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DEAR ABBY: I’m the youngest of a family of three boys and two girls. The only person I had any connection with growing up was my sister “Sara.” We were both treated the same way by our mother. We were …

In late 2025, UCLA released a study that looked at Latino immigrant labor employment across every major red and blue state across the country. Researchers found that Texas and Florida, among the loudest anti-immigration states, depend on immigrant labor at …

I knew early on I wanted a life of service. I spent eight years in the United States Marine Corps before beginning my law enforcement career in 2005. That transition wasn’t a departure from service so much as a continuation …

“Landmark Trees: Oaks” featured a guided tour and discussion of some of the most significant oak trees on The Huntington’s campus. About 100 people stood under varying sizes of the national tree, and later heard from a panel that discussed …

By Marianne Love After being in the pet industry for nearly a decade, Alex Tonner founded her own nonprofit in 2018, the Paws For Life K9 Rescue based in Mission Hill. So far this year, 720 dogs were  groomed and …

Few offices on California ballots attract less attention than Superior Court judgeships. Yet courts often affect people during some of the most traumatic moments of their lives, whether through a small-claims dispute, a criminal case or a family law matter. …

LOS ANGELES — Mookie Betts is back in the Dodgers’ lineup playing shortstop – not hero. “No. Because I know I’m not the hero. It’s going to take us all,” Betts said before Monday’s game when asked if he could …

A televised Los Angeles mayoral debate scheduled for Wednesday was canceled after Mayor Karen Bass and Councilmember Nithya Raman withdrew from participating, drawing criticism from other candidates and concern from organizers about voter access ahead of the June 2 primary. …

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A five-year stadium odyssey could finally come to a head this spring for the Chicago Bears. The team has secured a sweetheart deal from Indiana lawmakers that would help them build a new dome in Hammond, leaving it up to …

In March, Kieran Degenaars woke up on a Saturday morning, glanced out the window and noticed a car parked on his street had been broken into the night before. “I saw a car with a smashed window and glass all …

Nearly two-thirds of arts workers in Chicago reported earning less than $40,000 annually in a new survey that takes stock of the sector. Those earnings fall below the city’s overall average income per capita for the years surveyed. The Chicago …

By KIM CHANDLER MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s attorney general announced a civil investigation Monday into the Southern Poverty Law Center’s fundraising practices in the wake of a federal indictment against the organization. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said he …

In the weeks and months after the Milan Cortina Olympic Games, Ilia Malinin, like the rest of his sport, couldn’t let go of his epic meltdown, the medal deciding free skate that saw Malinin, one of the biggest favorites of …

Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang resigned from the City Council on Monday, May 11, after federal authorities charged her with acting as an agent of the Chinese government. Wang, 58, is charged with one count of acting in the United States …

At the North Figueroa Bookshop in Highland Park, some of the most interesting stories aren’t on the shelves. They’re lining the walls. The bookstore has teamed with Homeboy Art Academy for an art exhibition, “Visualizing the Future.” Inside the store’s …

By GARY FIELDS and ALEX BRANDON WASHINGTON (AP) — Workers began preliminary surveys and testing Monday of the proposed site of a Triumphal Arch sought by President Donald Trump, the latest step in plans for the contentious project in the …