Politics
In one of his first acts as Nebraska’s new governor, Republican Jim Pillen names predecessor Pete Ricketts to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Ben Sasse.
California
Deep splotches of dark red and purple signifying the worst levels of drought have been erased from California’s map, thanks to a series of powerful storms.
U.S. alleges illegal racial bias in home lending by City National Bank, announces a $31-million settlement. The bank denies redlining, but agrees to remedies.
State Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman heads the Senate’s health committee, where she will focus on expanding mental health services and moving homeless people into housing and treatment.
World & Nation
Vaccination rates for U.S. kindergartners are down again, and federal officials are launching a new campaign to try to bring them up.
President Biden renominated former Mayor Eric Garcetti to be U.S. ambassador to India after Garcetti’s confirmation failed to advance through the U.S. Senate last year.
Dianne Feinstein’s U.S. Senate seat will be on the ballot in 2024. Who are the contenders?
Two families of Jehovah’s Witnesses fled Russia and made their way to San Diego. Now they are seeking asylum on the basis of religious persecution.
Delays are reported at Los Angeles International, John Wayne and Long Beach airports after the FAA temporarily grounds U.S. flights because of a system outage.
Letters to the Editor
The former L.A. mayor may be young and close to President Biden, but his two terms in officer were beset by scandal and a homelessness crisis.