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If President Trump does decide to pursue a third term, it could set off legal battles over ballot access in all 50 states.

As Trump threatens to impose more tariffs on other nations, Chinese manufacturers are going to greater lengths to dodge them.

During the years of our supposed economic captivity, the American economy became the envy of the world. So now we ... don't want that?

The 7.7 Myanmar temblor raises questions about earthquake preparedness in Southeast Asia — and California. What can the rest of the world learn?

Programs that offer services to support drug users and decrease overdose deaths worry the Trump administration's sweeping federal overhaul will have far-reaching ramifications for their work.

A new survey finds that a plurality of Americans say the country has become less civil since the COVID-19 pandemic. That's hardly surprising given the profane and boorish example set by President Trump.

Trump's immigration crackdown has slowed migrant crossings to a near halt. Humanitarian aid groups, with few people to serve, are closing down operations at the border.

Taiwan has surpassed Singapore as the happiest place in Asia, according to the World Happiness Report. But what do residents think?

Adam Schleifer, a longtime financial fraud prosecutor, was dismissed from the U.S. Attorney's office in L.A. on Friday. He was pursuing charges against the former CEO of Fatburger, a Trump supporter, for alleged financial fraud.

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) was among a delegation of senators who visited the migrant detention operation at Guantanamo.

Noem talks with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and her team at the National Palace, Mexican media reported, but no details were immediately available on what they discussed in the two-hour meeting.

The Saya de Malha Bank is one of the world's largest seagrass fields and the planet's most important carbon sinks. It faces incalculable risks that threaten the future of humanity.

The DOJ said it is likely that wait times for concealed carry permits are "unduly burdening, or effectively denying" 2nd Amendment rights for Angelenos.

President Trump threatened to block funding for Smithsonian exhibitions that discuss racism and ordered the restoration of monuments taken down because of their celebration of racist figures.

Mexico is working to stall or reduce Trump's 25% tariff on foreign-made autos. Canada denounced Trump's executive order but Mexico is taking a more subdued approach.

The Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday announced sweeping cuts in several federal health agencies.

There are new signs that a dangerous fungus is once again on the move. Candida auris is a type of yeast that can cause life-threatening illness.

Elon Musk has benefited from his close alliance with Donald Trump, as the president has ousted federal officials who had overseen departments investigating the billionaire's multiple companies.

A year after the Baltimore bridge collapse, a report calls for an assessment of several California bridges.

Israeli journalist and 'No Other Land' filmmaker Yuval Abraham alleges the academy, which oversees the Oscars, 'felt no need to respond' to the recent attack on his co-director Hamdan Ballal.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and others in the Trump administration denied that the information he shared in a Signal chat that included a journalist was classified.

A new book by former L.A. prosecutor Marcia Clark raises questions about the tactics used to convict Barbara Graham, the brassy "dice girl" who in 1955 was executed at San Quentin for the murder of a Burbank widow.