LOS ANGELES — The city of Los Angeles will pay $38.2 million to settle a 2017 lawsuit after "falsely" stating on federal documents that its multifamily affordable housing units built with federal funds were accessible for people with disabilities. The complaint was filed by the U.S. Department of Justice on...
Mariah Carey’s Mother and Sister Died on the Same Day. The Singer Says Her ‘Heart Is Broken’
LOS ANGELES — Mariah Carey's mother Patricia and sister Alison both died on the same day, the singer said Monday. "My heart is broken that I've lost my mother this past weekend. Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the same day," the Grammy-winning...
10-Foot Python Found During Vallejo Sideshow Bust
SAN FRANCISCO — A 10-foot-long python was discovered in a vehicle during a bust of an illegal sideshow in the San Francisco Bay Area that attracted hundreds of people, authorities say. The Vallejo Police Department said officials received multiple calls around 11:12 p.m. Friday of a sideshow involving roughly 500...
Special Counsel Urges Appeals Court to Reinstate Classified Documents Case Against Trump
WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith urged a federal appeals court on Monday to reinstate the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, saying a judge's decision that dismissed the prosecution was at odds with longstanding Justice Department practice and must be reversed. Smith's team said U.S. District Judge...
Tulsi Gabbard, Who Ran for 2020 Democratic Nomination, Endorses Trump
Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has endorsed Donald Trump's presidential bid, furthering her shift away from the party she sought to represent four years ago and linking herself to the GOP nominee's critiques of Vice President Kamala Harris and the chaotic Afghanistan War withdrawal. Gabbard Endorses Trump Appearing Monday with...
At Least 100 People Killed in Central Burkina Faso in Latest Jihadi Attack
ABUJA, Nigeria — At least 100 villagers and soldiers were killed in central Burkina Faso during a weekend attack on a village by al-Qaida-linked jihadis, according to videos of the violence analyzed by a regional specialist, who described the assault as one of the deadliest this year in the conflict-battered...
Schools Are Competing With Cellphones. Here’s How They Think They Could Win
BOSTON — Isabella Pires first noticed what she calls the "gradual apathy pandemic" in eighth grade. Only a handful of classmates registered for service projects she helped organize at her Massachusetts school. Even fewer actually showed up. When she got to high school last fall, Isabella found the problem was...
How Women of Color With Christian and Progressive Values Are Keeping the Faith — Outside Churches
PHOENIX — Brandi Brown has yet to find a Black church near her Southern California home that feels right for her. So when she wants to talk about God, she relies on someone over a thousand miles (1,600 kilometers) away. Like her, Ellen Lo Hoffman, who lives just outside Seattle...
France’s Macron Says Arrest of the Head of the Telegram Messaging App Wasn’t Political
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that the arrest in France of the CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, wasn't a political move but part of an independent investigation. Durov was detained Saturday at Le Bourget airport in a judicial inquiry opened last month involving...
Member of British Journalist Team Killed in Russian Missile Strike on Hotel
KYIV, Ukraine — A British safety adviser working with a team of Reuters journalists was killed when a Russian missile struck a hotel in the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, the news agency confirmed. Ryan Evans, 38, was staying at the Hotel Sapphire with colleagues in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region when...