NEW YORK — New York City declared a public health emergency Tuesday over a measles outbreak and ordered mandatory vaccinations in one neighborhood for people who may have been exposed to the virus. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the unusual order amid what he said was a measles "crisis" in...
US Sues California, Says Water Policy Violates State Law
LOS ANGELES — The federal government sued California on Thursday over a water policy it said violates the state's environmental protection law. The U.S. Department of Justice filed suit in Sacramento federal court to block a contentious plan approved in December to increase river flows in the San Joaquin River...
The Latest: Trump Tells Nation Illegal immigration is 'Crisis'
WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the partial government shutdown (all times EST): 9:25 p.m. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the president has "chosen fear" in making the case to the American people for the border wall and Democrats "want to start with the facts." Pelosi said...
US Homeless Count up Slightly, but Declines in Key Cities
A federal report released Monday provides a possible glimmer of hope for the homeless crisis that has gripped many cities up and down the West Coast. The number of people living on the streets in Los Angeles and San Diego, two epicenters of the homelessness crisis, fell this year, suggesting...
‘My Children Can’t Buy a House in California Anymore’
California is famously a home for abrupt shifts and sudden transformations in culture, lifestyle, and technology. And our homes can change as profoundly as our state does. Few places better represent change than the Long Beach home that my great-grandparents, Raymond and Rebecca Corcoran, paid $8,000 to have built for...
Pope on Sex Abuse: 'We Showed No Care for the Little Ones'
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis issued a letter to Catholics around the world Monday condemning the crime of priestly sexual abuse and its cover-up. He demanded accountability but offered no indication of how he plans to sanction complicit bishops or end the Vatican's long-standing culture of secrecy. Francis begged forgiveness...