By Heather Long, The Washington Post When Paul Volcker listens to President Donald Trump bash the Federal Reserve, he grimaces, but he is not surprised. Volcker, the tall and revered former Fed chair, has personally witnessed more egregious examples of presidents demanding that interest rates stay low. In the summer of 1984, when Volcker was…
By MICHAEL BALSAMO, ERIC TUCKER and MIKE SISAK WASHINGTON — Suspicious packages addressed to actor Robert De Niro and former Vice President Joe Biden were intercepted Thursday, and investigators said they were similar to crude pipe bombs sent to former President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and CNN. None of the devices exploded and no one…
By AYA BATRAWY, CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA and SUZAN FRASER RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi prosecutors say the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was planned, state-run media reported Thursday, reflecting yet another change in the shifting Saudi Arabian account of what happened to the writer who was killed by Saudi officials in their Istanbul consulate. Saudi Attorney…
From the beginning, the founders of the so-called Rise Above Movement had a goal: to reinvent what it meant to be a white nationalist. Members of the Southern California group were instructed to blend in at political rallies with polo shirts, khakis and military-style haircuts. They were told to…
Statue of Father Junipero Serra above visitors exploring Old Plaza.
Boris Kushnir is escorted out of a forum in Burbank Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. Kushnir is a supporter of Mark Reed, who is challenging U.S. Rep. Brad Sherman in the November midterm election. (Photo by Kevin Modesti/Los Angeles Daily News) BURBANK — Congressmen Adam Schiff and Brad Sherman, two of the Los Angeles area’s leading critics…
A man believed to have been kayaking on Lake Elsinore remained missing Wednesday, Oct. 24, despite efforts to locate him that have included a Riverside County sheriff’s bloodhound and dive team. Samuel Selay, 34, of French Valley, was last seen Oct. 20. He may have entered the water at Elk Grove Beach on Lakeshore Drive in…
The FBI said a suspicious package addressed to Rep. Maxine Waters that was found at a South Los Angeles mail facility Wednesday is similar to packages sent to other critics of President Trump on the East Coast. On Wednesday evening, the Los Angeles Police Department rendered the package safe and…
Voters will go to the polls Nov. 6 to pick who will represent them on the City Council. Ahead of the election, all candidates were invited to share information about themselves and answer questions about their priorities and local concerns for this voter guide. In each city, all were asked the same questions and given…
Voters will go to the polls Nov. 6 to pick who will represent them on the City Council. Ahead of the election, all candidates were invited to share information about themselves and answer questions about their priorities and local concerns for this voter guide. In each city, all were asked the same questions and given…
