California police launch stings and arrests under new tough-on-crime measure

People held in jail for shoplifting and drug possession after voters shift right with Prop 36: ‘Officers are jubilant’ Law enforcement agencies across California are touting mass arrests and prosecutions for drug charges and thefts following the passage of a tough-on-crime ballot measure that increases incarceration for some non-violent offenses. After decades of reforms to … Read more

Los Angeles residents continue to flee fires as stronger winds forecast

Hillside homes abandoned and 30,000 evacuated as infernos rip into north and west areas of Californian city Southern California wildfire – live Residents of Los Angeles have fled wildfires engulfing the suburbs of the US’s second city, as firefighters struggled to contain the flames overnight amid fears they would worsen on Wednesday morning. California officials … Read more