California

Juan Carlos Valencia González, the California-born stepson of slain Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias "El Mencho", has emerged as a leading contender to take control of the organization following his stepfather's killing.

Philosopher and political activist Cornel West criticized California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday for comments made about his low SAT score during his current book tour, claiming they reflect what West described a deeper pattern of racial stereotyping.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said it is aware of the problem and continues to implement changes in hopes of better assisting an inmate population that is increasingly struggling with medical and mental health issues.

A national disability services leader told The Latin Times why trust — not capacity — is becoming the real bottleneck for the industry

Altadena Cookie Company in California, has drawn long lines of customers who say they support the cause and want to protest federal immigration enforcement policies

A 23-year-old man was sentenced to four years in federal prison after admitting he threw a Molotov cocktail toward Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies during protests against immigration raids last spring.

Federal immigration agents are expected to operate during Super Bowl LX on Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, California, according to the Department of Homeland Security, prompting criticism from advocacy groups and renewed debate over immigration enforcement at major public events.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom sharply dismissed President Donald Trump's address at the World Economic Forum in Davos, calling it "remarkably boring" and "remarkably insignificant" while ridiculing Trump's repeated comments about Greenland.

A 21-year-old protester was left permanently blind in one eye after a Department of Homeland Security agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a protest in Santa Ana, California, last week, according to the victim's family.

A second protester was blinded after federal officers fired projectiles into a crowd during an anti-ICE rally outside a federal building in Santa Ana, California, according to witness accounts.

Two Mexican nationals were charged after their plan to smuggle people into the U.S. on a small boat went awry.

California lost an estimated 447,000 private-sector jobs between May and September after federal immigration enforcement intensified, according to a new report.

A fatal shooting involving an off-duty Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer outside an apartment complex in Los Angeles is under investigation following an exchange of gunfire late on New Year's Eve.

According to the National Human Trafficking Hotline, 1,733 cases of human trafficking were reported in California in 2024, involving 3,603 victims.

A federal judge has dismissed assault charges against a Los Angeles TikTok streamer who was shot by an immigration agent during an enforcement operation.

Beginning in May, reports from across the country described Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents waiting in courthouse hallways and arresting people as they exited their hearings.

Two Los Angeles teenagers have admitted that they worked as hitmen for the Sinaloa drug cartel.

Federal authorities said Monday they arrested four people in Southern California accused of planning coordinated bomb attacks across Los Angeles on New Year's Eve.

Most of California's border with Mexico will be turned into a militarized zone to further expand security operations and aid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.

As winter approaches, new data from Airbnb shows Latino travelers in the United States are reshaping the end of year travel calendar by prioritizing sunshine, family gatherings and group trips, strengthening domestic tourism as the 2025 holiday season nears. These are their favorite places.

Gavin Newsom mocked Donald Trump over soaring beef prices as he continues his online strategy of satirizing the president's style of communication.

The National Day Laborer Organizing Network has promoted a campaign known as "Adopt a Corner," which stations volunteers at locations where workers gather for daily employment

Hate crimes in Los Angeles County remained near historic highs in 2024, with 1,355 reported victims, according to new data.

The Trump administration has filed a suit to block California's new restrictions on masked federal agents, arguing the state's laws endanger officers and violate federal authority

Marines finished installing wire in San Diego County and returned to Camp Pendleton, a spokesperson said, without explaining when or why.

California Governor Gavin Newsom taunted President Donald Trump over the release of a new tranche of Epstein files in which the disgraced financier and abuser mentions him by name.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom slammed fellow Democrats for reaching a deal with Republicans to end the government shutdown, saying President Donald Trump has "completely changed the rules of the game" and his party is "still playing by the old rules."

Prosecutors described the violence as part of a pattern that intensified around 2016, when an influx of arrivals from Central America imposed "Salvadoran rules"

Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than $13 million worth of heroin at a port of entry in California, according to a new report

"This doesn't just concern Sami," said Sami Hamdi's wife. "It concerns everybody who values freedom of speech, everybody who values freedom of political expression"