While the decision did not remove the National Guard troops from the president’s control, it blocked him from using them in the nation’s second-largest city.

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Gaza has turned California classrooms into political battlegrounds.

Gaza has turned California classrooms into political battlegrounds.

The benefits of serving have never been more appealing, but the Pentagon needs a better approach to recruiting new talent.

A gas line explosion in Hayward, Calif., sent multiple victims to the hospital and led to a fire that burned several houses.

It’s hard to make a movie studio tour exciting when movies aren’t made there anymore. “A vibe of tiredness, like the end of something,” one guest said.

Crumbling highways. A housing shortage. Broken infrastructure. America is stuck. But the pendulum may be ready to swing.

Readers discuss the Trump administration’s National Security Strategy. Also: Hollywood and culture; fighting in a family.

Through their reporting, the columnists share how regular citizens stand up to governments they oppose.

Neros, a company founded in 2023 by former teenage drone racers, won a coveted Army contract and is gaining popularity in the defense sector.