Old documents fuel latest bid to halt Nevada lithium mine
RENO, Nev. — Few people had ever heard of Tiehm’s buckwheat when conservationists filed a petition two years ago to list the desert wildflower...
GOP-led states lose bid to challenge immigration rule
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court in California refused Thursday to permit 14 states led by Republican governors to challenge the overturning of...
Ready to buy a home? The trick is finding or affording one
LOS ANGELES — Nathan Long and Lili Chin have struck out so far in their four-month search to find an affordable home in the...
Plan would return beachfront taken from Black family in ’20s
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County plans to return prime beachfront property to descendants of a Black couple who built a seaside resort for...
Feds charge 3 more in massive California unemployment fraud
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Federal prosecutors said Friday that they have charged three Southern California women with using prison inmates' names to bilk a state...
After Scott Rudin bullying exposé, there are mostly crickets
NEW YORK — How have Hollywood and Broadway responded to an exposé detailing routine abuse and bullying by producer Scott Rudin? Mostly, with crickets....
Howard Weitzman, lawyer for Jackson, Bieber, DeLorean, dies
LOS ANGELES — Howard Weitzman, an attorney whose clients included Michael Jackson, Justin Bieber, and auto maker John DeLorean, has died. He was 81....
Ex-California man charged with $14M boiler room scam
SANTA ANA, Calif. — A former Southern California man was charged Wednesday with running a “boiler room" scheme that bilked more than 100 investors...
Yosemite National Park to limit summer visitors due to virus
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK — Yosemite National Park will require advanced reservations for day visitors during the peak summer season to limit the number of...
Judge tosses former Rep. Katie Hill’s suit against tabloid
LOS ANGELES — A lawsuit by former U.S. Rep. Katie Hill of California against the Daily Mail was dismissed Wednesday by a judge who...