LA PAZ, Bolivia — After two decades of almost uninterrupted socialist governments that struggled to set the economy on a sustainable path, Bolivians are waking up to a new reality.

Long lines at gasoline stations are disappearing. The currency has surged in unofficial markets, and bond investors are taking a more optimistic view of the ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento’s yearslong struggle to open sites for homeless people living in vehicles will likely continue after the federal government dismissed the city’s latest idea as “reprehensible” and “dystopian.”

The sharp rebuke could halt the city’s plans to open a safe parking site at the Franklin Light Rail ...Read more

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — At the 2025 Future Green Leaders Summit, middle school students designed fire-resistant homes using AI, learned about jobs that support the climate and environment, and cheered on superheroes dressed as “Wind,” “Solar,” “Ethanol” and other energy sources as they squared off in a rap and dance battle.

The ...Read more

The U.S. on Friday appealed a judge’s order that permanently blocked President Donald Trump’s plan to deploy National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, to counter protests against his immigration crackdown.

The Justice Department seeks to overturn a Nov. 7 finding by a federal judge in Portland who held the first trial over Trump’s effort...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from imposing a $1.2-billion fine on UCLA along with stipulations for deep campus changes in exchange for being eligible for federal grants.

The decision is a major win for universities that have struggled to resist President Donald Trump’s attempt to discipline“very...Read more

China urged its citizens to avoid traveling to Japan in the near term, escalating a conflict over comments from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggesting potential intervention in the event of a military conflict over Taiwan.

The measure, the first significant retaliation taken by Beijing in the row, was sparked by Takaichi’s remarks last ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced it would launch an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to former President Bill Clinton, one-time Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, Democratic megadonor Reid Hoffman, and JPMorgan Chase & Co. at the public urging of Donald Trump, after new emails prompted questions about the current ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he had made “progress” on Venezuela in regard to halting the flow of drugs amid speculation that his administration is preparing to strike targets in the country.

Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One Friday he had “sort of made up my mind” when asked if he had come to a decision on next ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The U.S. Department of Justice is asking that Brett Hankison, one of the Louisville police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, be released from federal prison while he appeals his conviction.

The DOJ filed a 28-page brief Thursday supporting Hankison’s bid for bail before the 6th Circuit of the U.S. ...Read more

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Stephen Bryant, 44, was executed by firing squad inside the state death chamber in Columbia shortly after 6 p.m. Eastern time Friday.

Bryant pleaded guilty to death for the murder of Willard Tietjen who he killed during a bizarre and violent crime spree in Sumter, South Carolina, in October 2004. He also pleaded guilty to the...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump issued an order on Friday reducing tariffs on beef, tomatoes, coffee and bananas, a move aimed at lowering costs on groceries as the administration faces pressure from voters to cut prices on everyday goods.

The exemptions would reduce trade levies on the commodities, which the White House said can’t be ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — As Jaime Moore prepares to take the helm of the Los Angeles Fire Department, he said he plans to commission an outside investigation into missteps by fire officials during the mop-up of a small brush fire that reignited days later into the destructive Palisades fire.

Mayor Karen Bass had requested a probe late last month in ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced it would launch an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to former President Bill Clinton, one-time Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, Democratic megadonor Reid Hoffman, and JPMorgan Chase & Co. at the public urging of Donald Trump, after new emails prompted questions about the current ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Republicans in the Indiana state Senate will not move forward with a plan to redraw the state’s congressional map next month, the chamber’s GOP leader said Friday.

“Over the last several months, Senate Republicans have given very serious and thoughtful consideration to the concept of redrawing our state’s congressional ...Read more

NEW YORK — The Adams administration is planning to resign the city’s non-police mental health response team program, or B-HEARD, shifting it from the purview of the FDNY.

Under the changes announced by City Hall, NYC Health + Hospitals, which currently operates the program with FDNY, would entirely run the program.

“This new model for B-...Read more