Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered what appears to be history's largest credential breach, with 16 billion login details exposed across major technology platforms including Apple, Facebook and Google. The discovery, confirmed by Cybernews researchers who began investigating at the year's start, dwarfs a previous May leak of 184 million credentials. The...
‘I’m an American, Bro!’: Latinos Report Raids in Which US Citizenship Is Questioned
LOS ANGELES — They swept into the Southern California car lot last Thursday at 4:32 p.m. — masked and armed Border Patrol agents in an unmarked white SUV. One agent soon twisted Jason Brian Gavidia's arm and pressed him against a black metal fence outside the lot where he runs...
Florida Congresswoman to Revive Bipartisan Immigration Bill. Valley Leaders Join the Push
A Republican congressmember's revival of a 2023 bipartisan immigration reform bill has the support of Manuel Cunha, whose new group, Immigration Reform for Frontline Workers Alliance, calls for changes to the system. The bill would expand border security and provide pathways to citizenship for immigrants who have been in the...
LA Dodgers Say They Denied ICE Agents Access to Stadium Parking Lot
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday said they had denied U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents access to the parking lot at Dodger Stadium earlier in the day. "This morning, ICE agents came to Dodger Stadium and requested permission to access the parking lots," the team said...
Netanyahu Says Fall of Iran’s Leadership Not a Goal but Could Be a Result
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that the change or fall of Iran's leadership was not a goal of Israel's attacks but could be a result. "The matter of changing the regime or the fall of this regime is first and foremost a matter for the Iranian people. There...
Hunger Strike Begins as California Prisons Hand Down Biggest Restrictions Since COVID
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Nearly two dozen state prisons last week imposed sweeping restrictions on their incarcerated population — including shutting off all outside communication. Now, hundreds of prisoners are reported to be on a hunger strike to protest the system's largest...
Sen. Alex Padilla: This Is How an Administration Acts When It’s Afraid
Growing up in the northeast San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles in the 1980s and 90s, you know what can happen if you don't completely cooperate with law enforcement. Even so, it was jarring last week when, despite clearly identifying myself as a U.S. senator, I was forcibly removed from...
Justice Dept. to Cut Two-Thirds of Inspectors Monitoring Gun Sales
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department plans to slash the number of inspectors who monitor federally licensed gun dealers by two-thirds, sharply limiting the government's already crimped capacity to identify businesses that sell guns to criminals, according to budget documents. The move, part of the Trump administration's effort to defang and...
Landlords Say They’re Struggling. Rents Keep Going Up. What Gives?
The landlords of New York City's 1 million rent-stabilized apartments, an important source of affordable housing, often say they aren't making enough money from rent to run their buildings. Some claim the situation is now so bad that it reminds them of the 1970s, when real estate values plummeted and...
CA Prison Union Strikes $600 Million Contract With Newsom That Includes Furloughs
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The union representing 25,000 California prison guards struck a deal for a new contract that gives Gov. Gavin Newsom some financial relief in the short term but includes a mix of bonuses and raises that would kick in...