For the last 16 years, Isabel has worked harvesting carrots, lemons and grapes in the Coachella Valley.

The undocumented mother of three — who, like others The Times spoke with, declined to give her last name out of fear for her family’s safety — says the heat in recent summers has been increasingly difficult to manage. And now, with ...Read more

In the wake of the Trump administration’s decision to dismantle the research arm of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a robust if little-known California agency known as the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment is poised to take on an even bigger role to bridge the gap.

The EPA this month announced that it was eliminating ...Read more

More states are passing laws to protect information generated by a person’s brain and nervous system as technology improves the ability to unlock the sensitive details of a person’s health, mental states, emotions, and cognitive functioning.

Colorado, California, and Montana are among the states that have recently required safeguarding ...Read more

Worried about large numbers of workers without a nest egg, Nevada this month launched a new retirement program for private sector workers who lack access to one.

The program requires employers with six or more employees to participate — unless they already sponsor an employee retirement plan.

Employees, who can opt out, are automatically ...Read more

The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s controversial former personal attorney to a lifetime federal appeals court post Tuesday on a narrow party-line vote.

Emil Bove, who has served as a Justice Department official in the first few months of Trump’s second term, will take a lifetime post on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd ...Read more

For the first time this year, a sample of mosquitoes in Las Vegas has tested positive for West Nile virus, the Southern Nevada Health District announced on Tuesday.

The health district said it identified mosquitoes in the 89123 ZIP code, in south Las Vegas north of Silverado Ranch Boulevard, that tested positive for the disease.

The ...Read more

The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday, as the federal agency adjusts to widespread layoffs and cancellations of public health programs.

Susan Monarez will take the helm as director of the Atlanta-based CDC following a 51 to 47 vote, after Republicans ...Read more

Emil Bove, a top Justice Department official and former personal attorney for President Donald Trump, was approved along party lines Tuesday night for a lifetime seat as a federal appeals judge in Philadelphia, capping a remarkably contentious process that will secure a prominent place in the judiciary for one Trump’s fiercest defenders.

The ...Read more

JEFFERSON CITY — Republican leaders in the Missouri Capitol are considering the possibility of holding a special session in September to redraw the state’s congressional boundaries.

President Donald Trump is pushing red states like Texas to redraw their maps ahead of the 2026 midterms in hopes of keeping GOP control of the narrowly divided ...Read more

Jails in metro Atlanta are funneling a growing number of foreign-born inmates into the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, data from sheriffs’ offices show.

The numbers are starkest in the region’s most immigrant-heavy jurisdictions.

From April to June, the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office received 218 requests from ICE to ...Read more

A Texas Lyme-disease researcher who came to the U.S. from South Korea at age 5 and is a longtime legal permanent resident was detained at San Francisco International Airport for a week, according to his lawyer.

Tae Heung "Will" Kim, 40, was returning from his brother's wedding in South Korea on July 21 when he was pulled out of secondary ...Read more

The Senate floor erupted in a rare public intraparty bout Tuesday afternoon after Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., objected to the passage of a package of bipartisan bills on local law enforcement.

Booker’s objection to the passage of the seven bills held up legislation that covered everything from expanding grants to local law enforcement to cover ...Read more

The legal team for Sean "Diddy" Combs has moved to get the disgraced music mogul released from prison ahead of his Oct. 3 sentencing. Less than a month ago, Combs was acquitted of the most damning charges in his high-profile sex-trafficking case.

Combs' defense attorneys on Tuesday filed a motion requesting the Bad Boy Records founder's ...Read more

The Trump administration is considering halting all wind development on federal lands and in federal waters as the president expands his campaign against the renewable energy source he’s long criticized.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Tuesday ordered a comprehensive review of the agency’s approval process for wind projects, including ...Read more

Clarence and Ebony Carr are seeking answers about the death of their son.

Jaysen Carr, a 12-year-old student at Hand Middle School in Columbia, South Carolina, died on July 18 from a rare infection of the Naegleria fowleri amoeba, which health officials say likely came from Lake Murray. His family hired attorney Tyler Bailey to lead an ...Read more

Gov. Tim Walz has called special elections in two Senate districts left vacant this month after the burglary conviction of Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, and the death of Sen. Bruce Anderson, R-Buffalo.

Elections to fill the vacancies will take place on Nov. 4, the governor’s office announced on Tuesday. If necessary, special primary ...Read more

A man found naked in the Minnesota Capitol Senate chamber late Friday was seated in the Senate president’s chair and told officers he was the governor, according to a felony charge filed Tuesday.

Minnesota State Patrol troopers arrested Dominic T. Peace, of Minneapolis, on Saturday night, after he’d been taken to the hospital twice for ...Read more

The controversy over Alina Habba’s appointment as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor grew this week as judges paused criminal cases amid a challenge by defendants who say she doesn’t legally hold the job.

Defendants facing narcotics charges are arguing that prosecutors can’t proceed with their case without a “validly appointed” U.S...Read more

Andrew Cuomo believes Monday’s mass shooting in Midtown Manhattan will bring public safety to the forefront of this year’s mayoral race — and is already citing the tragedy in painting Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani as someone who would be ill-equipped to oversee the NYPD.

Cuomo, who’s running as an independent against Mamdani in ...Read more

The Interior Department is taking additional steps to enable oil and gas drilling in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, revoking Biden-era documents that called for expanding "Special Areas" that receive extra protection and are known for their unique wildlife and subsistence values.

The move continues the yearslong back-and-forth that has ...Read more