It pays to earn an endorsement from Donald Trump. Across 118 endorsement, the president boasts a perfect score in 2026’s midterm primaries, ousting a number of longtime Republican lawmakers (and Trump-irritants) in the process. In Texas, election-denier Ken Paxton took out Sen. John Cornyn. In Kentucky, Trump-backed Ed Gallrein unseated Rep. Thomas Massie—one of the […]

The mother of 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro pleaded guilty Friday for her role in her infant son’s death, whose remains still have not been found. Prosecutors said Emmanuel’s father, Jake Haro, inflicted the fatal injuries, but his mother, Rebecca Haro, knew her son was being abused and failed to protect him or seek medical care. Authorities […]

For the past week, anti-ICE activists have been protesting at Delaney Hall, an immigration detention facility where detainees have reportedly engaged in a hunger strike. As journalist Amanda Moore explains in a new Mother Jones video, the demonstrators have erected barricades and are attempting to stop law enforcement vehicles. The feds have responded with force, […]

Police in Santa Monica responded Friday morning to reports of a possible mountain lion sighting in a residential neighborhood near Montana Avenue, prompting authorities to urge nearby residents to stay indoors and keep pets inside. According to the Santa Monica Police Department, officers were dispatched to the area near 14th Street and Montana Avenue after […]

Several musical artists have dropped out of a Trump-linked D.C. event, saying they were misled and want to avoid political controversy.

A 14-year-old public school student from Rancho Cucamonga became the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion in record-setting fashion Thursday night. Shrey Parikh, who attends Day Creek Intermediate School in California’s Etiwanda School District, clinched his victory and set a new record by correctly spelling 32 words during a spell-off. A spell-off is a 90-second […]

Fans of Korean skincare and makeup camped out overnight in Pasadena as South Korea’s largest beauty retailer officially opens its first U.S. store Friday morning. By sunrise, a long line of shoppers wrapped outside the new storefront at 58 W. Colorado Blvd., with some beauty enthusiasts telling KTLA they arrived as early as 10 p.m. […]

Lawsuits are piling up after tens of thousands of people were placed under evacuation orders for nearly a week due to a failing Orange County chemical tank. Lawyers representing many of those affected are set to announce a major lawsuit against GKN Aerospace during a 10:30 a.m. news conference hosted by The Steel & Eisner […]

The rocket was supposed to blast off next week with internet satellites that are part of the Amazon Leo constellation in orbit.