Scientist and green-card holder detained at SFO for more than a week, lawyer says
A Texas Lyme disease researcher faces deportation after being detained in San Francisco after returning from his brother’s wedding in South Korea. …
Feds move to drop charges in controversial cases as Trump re-ups L.A. prosecutor
The U.S. Attorney’s office in Los Angeles is seeking to dismiss charges against a sheriff’s deputy who has already been sentenced for use of excessive force and a fast food executive whose case previously led to one prosecutor’s firing by President Trump. …
July is the worst month for drug overdose deaths. Is heat to blame?
Recent L.A. County reports show overdose deaths are down, but a troubling trend is that over the last decade, a bulk of deaths occurred in the summer months. …
SoCal residents visiting Reno for bachelor party were among victims of mass shooting
A group of friends from Thousand Oaks were among the victims of a mass shooting in Reno on Monday. The friends had attended a bachelor party prior to the shooting. …
Oscar-winning documentary ‘No Other Land’ consultant Awdah Hathaleen killed by Israeli settler
Awdah Hathaleen, a Palestinian activist and consultant on the Oscar-winning documentary ‘No Other Land,’ died Monday after he was shot dead by an Israeli settler in the occupied West Bank. …
California, other states sue Trump administration over bill defunding Planned Parenthood
California and other liberal-led states sued the Trump administration Tuesday over a measure aimed at defunding Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide. …