2026
Hospitals in Europe are gearing up for the next heat wave armed with lessons from this one
Hospitals in the Paris region are urgently upgrading their defenses against heat waves
Power is stripped from state schools superintendents in major education overhaul
New budget deals means that California voters in November will select a new schools superintendent with an uncertain, but more limited role in education.
Newsom signs off on 100% California tax for money from Trump’s $1.8-billion ‘slush fund’
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed off on legislation that would levy a 100% California tax on payouts from Trump’s $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization” fund.
Ballot proposal to pave the way for noncitizen voting in L.A. is pulled at the last minute
The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to pull a measure from the Nov. 3 ballot that would have created a pathway to allow noncitizens to vote in local elections.
450 wild horses face a roundup in Eastern Sierra as feds proceed with contested plan
On July 8, the Inyo National Forest will begin rounding up wild horses roaming outside an area designated for them along the California-Nevada border.
Hospital visits for smoke inhalation spiked during Boyle Heights warehouse fire
The weeklong Lineage warehouse fire coincided with a surge in hospital visits from Angelenos concerned about throat pain and breathing problems, The Times has learned.
L.A. homeless agency sues the Trump administration to stop cutoff of federal funds
The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority has asked a federal judge to issue a temporary restraining order halting HUD’s effort to suspend federal funding.
What you should know about the $351.7 billion state budget Newsom just signed
Gov. Gavin Newsom extolled free school meals, universal transitional kindergarten and other accomplishments in his tenure in California, a period marked by over $100 billion in increased spending.
California leaders cheer Supreme Court ballot ruling while eyeing other ways to speed count
California officials cheered a U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing states to continue counting mail ballots postmarked by election day but received after, even as they work to find their own ways to speed vote counts.
Europe’s record heat is overwhelming Paris mortuaries
A record-breaking heat wave has overwhelmed mortuaries in Paris, leaving funeral directors struggling to find space for bodies