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Since it became clear that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg intended to charge Donald Trump with crimes growing out of hush money payments to Stormy Daniels, close observers have wondered how he would frame the offenses and solve the problems that apparently led him to mothball the indictment shortly after…

Donald Trump, once the most powerful man on Earth, threw himself a pity party Tuesday night.

LOS ANGELES — A prison closed in Lassen County. College campuses welcomed students back in Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz counties, and thousands of new housing units were added in Yolo County.

The 'Shrek'-naissance is upon us.

LOS ANGELES — It all began at a stoplight in Hollywood a few years ago.

"This seems to be more about the person than about the crime."

LOS ANGELES — For nearly four decades, a plump plumber in red overalls named Mario has been a universal mascot for video games.

LOS ANGELES — After a relentless three months of heavy rain and snow, California is facing yet another environmental threat — sunny skies and balmy weather.

TAIPEI, Taiwan — In Los Angeles, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen is preparing to meet with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday in a show of the strength of relations between Taipei and Washington.

Through the first few decades of television, the last piece of music late-night viewers heard was “The Star-Spangled Banner” before a station signed off.

LOS ANGELES — Andrew Augustyniak has won the Masters more times than he can remember. It goes like this: He rolls a perfectly struck putt across the undulations of the 18th green, lifts his Scotty Cameron putter to the sky and waves to the gallery as the ball trickles into…