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Thousands celebrate community, love at 43rd annual Long Beach Pride Parade
The annual Long Beach Pride Parade took place on Sunday, May 17, with thousands of people lining Ocean Boulevard and more than 100 entries.
US-Mexico border wall construction is desecrating sacred sites, Indigenous leaders say
“This is sacred to us like a church for you all. The mountain is our healer, our psychologist,” said Meza Calles, a Kumeyaay Nation tribal leader who explains that in…
Trump administration promotes program to check voter eligibility. Critics fear a midterm purge
At least 67 million registrations, primarily from Republican-controlled states, have gone through a beefed-up verification program at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and tens of thousands of those have…
Drone strikes UAE nuclear plant as US and Iran signal they are prepared to resume war
“For Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won’t be anything left of them,” U.S. President Donald Trump posted on social media.
Ukraine conducts large-scale drone strikes on Russia, killing 4 and wounding a dozen others
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the drone strikes, saying that they were “entirely justified.” Russia has repeatedly launched similar attacks on Ukraine’s capital and other cities during the war, and…
WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda
WHO said the outbreak doesn’t meet the criteria of a pandemic emergency like COVID-19, and advised against the closure of international borders.
As electric bills rise, some states are focusing on the growing profits of utilities
Officials and lawmakers in at least six states are going to new lengths to try to block rate increases proposed by utilities. Some are pressing utilities to completely change their…
Taiwan’s president defends US arms purchases that Trump called ‘bargaining chip’
The U.S., like all countries that have formal ties with China, doesn’t recognize Taiwan as a country but has been the island’s strongest backer and arms supplier.
Ex-boyfriend arrested in fatal shooting of Anaheim woman in Tustin
Police said 47-year-old Juan Marquez of Hawthorne lay in wait near her workplace on May 14.
Dolores Huerta appears at mural dedication in downtown Los Angeles
It's the 96-year-old civil rights icon's first public appearance since allegations Cesar Chavez sexually assaulted her and other women.