NEW YORK — After a year in the U.S. Navy, Loceny Kamara said he was discharged in 2023, because while on base he had developed mental health issues, including severe anxiety and nightmares, and had fallen into alcoholism.

Kamara, 23, went to rehab and managed to get sober for some time while living with family in the Bronx, he said. But after...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- With California facing a critical housing shortage, accessory dwelling units now account for a significant portion of the state’s meager growth in new homes, data reviewed by The Times show.

California has struggled to keep up with demand, increasing housing stock by only 0.84% in 2024, or 125,000 units. ADUs made up about one-...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Despite an outbreak of measles last year in a Weston elementary school, Broward County saw a dramatic drop in its immunization rate for kindergartners in 2025.

In Broward, only 82.2% of 2024-25 kindergartners got their required vaccinations — the lowest level in 15 years. The public health goal is a vaccination rate ...Read more

MIAMI -- The teenager was sitting in the front seat of a landscaping truck when he saw the flashing lights of a patrol car. A trooper motioned for his mother, who was driving, to stop in the middle of a three-lane road near Palm Beach Shores, surrounded by traffic and the high-rise condos that line the coast of South Florida.

Kenny Laynez ...Read more

CHICAGO — The letter arrived in late July with the tone of the two before it, the ones that announced the Rev. David Ryan, a longtime Chicago-area priest, had been placed on leave amid allegations of child sexual abuse.

This one, like those previous, came with a sense of the somber, an acknowledgment of the severity of the accusations and a ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — The city of Moscow is temporarily restricting the release of certain images or videos from inside the off-campus home where four University of Idaho students were killed, a result of a judge’s order after one of the students’ parents filed a petition over the release of images of her daughter’s bedroom.

Karen Laramie, the...Read more

SEATTLE — Washington Attorney General Nick Brown filed another lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday, this time over cuts to state energy resilience and affordability programs.

This is the second lawsuit Brown has filed against the federal government this month; in this one, Washington is joined by 18 other ...Read more

Despite the heavy rainfall that swept the Olympic Peninsula over the weekend, the Bear Gulch fire remains ablaze and is still only 5% contained.

The human-caused fire started on July 6 and has burned through 8,368 acres as of Monday. It's primarily burning within Olympic National Park near Lake Cushman.

Numerous roads, trails and campgrounds ...Read more

James Comey is sure to get under Donald Trump’s skin once again — this time for extolling the virtues of Taylor Swift.

The former FBI director, who was fired during the polarizing president’s first term, has revealed himself to be a superfan of the pop superstar his political foe “hates” the most.

A new video posted to the Substack ...Read more

John F. Kennedy’s grandson Jack Schlossberg donned a blonde wig and spoke in a strong Eastern European accent to read First Lady Melania Trump’s letter to Vladimir Putin asking the Russian leader to restore the “melodic laughter” of children by ending his war against Ukraine.

A photo of Melania and her letter floated on the screen ...Read more

Most Americans doubt President Donald Trump’s ability to manage the Ukraine-Russia war, according to a new poll, which reveals a slight shift in views since last year.

In the latest Pew Research Center survey, 59% of respondents said they are not too or not at all confident that Trump “can make wise decisions when it comes to the war.” ...Read more

Attorneys for the federal government confirmed on Monday that Krome North Processing Center has been designated as the court with jurisdiction over Alligator Alcatraz, addressing concerns that people held at Florida’s Everglades immigration detention center have been unable to petition a judge.

The lack of an official immigration court ...Read more

BALTIMORE — An explosion aboard a cargo vessel near the site of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge late Monday is under investigation, Baltimore and federal officials said.

Part of a Liberian cargo vessel exploded, causing a fire in a portion of the ship located south of Fort Carroll, according to Baltimore City Fire Department.

At 6:30 ...Read more

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for the “rapid expansion” of his country’s nuclear weapons program, escalating tensions with the U.S. and South Korea as the allies conduct joint military drills that Pyongyang views as a prelude to war.

Visiting the recently launched destroyer Choe Hyon, Kim said the security ...Read more

Hamas said it has agreed to a deal proposed by Qatar and Egypt to pause the militant group’s war with Israel in Gaza, fueling optimism that a long-awaited breakthrough in negotiations could be close.

The proposal would see Hamas release half of the hostages it still holds from the October 2023 attack on Israel that triggered the conflict, ...Read more

Brazil is forcefully rejecting Washington’s allegations of unfair trade practices, describing an investigation launched by the U.S. Trade Representative into the matter as an illegitimate use of unilateral US trade law.

In a 91-page response to the so-called Section 301 probe, Brazil said its digital, intellectual property, ethanol and ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — A newly disclosed Idaho State Police report about the Moscow college student homicides includes reference to an initial interview with a surviving roommate, during which she is said to have heard Bryan Kohberger use one of the victims’ names during the crime. Since the investigative reports became available over the weekend, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department is sending more than 4,000 sailors and Marines to the seas around Latin America, a U.S. official said, a show of strength after President Donald Trump signaled he’s willing to use military force against drug cartels.

The official, who asked not to be identified discussing details that haven’t been made ...Read more

A recent veto from Gov. JB Pritzker puts him at odds with nonprofits, labor unions and some state Democrats who say he blocked what would have been an advantageous investment option at a time when the organizations are feeling tightening pressure from Washington.

The governor issued a veto late Friday on a three-page bill that would have ...Read more