World & Nation
U.S. Justice Department threatens to sue Georgia if it doesn’t curb rampant violations of prison inmates’ constitutional protections against cruel punishment.
Oct. 1, 2024
If scientists can better understand how they work and how to manipulate them, it could one day lead to powerful treatments for diseases like cancer.
Oct. 7, 2024
California
Rep. Adam Schiff’s role as a chief critic of former President Trump has defined his bid to become the next U.S. senator from California.
The U.K. agreed to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius.
Oct. 3, 2024
Business
A resurgence of hiring added a quarter-million jobs last month across the country and the unemployment rate dropped to 4.1%, according to new government data released Friday.
Oct. 4, 2024
Russian prosecutors want prison for a 72-year-old U.S. citizen accused of fighting for Ukraine, Russian news agencies reported.
Oct. 5, 2024
Police in a majority-Black Mississippi city discriminate against Black people, use excessive force and retaliate against critics, investigation finds.
Sept. 26, 2024
The U.S. Justice Department has sued Visa Inc., alleging the global payments giant illegally monopolized the debit card market.
Sept. 24, 2024
Rep. Adam B. Schiff, a Burbank Democrat, faces former Dodger All-Star Steve Garvey, a Palm Desert Republican, for the California U.S. Senate seat long held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
Politics
U.S. Senate candidates Steve Garvey and Rep. Adam Schiff both say they want to protect the environment and combat climate change. Their approaches differ.