...
Fresno, Kings Counties See Large Police Sweep. Officials Say ICE Not Involved.
A large multi-agency law enforcement operation took place Thursday morning in Fresno and Kings counties, as officers served search warrants at multiple homes tied to ongoing violent crime investigations, the Fresno County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. Officials clarified that the operation was not related to immigration enforcement and...
S&P 500, Nasdaq Near Record Highs as Rate-Cut Bets Creep Up
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq headed toward record highs on Thursday, as President Donald Trump's growing frustration with the Federal Reserve's wait-and-watch stance on cutting interest rates fueled bets of more monetary policy easing ahead. A Wall Street Journal report said Trump has mulled picking Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's...
Bobby Sherman, Easygoing Teen Idol of the 1960s and ’70s, Dies at 81
Bobby Sherman, an actor and singer who became an easygoing pop-music star and teen idol in the late 1960s, and who continued performing until well into the 1980s, has died. He was 81. His wife, Brigitte Poublon, announced his death Tuesday morning on Instagram, providing no other details. She revealed...
Cargo Ship That Caught Fire Carrying Electric Vehicles Sinks in the Pacific
A cargo ship that caught fire off the coast of Alaska sank in the Pacific Ocean on Monday after burning for three weeks, bringing down with it the thousands of cars in its hold. The Morning Midas sank 360 nautical miles from land after damage from both the fire and...