Mexican Independence Day Parade held under cloud of ICE raids
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Mexican Independence Day Parade held under cloud of ICE raids

For the 79th year, mariachi musicians, waving Mexican flags and shouts of “Viva Mexico,” flooded Cesar Chavez Avenue in East Los Angeles for the annual Mexican Independence Day…

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An LAPD scandal, a gang shooting and a fight to prove a teen innocent
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An LAPD scandal, a gang shooting and a fight to prove a teen innocent

On the night Los Angeles police claim he carried out an act of gangland vengeance, Oscar Eagle could barely walk. In March 1998, Eagle was only 17 and…

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Experts call for cutting water use along Colorado River
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Experts call for cutting water use along Colorado River

The Colorado River’s massive reservoirs are now so depleted that another dry year could send them plunging to dangerously low levels, a group of prominent scholars warns in…

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A popular L.A. sheriff touted reforms in a troubled system. Then a young FBI agent showed up
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A popular L.A. sheriff touted reforms in a troubled system. Then a young FBI agent showed up

When Leah Marx began visiting Men’s Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles in 2010, it did not immediately raise alarm among the people who ran it. Most of…

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Savor the Season: Lake Balaton’s Fall Harvest Festivals Blend Wine, Culture
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Savor the Season: Lake Balaton’s Fall Harvest Festivals Blend Wine, Culture

As fall arrives, harvest season begins in full swing across Hungary’s wine regions—including the scenic Lake Balaton area. Over the coming weekends, vineyards and villages will welcome both…

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From San Francisco to L.A., California conservatives mourn Kirk
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From San Francisco to L.A., California conservatives mourn Kirk

Community vigils in California continued through the weekend to memorialize Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist who was killed by rifle fire during a Utah rally Wednesday. In San…

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California lawmakers pass measures to expand oil production in Central Valley, restrict offshore drilling
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California lawmakers pass measures to expand oil production in Central Valley, restrict offshore drilling

SACRAMENTO — In a bid to stabilize struggling crude-oil refineries, state lawmakers on Saturday passed a last-minute bill that would allow the construction of 2,000 new oil wells annually in…

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Another California county is losing its only hospital after feds refuse to step in
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Another California county is losing its only hospital after feds refuse to step in

Absent a Hail Mary, Glenn County’s only hospital is set to close its doors in October. Tucked between two national forests, the rural county is home to 28,000…

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Lawyers fear 1,000 children from Central America, dozens in California, are at risk of being deported
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Lawyers fear 1,000 children from Central America, dozens in California, are at risk of being deported

Lawyers and advocates fear about 1,000 Central American children, including dozens in California, are at risk of being deported to dangerous situations in their home countries before finishing…

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FBI issues $100,000 reward for allegedly armed protestor at Camarillo pot farm raid
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FBI issues $100,000 reward for allegedly armed protestor at Camarillo pot farm raid

The FBI is offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of a man believed to have fired a gun at officers during…

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