Chelsea Janes

New York Congressman George Santos has pleaded not guilty to 13 counts of financial crimes. He remains on the job for now, but faces decades in prison.

Gov. Newsom wants to transform the state’s oldest prison — San Quentin — into a rehabilitation center inspired by prisons in Scandinavian countries like Norway.

California lawmakers are looking into creating a system that is similar to Amber Alerts, but would be dedicated to young Black people who go missing in the state.

Prop HHH, the LA voter-approved $1.2 billion homeless housing bond measure, has been slow and costly. But six years in, thousands of units are finally opening.

LA voters passed a measure in 2017 to create an all-civilian panel that would discipline LAPD officers accused of misconduct. Some want it gone because it's too lenient.

Two years after police cleared a large homeless camp and the city fenced Echo Park Lake amid massive protests, a new council member wants to bring down the chain link barrier.

Robert Luna takes charge of the LA Sheriff's Department amid concerns about crime, deputy gangs, and poor jail conditions. Can he turn the department around?

Will sending troops to the Mexico border worsen the immigration crisis? A conflict in Sudan has no end in sight. Plus Hollywood writers go on strike.

The Western world, in the midst of being primed for a war with China, often has a limited understanding of who this supposed enemy is.