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By FATIMA HUSSEIN and KEN SWEET WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order that requires banks to take a closer look at the citizenship of their customers, a new measure in his administration’s push to …

Joseph M. Nicchitta was officially hired today as Los Angeles County’s chief executive officer, taking over a position he has filled on an interim basis since October. The county Board of Supervisors approved his appointment Tuesday, with Nicchitta receiving an …

A debate over a proposed affordable housing development near Pasadena’s Sierra Madre Villa A Line station evolved this week into something much larger than a single project. As Pasadena city leaders weighed an appeal challenging a 133-unit affordable housing proposal …

One of the largest annual Catholic gatherings in the United States will soon make its new home in Long Beach, officials with the Archdiocese of Los Angeles said on Tuesday, May 19. The Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, a seven-decade-old …

BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed at least 19 people, including four women and three children, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said, the latest in near-daily attacks from both sides that have not stopped despite the fragile, …

Something strange is happening in Washington. A generation of investors and entrepreneurs who built careers championing private capital and intuitively understood the power of market discipline and limited government have joined the Trump administration, taking charge of hundreds of billions …

The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday added more anti-camping zones around parks, underpasses, streets and other areas in the San Fernando Valley. The council voted 11-4 to approve a resolution introduced by City Councilwoman Imelda Padilla on May 12, …

At least three drones flown by community members forced firefighters to temporarily stop operation of firefighting aircrafts above the Bain fire on Tuesday, May 18. Capt. John Clingingsmith with CAL FIRE/Riverside County didn’t immediately know how long the firefighting aircrafts …

A smoke advisory was issued through Tuesday evening, May 19 as smoke from wildfires drifted across parts of Southern California, according to the South Coast Air Quality Management District. AQMD issued a smoke advisory due to smoke from the Sandy …

The Los Angeles County’s first-ever independent Ethics Commission began taking shape on Tuesday, May 19, with the Board of Supervisors settling on a formula for nominating members while also asking staff to find millions of dollars to stand up an …

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — A proposal to fund $1 billion in security additions for the White House campus and the president’s new ballroom is facing growing opposition from Republicans ahead of an expected vote …

MAGA-aligned U.S. Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH) criticized the $750 million deal made between ECARX, a London-based automotive intelligence company co-founded by Chinese billionaire Li Shufu, and U.S. company May Mobility of Ann Arbor, Michigan. May Mobility will receive thousands of autonomous …

During the first weekend of May, dozens of people filed into a River North coworking space for what was billed as a hands-on, phone-free experience. After slipping their devices into small cloth pouches stamped with the words “Fulfillment Center,” visitors …

World Goth Day is going to feel very different for Pixel Grip this year. The international celebration of dark culture — held every year on May 22 — is a holiday fit for the Chicago synth pop act who takes …

On Sunday, May 30, 1937, then the traditional date of Memorial Day, Chicago police shot dead 10 unarmed strikers in front of the main gate of Republic Steel on the city’s Southeast Side. An American tragedy. The strikers had been …