SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The State Water Resources Control Board on Friday unveiled a draft approval that would advance Sites Reservoir, marking another step forward for what would be the largest reservoir project for California since the 1970s.

The draft decision came two months after the Bureau of Reclamation gave the project a green light on ...Read more

BALTIMORE — The Baltimore City Council unanimously passed a bill Monday to prevent city cooperation with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The Safe Spaces and Community bill, introduced in February, prevents city entities from entering into agreements for detaining people based on civil immigration charges, enforcing federal ...Read more

Donald Trump’s decision to back down from his threat to destroy Iran’s power infrastructure came after U.S. allies and Gulf countries privately warned the president of the dangers of following through with his threat, according to people familiar with the matter.

The U.S. president said Monday he was giving Iran a five-day reprieve from ...Read more

The Federal Communications Commission ordered a ban on the import of new models of foreign-produced consumer wireless routers after an interagency panel determined they threaten national security.

While the FCC said companies could apply for exemptions, the move could dramatically shake up the market for routers, which are primarily made ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — A federal trial began Monday for a group of men whom prosecutors have linked to 11 killings and accused of being officials in the MS-13 gang.

The trial could last as long as three months and comes as a debate about immigration plays out in national politics.

Prosecutors have said the defendants would be subject to removal ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Southern California lawmaker hopes to create a new designation for the state’s iconic wave breaks through the creation of “surfing reserves.”

Excepting perhaps Hawaii, California’s coastline is home to more world-famous waves than any state. Breaks dot the coast, from renowned Malibu and San Diego beaches to the...Read more

Relatives of a disabled Allegiant passenger filed a lawsuit Friday against the airline, alleging that the company was responsible for his death after crew members pushed him in an unsecured wheelchair, and he fell face-first.

Tony Adkins, represented by attorneys from Claggett & Sykes Law Firm, is suing Allegiant Travel Company and Allegiant ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said the U.S. would postpone strikes against Iran’s energy infrastructure after what he called “productive conversations” with the country, in comments that spurred confusion over the participants in the talks and parameters of a deal.

Trump told reporters on Monday that he was holding off on ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department will no longer allow media organizations to keep offices in the Pentagon building after a federal judge ruled that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had improperly revoked credentials for dozens of them.

The Pentagon will close what’s known as the Correspondents’ Corridor after deciding that access to the ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Baltimore City Council members on Monday introduced legislation that could place a one-year moratorium on data centers in the city, a move sponsors say is aimed at addressing rising energy costs and environmental concerns.

Council President Zeke Cohen, who is also sponsoring the bill, said it is meant to staunch the increasing ...Read more

NEW YORK — Two pilots were killed when the jet they were landing at LaGuardia Airport collided with a Port Authority fire truck, authorities said Monday.

The dramatic seconds before and after the crash, which happened at about 11:35 p.m. Sunday and left more than 40 survivors hurt, was captured on audio, with an air traffic controller saying ...Read more

NEW YORK — The New York City Council on Monday challenged Chancellor Kamar Samuels to find savings in the Department of Education’s $38 billion proposed budget — the largest of all city agencies.

Mayor Mamdani in January ordered the school system, like the rest of local government, to appoint a “chief savings officer” tasked with ...Read more

DENVER — Colorado lawmakers are quickly advancing legislation to rename a March 31 state holiday for farmworkers and remove its association with labor leader César Chávez, who was accused last week of sexually abusing girls and women.

The House State, Civic, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee voted unanimously Monday afternoon to ...Read more

Only six of the ten leading candidates for California governor will take the stage Tuesday night for the next televised debate, prompting backlash from the excluded candidates — all of whom are major former officeholders — who are accusing organizers of using biased criteria that let in San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan despite similar polling ...Read more

NEW YORK — A Manhattan federal judge on Monday declined to release a City Council staffer detained by ICE as he awaits possible deportation.

Manhattan Federal Judge John Cronan wrote in his denial that the U.S. had lawfully cancelled Rafael Rubio’s temporary protected status, or TPS. His decision to shut down the habeas corpus petition came...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Shaken by allegations that the late civil rights leader Cesar Chavez had raped women and girls as young as 12 during the 1970s, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will take up a motion on Tuesday to remove his name and image from numerous places in Los Angeles County.

Supervisors Hilda Solis and Lindsey Horvath will ask...Read more

CHICAGO — Sheridan Gorman spent the early morning hours on Thursday with friends, watching the skyline on the Loyola Beach Pier, prosecutors said, when she noticed someone hiding.

As the group started to run away, Jose Medina, 25, fired a gun, prosecutors alleged Monday, hitting the 18-year-old Loyola University Chicago student in the back ...Read more