The dismissal releases the largest medical cannabis dispensary in the US from a tug of war between local and federal authorities over medical marijuana The largest licensed medical cannabis dispensary in the US, once dubbed the “marijuana...

The announcement by the Friends of Abe fueled speculation that infighting over Donald Trump’s candidacy had drained commitment The Friends of Abe has acted as a clandestine club for Hollywood conservatives for more than a decade, hosting secret...

Commission rejected claim that the officer shot Brendon Glenn because he grabbed a pistol, putting more pressure on district attorney to charge the officer The Los Angeles police department’s civilian oversight board has called the shooting of a...

Conservatives in Hollywood fret about the entertainment industry’s liberal tilt so many closet their beliefs, but the perceived need to tiptoe around Tinseltown’s Democratic legions has the virtue of binding their little tribe together, yielding...

A light rain pattered the rooftops of Los Mochis in Friday’s pre-dawn darkness, the town silent and still as the Sea of Cortez lapped its shore. Hardly anyone saw or heard the small force of police and marines close in on Río Quelite, a narrow,...

Friends and family have described Nicholas Thalasinos, one of the 14 people slaughtered in San Bernardino , as a devoted father, husband and colleague, a dedicated health inspector, colourful dresser and outspoken conservative. But as...

He has been called the Tom Cruise of porn: a performer who parlayed boy-next-door good looks into unlikely fame and success. For almost a decade, James Deen – the onscreen name for Bryan Sevilla – has been a de facto ambassador for the adult...

A mariachi band, a Latino neighbourhood, Spanish language posters and bold immigration pledges: Bernie Sanders was pulling out the stops for Nevada’s Hispanic vote. Short of dancing salsa, the Democratic candidate did all he could to woo this...

Republican candidates and even Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have been quoting the 40th president lately but his legacy is filled with complexities

Bernie Sanders has surged in the Democratic primary campaign with a cry of “Feel the Bern”, but when it comes to Latinos the Vermont senator is feeling the wrong kind of heat. Sanders has attracted huge crowds and streaked past Hillary Clinton...

David Daleiden held court to conservative legislators and lobbyists in San Diego like a messenger of Hades, detailing how he had infiltrated the enemy, tricked the “abortion industry” and exposed its “body-harvesting” secrets to the world. “For...

On Friday night, the insurgent Republican candidate spoke to an audience drawn from conservative Hollywood while Latino protesters raged outside Related: Fact-checking Donald Trump’s recent claims, from Mexico to San Francisco Donald Trump...

The Radical Faeries argue ban on adopted names is unfair to LGBT people who want to avoid homophobia or to express their true identity Related: San Francisco takes pride in same-sex ruling but caution underlies celebration Within hours of the...

Two Los Angeles county sheriff’s deputies who are accused with three colleagues over the beating of a jail visitor have broken ranks on the eve of a trial and pleaded guilty. Noel Womack and Pantamitr Zunggeemoge struck a deal with prosecutors...

Feras Morad had never had a run-in with police before the fatal shooting, she says, and he could not have posed a threat: ‘He didn’t have to die’ The 20-year-old shot dead by police in Long Beach, California, last week was a student debating...