2+ hour, 58+ min ago   (444+ words) Trump administration officials announced a sprawling probe into benefits fraud across California on Friday, citing what they called a massive, coordinated effort by "foreign actors" to fleece government healthcare to the tune of billions of dollars. The crackdown appeared to…...

5+ hour, 49+ min ago   (759+ words) A federal judge in New York has temporarily blocked the Trump administration's move to freeze $10 billion in child-care funds in five Democrat-led states including California. The ruling Friday afternoon capped a tumultuous stretch that began earlier this week when the…...

6+ hour, 25+ min ago   (842+ words) Maybe UCLA has discovered the answer to boosting home attendance at men's basketball games. Just have Jordan Chiles perform at every halftime. Unfortunately, Chiles isn't available for every game. That leaves her school in need of more realistic solutions for…...

8+ hour, 15+ min ago   (827+ words) Stocks hit records Friday following a mixed report on the U.S. job market, one that may delay another cut to interest rates by the Federal Reserve but does not slam the door on it. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index climbed 0.6% and topped…...

10+ hour, 59+ min ago   (728+ words) Ken Johnson found himself in a situation that was impossible to, well, bear. A 550-pound male black bear wedged itself into the crawl space underneath Johnson's Altadena home just after Thanksgiving. Officials tried air horns, cherry and caramel flavored bait…...

13+ hour, 58+ min ago   (852+ words) The Kennedy Center has been losing talent since mid-December when President Trump's hand-picked board voted to change the venue's name to the Donald J. Trump and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts. Jazz drummer Chuck Redd abruptly canceled…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (264+ words) Grammy winner Bruno Mars is hitting the road, he announced Thursday ahead of the release of his first solo album in a decade. The pop star, known for hits including "24K Magic" and "Grenade," will embark on his Romantic tour in…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (784+ words) Who knew that by "America First," President Trump meant all of the Americas? As Stephen Miller, perhaps Trump's closest and most like-minded (read: unhinged) advisor, described the administration's worldview on Monday to CNN's Jake Tapper: "We live in a world,…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (350+ words) Recently, while sailing with friends on San Francisco Bay, I enjoyed the sight of harbor porpoises, cormorants, pelicans, seals and sea lions " and then the spouting plume and glistening back of a gray whale that gave me pause. Too many…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1302+ words) Around 1915, the last known Chumash basket maker, Candelaria Valenzuela, died in Ventura County, and with her went a skill that had been fundamental to the Indigenous people who lived for thousands of years in the coastal regions between Malibu and…...