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c907df4ad9315f7159e4c2653082e8c5 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-utah-dead-babies-20140413-story.html | Police find bodies of seven babies in Utah home | Police find bodies of seven babies in Utah home
Utah police have arrested a 39-year-old woman in connection with the discovery of seven infants’ bodies in the garage of a home in a small community 40 minutes south of Salt Lake City.
Pleasant Grove Police Capt. Michael Roberts told the Los Angeles Times on Sunday that i... |
096fe41746e4624159e10f49af1a56f7 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-utah-school-shooting-20140911-story.html | Utah teacher accidentally shoots herself in leg at elementary school | Utah teacher accidentally shoots herself in leg at elementary school
A Utah elementary school teacher accidentally shot herself in the leg on Thursday, but no students were on school grounds at the time and no one else was injured, officials said.
The teacher, who was not identified, suffered a leg wound after the weap... |
ab82e6c13c1263e6b2ee9de8a58b04e6 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-va-audit-house-testimony-20140609-story.html | VA audit sparks outrage in Congress over long waits for medical care | VA audit sparks outrage in Congress over long waits for medical care
A new audit that finds 57,000 veterans have waited more than three months for an appointment at Veterans Affairs facilities sparked more outrage Monday on Capitol Hill even as the VA inspector general said its investigation has widened to include addi... |
960b8a9db968781af3a3c3bc0f0b31af | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-va-health-care-waits-20140527-story.html | Veterans with 30-day-plus waits will have private options, VA says | Veterans with 30-day-plus waits will have private options, VA says
On the eve of what is likely to be a heated congressional hearing on VA healthcare, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced Tuesday that it would offer veterans facing waits of more than 30 days for appointments the option of seeking private health... |
d9c297ce26db10f2494580177f8b81b4 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-veterans-administration-senators-20140525-story.html | Lawmakers call for criminal investigation of Veterans Affairs facilities | Lawmakers call for criminal investigation of Veterans Affairs facilities
The Justice Department should enter the investigation of whether Veterans Affairs employees have falsified records to cover up long waits at VA medical facilities, Democratic and Republican lawmakers said Sunday.
“Only the Department of Justice an... |
48e892d36683be453e5da906b03498eb | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-victims-denver-airport-groping-scandal-20150415-story.html | TSA groping scandal: Possible victims come forward | TSA groping scandal: Possible victims come forward
Two fired Transportation Safety Administration agents allegedly involved in a scheme to grope passengers at Denver International Airport could face criminal charges after several victims contacted prosecutors and police Wednesday.
At least two men came forward, claimin... |
6631117d0fe1ee2b12c92684e24b18f6 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-video-michael-brown-20140816-story.html | Video: Resident shares video of aftermath of Michael Brown shooting | Video: Resident shares video of aftermath of Michael Brown shooting
A Ferguson resident who knew Michael Brown has shared new video revealing the immediate aftermath of the controversial killing, which has sparked days of unrest and made images of police in riot gear synonymous with the city.
The video, taken by Kevin ... |
28defe909b2d72273a5d8e2b7f0ffbc4 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-washington-mudslide-deaths-20140322-story.html | Washington mudslide pulls homes across river, killing at least three | Washington mudslide pulls homes across river, killing at least three
A powerful mudslide north of Seattle spilled the splintered remains of at least six houses across a river and onto a rural highway Saturday morning, killing at least three people and injuring several others.
Authorities said at least seven adults and ... |
1a7670368414d7b65ef517f84951491d | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-washington-mudslide-deaths-20140402-story.html | Washington landslide death toll rises to 29 as search continues | Washington landslide death toll rises to 29 as search continues
The death toll from the Washington state landslide has climbed to 29, increasing by one overnight, officials said Wednesday.
The number of missing after the March 22 slide was put at 20, the Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office announced.
The identit... |
c9b6611a9cb1b4363dd64f7f2c520124 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-zimmerman-murder-trial-defense-rests-20130710-story.html | Defense rests in Zimmerman trial in half the time prosecution took | Defense rests in Zimmerman trial in half the time prosecution took
SANFORD, Fla. -- The defense in the George Zimmerman case Wednesday completed presenting its case to the jury, which will soon begin deliberations on whether the neighborhood watch volunteer murdered Trayvon Martin or shot the unarmed teenager in self-d... |
bfdf1985236cdc6a31cfa70dcc9db920 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-zimmerman-not-guilty-reaction-20130713-story.html | Zimmerman not guilty: Reactions include joy, tears, disbelief | Zimmerman not guilty: Reactions include joy, tears, disbelief
SANFORD, Fla. -- Before the jury in the George Zimmerman murder case brought back its verdict the judge warned those in the courtroom against any untoward displays of emotion or outbursts.
Zimmerman stood at the defendant’s table with his lawyers, and the ve... |
71da917f3037f494a264b4f2bacd4f1a | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-no-charges-keith-scott-20161130-story.html | Charlotte officer will not be charged in fatal shooting of Keith Lamont Scott | Charlotte officer will not be charged in fatal shooting of Keith Lamont Scott
A Charlotte police officer who shot and killed a black man at an apartment complex, touching off several nights of unrest in the city, will not face charges, a North Carolina prosecutor announced Wednesday.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Dist. Atty. A... |
c6c37a8e7bcfaf721806068b6fe2963c | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-noahs-ark-kentucky-20160705-snap-story.html | Noah’s ark attraction, complete with dinosaurs in cages, ready to open in Kentucky | Noah’s ark attraction, complete with dinosaurs in cages, ready to open in Kentucky
A 510-foot-long, $100 million Noah’s ark attraction built by Christians who say the biblical story really happened is ready to open in Kentucky this week.
Since its announcement in 2010, the ark project has rankled opponents who say the ... |
ad8678b4c85783901fc8ed71c3b6aa50 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-north-carolina-chickenpox-outbreak-20181119-story.html | Anti-vaccination stronghold in North Carolina hit with state’s worst chickenpox outbreak in 2 decades | Anti-vaccination stronghold in North Carolina hit with state’s worst chickenpox outbreak in 2 decades
Chickenpox has taken hold of a school in North Carolina where many families claim religious exemption from vaccines.
Cases of chickenpox have been multiplying at the Asheville Waldorf School, which serves children from... |
3a07e2b1e8413ca1809881cb2865fdf8 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-north-dakota-protest-probe-20170104-story.html | Federal grand jury looks into violent clash at Dakota Access pipeline protest | Federal grand jury looks into violent clash at Dakota Access pipeline protest
A federal grand jury in North Dakota is looking into a violent November clash between Dakota Access pipeline opponents and officers in which a woman was seriously injured.
Steve Martinez, 42, a pipeline protester from Williston, N.D., has bee... |
761bfc20e221d18b5562cd9c13196865 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-north-dakota-standing-rock-20161125-story.html | Standing Rock Sioux chairman says Army Corps to close camp access in pipeline protest | Standing Rock Sioux chairman says Army Corps to close camp access in pipeline protest
The chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe said Friday that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to close the area where people have been camping for months to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline.
Dave Archambault said in a st... |
cf80e8163d8c611b1f56d74822bdcde4 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nypd-liu-funeral-20150103-story.html | As NYPD mourns Wenjian Liu, some officers again turn backs on mayor | As NYPD mourns Wenjian Liu, some officers again turn backs on mayor
For years, Wenjian Liu called his father each day to assure him he was safe and had survived another day as a New York City police officer.
The calls stopped on Dec. 20, when Liu and his partner, Rafael Ramos, were killed as they sat in their patrol ca... |
290602105238d69dfb0448b034b09426 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-ohio-family-killed-20181114-story.html | Prosecuting Ohio massacre case could last years, authorities say | Prosecuting Ohio massacre case could last years, authorities say
Prosecuting an Ohio family of four arrested in the gruesome slayings of eight people from another family could take years to conclude, a county prosecutor said as the first break in the more than 2-year-old case was announced.
Tuesday’s announcement marke... |
7583f741059307519882dd55e273606f | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-orlando-club-shooter-wife-arrested-20170116-story.html | Wife of Orlando nightclub shooter, accused of aiding terrorism, is arrested near Oakland | Wife of Orlando nightclub shooter, accused of aiding terrorism, is arrested near Oakland
The wife of the gunman who killed 49 patrons at an Orlando, Fla., nightclub last summer was arrested Monday near Oakland on suspicion of aiding and abetting terrorism and obstructing investigators, according to Orlando’s police chi... |
ef9397705ba995f20d337b9fa451dfd3 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-pence-syria-refugees-appeals-20160914-snap-story.html | ‘You are so out of it,’ judge tells lawyer for Gov. Mike Pence in case about Syrian refugee policy | ‘You are so out of it,’ judge tells lawyer for Gov. Mike Pence in case about Syrian refugee policy
Attorneys defending Indiana Gov. Mike Pence’s order to bar agencies from helping Syrian refugees resettle in his state faced unusually fierce questioning before a federal appeals court Wednesday, suggesting the panel migh... |
f475815d0840c080602ea2c272390bf8 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-pennsylvania-police-shooting-20180621-story.html | Police fatally shoot 17-year-old boy fleeing traffic stop in Pennsylvania | Police fatally shoot 17-year-old boy fleeing traffic stop in Pennsylvania
A police officer fatally shot a 17-year-old boy just seconds after he fled from a traffic stop late Tuesday in a confrontation partly captured on video from a nearby home.
Investigators said Wednesday that the car stopped in the town of East Pitt... |
c6bc05ae994322e52248d323b3d59417 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-planned-parenthood-20170119-story.html | Judge blocks Texas from cutting off Planned Parenthood funds | Judge blocks Texas from cutting off Planned Parenthood funds
A federal judge on Thursday blocked Texas from ousting Planned Parenthood from the state’s Medicaid program over secretly recorded videos taken by anti-abortion activists in 2015.
The decision by U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks adds Texas to the list of Republ... |
7b87ed752e0b9450ed2dc9092ae5db87 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-pol-alaska-governor-dunleavy-20181117-story.html | Alaska’s governor-elect to be sworn in above Arctic Circle, a first in the U.S. | Alaska’s governor-elect to be sworn in above Arctic Circle, a first in the U.S.
Alaska’s newly elected governor will be sworn in above the Arctic Circle, marking a first for the state.
Republican Gov.-elect Mike Dunleavy will become Alaska’s top elected official Dec. 3, when he takes the oath of office in Noorvik, a ti... |
beeec4cde8dab2cc4b7a9e32e8aa00d2 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-pol-fema-official-sexual-misconduct-20180731-story.html | FEMA head of personnel accused of sexual misconduct | FEMA head of personnel accused of sexual misconduct
The former head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s personnel office had improper sexual relationships with subordinates and created a “toxic” work environment that included giving preferential treatment to his fraternity brothers, according to a summary of a... |
bda3384ec584b3de5f20adfd1f8ec6fa | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-pol-labor-education-merger-20180621-story.html | White House announces plan to overhaul federal government and consolidate social safety net programs | White House announces plan to overhaul federal government and consolidate social safety net programs
The White House on Thursday announced a proposed overhaul of the federal government that would merge the Labor and Education departments, consolidate a slew of social safety net programs under a renamed health agency an... |
d7247a47bce51d8a91c1cab3901ca9d6 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-pol-trump-mexico-call-20170201-story.html | Trump reportedly threatens to send U.S. military to Mexico in call with Mexican president | Trump reportedly threatens to send U.S. military to Mexico in call with Mexican president
President Trump threatened in a phone call with his Mexican counterpart to send U.S. troops to stop “bad hombres down there” unless the Mexican military did more to control them itself, according to an excerpt of a transcript of t... |
8786c3b5c814e5e8ec45704a508e755a | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-post-office-cocaine-20181129-story.html | Postal workers took bribes as low as $250 to deliver cocaine; now they’ll be jailed 3 to 9 years | Postal workers took bribes as low as $250 to deliver cocaine; now they’ll be jailed 3 to 9 years
They deliver your most fragile parcels. They arrive at your doorstep with the most intimate letters from loved ones.
They are U.S. Postal Service workers.
But in the Atlanta area, they also have been handling a precious com... |
7cd705637a0ff0bc87c83724787e524f | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-professor-white-genocide-tweet-20161226-story.html | Professor under fire for tweet that appeared to support ‘white genocide’ | Professor under fire for tweet that appeared to support ‘white genocide’
A Drexel University professor has been summoned to a meeting with school officials after he tweeted a Christmas Eve message that appeared to support “white genocide.”
George Ciccariello-Maher, who is white and an associate professor of politics at... |
2e088a9ff8825e07dfa6f59696729c1d | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-sally-yates-white-house-russia-testimony-20170328-story.html | White House stopped Yates testimony about Russian meddling in presidential election, lawyer says | White House stopped Yates testimony about Russian meddling in presidential election, lawyer says
A lawyer for former deputy Atty. Gen. Sally Yates wrote in letters last week that the Trump administration was trying to limit her testimony at congressional hearings focused on Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential ele... |
b01d41d09ce3a3009eccea3c149838b4 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-sandra-bland-case-office-silenced-20160729-snap-story.html | Officer says prosecutors silenced him in Sandra Bland case | Officer says prosecutors silenced him in Sandra Bland case
A police officer in the small Texas town where Sandra Bland was pulled over and jailed says the county’s top prosecutors threatened to end his career if he came forward with what he says is evidence of wrongdoing, an accusation the prosecutors deny.
Among the t... |
1ed019c0241730fe946b30e75eb0b3c4 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-sandy-hook-school-reopens-20160729-snap-story.html | Sandy Hook school opening to the public 4 years after the massacre | Sandy Hook school opening to the public 4 years after the massacre
When the public gets its first glimpse Friday of the school built to replace the one where 20 first-graders and six educators were massacred, they’ll see a building designed to be attractive, environmentally friendly, conducive to learning, and above al... |
1b8dd4eed1b97f896c5a9c6f8aafb7a5 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-saudi-arabia-legislation-20160517-snap-story.html | Senate approves 9/11 legislation despite Saudi threats | Senate approves 9/11 legislation despite Saudi threats
The Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would allow families of 9/11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia despite a White House veto threat and fierce objections from the U.S. ally.
The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, approved by voice vote, ... |
5f1421b94b800ca3954bc0538c749de3 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-school-shooting-20181230-story.html | Ten months after the Florida school shooting, what’s being done to prevent another tragedy? | Ten months after the Florida school shooting, what’s being done to prevent another tragedy?
Once he decided to shoot up a school, there wasn’t much to stop Nikolas Cruz.
His threats were ignored, the campus was wide open, the school doors were unlocked and students had nowhere to hide.
What has changed?
Though 10 month... |
4998cc4494b55a96422c1cdee937dabc | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-seattle-ceo-pay-20150415-story.html | CEO cuts his pay by almost $1 million to give his employees big raises | CEO cuts his pay by almost $1 million to give his employees big raises
Forget $15 an hour. How about $70,000 a year?
That’s what employees at a Seattle credit card processing company soon will make as a new minimum wage. The CEO is slashing almost all of his nearly $1-million salary to hand out big raises to his staff.... |
2500648ccfb7948dcb29f506b95251c2 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-seattle-trump-protest-20161114-story.html | Thousands of Seattle students walk out of school to protest Trump | Thousands of Seattle students walk out of school to protest Trump
Thousands of middle and high school students across Seattle walked out of classes Monday to protest President-elect Donald Trump.
Teens from public and private schools chanted, “We reject the president-elect,” among other statements as they marched in th... |
4e525c8f2f9fd7c4685130ea4f03468a | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-sex-abuse-scandal-20180818-story.html?_amp=true | Sex scandals fester at unhealthy organizations, experts say | Sex scandals fester at unhealthy organizations, experts say
Of all the horrific details contained in the Pennsylvania grand jury report on child sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church, one sentence stands out: “The main thing was not to help children, but to avoid ‘scandal.’”
When sex-abuse cases dominate headlines,... |
f40f9465859043e35014cf2343d83869 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-south-carolina-chief-indicted-20141204-story.html | White police chief indicted in S.C. for shooting unarmed black man | White police chief indicted in S.C. for shooting unarmed black man
A white former police chief in a tiny South Carolina town has been indicted on murder charges in the 2011 shooting of an unarmed black man. The indictment Wednesday came the same day a Staten Island grand jury declined to criminally charge a white New Y... |
b3873abec8f4d345dd8a29035572f6e9 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-special-counsel-manafort-20170602-story.html | Special counsel’s Trump investigation includes Manafort case | Special counsel’s Trump investigation includes Manafort case
The special counsel investigating possible ties between President Trump’s campaign and Russia’s government has taken over a separate criminal probe involving former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, and may expand his inquiry to investigate the roles of ... |
32470d53b229feaec3f1ee5577e8d650 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-stairwell-shooting-trial-20160212-story.html | New York police officer who fatally shot an unarmed man in stairwell is convicted of manslaughter | New York police officer who fatally shot an unarmed man in stairwell is convicted of manslaughter
A rookie police officer who shot an unarmed man dead in a darkened public housing stairwell was convicted Thursday of manslaughter in a case closely watched by advocates for police accountability.
The courtroom audience ga... |
99d171241bfc7272c2749024ecd88527 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-supreme-court-contraceptives-20160516-snap-story.html | Supreme Court ruling should clear the way to free birth control for women with religious employers | Supreme Court ruling should clear the way to free birth control for women with religious employers
An evenly divided Supreme Court skirted the major legal questions arising from a dispute over President Obama’s healthcare program and instead announced a compromise Monday designed to clear the way for women working for ... |
791be8a6f99cf36b6168cad0ef28ecfd | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-texas-abortion-20170127-story.html | Federal judge again blocks Texas rules requiring burial or cremation of fetal remains | Federal judge again blocks Texas rules requiring burial or cremation of fetal remains
A federal judge Friday blocked Texas from requiring that fetal remains to be buried or cremated.
U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks said the new rule placed burdens on access to abortion that “substantially outweigh the benefits.”
In issu... |
e923bef61d3fa5fe6a4e1627ce15b842 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-texas-arizona-threaten-suits-obama-immigration-20141121-story.html | Texas, Oklahoma threaten suits to block Obama immigration plan | Texas, Oklahoma threaten suits to block Obama immigration plan
As President Obama left Friday for Las Vegas to rally support for his executive actions on immigration, local officials in Arizona, Texas and Oklahoma moved to the courts to block the plan.
Obama on Thursday announced that he would set in motion a governmen... |
a01a117f88413f6e0ec7ae19e39cb3bd | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-texas-same-sex-marriage-20150422-story.html | Texas legislative panel votes to restrict same-sex marriage | Texas legislative panel votes to restrict same-sex marriage
Just a week before the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage, Texas lawmakers on Wednesday approved a bill in committee that would bar state or local funds from being used to issue marriage licenses to ... |
9b66eace93c3ca461c807562a1883ccd | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-trump-executive-orders-20180525-story.html | Trump signs executive orders cracking down on federal unions representing about 2.1 million employees | Trump signs executive orders cracking down on federal unions representing about 2.1 million employees
President Trump has signed executive orders restricting the unions that represent many of the government’s 2.1 million employees, the White House said.
One of the three orders limits the amount of official time federal... |
c9e1389788838c9cdda55efa092aff0d | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-trump-is-pushing-for-a-merit-based-immigration-system-20170802-story.html | Trump pushes to sharply cut the number of legal immigrants and move U.S. to a ‘merit-based’ immigration system | Trump pushes to sharply cut the number of legal immigrants and move U.S. to a ‘merit-based’ immigration system
President Trump is pushing forward with his promise of a harder line on legal immigration, endorsing a proposal to slash the number of immigrants admitted to the United States while favoring those with certain... |
af46953a5b946a50ee9ea9fe764bc37d | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-trump-taj-mahal-casino-20160803-snap-story.html | Trump Taj Mahal casino will shut down amid strike, costing 3,000 workers their jobs | Trump Taj Mahal casino will shut down amid strike, costing 3,000 workers their jobs
The Trump Taj Mahal casino will shut down after Labor Day, the victim of the longest strike in Atlantic City’s 38-year casino era.
The closure of the casino opened by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump but now owned by his fri... |
242ed1f7521114b8eafacb0af510dc7f | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-tsa-screeners-20150602-story.html | Red Team agents use disguises, ingenuity to expose TSA vulnerabilities | Red Team agents use disguises, ingenuity to expose TSA vulnerabilities
They are so expert at evading airport security that a former head of the Transportation Security Administration once hailed them as “super-terrorists” for their ability to smuggle weapons and other prohibited items aboard planes.
They are said to us... |
b906ac81a944ee5b66c659ab0e452349 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-tsa-security-lapse-20150609-story.html | 73 airport workers with possible terrorism ties passed TSA background checks | 73 airport workers with possible terrorism ties passed TSA background checks
Background checks by the Transportation Security Administration cleared 73 people for access to secure airport areas even though their names were on a federal database of possible terrorists, a senior official told a Senate committee Tuesday.
... |
20f0edde15af6a46c01d4d5c118df4a3 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-tulsa-police-shooting-20170519-story.html | Tulsa officer acquitted in man’s shooting death is returning to the police force | Tulsa officer acquitted in man’s shooting death is returning to the police force
A white Oklahoma police officer acquitted in an unarmed black man’s shooting death will be back on the force next week, even as jurors who declared her not guilty of manslaughter unanimously agreed she should never return to patrol.
Tulsa ... |
74cee821eef8e2b2617126180731b5a9 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-utah-anti-discrimination-bill-20150312-story.html | Utah passes landmark LGBT rights bill backed by Mormon leaders | Utah passes landmark LGBT rights bill backed by Mormon leaders
Utah’s Republican-controlled Legislature has passed a landmark bill that would ban discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the workplace and housing market, while also protecting religious rights.
The measure passed on a 65-1... |
e6f8eecf10b6cbf06dda443cbbb1687e | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-violent-crime-rise-20160605-snap-story.html | U.S. cities see unexplained rise in violent crimes this year | U.S. cities see unexplained rise in violent crimes this year
Violent crimes — from homicides and rapes to robberies — have been on the rise in many major U.S. cities. But experts can’t point to a single reason why, and the jump isn’t enough to suggest there’s a trend.
Still, it is stumping law enforcement officials, wh... |
1529f8f6914beccf2d6a409b18488872 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-xxxtentacion-suspect-arrested-20180621-story.html | Suspect arrested in rapper XXXTentacion’s shooting death | Suspect arrested in rapper XXXTentacion’s shooting death
A 22-year-old suspect has been arrested and charged with murder days after the killing of rising rap star XXXTentacion, who was fatally shot in his luxury BMW electric car as he left an upscale motorcycle dealership in Florida.
Dedrick Devonshay Williams of Pompa... |
d380659bcd001f5f99b209181dbc0ac6 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-yellowstone-death-20160609-snap-story.html | Gruesome hot spring death highlights problem of tourists breaking the rules at Yellowstone | Gruesome hot spring death highlights problem of tourists breaking the rules at Yellowstone
The grisly death of a tourist who left a boardwalk and fell into a high-temperature, acidic spring in Yellowstone National Park offers a sobering reminder that visitors need to follow park rules, park officials and observers said... |
f3be1eed923d32d35a12ee0147d9798e | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-naw-obamacare-signup-20140325-story.html | White House offers extension on completing Obamacare enrollment | White House offers extension on completing Obamacare enrollment
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration plans to allow consumers to complete enrollment for health insurance under Obamacare after next week’s deadline as long as they declare that they started the process before the end of the month.
Officials said they wer... |
b5809e44b8a5f284b572fc456d2e6b63 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-nn-foley-video-islamic-state-20140820-story.html | Video of journalist beheaded in Iraq is authentic, U.S. confirms | Video of journalist beheaded in Iraq is authentic, U.S. confirms
A video showing the beheading of an American journalist by the militant group Islamic State is authentic, the Obama administration said Wednesday.
National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said intelligence officials analyzed the video and conf... |
fd7f0d162b1b672cec440a8508a789f8 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-nn-na-immigration-chat-20140701-story.html | Flood of children across U.S. border reignites immigration debate | Flood of children across U.S. border reignites immigration debate
An influx of thousands of unaccompanied children from Central America has provided the latest fodder for the contentious debate over immigration reform.
The Times reports that President Obama has requested that Congress approve $2 billion in emergency fu... |
bdd0fa420999db1d00e151b208bc00cc | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-nn-na-uzi-accident-coroner-ranges-20140828-story.html | After Uzi death, gun ranges debate safest way to teach kids to shoot | After Uzi death, gun ranges debate safest way to teach kids to shoot
The accidental death of an instructor at an Arizona shooting range, killed while teaching a 9-year-old girl to fire a fully automatic Uzi, has touched off a national debate on whether children should be given access to such weapons.
But among those wh... |
914f331fa8500826d2e08dd1473a78a5 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-pn-latinos-less-likely-to-report-crimes-20130507-story.html | Latinos now less likely to report crimes to police, poll says | Latinos now less likely to report crimes to police, poll says
WASHINGTON – Many Latinos say they are less likely than before to report crimes because local police are increasingly involved in enforcing immigration laws, leading to a sharp increase in deportations, according to a new study.
About 44% of Latinos surveyed... |
a2a12d7c35bfb8ccb04c0b56f57ee58a | https://www.latimes.com/nation/os-orlando-nightclub-omar-mateen-profile-20160613-story.html | Witness: Omar Mateen had been at Orlando gay nightclub many times | Witness: Omar Mateen had been at Orlando gay nightclub many times
FORT PIERCE — At least four regular customers at the Orlando gay nightclub where a gunman killed 49 people said Monday that they had seen Omar Mateen there before.
“Sometimes he would go over in the corner and sit and drink by himself, and other times he... |
64117d19232a142769e5b1906f67fb5c | https://www.latimes.com/nation/os-trayvon-martin-george-zimmerman-20120320-story.html | Trayvon Martin: Who is crime-watch volunteer George Zimmerman? | Trayvon Martin: Who is crime-watch volunteer George Zimmerman?
George Zimmerman, the Neighborhood Watch volunteer who fired the shot that claimed the life of Trayvon Martin on a rainy night in Sanford last month, has been painted as a racist, a vigilante and a murderer.
More than a half-million people have signed an on... |
de8d5e9fb5d9647116d1a929f67ef1cc | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-fg-hillary-clinton-iran-20150810-story.html | Hillary Clinton: ‘All bets are off’ if Congress rejects Iran nuclear deal | Hillary Clinton: ‘All bets are off’ if Congress rejects Iran nuclear deal
Hillary Rodham Clinton made her most forceful defense yet of President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran on Monday, saying that “all bets are off” if Congress were to reject the deal and warning of the potential impact to America’s standing in the w... |
8a1fd6c47d2737d4209889979b8dd003 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-bernie-sanders-los-angeles-20150810-story.html | Ahead of L.A. visit, Sanders captures support of National Nurses United | Ahead of L.A. visit, Sanders captures support of National Nurses United
A labor organization that represents nurses nationwide -- composed predominantly of women -- endorsed Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday, the first union support he’s received in his long-shot quest to capture the Democratic presidential nominat... |
df0d1c1fc50f86f3869f3fb9ac67ef86 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-bernie-sanders-supporters-20160415-story.html | Sanders’ supporters are lashing out, but here’s how they might be hurting his campaign | Sanders’ supporters are lashing out, but here’s how they might be hurting his campaign
Shawn Bagley thought he knew what he was getting into when he was elected to become one of California’s so-called superdelegates to the Democratic National Convention, and energetic debate with other activists was part of it.
What Ba... |
3caac151bf52dbb19c7bbcd0c8e61a89 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-bill-clinton-rally-20160403-story.html | Bill Clinton: California has been good to my family | Bill Clinton: California has been good to my family
Campaigning for his wife ahead of California’s Democratic primary, former President Bill Clinton rallied supporters Sunday in downtown Los Angeles, saying his family has special ties to the state.
“California has been uncommonly good to my family,” he told more than 1... |
0257eddd58fe72a96c11eae60e8c7244 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-boston-olympics-20150318-story.html | Snow problems in Boston send a chill through 2024 Olympic bid | Snow problems in Boston send a chill through 2024 Olympic bid
The hundreds of grumpy commuters crammed into South Station vented to one another as they waited to see whether their trains would be canceled or delayed. The snowiest winter on record had already exposed deep gaps in this city’s infrastructure and soured pu... |
cc5e3908e2fe2914db5a0d0702ce66a4 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-christie-trump-endorsement-20160306-story.html | Chris Christie’s endorsement of Donald Trump roils more than the Republican race | Chris Christie’s endorsement of Donald Trump roils more than the Republican race
In any other election year, the decision by a failed presidential candidate to back his party’s front-runner would seem inevitable, nothing more than a blip in the news cycle.
But this is no ordinary campaign, and New Jersey Gov. Chris Chr... |
14afe0454295310b6bb91de2ee6fc28d | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-clinton-college-affordability-20150809-story.html | Hillary Clinton unveils $350-billion plan to make college more affordable | Hillary Clinton unveils $350-billion plan to make college more affordable
Hillary Rodham Clinton outlined a plan Monday to slash student loan interest rates while aiming to guarantee students could attend college without needing to take out loans in the first place, tapping into an issue that has risen in prominence am... |
452a34321b6cdbc0d3357968dc2039db | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-clinton-keystone-20150922-story.html | Hillary Clinton says she opposes Keystone pipeline | Hillary Clinton says she opposes Keystone pipeline
After sidestepping for months one of the most contentious environmental issues of the presidential campaign, Hillary Rodham Clinton waded into the debate over the Keystone XL pipeline, declaring Tuesday that she would stand with activists seeking to block it.
“I oppose... |
5042dba795719a7813d24255a6107ef5 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-clinton-new-york-20160302-story.html | After a strong Super Tuesday, Hillary Clinton promises a campaign ‘about the future’ | After a strong Super Tuesday, Hillary Clinton promises a campaign ‘about the future’
Hillary Clinton returned to New York for a Super Tuesday victory lap, rallying support Wednesday from organized labor that will be key both to preserving her lead in the Democratic nomination fight and powering her in a general electio... |
69250d0f4c5c87867ba3723095ac174a | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-colorado-politics-20141109-story.html | No end to campaign in swing state of Colorado | No end to campaign in swing state of Colorado
The seventh-floor suite of an isolated business tower in this area of richly ethnic enclaves bustled for much of the last year with Republican volunteers poring over voter phone lists, then dialing to speak with residents not just in English, but also Spanish and Korean.
Fo... |
e7ab4c9c688a315e10a86596d99cdb4c | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-congress-budget-20151217-story.html | What deficit? House GOP leads passage of $650-billion tax-break package | What deficit? House GOP leads passage of $650-billion tax-break package
By approving a massive package of tax breaks Thursday, House Republicans -- who have made deficit-slashing the holy grail of their majority -- just piled on nearly $650 billion in red ink.
The 318-109 vote, part of a sweeping budget deal expected t... |
1944afbfbd1e85343c039640f71e2045 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-congress-spending-vote-20150930-story.html | Congress approves stopgap spending bill to avert a government shutdown | Congress approves stopgap spending bill to avert a government shutdown
Congress forestalled a federal government shutdown Wednesday, but with another fiscal deadline looming, Republican leaders are opening negotiations with President Obama to prevent the next crisis.
Hours before a midnight deadline, the House overwhel... |
365e5ba0da2149fd11b5d0849d1e2285 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-democratic-debate-iowa-20151114-story.html | Sanders and O’Malley step up attacks on Clinton in Iowa Democratic debate | Sanders and O’Malley step up attacks on Clinton in Iowa Democratic debate
Seeking to shake up the Democratic race and loosen Hillary Rodham Clinton’s front-runner status, rivals Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley repeatedly challenged the former secretary of State on Saturday night in a debate where they largely agreed... |
f1d98e7a3daf16d71ae0d866656969bf | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-donald-trump-women-20150809-story.html | Trump sticks by his explanation of comment about Megyn Kelly | Trump sticks by his explanation of comment about Megyn Kelly
Donald Trump remained at center stage in the Republican presidential contest Sunday, clarifying his rebuke of a Fox News anchor while wielding new broadsides against his rivals, including former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
With polls showing Trump atop the crowded... |
70040b3a6f045f08a4f30be6d10343e1 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-election-analysis-20121107-story.html | Maybe stalemate’s latest victory means voters will finally win | Maybe stalemate’s latest victory means voters will finally win
WASHINGTON — For almost a generation, America’s two major political parties have fought for supremacy in a fundamental debate over the size and scope of government. They have battled to a draw.
On such questions as whether Americans should pay higher or low... |
86871b33fb32f06faa1de9c9f982a9fd | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-election-analysis-20141105-story.html | Analysis:: GOP triumph tempered by hard problems, now and in 2016 | Analysis:: GOP triumph tempered by hard problems, now and in 2016
Republicans are waking up Wednesday morning with victories to celebrate but sobering realities to ponder.
Winning control of the Senate after eight years of trying is a big prize, made more sweet by the fact that only two years ago, the party seemed on t... |
2a98f8e34170a764f87a4ffd0144819b | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-ethanol-iowa-campaign-20151217-story.html | Iowa voters have given up on ethanol; presidential candidates are following suit | Iowa voters have given up on ethanol; presidential candidates are following suit
The fortunes of the wonder fuel that promised to help clean the environment, secure America and save small family farms have steadily dwindled as environmentalists, food advocates and auto enthusiasts sour on its promise. Now that fuel, co... |
e4c13080be029580db47fbc10321d5e6 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-gop-town-hall-20160217-story.html | Cruz and Carson side with FBI in fight with Apple over San Bernardino data | Cruz and Carson side with FBI in fight with Apple over San Bernardino data
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson both say Apple should help the FBI uncover encrypted data on a cellphone belonging to the San Bernardino attackers, while Florida Sen. Marco Rubio called Apple’s refusal to meet the demand ... |
69450016fa9e0c0d3a347a5caf3ded89 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-hillary-clinton-press-20150615-story.html | Clinton campaign gets into another scuffle with the press corps | Clinton campaign gets into another scuffle with the press corps
Hillary Rodham Clinton’s long-frosty relationship with the media hit another icy patch in New Hampshire on Monday when campaign officials told major news organizations that certain reporters were not welcome at the candidate’s events.
The episode left the ... |
3c067c5eed55cf2994426ea1db864710 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-iran-congress-gop-20150910-story.html | GOP effort to block Iran nuclear deal is defeated in U.S. Senate | GOP effort to block Iran nuclear deal is defeated in U.S. Senate
Republican efforts to stop the nuclear deal with Iran ended in failure Thursday, thwarted by unflinching Democratic support for President Obama’s landmark accord and familiar GOP infighting.
With no clear strategy remaining to prevent the internationally ... |
0c96dafde18c37284898f4e8f33c4177 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-iran-deal-momentum-20150906-story.html | Colin Powell backs Iran deal as Congress prepares for a vote | Colin Powell backs Iran deal as Congress prepares for a vote
Momentum continued to build for the Iran nuclear deal Sunday with backing from Republican former Secretary of State Colin Powell, just as Congress prepares to launch a debate likely to end with a highly partisan vote.
The Republicans who control Congress almo... |
39bdc7ee4f1ced8df770c8a3328d744f | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-jeb-bush-20150418-story.html | Jeb Bush aims to set self apart from father, brother, rivals in New Hampshire | Jeb Bush aims to set self apart from father, brother, rivals in New Hampshire
Scanning historic pictures of presidential candidates campaigning in the New Hampshire primary, Jeb Bush focused on two, saying they “bring back really fond memories.”
“Guy over there. Guy over there,” he said, pointing at an image of his bro... |
f3f2702421ba01e2312044414d2ce1ba | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-jeb-bush-high-speed-rail-20150510-story.html | Jeb Bush’s war against Florida high-speed rail shows his governing style | Jeb Bush’s war against Florida high-speed rail shows his governing style
When Jeb Bush was governor of Florida, he said his constituents didn’t fully understand what they were doing when they amended their constitution in 2000 to build a high-speed rail line connecting the state’s five largest cities.
“People thought i... |
0639010b2a9693c190bbb6fa22001af8 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-nn-sanders-data-debate-topic-20151219-story.html | Sanders gets his database access restored after supporters protest | Sanders gets his database access restored after supporters protest
The Bernie Sanders campaign has regained access to the Democratic Party’s crucial voter database after hundreds of thousands of voters protested the party’s decision to cut the campaign off for snooping into private files owned by Hillary Clinton’s oper... |
07308cf0c66f4d3255a75feaa9c35370 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-obama-extremism-language-20150219-story.html | At summit on extremism, Obama defends his semantic choices regarding Islam | At summit on extremism, Obama defends his semantic choices regarding Islam
President Obama has talked about the deadly dogma infiltrating some Muslim communities and decried the acts of terrorism carried out in the name of what he calls a “distorted” version of Islam.
But as he presides over three days of discussions a... |
abfcd0ac8e9692e0462097f71ba875ac | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-obama-golf-lawmakers-20150820-story.html | For Obama, golf is an escape, even when he brings along members of Congress | For Obama, golf is an escape, even when he brings along members of Congress
For years, President Obama told John Yarmuth, a congressman from Kentucky, that they needed to get together for a round of golf — a nearly weekly activity of the president’s, but one that hardly ever includes lawmakers. When Obama raised the id... |
7ef512bdbb5e03bab50accf9cd73e953 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-planned-parenthood-hearing-20150929-story.html | Planned Parenthood chief takes on Republican critics in emotional hearing | Planned Parenthood chief takes on Republican critics in emotional hearing
Planned Parenthood’s leader clashed with House Republicans on Tuesday as she defended her organization’s ethics and the legality of its work during an emotional hearing on Capitol Hill over its use of federal funds.
Cecile Richards, president of ... |
517610466a1d14be7d09d09970dff52f | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-pol-climate-change-panel-william-happer-20190220-story.html | White House readies climate change panel, but some fear the game is rigged | White House readies climate change panel, but some fear the game is rigged
The White House is working to assemble a panel to assess whether climate change poses a national security threat, according to documents obtained by the Washington Post, a conclusion that federal intelligence agencies have affirmed several times... |
273e81d4a7a72f96246c2bb84224113c | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-pol-florida-ag-trump-university-20160606-snap-story.html | Florida attorney general asked Trump for donation before nixing fraud case | Florida attorney general asked Trump for donation before nixing fraud case
Florida’s attorney general personally solicited a political contribution from Donald Trump around the same time her office deliberated joining an investigation of alleged fraud at Trump University and its affiliates.
The new disclosure from Atty... |
437e234b76fae90aa49f4c573283fd47 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-pol-gop-immigration-bill-20180615-story.html | Trump says he ‘certainly wouldn’t sign’ House GOP immigration compromise | Trump says he ‘certainly wouldn’t sign’ House GOP immigration compromise
President Trump said Friday that he would oppose a compromise immigration bill cobbled together by House Republicans — dealing a significant blow to GOP leaders who have scrambled to rally support for the bill.
House Republican leaders have teed u... |
dcdb419fdcc7c6ebddd71e87947ae80f | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-pol-michael-flynn-sentencing-20181212-story.html | Michael Flynn’s lawyers say his lie to FBI is ‘uncharacteristic,’ and request probation and community service | Michael Flynn’s lawyers say his lie to FBI is ‘uncharacteristic,’ and request probation and community service
Lawyers for President Trump’s former national security advisor Michael Flynn asked a judge Tuesday to spare him prison time, saying he had devoted his career to his country and taken responsibility for an “unch... |
b7e3dfb6cd728d3b58b9af3df5fe00b5 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-pol-pelosi-trump-impeachment-20190422-story.html | Pelosi says Trump can be held accountable without impeachment | Pelosi says Trump can be held accountable without impeachment
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday pushed back on Democrats calling for the impeachment of President Trump, even though she said the president “engaged in highly unethical and unscrupulous behavior which does not bring honor to the office he holds.”
Respon... |
b20c1cb88eedd6fe96daaaeafb11d061 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-pol-trump-asylum-20181121-story.html | Trump lashes out after judge rules that migrants who cross border illegally can seek asylum | Trump lashes out after judge rules that migrants who cross border illegally can seek asylum
The Trump administration must once again process asylum claims from migrants apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border, a bitter blow for a president who has waged an all-out effort — including the deployment of thousands of militar... |
38636bc17fdcbfe539e856a28742899d | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-pol-trump-comey-clinton-20181121-story.html | Trump wanted to prosecute James Comey and Hillary Clinton, report says | Trump wanted to prosecute James Comey and Hillary Clinton, report says
President Trump told his counsel’s office last spring that he wanted to prosecute political adversaries Hillary Clinton and former FBI Director James B. Comey, an idea that prompted White House lawyers to prepare a memo to the president warning of c... |
96895bb7ba54286f0978929063d3f911 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-pol-trump-mueller-responses-20181121-story.html | Trump submits written responses to Mueller’s questions in Russia investigation | Trump submits written responses to Mueller’s questions in Russia investigation
President Trump has provided the special counsel with written answers to questions about his knowledge of Russian interference in the 2016 election, his lawyers said, avoiding at least for now a potentially risky sit-down with prosecutors. I... |
30b0ab48b8bfa065b53fd9feda35ed10 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-pol-zinke-grijalva-20181130-story.html | A congressman calls on Ryan Zinke to resign. Zinke calls him a drunk | A congressman calls on Ryan Zinke to resign. Zinke calls him a drunk
U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke unleashed a scathing personal attack Friday against a congressman who had called on him to resign, accusing the Arizona Democrat of drunkenness and using taxpayer money to cover up inappropriate behavior.
Zinke sent ... |
3837c21c584cdef23009cb92c79973e2 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-politics-republicans-forum-20150918-story.html | With Trump absent, conservative voters provide zingers at South Carolina forum | With Trump absent, conservative voters provide zingers at South Carolina forum
Two days after their marathon debate, 10 Republican presidential contenders came to South Carolina to sell their antigovernment bona fides to the conservative faithful – who were tough customers.
Thousands of committed activists came to an a... |
0c1e2ea775c9a6f1d9d06d69e50ceeb1 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-republican-debate-20151215-story.html | Terrorism and tough talk take center stage at Republican presidential debate | Terrorism and tough talk take center stage at Republican presidential debate
Republican presidential hopefuls fought to out-tough one another Tuesday night in a raucous debate animated by fears of terrorism and disagreement over how best to prevent attacks like the massacres in Paris and San Bernardino.
Agreeing on the... |
b6037251cd83f180f8b117f00470fa41 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-rick-perry-20140817-story.html | Texas Gov. Rick Perry, others cry partisan foul over felony indictment | Texas Gov. Rick Perry, others cry partisan foul over felony indictment
It’s been nearly three years since Rick Perry stood on a debate stage in Michigan and fumbled fruitlessly for the name of the third federal agency he vowed to eliminate as president.
Since then, the Texas governor has worked assiduously to restore h... |
77204b4d168a48656af51e5305295906 | https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-san-bernardino-shooting-national-politics-20151203-story.html | After shooting, Republicans want a ‘wake-up call’ on terrorism, Democrats on gun control | After shooting, Republicans want a ‘wake-up call’ on terrorism, Democrats on gun control
On the presidential campaign trail, in the White House and on Twitter, it was as if politicians were responding to completely different events.
Following the shooting rampage in San Bernardino, Democrats forcefully demanded a tight... |
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