Anaheim man accused of threatening to place pipe bombs at Disneyland ahead of JD Vance’s visit
An Anaheim man allegedly threatened to place pipe bombs in Disneyland on social media when Vice President JD Vance visited the park in July.
Another place where Newsom and Trump differ: Making MLK Day free to enter parks

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced free entry to California State Parks on Martin Luther King Jr. Day after President Trump required entry fees in National Parks.
Wildfire victims decry state law protecting utilities from cost of disasters they cause

SoCal Edison says it expects to pay little or none of the billions of dollars in damages of the disastrous Eaton fire, which its equipment is suspected of igniting. A growing number of wildfire survivors say that’s
Thousands Killed As Iran’s Security Forces Maintain Control And Internet Blackout

Security forces are reportedly maintaining a heavy presence on the streets in parts of Iran as more than two weeks of protests ease following a brutal crackdown that has left thousands of Iranians dead and an ongoing
Five years of litigation over homelessness devolves into a battle of definitions

A federal judge weighs whether to hold the City of Los Angeles in contempt for violating an agreement to build shelters and remove homeless camps.
U.S. forces seize sixth sanctioned Venezuela-linked oil tanker

U.S. forces seized a sixth oil tanker tied to Venezuelan oil shipments during a pre-dawn operation Thursday, continuing the Trump administration’s stepped-up enforcement campaign in the Caribbean. The vessel, Motor Tanker Veronica, was taken without incident as
Trump administration escalates investigations into transgender athlete participation in California
The Trump administration widens investigations into alleged Title IX violations at more California colleges and schools.
Second man shares horrific story of being blinded by officers at anti-ICE rally in Santa Ana

A second man says he was blinded by ICE agents shooting a projectile at a protest in Santa Ana. Britain Rodriguez, 31, a resident of Orange County, said he was standing at the bottom of a set
Leaked memo reveals California debated cutting wildfire soil testing before disaster chief’s exit

Nancy Ward, the head of CalOES, left office on Dec. 30. She had publicly begged FEMA to test for toxic substances after the fires — then, according to an internal memo obtained by the L.A. Times, privately
26 indicted in NCAA and Chinese basketball point-shaving scheme

Federal prosecutors have charged 26 men in a sweeping alleged point-shaving operation that authorities say compromised at least 29 college basketball games and involved players from 17 Division I programs, according to a federal indictment unsealed Thursday