I texted him, saying I didn’t want to hurt him ... . He sent back a seething text about “not ever contacting him again.” ...

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California firefighters made progress in containing a wildfire that exploded over the holiday weekend to become the state’s ...

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A bench trial challenging the administration's efforts to deport international scholars who express pro-Palestinian views got ...

Three-division world champion Julio César Chávez has defended his same-name son who was arrested by U.S. immigration agents ...

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The Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB) will be hosting their annual Art Awards on July 13 to honor outstanding ...

With 7 of its most ambitious rules for cars, trucks and trains repealed, California officials now must find new ways to clean up the nation’s worst air pollution. But officials face growing pushback ...