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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California political establishment reacted with outrage and sadness to a report from The New York Times Wednesday detailing how Cesar Chavez, one of the nation’s most storied labor leaders and ...Read more

BOSTON — The Boston City Council is weighing legislation that would grant immigrants with “legal status” but without full citizenship the right to vote in local elections.

Councilor Julia Mejia introduced a home ...Read more

NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione, who is scheduled to go before a New York state jury in June on charges that he murdered UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive Brian Thompson, is seeking to delay a subsequent federal trial until ...Read more

U.S. Rep. Kevin Kiley of California has been removed from all his House committee assignments, a consequence of his decision earlier this month to leave the Republican Party to become an Independent.

Kiley was formally ...Read more

FRESNO, Calif. — Fresno State President Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval said the university will remove its statue of Cesar Chavez, prominently displayed in the campus Peace Garden, amid “profoundly troubling claims” against...Read more

WASHINGTON — Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith appeared to downplay a question about rising beef prices last month by saying Americans have “so many proteins to choose from.”

Fellow Republican Sen. Jon Husted of ...Read more

In an abrupt and unexpected gesture, the government of Costa Rica announced Wednesday the closure of its embassy in Havana and told Cuban diplomats to leave San José, the country’s capital, citing the Cuban government ...Read more

Dolores Huerta, who co-founded United Farm Workers with Cesar Chavez, says she was sexually abused and impregnated by the late labor leader, whose legacy the union will no longer celebrate this year.

The civil rights ...Read more

Last October, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick sold his multibillion-dollar ownership interest in Cantor Fitzgerald, the financial services company he led for more than three decades, to trusts benefiting his four ...Read more

A congressional candidate in Arizona is leading a campaign to recall Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, whose department is heading up the Nancy Guthrie investigation.

Tucson GOP hopeful Daniel Butierez is hoping to turn ...Read more

MIAMI — Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to appear on Tuesday as a central witness in the Miami federal trial of his longtime friend, David Rivera, a former Republican congressman who decades ago shared a house...Read more

Disney has a new captain, and his eyes are on the stars.

Taking over the reins from Bob Iger on Wednesday, new chief executive Josh D’Amaro signaled a bold shift for the entertainment giant: a future where emotional ...Read more

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall, who's been criticized for blocking bills to make the Legislature's records available to the public, claimed Tuesday to have won a transparency award from an organization...Read more

Val Kilmer, who died last spring, will be starring in an upcoming film by way of artificial intelligence.

The “Top Gun” and “Heat” star died of pneumonia in April 2025 following a more than decade-long battle with...Read more

Undergraduate students from families with an annual income below $150,000 can now attend the University of Notre Dame for free beginning in the 2026-27 academic year, according to a university statement.

The change is ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Last week, we learned that the Roots Picnic is moving to Belmont Plateau, a mile away from its recent home at the Mann Center. Now, we know who the name-in-lights Saturday night headliner is for the 20th ...Read more

RICHMOND, Calif. — Driven by public safety concerns, automatic license plate readers will be turned back on in Richmond, months after they were shut down over privacy risks.

In addition to turning the cameras back on, a...Read more

LOS ANGELES — In the pages of history, they were a team that changed the world.

Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta founded the United Farm Workers and brought new life to the American labor movement, drawing national ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and the city’s inspector general blamed each other’s offices on Wednesday for hampering their ongoing probes into city contractor payments after an oversight report alleged ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Sen. Markwayne Mullin, President Donald Trump’s nominee to become the next Homeland Security secretary, committed to working with lawmakers of both parties to address immigration policy concerns and said ...Read more