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Trump administration sues California to block state from counting alleged noncitizen mail-in ballots

SACRAMENTO, Calif. | The Trump administration sued California election officials Thursday, asking a judge to bar the state from counting mail-in ballots for next month’s midterm elections from people the federal government has identified as “likely” noncitizens until their immigration status can be confirmed. The lawsuit comes after the Justice Department said California officials failed […]

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Los Angeles medical examiner pushes for greater transparency in high-profile deaths

LOS ANGELES | Autopsy reports rarely come with barbed comments. So eyebrows rose when the autopsy results of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez were released with a statement from the Los Angeles County chief medical examiner saying it was “unfathomable” her grieving parents had to wait months to learn how their daughter died. The autopsy performed […]