Politics
Trump’s auto tariffs reignite concerns about GM's future in South Korea
SEOUL — In South Korea, the Trump administration’s 25% tariff on imported cars has sent local automakers Hyundai and Kia scrambling to…
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Politics
Schumer denounces 'welcome mat' for El Chapo relatives transferred to San Diego
MEXICO CITY — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday denounced as a “total disgrace” the Trump administration’s apparent…
Politics
Justices skeptical of Trump plan to limit birthright citizenship but also injunctions that block it
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court gave a skeptical hearing Thursday to a lawyer for President Trump who was appealing rulings that blocked…
News
L.A. Vietnamese man came for annual ICE check-in, then nearly got deported to Libya
A Los Angeles construction worker from Vietnam was among 13 immigrants roused by guards in full combat gear around 2:30 a.m. one day last…
Politics
Contributor: The Mideast has changed since Trump's first term. How will he reshape it?
As President Trump parades through the Middle East this week, he will encounter a very different region than the one he experienced during…
Politics
U.S.-Syria relations take new turn as Trump, Syrian president meet
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — President Trump met Wednesday with Syria’s new leader, praising him as a “young, attractive guy” and urging him to…
Politics
As climate hazards worsen, Trump moves to weaken FEMA and shift disaster response onto states
The recent firing of the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is just the latest in a string of blows for the nation’s top…
Politics
17 members of a cartel kingpin's family were escorted into California from Mexico. Why?
MEXICO CITY — Key pillars of the Trump administration’s policy toward Mexico involve large-scale deportations and a crackdown on cartels.…
Politics
Trump accepting luxury jetliner from Qatar raises alarm on both sides of political aisle
President Trump has spent the first major overseas trip of his second administration — next stop Wednesday in Qatar — beating back…
Politics
California to ask federal judge for sweeping pause to Trump’s tariffs
WASHINGTON — The California attorney general’s office said Tuesday that it will seek a preliminary injunction in its case challenging…
Celebrity
Kim Kardashian details confusion, terror of Paris robbery: 'Absolutely' thought she was going to die
Paris used to be “magical” for Kim Kardashian. But the armed robbery she experienced during Paris Fashion Week in 2016 “changed…
Politics
California sues over Trump policy tying transportation grants to immigration
WASHINGTON — California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta filed two lawsuits on Tuesday challenging a Trump administration policy that would deny the…
Politics
Trump and Saudis reach weapons sales and investment deals worth billions
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — On the first day of his visit to the Middle East, President Trump combined business with diplomacy, reaching out to…
Politics
Trump returns to the Middle East with tech titans, seeking trillion-dollar deals
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The first time President Trump visited Riyadh in 2017, he posed with a ceremonial orb, took part in a traditional…
News
Contributor: My family's archive shows why Palestinians are owed reparations
My father, Jawdat Bseiso, was 23 when everything changed. As the favorite son of Mahrous Mustafa Bseiso — one of the largest landowners in…
Politics
Commentary: Is there a middle ground on immigration? This Republican thinks so
Bob Worsley has solid conservative credentials. He’s anti abortion. A fiscal hawk and lifelong member of the Mormon Church. As an Arizona…
Celebrity
Kim Kardashian is finally going to testify about being robbed in Paris. How did we get here?
It has been almost 3,150 days — more than 8½ years — since Kim Kardashian was robbed at gunpoint in Paris. On Tuesday, she finally gets to…
News
Mexico vows to hunt down killer of mayoral candidate
MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities were seeking suspects Monday in the assassination of a mayoral candidate who was shot dead during a…
Business
Trade truce with China is hailed, but it may not be enough to stop shortages
WASHINGTON — China and the United States retreated from an emerging economic crisis on Monday, agreeing to drastically reduce tariffs on…
News
'Sextortion' scam linked to California teen's suicide leads to 4 arrests in West Africa
Three years after a California teen killed himself as a result of being “sextorted” online, authorities have arrested four men in Ivory…
Politics
Trump administration investigates California's benefits to immigrants. Critics say its claims are misleading
The Trump administration announced Monday that it has launched an investigation into California’s Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants,…
Politics
Trump wants to attack drug cartels. How can Mexico respond if he does?
MEXICO CITY — She has won acclaim for facing down tariff threats, shunning political bluster and skirting White House provocations — while…
News
Investigation into false evacuation alerts sent during L.A. fires places blame, calls for more regulation
After conducting an investigation into Los Angeles County’s faulty emergency alerts during the deadly January wildfires, U.S. Rep. Robert…
News
Why Mexico is banning drug war ballads
MEXICO CITY — In a packed nightclub in Mexico City, hundreds of young people sang along as a band played a popular song narrating the life…