Tributes pour in for labor leader Dolores Huerta: ‘Fought for farm workers to the very end’
Lawmakers, activists and union leaders across the US remember the co-founder of United Farm Workers unionFollowing the news that Dolores Huerta – the civil rights icon who popularized the rallying cry “Sí, se puede! – had died at the age of 96 on…
California weather is ‘well into extreme territory’ with historic high tides
Seawater surges into low-lying communities from San Diego to San Francisco Bay Area, submerging streets, homes and businessesHistoric high tides have caused chaos up and down the California coast this week, as parts of the state were inundated by…
Dolores Huerta – a life in pictures
Dolores Huerta, the celebrated 1960s labor union leader and civil rights activist, died on Wednesday in California at the age of 96, her family said in a statement.Huerta was a co-founder with Cesar Chavez, another veteran unionist and political…
California election official says federal agents threatened him over ‘voter fraud’
Keaton Denlay says agents handed him ‘poorly formatted Excel spreadsheet’ and threatened to criminally prosecute himA California county elections official is speaking out about the Department of Justice’s campaign against purported “voter fraud”, saying…
‘Like Saddam opened a Cheesecake Factory’: was Obama’s joke about Trump’s interior design ‘elitist’?
The ex-president has been accused of ‘snobbery’ by the Maga set rushing to defend the restaurant chain and its ‘affordable opulence’Around lunchtime on Tuesday, a Rolls-Royce stopped at the intersection of Beverly Drive and Dayton Way in Beverly Hills,…
Dolores Huerta, California labor leader and civil rights champion, dies aged 96
Huerta co-founded United Farm Workers union with Cesar Chavez, improving pay and conditions for farm workersSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailDolores Huerta, an iconic 1960s labor union leader and civil rights activist, died on Wednesday…
Judge disqualifies California prosecutor from cases for overstay in legal role
Bill Essayli said in statement he ‘disagrees with the court’s order’ which was stayed immediatelyA federal judge disqualified Bill Essayli, the top federal prosecutor in southern California, from overseeing several cases on Tuesday, part of an ongoing…
Body of missing California hiker recovered on Mount Whitney
Hazardous storm conditions delayed retrieval efforts on mountain that has proved to be a perilous hiking spotThe body of a missing California hiker, blanketed in a layer of snow, was recovered on Mount Whitney on Sunday after a blustery storm delayed…
Aerial video shows California flooding amid ‘record-breaking tides’ – video
Coastal communities across California were preparing for days of flooding amid potentially 'record-breaking tides' this week, as water levels began rising on Monday.Coastal California braces for flooding amid forecast of ‘record-breaking tides’ Continue…
San Francisco estate sells for $10m above listing price as AI boom drives up costs
Eight-bedroom mansion listed at $18.5m sold for $28.5m and has a private garden and three-car garageA San Francisco estate sold for $10m above its listing price this month in a new record for the city as the artificial intelligence boom continues to…