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By GEOFF MULVIHILL President Donald Trump’s administration said that Medicaid will stop paying for gender-affirming surgeries and hormone treatments for transgender minors and the state Children’s Health Insurance Program won’t pay for the treatments for those under 19. The announcement …

By MICHAEL CASEY and NICHOLAS RICCARDI BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ruled against President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to create a federal voter list and directly involve the U.S. Postal Service in election operations in …

A man and woman, both in their 90s, were identified by authorities Tuesday after the married couple’s bodies were found when crews put out a fire in a house in Santa Monica. Firefighters discovered the bodies of Helen and Anthony …

By KIM CHANDLER, TRAVIS LOLLER and JAMIE STENGLE MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma plan to execute inmates Thursday in what would be the first time in nearly 16 years that three people are put to death on …

By RYAN J. FOLEY Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks intended to gain compliance from combative individuals. ICE plans to spend up to $20 million to purchase thousands of …

The good news: In 2025, Los Angeles County’s psychiatric mobile response teams performed 24,000 in-person responses, lowering the numbers of those in mental distress ending up in jail. The bad news: These teams are being bogged down in bureaucratic paperwork …

By CLAIRE SAVAGE and ALEXANDRA OLSON Civil rights groups and researchers at a public hearing Tuesday called on a federal agency to continue its annual collection of workplace demographic data, arguing that a proposal to end the practice will undermine …

Seen in downtown Pomona: an American post-apocalyptic wasteland. Eager fans of the Amazon Prime Video dystopian sci-fi show “Fallout” have been flocking to downtown Pomona the past few days to see what they believe is the film set — and …

IRVINE — Bob Chesney wanted to create an “away game” atmosphere, an authentic bonding experience for a UCLA football team consisting of 63 newcomers. So he scoured Orange County, an area, he said, ripe with Bruins supporters, for a venue …

CARSON — Hirving “Chucky” Lozano’s first stop in MLS started off on the right foot, but ended with him being shut out, unable to play or train with San Diego FC. Last week, the 31-year-old winger moved up the freeway to …

Abbie Lainton, from Swindon, died after a boat in the Caribbean exploded (Picture: Gofundme) The tour boat that exploded off the coast of the Dominican Republic, killing a British teenager, was ‘overpacked’ and stunk of petrol before it set off. …

Robert has been reunited with his family after four years (Picture: Truth Social) An American imprisoned in Russia since 2022 is on his way home after years in a penal colony. Robert Gilman, a 32-year-old former US Marine, was imprisoned …

Chicago police released photos of a person wanted in a series of car burglaries and a robbery in Humboldt Park in June and July. The suspect was seen walking through the area with a small dog, checking car door handles …

The Chicago Park District is extending some of its end-of-summer aquatics programs through Labor Day weekend, keeping 20 community pools, 23 beaches and over 200 water play features open. The expanded schedule means beaches and some pools will be open …

A woman was found stabbed to death inside a home in Avondale on Monday, Chicago police said. The woman, 48, was discovered unresponsive with a puncture wound to her chest around 5 p.m. in the 3900 block of West Wellington …

By PATRICK WHITTLE PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Firefighters who responded to a deadly fire at a Maine lumber mill used tactics that inadvertently helped cause an explosion, according to a report from federal investigators. The May 15 fire and explosion …

Tru Edwards (16) during Rams joint practice with the Dallas Cowboys on Tuesday, August 11, 2026. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Rams Jordan Waters (32) and Ronnie Rivers (20) during Rams joint practice with the Dallas Cowboys …

The clues had been turning up for months. Beginning last year with “The Dentist” and continuing regularly throughout 2026, Tim Sullivan’s U.K. mystery novels about neurodivergent detective George Cross have been appearing on U.S. bookshelves. And now, following the rollout …

Los Angeles County built more accessory dwelling units last year than ever before, as backyard homes and converted garages continued their rapid rise from a niche form of housing to a major source of new construction. The county completed 10,230 …