Jacumba Hot Springs in San Diego County has become a border crossing spot, turning desert terrain into open-air holding cells for migrants. Volunteers help them survive.
A report comparing speech and expression laws in California and Florida finds fault with both states but reserves its harshest judgment for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip take note of their losses and stock up on water, food, fuel and other essentials during a pause in fighting.
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Reps. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon and Ken Buck of Colorado have had enough of Congress and its disorder. The Democrat and Republican see different ways out of the dysfunction, columnist Mark Z. Barabak writes.
Vintners and conservationists in Valle de Guadalupe are concerned that a tourism boom and water scarcity will lead to disaster.
A judge’s decision to release the disgraced porn actor to a ‘private residence’ because of deteriorating health sparks mixed feelings in the women he is accused of assaulting.
The SAG-AFTRA settlement has unleashed a backlog of pent-up personal appearances for actors from movies that opened during the strike and those with projects now arriving in the usual year-end crush.
Sparkly lights are part of most holiday memories, and Southern California certainly delivers with both free and paid holiday light shows closing out 2023.
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