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Suspect who took 10 people hostage in California standoff has been shot and killed, police say

Police say a man held 10 people hostage inside a California office building before the FBI shot and killed him, bringing a more than 15-hour standoff to an end.

 

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Police locked in negotiations with man in Bakersfield holding hostages

Officials say police are locked in negotiations with a man holding hostages inside a building that houses a Chase bank branch and school district office in the Southern California city of Bakersfield.

 

San Diego mosque shooters met online and left writings expressing hate, FBI says

Authorities say the two teenagers who shot and killed three people in an attack on a California mosque had been radicalized online where they first met.

 

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Teenage gunmen open fire on San Diego mosque, killing 3 men and then themselves

Police say a shooting at a San Diego mosque has killed three men and both shooters are dead. San Diego’s police chief says they’re investigating the attack as a hate crime.

 

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US-Mexico border wall construction is desecrating sacred sites, Indigenous leaders say

Indigenous leaders say that federal contractors are desecrating sacred Native American places and cultural sites at an unprecedented pace in the rush to build more walls on the U.S.

 

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California’s fight over pipeline tests state’s right to push back against Washington during war

California continues to fight the Trump administration after it defied state officials to restart oil drilling off the Santa Barbara coast in the name of national security.

 

Miles sufren problemas de salud por las toxinas de las aguas residuales del río Tijuana

Miles sufren problemas de salud por las toxinas de las aguas residuales del río Tijuana

 

Tijuana River sewage is making the air toxic and sickening thousands in California

For decades, billions of gallons of sewage and industrial waste have been dumped into the Tijuana River.

 

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Homeland Security worker and another woman are killed in a series of Atlanta-area attacks

A man has been charged in a string of attacks near Atlanta over a matter of hours that left two women dead and a man in critical condition.

 

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Yemeni lawmaker sues US military veterans, accusing them of attempting to kill him

A Yemeni lawmaker is suing U.S. military veterans, alleging they were hired as mercenaries in 2015 to carry out an assassination order against him on behalf of the United Arab Emirates, a U.S. ally.

 

Iran threatens tourism sites and US sends more Marines to Middle East as Trump hints at wind-down

Iran is threatening recreational and tourist sites worldwide and insisting it is still building missiles three weeks into an escalating war in the Middle East.

 

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Israel hits Tehran with airstrikes on Persian New Year as war jolts energy markets

Israel has pounded Tehran with airstrikes as Iranians mark Nowruz, or the Persian New Year. The attacks Friday came a day after Israel pledged to refrain from more strikes on a key Iranian gas field after Iran intensified its attacks on oil and natural gas facilities around the Gulf.

 

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Strikes hit world’s largest natural gas field in Iran, and Tehran retaliates with more attacks

Iran has broadened its strikes on major energy facilities in the Middle East, eliciting strong warnings from Gulf Arab states that called it a dangerous escalation that threatened to draw them into direct combat with Tehran.

 

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Iran launches barrage of missiles after Israel kills 2 of its top officials

Israel killed two senior Iranian security officials in a major blow to the country’s leadership. Iran, which confirmed both killings, renewed its attacks Wednesday on its Gulf Arab neighbors and Israel.

 

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Iran war disrupts energy supplies as Iran’s new leader resolves to keep fighting

Iran’s secretive new leader has issued his first public statements, resolving to keep fighting. In the statement released Thursday, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei promised more pain for Gulf Arab states and threatened to open “other fronts” in a war that has already disrupted world energy

 

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US says it destroyed 16 minelaying vessels as Iran threatens to block Gulf oil exports

The U.S. says it took out more than a dozen mine-laying Iranian vessels, and the Islamic Republic vowed to block the region’s oil exports, saying it would not allow “even a single liter” to be shipped to its enemies.

 

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Los Angeles school superintendent placed on paid leave during federal probe

Alberto Carvalho, the superintendent of Los Angeles public schools, is being placed on paid leave two days after the FBI served search warrants at his home and the district’s headquarters.

 

FBI searches Los Angeles school district headquarters and the superintendent’s home

The FBI has served at the Los Angeles Unified School District’s headquarters and the home of its superintendent.

 

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Officials work to lower risk of deadly slides to recover bodies of California avalanche victims

Officials are working to lower the risks of more deadly slides in the area where an avalanche struck in California’s Sierra Nevada.

 

6 women killed in California avalanche were among 8 close friends and experienced skiers on trip

The six women killed in an avalanche in California’s Sierra Nevada were among a group of eight close friends and experienced backcountry skiers on a trip together.

 

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8 backcountry skiers found dead and 1 still missing after California avalanche

Authorities say the bodies of eight backcountry skiers have been found and one remains missing after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe in California.

 

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Rescuers race to save 6 skiers trapped by California avalanche that’s left 10 more missing

Authorities say six backcountry skiers are alive and 10 others are missing after an avalanche in Northern California that occurred during a powerful winter storm moving through the state.

 

4 people have died from eating death cap mushrooms as they spread in California after rains

Four people have died and three others have required a liver transplants after eating the death cap mushroom that is proliferating in California following a rainy winter.

 

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3 dead, 6 hurt after 92-year-old driver hits bicyclist and crashes into Los Angeles grocery store

Authorities say three people were killed and six others were hurt after a 92-year-old driver collided with a bicyclist and then slammed into a grocery store in Los Angeles.

 

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Lawyers for patients of UCLA doctor say clients shaken by court overturning his sex abuse conviction

A California appeals court’s decision to overturn the sex abuse conviction of former University of California, Los Angeles, gynecologist James Heaps has left his victims devastated and legal experts puzzled by the type of judicial error that transpired.

 

Former Olympic snowboarder on FBI’s most-wanted list is arrested in Mexico, faces drug charges

Authorities say they have arrested Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder facing charges related to drug trafficking and the killing of a federal witness.

 

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Immigrants often don’t open the door to ICE, but that may no longer stop officers

It has become common knowledge in immigrant communities across the U.S. to not open the door for federal immigration agents unless they show a warrant signed by a judge.

 

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4 charged with plotting New Year’s Eve attacks in Southern California, prosecutors say

Federal authorities have announced the arrests of four alleged members of an extremist anti-capitalist and anti-government group suspected of planning coordinated bombing attacks in Southern California.

 

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San Diego officials approve $30M settlement for family of teen killed by police

The San Diego City Council has approved a $30 million payment to the family of a 16-year-old killed by police.

 

Arrests of Afghans increase as ICE steps up enforcement, immigration lawyers say

Immigration lawyers and authorities say arrests of Afghans are on the rise following the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C.

 

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