The United States is on pace to add trillions of dollars to its national debt over the next decade, borrowing money more quickly than previously expected, at a time when …
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For many Angelenos, the road signs that have been posted in the Silver Lake neighborhood over the last two decades forbidding U-turns from midnight to 6 a.m. were just another …
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In the battle to dismantle gun restrictions, raging in America’s courts even as mass shootings become commonplace, one name keeps turning up in the legal briefs and judges’ rulings: William …
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War Crimes Hearing Gives Public Virtual Look Inside a Secret C.I.A. Prison
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe public on Monday got its first view of a C.I.A. “black site,” including a windowless, closet-size cell where a former Qaeda commander was held during what he described as …
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California Tribal Members Are Reclaiming the ‘Land of the Flowing Water’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe vast territory known as the Owens Valley was home for centuries to Native Americans who lived along its rivers and creeks fed by snowmelt that cascaded down the eastern …
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John Everett Benson, Who Chiseled John F. Kennedy’s Grave, Dies at 84
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesJohn Everett Benson, a master stone carver, designer and calligrapher whose chisel marked the deaths of presidents, playwrights, authors and artists, as well as generations of American families — and …
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Firefighting crews worked over the weekend to contain the Post fire, which was burning north of Los Angeles.
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Fact Check: Trump’s and Biden’s Claims on Immigration and Border Security
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLarge numbers of migrant apprehensions at the southern border have vaulted immigration and border security onto the list of top concerns for voters. Public polling shows support for former President …
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Anyone with an idea for how the Maine state flag should look has a month to submit a design idea, though the contest rules limit just how much of a …
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Growing Wildfire Burns 10,000 Acres and Forces Evacuations Near Los Angeles
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA fast-spreading wildfire northwest of Los Angeles has burned more than 10,000 acres and forced the evacuation of about 1,200 people, according to local authorities, fueled by strong winds that …