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N.Y.'s crusading attorney general wins again with NRA verdict, Trump judgment

New York Attorney General Letitia James has built a reputation targeting powerful national figures. Critics say her lawsuits are politically motivated, but she keeps winning in court.

A work brigade sponsored by Venezuelan state-run oil company PDVSA, which critics blame for the oil spills, use shovels and rakes to remove congealed petroleum from a Lake Maracaibo beach.

Oil spills increase in Venezuela as it revs up output after the U.S. lifted sanctions

After the U.S. lifted its sanctions, Venezuela is trying to revive its beleaguered oil industry. But ramping up production is causing more oil spills.

They flocked to build China's cities. Now builders are aging with little retirement

A booming migrant workforce helped propel China's growth in the past four decades. Now those workers are approaching retirement age and straining local governments and social services.

The White House has asked Congress for $44 billion in emergency funding to help cover costs of the war in Ukraine, recent natural disasters, and operations at the southern U.S. border.

The White House wants $44 billion in emergency funding. Here's what that covers

The White House has asked Congress for emergency funding for Ukraine, disaster recovery, and the border. But House Republicans are divided on a government spending package.

A red MTS trolley car sits at the Balboa Avenue station on the extension of the UCSD Blue Line, Nov. 18, 2021.

MTS to increase bus, trolley frequencies with influx of state transit funding

The transit agency is also planning an overnight express bus from the San Ysidro border crossing to downtown San Diego.

Diversionary Theatre is the third oldest LGBTQIA+ theater in the U.S.

New leadership at Diversionary Theatre

Executive artistic director Matt Morrow will be stepping down after eight years running the theatre and managing director Jenny Case has been promoted to executive director.

A sign at Honokawai Beach Park seeks information about a person unaccounted for after a wildfire ravaged parts of Maui. Officials are still working to determine the fate of 850 people.

In Maui, 850 people are still unaccounted for

The list of unaccounted for once contained more than 2,000 names, Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen said. The death toll rose to 115 people Monday.

Entrika Zacarias sits in her home at Oasis Mobile Home Park in Coachella Valley on Aug. 23, 2023. Zacarias, a farmworker, lost four days of work during Hurricane Hilary. Her home was damaged and flooded from the heavy winds and rainfall.

Coachella Valley farmworkers lost hundreds of dollars during storm Hilary. Financial aid options are slim.

Many farmworkers in Coachella Valley lack legal status as citizens and don’t qualify for most federal and state disaster aid. Even a new $95 million storm assistance program for immigrants that Gov. Gavin Newsom recently touted is out of reach because it pertains to the winter and spring storms and floods.

Celebrate 2024 with Toast of the Nation

Ring in the New Year with electric live performances by Hiromi, Red Baraat, Jonathan Scales Fourchestra and Lizz Wright.

A worker installs rooftop solar panels in this undated photo.

Residential batteries linked over internet could soon help California’s electrical grid

A German company owned by the fossil fuel firm, Shell, is working to build a network of residential batteries in California.

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