Turtles and tortoises are coming to Los Angeles from all over America, but it’s happening against their will. Smuggling these creatures for overseas sales, especially in Asia, began growing rapidly at the turn of this century, but there has...
RUIDOSA, Texas — Across the southern border, the Trump administration has been moving ahead with a $46-billion border wall project. But in Texas’ Big Bend region, it has run up against intense opposition from landowners. That resistance...
Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman has routinely opposed efforts by her colleagues to block homeless encampments in their districts, voting more than 60 times since 2021 against measures to ban them near schools, libraries, parks,...
