The university system has denied any illegal action and has called on the unions to stay at the bargaining table. “We are committed to continuing to negotiate in good faith and reaching full agreements as soon as possible,” the statement from the University of California said. On Monday, the strike appeared to have created significant…
The former NASCAR driver Robert East, known as Bobby, was fatally stabbed on Wednesday in Westminster, Calif., the authorities said, and the suspect in the stabbing was killed on Friday in “an officer-involved shooting.” According to a statement from the Westminster Police Department on Saturday, officers responded just before 6 p.m. on Wednesday to a…
The five crime scenes were all 7-Eleven stores. Five people were shot, two fatally, at four of the stores in Southern California early Monday, and the police said at least three of the shootings seemed to be the work of the same gunman. A fifth store in the area was robbed of about $500 in…
David Chou and Pastor Billy Chang spent their whole lives forging parallel paths. They were born in early 1950s Taiwan, grew up just miles apart during martial law and later rebuilt their lives in the United States. But over several decades, they carried with them vastly different memories — and views — of the island…
Primary voters in seven states, including California and New Jersey, go to the polls on Tuesday to select their party’s candidates for statewide offices, including the governors of New Mexico and South Dakota; mayor of Los Angeles, the nation’s second-largest city; and dozens of House seats. Senator Charles E. Grassley, Republican of Iowa, is not…
Ms. Steel said she opposed abortion rights except to protect the health of the mother and for instances of incest but did not answer directly when asked twice if she supported exceptions for rape. A spokesman, Lance Trover, later said she did support that exception. The congresswoman missed the votes concerning the certification of the…