World & Nation
The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as secretary of Homeland Security, putting the former South Dakota governor in charge of the sprawling agency with responsibility for border security.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is facing senators during her confirmation hearing as she vies to become the next Homeland Security secretary.
Politics
Noem, 52, a Trump loyalist who has offered firm backing for the GOP leader’s promise to carry out mass deportations, will preside over multiple agencies.
For decades, South Koreans came to the U.S. for a better life. Now many of them are returning, but some say they are encountering a ‘forever foreigner mentality’
Watch L.A.
The Biden administration has announced temporary legal status for Lebanese citizens already in the United States, likely pleasing some Arab voters.
President Trump said he will cut funding to South Africa in a move that reflects Elon Musk’s false claims over the years over his country of birth.
California
President Trump, in his first days in office, has released a series of executive orders that will reshape the country’s immigration system. We lay out the key changes.
Authorities are trying to find two men who were spotted on security footage stealing fire equipment from a U.S. Forest Service vehicle in San Bernardino County.
Artificial Intelligence & Technology
EVgo Inc. has announced via a press release the closing of its $1.25-billion guaranteed loan facility from the U.S. Department of Energy Loan Programs Office under its Title 17 Clean Energy Financing Program to support EVgo’s forthcoming efforts to build convenient, reliable public charging infrastructure for electric vehicles.