More than $351 million in political donations has been poured into a high-stakes contest about a proposed wealth tax on the November ballot, making it one of the most costly campaigns in California history.

Former ESPN reporter Britt McHenry is no longer a press advisor at the State Department, reportedly resigning days after videos of a confrontation at a Washington Wizards game went viral.

The student was walking to school when he was stopped by ICE agents, who badly injured him, school officials said.

The ad, funded by backers of the wealth tax, castigates Newsom for opposing Proposition 40, the ballot measure that would impose a 5% tax on California billionaires' assets.

Zuckerberg worried if the tax passed it could reduce how much control he had over his company but Meta's board struck a deal that quelled his concerns.

The penalty in New Mexico stems from a lawsuit about a data privacy scandal that Facebook faced more than eight years ago.

In his more than 25 years in Washington, Xavier Becerra built important alliances and amassed power on Capitol Hill, but had some stumbles along the way.

In May, the administration held back $1.3 billion in Medicaid funds over concerns about hospice and in-home care programs. Now it's deferring $1.2 billion more.

Two large sections of central Paris were shut down in a curfew Monday night as France was reeling from a weekend of nationwide rioting and looting that left much of the country shaken.

The court agreed to hear an appeal from parents in Montgomery County, Md., who were upset by a sharp drop in Asian students at its four magnet schools for gifted students.

After months publicly absent from the campaign trail, Democrat Xavier Becerra has increased public appearances and begun airing television ads as mail ballots reach California voters.

El Nio has brought more -- and stronger -- storms to the Pacific Ocean. People on Mexico's western coastline are exhausted

In Oregon, a progressive bastion, voter discontent has incumbent Tina Kotek on the defensive. Her struggle shows the perils of incumbency this angry election season.

AI companies are drawn to Culver City as Hollywood experiments with technology.

The 63-year-old bridge connecting San Pedro to Terminal Island is undergoing construction to replace its aging deck.

Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gov. Gavin Newsom marked 20 years of California's landmark climate law, celebrating a rare show of bipartisan unity amid deepening political polarization.

The outcome gives Republican candidates an advertising edge in the final weeks of the campaign.

Times columnists weigh in on the final mayoral debate before the Nov. 3 election.

Times columnists comment in real time on the Los Angeles mayoral debate between Karen Bass and Nithya Raman.

A hotel-association study finds the tournament delivered the weakest boost of any recent mega-event, with workers' hours cut and short-term rentals pulling ahead.

Missile attacks on Saudi Arabia by Houthi rebels from neighboring Yemen have upended plans by Saudi leaders to remake the kingdom into a business and entertainment powerhouse.

Remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel brought heavy rain and flooding to the Southwest, though Southern California coastal damage was less than feared.

Eight Senate races are considered the most competitive, nearly all in states with significant swaths of people unaffiliated with either major party.

Mexican cartels are stealing rental cars in the United States, a growing trend.

Should plans for the live stream of Nidal Malik Hasan's killing become a reality, our peers will be countries that the U.S. has long held up as the worst of the worst.