Federal immigration enforcement actions are rattling California's economy. Foreign-born workers hold one-third of all jobs, and their absence is causing labor shortages and economic disruptions across multiple industries, according to the Los Angeles Times. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have targeted Los Angeles-area Home Depot locations where day laborers gather,...
Water Scarcity Is Forcing Tough Decisions. This Legislation Can Keep Our Family Farm Afloat
My family is proud of our farm in Kerman. At VF&B Farms, we’ve grown just about everything over the years — cotton, tomatoes, almonds, sugar beets, cantaloupes, barley, and wheat. If it grows in the Valley, we’ve probably had a go at it. Farming here has never been easy, but...
Arizona Governor Vetoes Bill to Ban Teaching Antisemitism in Arizona’s Public Schools
PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed a proposal that would ban teaching antisemitism at the state’s public K-12 schools, universities and colleges and expose educators who violate the new rules to discipline and lawsuits. On Tuesday, the Democratic governor said the bill is not about antisemitism but rather...
Brian Wilson, Summer’s Poet Laureate of the Beach Boys, Dies at 82
Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed self-expression inspired “Good Vibrations,” “California Girls,” and other summertime anthems and made him one of the world’s most influential recording artists, has died at 82. Wilson's family posted news of his death to his...
Russian Attacks Kill 3 and Wound 64 as Drones Hit Kharkiv and Other Parts of Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces launched a new drone assault across Ukraine overnight on Wednesday, killing three people and wounding 64 others, Ukrainian officials said. One of the hardest-hit areas was the city of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine, where 17 attack drones struck two residential districts, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said....
World’s Most Popular TikTok Star Khaby Lame Leaves the US After Being Detained by ICE
LAS VEGAS — Khaby Lame, the world's most popular TikTok personality with millions of followers, has left the U.S. after being detained by immigration agents in Las Vegas for allegedly overstaying his visa. The Senegalese-Italian influencer, whose legal name is Seringe Khabane Lame, was detained Friday at Harry Reid International...
Elon Musk Backs Off From Feud With Trump, Saying He Regrets Social Media Posts That ‘Went Too Far’
Elon Musk stepped back from his explosive feud with U.S. President Donald Trump, writing on X that he regrets some of his posts about his onetime ally. Early Wednesday morning, he posted "I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week. They went too far." Musk's break with...
US Stocks Drift Near Their Record Following an Encouraging Inflation Update
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are drifting near their record on Wednesday after a report suggested President Donald Trump's tariffs are not pushing inflation much higher, at least not yet. The S&P 500 was down 0.1% in afternoon trading and is just 1.8% below its all-time high set in February....
Trump Hails Favorable Federal Appeals Court Ruling on His Sweeping Tariff Policy as a ‘Great’ Win
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday hailed a favorable decision by a federal appeals court over his sweeping tariff policy as a "great" win for the United States. Trump said on his social media site that the court's decision Tuesday night to let the government keep collecting his sweeping...
LA Police Swiftly Enforce Curfew as Protests Against Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Continue
LOS ANGELES — Police swiftly enforced a curfew in downtown Los Angeles, making arrests moments after it took effect, while deploying officers on horseback and using crowd-control projectiles to break up a group of hundreds demonstrating against President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. Members of the National Guard stood watch behind...