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Since taking office, the Trump administration has attempted to assert federal executive control over our nation’s elections. This has led my office, in partnership with other state attorneys general across the country, to file lawsuits challenging the administration’s unlawful actions …

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are friendly with another couple, “Matt” and “Mara.” They have two young children, one of whom is autistic. We have five children, so we understand the daily challenges of parenting. My husband and Matt …

Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: After Monday’s deadline to file nominating petitions, we look at the crowded field for Chicago’s mayoral race — a herd that could be thinned by the cutthroat challenge process. 🗞️ Plus: More accusations of …

By JOSH FUNK The Environmental Protection Agency’s response to the disastrous 2023 East Palestine train derailment will be investigated after local residents of the small town on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border and Vice President JD Vance pressed for the review. The …

Water level records were broken in Newport Beach and San Pedro on Tuesday, Oct. 27, as mega high tides brought coastal flooding to several Southern California cities. Newport Beach recorded tides reaching 8.4 feet, beating Monday’s 8.3-foot tide, which had …

By REBECCA BOONE Ted Bundy’s rampage of violence spanned at least four years and left dozens of victims behind, including at least 30 women and girls who were killed — and several others who escaped or survived despite serious injuries. …

California Attorney General Rob Bonta and state environmental regulators filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the owners and operators of Chiquita Canyon Landfill, alleging repeated hazardous-waste violations tied to an underground heat event that has produced contaminated liquids, odors and other …

By Anna Claire Vollers, Stateline.org Voters in six states are considering ballot measures in the midterm elections that would make it clear that only U.S. citizens may vote — and block local governments from expanding that right to others. Proposed constitutional …

INGLEWOOD — Shooting guard Gradey Dick came to the Clippers in the trade that sent Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto Raptors and brought forward Brandon Ingram to Los Angeles. Ingram, a two-time All-Star, was the focus of the deal; Dick, …

A measure on this November’s ballot asks Chicago voters if they’d like the city to establish a designated, permanent spot for large-scale festivals and events. One of several nonbinding questions this election cycle, it arrives after pushback in recent years …

By DÁNICA COTO SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — King Charles III arrived in the Bahamas on Tuesday as part of a nine-day trip to the Caribbean, where he faces calls for an apology and slavery reparations. It’s his first …

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Tuesday failed to secure a grand jury indictment against a former White House staffer who provided dramatic but disputed testimony against President Donald Trump before a …

By GARY FIELDS WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s social media posts on the renovation of a historic golf course in the nation’s capital are putting Justice Department lawyers in the uncomfortable position of explaining whether the president of the United …

By JOSE HERRERA | City News Service A three-month pilot program for the installation of license plate-reading cameras on street lights in the west San Fernando Valley moved forward Tuesday after an effort by the Los Angeles City Council to …

By STEPHEN McGRATH and ANDREEA ALEXANDRU BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian President Nicusor Dan on Tuesday called an alleged Russian sabotage plot last month a “grave violation” of the NATO member’s sovereignty and security, at a time when many fear …

Week 9 of the high school football season and the start of the CIF-SS volleyball and flag football playoffs brought some memorable performances last week. Not only will those performances be rewarded, but so will the school spirit. The weekly …