The Trump administration on Thursday reversed the U.S. government’s longstanding scientific assertion that planet-heating pollution seriously threatens Americans, erasing a foundational piece of the country’s efforts to address climate change.

The repeal of the 2009 endangerment finding — a conclusion based on decades of science that ...Read more

A retired homicide and cold case sergeant is analyzing the “huge break” in the suspected abduction of Nancy Guthrie, “Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie’s ailing mother who disappeared from her Tucson home nearly two weeks ago.

Troy Hillman, formerly of the Phoenix Police Department, told Us Weekly that the eerie footage and photos ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — More than a year after the devastating Eaton fire — and following months of mounting pressure from survivors — California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta has opened a civil rights investigation into fire preparations and response, including how potential disparities may have affected west Altadena.

“My office will be investigating ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — The confessed killer in Raleigh’s worst mass shooting has only vague memories of his violent path across Hedingham and may never be able to explain why he killed five people and wounded two more, a psychologist testified Thursday.

Dr. Jennifer Sapia examined Austin Thompson two years after the 2022 shooting, during which he ...Read more

More people are likely to be detained in connection with the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie as investigators work through thousands of calls and tips in the search for the 84-year-old.

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told 13 News that more people are likely to be questioned following the release of video footage showing an armed individual ...Read more

Concrete is all around you – in the foundation of your home, the bridges you drive over, the sidewalks and buildings of cities. It is often described as the second-most used material by volume on Earth after water.

But the way concrete is made today also makes it a major contributor to climate change.

Portland cement, the ...Read more

Stephen Miller’s January 2026 announcement to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers – telling them that they have “immunity to perform your duties” and that no “illegal alien, no leftist agitator or domestic insurrectionist” can stop them – may seem like an extreme statement outside the political mainstream.

And ...Read more

The Republican-led House of Representatives voted Feb. 11, 2026 to approve the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act – or SAVE America Act. The bill would require individuals to provide proof of citizenship when they register to vote and present photo identification when they do vote in federal elections.

This marks the third ...Read more

SEATTLE — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers will be present at the summer FIFA 2026 Men’s World Cup games, including those held in Seattle.

In a hearing before Congress on Tuesday, acting director Todd Lyons told lawmakers immigration enforcement officials are “a key part of the overall security apparatus for the World Cup...Read more

MIAMI — Dozens of people poured into Miami City Hall last summer to urge commissioners to vote against an immigration enforcement agreement with ICE, warning that partnering with the federal agency could jeopardize the wellbeing of residents in Miami, a “city of immigrants.”

Despite public outcry, the commission voted 3-2 in June to sign ...Read more

Border czar Tom Homan on Thursday declared an end to President Donald Trump’s tumultuous Minneapolis immigration crackdown and claimed victory despite the killings of two U.S. citizens by immigration agents in recent weeks.

The tough-talking immigration boss called the unpopular operation a “great success” after arresting at least 4,000 ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — As forecasts called for freezing weather, David Hill planned to run sprinklers overnight, hoping a coating of ice would protect the crops at his Clermont farm.

But Hill, who owns Southern Hill Farms, had never tried freeze protection in temperatures as low as were predicted for the early hours of Feb. 1. So he decided to spray...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The Trump administration will phase out all federal immigration agents in Minnesota, border czar Tom Homan said Thursday, Feb. 12, bringing an end in sight to what’s been described as the largest immigration enforcement deployment in U.S. history.

Homan said a significant drawdown of federal agents in Minnesota has already ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — He was seeking a $500,000 donation from Jeffrey Epstein to boost research into how sound — like lullabies or a mother’s voice — could reduce pain, stress and heart rates among premature babies hospitalized in neonatal intensive care.

Dr. Mark Tramo, an adjunct professor of neurology at the UCLA David Geffen School of ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Victims of last year's wildfires in Los Angeles County who were unable to get mortgage relief under a state law enacted last year would get another chance with a stronger bill introduced Wednesday.

The legislation, AB 1847, by Assemblymember John Harabedian, D-Pasadena, would triple to 36 months the 12 months of mortgage relief...Read more

United Launch Alliance suffered yet another fiery burn-through on one of its solid rocket boosters during a national security mission Thursday.

The Vulcan rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41 at 4:22 a.m. on the USSF-87 mission for the Space Force, ULA’s first launch of the year and only its ...Read more

Border czar Tom Homan Thursday declared an end to President Donald Trump’s tumultuous Minneapolis immigration crackdown and claimed victory despite the killings of two U.S. citizens by immigration agents in recent weeks.

The tough-talking immigration boss called the unpopular operation a “great success” after arresting at least 4,000 ...Read more

NEW YORK — More than three dozen advocacy and nonprofit groups are calling on the Mamdani administration to expand discounted bus and subway rides through the Fair Fares program — and to make all rides free for the poorest New Yorkers.

The consortium of groups — headlined by the Community Service Society, the Permanent Citizen’s ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The Trump administration will phase out all federal immigration agents in Minnesota, border czar Tom Homan said Thursday, Feb. 12, bringing an end in sight to what’s been described as the largest immigration enforcement deployment in U.S. history.

Homan said a significant drawdown of federal agents in Minnesota has already ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Last year, LAPD leaders quietly brought on a temporary consultant to advise on how to give the department's battered public image a spit shine.

In a proposal reviewed by The Times, the consultant wrote that the LAPD's standing as "one of the most prominent and visible law enforcement agencies in the world" was on the line.

The ...Read more