California, other states sue Trump for withholding $6.8 billion in critical education funds
States sue over billions in federal education funding that was supposed to begin flowing July 1. Trump officials are reviewing the congressionally approved funding.
Machete-wielding man shot by LAPD outside Crypto.com Arena after chase
A man waving and pointing a machete in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday was eventually shot by an LAPD officer. He is expected to survive.
Film Challenging Iran's Laws Restricting Women Earns Prize at Czech Festival

The Iranian film Bidad has won the Special Jury Award at the Karlovy Vary Festival. Director Soheil Beiraghi, who faces prison in Iran, thanked Iranian women for inspiring him. The movie focuses on restrictions faced by women
Central Texas braces for more flash flooding, as search for victims is suspended

Emergency crews have suspended the search for flooding victims in Central Texas, amid new flood warnings in the area that might again cause waterways to surge. Forecasters issued warnings of additional flash flooding, after torrential rains last
Shooting at class reunion in Chattanooga, TN leaves 4 hospitalized

Four people were hospitalized over the weekend after a shooting erupted at a class reunion in Chattanooga, Tennessee. According to authorities, Chattanooga police are looking for the suspect(s) who are responsible for the shooting on Saturday afternoon,
The messy aftermath of an immigration sweep in Pacoima

An immigration sweep on June 19, in which a woman had a heart attack, is one of many that have taken place in Southern California and encapsulates the chaotic methods employed to detain people over the last
UC Berkeley chancellor heads to D.C. for congressional grilling on campus antisemitism
UC Berkeley Chancellor Rich Lyons will face questions Tuesday from a House Education Committee whose hearings have led multiple university presidents to resign.
Southern California trash pileup spreads as workers stand with East Coast strikers
A work stoppage by Teamsters working for Republic Service in Boston has since spread to involve several thousand workers across the country.
Deputies beat her son bloody. Why is L.A. County keeping parts of the case secret?

Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies beat Joseph Perez so badly that he needed more than 30 stitches and staples to his face and head. But despite a subpoena and an ongoing legal battle, obtaining a complete account
Contributor: ICE raids are cruel, but so is an economy built on undocumented labor

Illegal immigration feeds a ‘low-wage/high welfare economy’ that pushes immigrants toward poverty and California toward fiscal peril.