California
Ezequiel Romo, a gang leader who ordered murders of rivals and followers alike to maintain control over drug and collection rackets in Panorama City, was stabbed to death at Centinela State Prison.
July 22, 2024
World & Nation
In issuing her proclamation, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham talked about a vulnerable segment of society that falls prey to drug and human trafficking.
July 18, 2024
Human Rights Watch said the acts of the Palestinian fighters met the international legal definition for crimes against humanity and war crimes.
July 17, 2024
Politics
Republicans on Tuesday night described an America awash in crime, including from immigrants without legal status. What do the data say?
July 16, 2024
This measure asks voters to change parts of Proposition 47, a controversial ballot initiative passed in 2014 that turned some nonviolent felonies into misdemeanors.
July 10, 2024
In addition to a precarious presidential election and high-stakes U.S House races, California voters in November will also weigh in on a slew of statewide ballot measures that could significantly shape policy.
July 9, 2024
In a wild turn of events, California Gov. Gavin Newsom backed away from a ballot measure he announced a day earlier.
July 3, 2024
The Legislature this week is expected to OK a fall ballot measure — a rival to more conservative crime reform — that would crack down on retail theft and fentanyl dealers.
July 1, 2024
Venezuelans have brought their crimes-against-humanity case against President Maduro to a federal court 3,000 miles from home — in Argentina.
June 29, 2024
Both sides portrayed Samuel Woodward as a young man who struggled with his sexuality growing up in a conservative Newport Beach family. He and his victim had a rendevouz the night of the killing.