A $280 EBay find or a priceless link to JFK? One man’s 25-year hunt for the truth
This 95-year-old retired watchmaker has spent decades trying to uncover the backstory — a possible Kennedy connection — of a clock he found online in 1999.
Protester shot in face by non-lethal projectile awarded more than $3 million
A man filed a lawsuit after he was hit in the face when L.A. County sheriff’s deputies used less-lethal crowd control munitions during a 2020 demonstration.
Clean electricity from the Earth: Bidders show interest in geothermal in the California desert
The Bureau of Land Management held a lease sale for geothermal energy rights in California. Twelve parcels in Imperial County and one each in Modoc and Lassen got bids.
Santa Monica’s police chief resigns, citing clash with city administration
Santa Monica’s first-ever Latino police chief, Ramón Batista, announced his resignation from a department in which he oversaw a drop in crime and increased police hiring.
On U.S. direction under Trump, Californians split sharply along partisan lines, poll finds
Large majorities of California Democrats and unaffiliated voters said the U.S. is headed in the wrong direction under Trump. Many Republicans said the opposite.
Why COVID keeps roaring back every summer, even as pandemic fades
The summer season continues to see spikes in COVID-19 activity. The latest jump is being fueled by the subvariant XFG, nicknamed ‘Stratus.’
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce officially announce their engagement
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are officially engaged, with the couple announcing the happy news in a joint post on Instagram. The couple, both 35, posted several photos from Kelce’s proposal to Swift, writing in the caption: