A chemical tank failure at a paper mill in Washington state this past week has struck at the heart of a historic mill town
In Southern California Chinese enclave, a mayor’s arrest stokes fears of Beijing’s influence
Former Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang has pleaded guilty to being an illegal agent of the Chinese government
Candidates for California governor scramble to deliver final pitch to voters with days to go
The many candidates running for California governor have been rushing to deliver their closing arguments to voters in the race’s final days before the June 2 primary
Iowa Democrats hoping to flip a US Senate seat are torn over which of 2 hopefuls has the best shot
Iowa Democrats are deciding between Josh Turek and Zach Wahls in Tuesday's U.S. Senate primary
Winning numbers drawn in Friday’s Mega Millions
The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were: 19-24-47-59-65, Mega Ball: 7, Megaplier:
Ask a Climate Therapist: Is it still ‘catastrophizing’ if the threat is real?
Dear Leslie, A lot of my work in therapy for anxiety has focused on recognizing catastrophic thinking and assessing what is more realistic. How would you suggest adapting this for a world where reality itself is increasingly becoming more catastrophic, and science suggests things will get worse in the future? ...
Pacific Islanders slowly recover from the strongest storm of the year
Katelynn Delos Reyes thought she knew what to expect when Typhoon Sinlaku slammed into Saipan last month. As a lifelong resident of the island, Delos Reyes had survived frequent storms, including Supertyphoon Yutu, the second-strongest in U.S. history. Eight years ago, Yutu’s 170-mph winds devastated her village in the southern...
My Arsenal devotion began with watching them lose in a South African cinema
As a boy in the apartheid era I saw footage of the Gunners beaten in the 1969 League Cup final – on Saturday I will attend the Champions League showpiece with my son I fell for Arsenal in the white‑and-black world of apartheid, where television was banned as a tool...
Royal boost for Derby as king and queen set to revive Epsom tradition
Charles and Camilla to attend the Classic on 6 June Race attendance has suffered major recent decline The king and queen will attend the 247th running of the Derby on 6 June, reviving what was a traditional engagement in the calendar for Queen Elizabeth II for most of her 70-year...
England in-tray: McCullum says he knows what went wrong in the Ashes – but can he fix it?
The England head coach has five key challenges to address in the buildup to next week’s first Test against New Zealand at Lord’s For all that the series was obviously a failure, England were competitive for periods of most of the Ashes Tests. But McCullum has repeatedly conceded that in...