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Leo XIV's trip this week to Turkey and Lebanon, his first abroad as pope, is viewed as a sign of hope in a region struggling with violence and division.

Rep. Eric Swalwell sued housing finance agency chief Bill Pulte, accusing him of misusing government databases to baselessly target Trump opponents.

A coalition of nursing and other health-care organizations are pushing back against a Trump administration plan that limits what programs are considered 'professional,' capping access to student loans for some.

Siebel Newsom's push for California to do more to regulate AI comes at the same time that President Trump is threatening to stop states from overseeing the technology.

California voters are sharply divided among partisan lines about the Trump administration's immigration raids in Los Angeles and across the nation earlier this year, according to a new poll.

Violence over water is on the rise worldwide. Researchers counted a record 420 incidents of conflict in 2024, many in Ukraine and the Middle East.

The U.S. declared an alleged cartel in Venezuela a terrorist organization, the latest action targeting the country and the Maduro government.

Supreme Court's conservatives are not likely to bar Texas from adding new Republican-leaning voting districts.

Israeli military operations in the Jenin refugee camp have displaced tens of thousands of Palestinians, for whom the camp has long been a symbol of resistance.

The car wash industry, emblematic of California's highway culture, has long depended on immigrant labor. It's been hit hard by President Trump's deportation campaign.

JFK's 35-year-old granddaughter disclosed that she has a rare leukemia and may have less than a year to live.

Deaths of two immigrants who lived in Orange County have focused attention on the treatment of detainees at Adelanto, one of the largest federal immigration detention centers in California, and other ICE facilities.

Mohammed bin Salman was shunned after he was implicated in the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. But now he's back in the limelight and touted as a key to U.S. relations in the Middle East.

As California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta ponders a run for governor next year, he is being scrutinized for his spending on attorney's fees about a federal investigation.

A witness told his brother and attorneys that the 44-year-old Mexican immigrant, who doesn't have lawful immigration status, was taken into custody by immigration authorities on Oct. 7 in south-central Los Angeles. DHS said it has no record of him.