China on Wednesday dismissed criticism of racially tinged comments by its top diplomat, who said Westerners are incapable of distinguishing among Chinese, Koreans and Japanese. “Americans take all visitors from China, South Korea and Japan as Asians. They cannot tell the differences and it’s the same in Europe,” said Wang...
Conservatives Go to Red States and Liberals Go to Blue as the Country Grows More Polarized
Once he and his wife, Jennifer, moved to a Boise suburb last year, Tim Kohl could finally express himself. Kohl did what the couple never dared at their previous house outside Los Angeles — the newly-retired Los Angeles police officer flew a U.S. flag and a Thin Blue Line banner...
Israel Ends West Bank Raid, Calling It a Blow to Militants. Palestinians Grapple With Destruction
Israel withdrew troops from a West Bank militant stronghold Wednesday, but warned that its most intense military operation in the occupied territory in nearly two decades could be repeated. Twelve Palestinians and an Israeli soldier were killed in the two-day raid. Residents of the Jenin refugee camp emerged from their...
Tesla Sales Jump 83% From a Year Ago on Price Cuts, Tax Credits
DETROIT — Tesla's second-quarter deliveries rose 83% from a year ago after the company cut prices several times on its four electric vehicle models and buyers took advantage of U.S. government tax credits. The Austin, Texas, producer of EV, solar panels and batteries said Sunday that it sold a record...
‘All They Know Is Guns’ Says Baltimore Samaritan Who Bandaged a Shooting Victim
BALTIMORE — More than one person is suspected of opening fire during a holiday weekend block party in Baltimore that killed two people and wounded 28 others, many of them under 18, police said Monday. The circumstances leading up to the shooting early Sunday remained under investigation after police spent...
Six Nights of Violence Rock France After Police Shooting of 17-Year-Old
NANTERRE, France — Crowds gathered at town halls across France Monday to show solidarity with local governments targeted in six nights of violence touched off by the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old in suburban Paris. The unrest, which appeared to be easing on Sunday night, was driven by a mainly...
Israel Targets West Bank Militant Stronghold With Drones and Troops, Killing 8 Palestinians
JENIN, West Bank — Israel struck targets in a militant stronghold in the occupied West Bank and deployed hundreds of troops Monday in an incursion that resembled the broad attacks carried out during the second Palestinian uprising two decades ago. Palestinian health officials said at least eight Palestinians were killed...
2nd Bus Carrying Asylum Seekers From Texas Arrives in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — A bus carrying migrants from a Texas border city arrived in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday for the second time in less than three weeks. The office of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was not formally notified but became aware on Friday of the bus dispatched from...
New CA Assembly Speaker Pledges to Tackle the State’s Biggest Issues
SACRAMENTO — Assemblymember Robert Rivas was sworn in Friday as the next speaker of California's state Assembly, becoming the first lawmaker from a rural district to hold the powerful office in the state's modern history. Rivas, a 43-year-old Democrat representing the agricultural Central Coast area, replaces former Speaker Anthony Rendon after a monthslong...
Alan Arkin, Oscar-Winning ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ Actor, Dies at 89
LOS ANGELES — Alan Arkin, the wry character actor who demonstrated his versatility in everything from farcical comedy to chilling drama as he received four Academy Award nominations and won an Oscar in 2007 for "Little Miss Sunshine," has died. He was 89. His sons Adam, Matthew and Anthony confirmed...