There are a few ways to celebrate the often-misunderstood Mexican celebration of Cinco de Mayo Thursday. Load up your plate with free tacos, burrito deals, margarita specials, free delivery and even a few pizza discounts. Cinco de Mayo recognizes the Mexican army’s 1862 victory over France, but it’s […]

WASHINGTON — The United States provided intelligence that helped Ukrainian forces locate and strike the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet last month, another sign that the administration is easing its self-imposed limitations on how far it will go in helping Ukraine fight Russia, U.S. […]

The New York City panel charged with regulating rents across nearly one million rent-stabilized homes voted on Thursday to support the largest increases in almost a decade. The move, which must be formally approved next month, would raise rents on one-year leases by 2 to […]

WASHINGTON — In yet another setback for Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine, the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday limited its use to adults who cannot or refuse to get the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines, citing safety concerns. The agency said 60 cases of a […]

A Hidden Hills socialite must stand trial on murder charges in the deaths of two boys, a judge decided Thursday after hearing testimony that Rebecca Grossman struck the pair in a crosswalk while going more than 70 mph and continued driving. Los Angeles County Superior […]

WASHINGTON — A draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade has jolted the battle for control of state legislatures, where the next stage of the struggle over abortion rights is likely to play out. If the draft opinion that was leaked is […]

The Alabama corrections officer accused of helping an inmate escape jail had a two-year relationship with him that included phone calls to the prison where he was serving time, officials have revealed. The search for Vicky White, 56, and inmate Casey White, 38, a capital […]

LAS VEGAS, N.M. — As rushing flames neared the remote mountains where his family has lived for generations, Miguel Martinez knew he had to move fast and flee with only the clothes on his back. “I left behind 25 goats, 50 rabbits, 10 chickens and […]

Ukrainian forces claimed gains in some territory in the south while repelling Russian attacks in the hotly contested Donbas as the war roared into an eleventh week with no end to the carnage in sight. “Due to the successful actions of Ukrainian defenders, Russian enemy lost control […]

For 15 years, Jeffrey Kightlinger was the general manager of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which provides water to about 19 million people — nearly half of all Californians — across six counties, including Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego. That water comes […]