Immigrant Rights Groups Sue Feds Over ‘Second Wall’ Of Citizenship Applications Backlog

STUDIO CITY - A coalition of immigrant rights groups is suing the federal government over what they claim is an intentional delay of the processing of naturalization applications, creating a backlog that has ballooned since President Barack Obama was in office. The lawsuit against U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, filed by the National Partnership for New Americans, UnidosUS and OneAmerica, among others, was announced Monday, Citizenship Day.

Top member of global drug ring is extradited from Colombia, charged in Calif.

They found the cocaine in submarines, in speedboats stopped in the Pacific Ocean, in a private jet that crashed into the Caribbean Sea and, perhaps most strangely, in frozen cubes of orange juice transported in trucks. Officials in Mexico, Colombia and Los Angeles seized a total of 7,700 pounds of cocaine and other drugs worth half a million dollars as part of a four-year investigation into a global drug ring, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Someone took a pickax to Trump’s Hollywood star and shattered it – again

The Hollywood Walk of Fame star belonging to President Donald Trump has been turned into rubble - the second time in at least the past two years that the symbol has been destroyed. Officer L.P. Knight, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department, said police arrested a man they believe smashed the star with a pickax early Wednesday.

In key governor’s races, Democrats split on education

Education is a subterranean divide between Democrats r... . FILE- In this April 9, 2015, file photo, U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., listens during a closed door meeting with representatives of the marijuana industry in Denver.

The Times’ recommendations for Tuesday’s California primary

Voters who pass up the June 5 election will find in November that others have made many of their decisions for them. For example, the state's top-two primary system dictates that in five months, there will be two finalists to succeed Gov. Jerry Brown, and polling suggests that one of them will be Lt.

California governor race heats up in days before primary

Its crunch time in the primary for California governor, with candidates exploring creative strategies and benefiting from massive spending as they try to tear down - or lift up - their rivals in the race's final days. Six major candidates are vying to replace term-limited Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown as leader of the nation's most populous state, a liberal stronghold that has taken an outsized role in combating President Donald Trump and his policies on immigration, climate change and more.

Ap Fact Check: Fallacies on both sides in immigration debate

Since the government acknowledged last month that the Trump administration had lost track of nearly 1,500 immigrant children, the debate over what that means and who is to blame has roiled Twitter. Here's a look at the partisan claims and a reality check behind the latest immigration fight: -"Speechless.

Charter backers outspend teachers in 2 California races

Richard Pedrocelli-Associated Press Archives California gubernatorial candidate, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, a Democrat, discusses the state's housing problems at a conference in Sacramento. Charter school advocates are far outpacing teachers unions in spending to support candidates for California governor and state schools chief.

Elon Musk Gives Sneak Peak Of Underground Tunnel Opening Soon

Elon Musk gave the world a sneak peak of his developing underground tunnel scheduled to be open to the Los Angeles public in "a few months," the LA Times reports . Musk posted a video of the tunnel to his Instagram page Thursday night with the caption, "First Boring Company tunnel under LA almost done! Pending final regulatory approvals, we will be offering free rides to the public in a few months."

Giuliani: Trump repaid Cohen $130K for payment to porn star

In this Nov. 20, 2016 file photo, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani arrives at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse in Bedminster, N.J. President Donald Trump's new lawyer Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday, May 2, 2018, the president repaid attorney Michael Cohen for a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels. Giuliani made the revelation during an appearance on Fox News Channel's "Hannity."

Newsom leads fundraising in governor’s race, but Villaraigosa gets boost from allies

Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom continues to rule fundraising in the California governor's race, with more than $17.6 million in the bank, according to fundraising documents filed with the state. But wealthy allies of fellow Democrat Antonio Villaraigosa dumped more than $12.5 million into an independent effort to boost his candidacy - just before mail ballots are sent to voters.

Gavin Newsom leads fundraising in the California governor’s race, but …

Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom continues to rule fundraising in the California governor's race, with more than $17.6 million in the bank, according to fundraising documents filed with the state. But wealthy allies of fellow Democrat Antonio Villaraigosa dumped more than $12.5 million into an independent effort to boost his candidacy - just before mail ballots are sent to voters.

LAPD Officer Arrested For Trying To Smuggle Immigrants Across Border

A Los Angeles police officer has been arrested on federal charges alleging he tried to smuggle in two illegal immigrants this week in southeastern San Diego County. He was arrested early Tuesday morning at a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint in Pine Valley, located about 12 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border.

Judge Stephen Reinhardt listens to arguments during a hearing in San Francisco in 2010

LOS ANGELES Judge Stephen Reinhardt, dubbed the "liberal lion" of American jurisprudence and as outspoken on Jewish as on legal issues, died on Thursday afternoon. He was 87. He died of a heart attack during a visit to a Los Angeles dermatologist, according to a spokesman for the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, on which Reinhardt served from his appointment by president Jimmy Carter in 1980.