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Mar 19, 2026

WATCH: New York State trooper involved in chain reaction crash during traffic stop

The trooper in Mamaroneck was injured during a traffic stop when a SUV slammed into his patrol car, pushing it into another vehicle and hitting him. The incident is under investigation.

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Mar 19, 2026

'Nobody wants a strike.' LAUSD answers back after union leaders announce April 14 walkout

Los Angeles school officials defended their contract offers Thursday, saying "nobody wants a strike" — a day after the district's two largest unions set April 14 as a strike date if no agreement is reached.

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Mar 19, 2026

WATCH: Lightning bolt crosses double rainbow off South Florida coast

A Miami Beach resident says she was cleaning her apartment and pulled out her phone to capture this striking footage of a double rainbow.

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Mar 19, 2026

California says Trump cannot roll back key climate rule in new lawsuit

EPA's repeal of the 2009 endangerment finding in February eliminated the foundation of much of U.S. climate policy.

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Mar 19, 2026

WATCH: A possum found a cozy spot tucked into a shelf crammed with cuddly toy animals at an airport gift shop in Australia.

A possum found a cozy spot tucked into a shelf crammed with cuddly toy animals at an airport gift shop in Australia.

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Mar 19, 2026

WATCH: Oil and gas prices surge as Iran escalates strikes on Gulf refineries

Iranian attacks on significant energy infrastructure and refineries in several Gulf countries pushed oil and gas prices higher in volatile trading on Thursday.

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Mar 19, 2026

Deported 6-year-old deaf boy could die in Colombia without medical attention, his attorney says

Attorney Nikolas De Bremaeker said deaf 6-year-old boy Joseph Lodano Rodriguez, who was snatched from Northern California and deported to Colombia earlier this month, needs to be returned to the U.S. immediately or he may die.

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Mar 19, 2026

LAUSD teacher and service worker unions announce massive April 14 strike if no deal reached

It would mean 60,000+ district workers — teachers, counselors, nurses, bus drivers, janitors and cafeteria workers — would walk out, crippling school operations.

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Mar 18, 2026

Arellano: And just like that, the Cesar Chavez myth is punctured. What's next?

Much of the Latino civil rights, political and educational ecosystem will have to grapple with why they held up Cesar Chavez as a paragon of virtue for too long above others just as deserving and, as it turns out, nowhere near as compromised.

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Mar 18, 2026

Cesar Chavez accused of abusing girls, raping fellow leader Dolores Huerta, newspaper inquiry finds

Labor leader Cesar Chavez is accused of sexually assaulting two underage girls and fellow farmworker leader Dolores Huerta, according to a New York Times inquiry.

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Mar 18, 2026

Edison executive pay soars despite devastating Eaton fire

Edison International boosted the pay of its top executives last year despite their responsibility for the safety of the company's electricity lines before the deadly Eaton fire, which destroyed a wide swath of Altadena and killed 19 people

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Mar 18, 2026

Four of the five civilians who oversee the LAFD step down

The fire commissioners are appointed by the mayor and are supposed to provide civilian oversight for the Fire Department. But during critical discussions about the Palisades fire, the commissioners have largely been quiet.