Los Angeles criticized for its handling of homelessness after 16 homeless people escape freeway fire
A fire that erupted in storage yards underneath a Los Angeles freeway has renewed attention on the city’s inability to protect the thousands of unhoused residents living in such perilous locations
2023-11-16 13:46
Texas inmate faces execution for 2001 abduction and strangulation of 5-year-old girl
A Texas inmate convicted of strangling a 5-year-old girl taken from an El Paso store and then burning her body nearly 22 years ago is facing execution
2023-11-16 13:45
Fresh off meeting with China's Xi, Biden is turning his attention to Asia-Pacific economies
President Joe Biden will address a group of CEOs grappling with the risks to their businesses from world crises
2023-11-16 13:28
Progress in childhood cancer has stalled for Blacks and Hispanics, report says
A new report says progress against childhood cancers has stalled in recent years for Black and Hispanic youth
2023-11-16 13:23
A car struck a barricade near the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo. Police reportedly arrested the driver
Reports say Japanese police arrested a man whose vehicle crashed into a temporary barricade near the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo
2023-11-16 13:21
Autoworkers to wrap up voting on contract with General Motors Thursday in a race too close to call
About 46,000 United Auto Workers at General Motors on Thursday are expected to wrap up voting on a tentative contract agreement in a close race that will decide the fate of the deal that ended a six-week strike
2023-11-16 13:20
Biden promises a better economic relationship with Asia, but he's specifically avoiding a trade deal
President Joe Biden is nurturing economic ties this week with Asia
2023-11-16 13:20
California's first lesbian Senate leader could make history again if she runs for governor
The first lesbian leader of the California Senate is thinking about trying to make history again — with a run for the governor's office
2023-11-16 13:19
Ukraine war: Locals forced to take Russian passports, report says
Ukrainians in occupied territories are being forced to take Russian citizenship, a report finds.
2023-11-16 13:16
Justin Torres and Ned Blackhawk are among the winners of National Book Awards
Justin Torres’ “Blackouts” has won the National Book Award for fiction
2023-11-16 12:51
Four things we learned from the Biden-Xi meeting
The rival presidents found common ground on climate change, military communications and fentanyl.
2023-11-16 11:59
Nevada's attorney general is investigating fake electors in 2020 for Trump, AP source says
Nevada’s attorney general is investigating six Republican electors who submitted paperwork to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the 2020 presidential election
2023-11-16 11:57