This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. An explosion rattled windows across nearby neighborhoods. Orange columns of flame shot like blowtorches out of stacks and pipes, uncontrolled. The incident that shook Chevron’s El Segundo refinery last week once would have prompted a federal investigation. Not...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Zait Diaz
October 9, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Zait Diaz Suspects Date of Birth: April 13, 2005 Physical Description: Hispanic Male, 5’ 6, 145 lbs., Black Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: Possession of assault weapon Warrant Number: F25903585 Synopsis of the Case: Zait Diaz is wanted on a...
Trump Says Gaza Hostages Should Be Released on Monday or Tuesday
President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the Gaza hostages should be released on Monday or Tuesday and that he hopes to attend a signing ceremony in Egypt. Trump opened a White House Cabinet meeting by discussing a deal reached on Wednesday under which the hostages held by Hamas militants are...
Europeans, Arabs Meet to Flesh out Next Phase in Trump Gaza Plan
PARIS — The United States' closest European and Arab partners met in Paris on Thursday to work out how to shape Gaza's post-war future, hours after Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire and prisoner-hostage swap proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. "This is the best chance we have right...
US Could Dismiss Air Traffic Controllers Who Fail to Work During Shutdown, Transportation Secretary Says
WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned on Thursday that the government could dismiss air traffic controllers who repeatedly fail to show up for work during the government shutdown, saying a spike in absences is causing significant air disruptions. "If we have a continual small subset of controllers that...
US Republicans and Democrats Split on Party Lines on Trump’s Tylenol-Autism Claim, KFF Poll Finds
Republicans and Democrats are divided along party lines as to whether they believe the U.S. government's claim that women who take Tylenol during pregnancy are raising the risk of autism in their unborn children, a new poll from KFF found. The poll showed that about 57% of Republicans and 12%...
Wall Street Ticks Lower After Powell Offers No New Guidance on Rate Outlook
Wall Street's main indexes edged lower on Thursday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell offered no fresh policy signals, leaving investors to rely on older data to shape sentiment. While markets have priced in aggressive interest rate cuts on hopes that the Fed will prioritize labor market support, minutes from...
What Israel Should Learn From Two Years of War
If the war in the Gaza Strip ends this week, it will be followed by a long battle about its lessons. Here are mine: ‘Believe people when they tell you who they are.’ Maya Angelou’s classic warning should have been believed in 1988, when Hamas declared in its founding covenant...
Palestinian Authority Plans for Major Role in Post-War Gaza Despite US Blueprint
RAMALLAH, West Bank —The Palestinian Authority expects a significant role in post-war Gaza, even though President Donald Trump's plan sidelines it for now, and is banking on Arab support to secure its position despite Israeli objections, Palestinian officials say. Gaza's future governance has moved into focus with a ceasefire due...
Leaders React to Agreement on Gaza Ceasefire
U.S. President Donald Trump said Israel and Hamas had reached a deal for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release under the first phase of his plan for ending the two-year-old war in the Palestinian enclave. Following are comments on the agreement from leaders and officials around the world: US President...