Los Angeles Times
July 2026
Trump touts Hamas disarmament deal, but uncertainties remain
As disarmament is completed, Israeli forces will withdraw, and the International Stabilization Force will work with a new Palestinian police force to take responsibility for Gaza being safe for its residents and its neighbors,
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In response to various publications this morning about political progress in the Gaza Strip, Israel has reiterated that there will be no IDF withdrawal from the current Yellow Line without the genuine disarmament of Hamas,
Disarmament means the weapons are out of Gaza,
The assassinations in Gaza must continue, the encouragement of [Palestinian] emigration [from the enclave] must happen. Israel must win,
Nobody thought that it would be possible to disarm Hamas. That shows you how much success we’re having with Iran, because if you went four months ago or five months ago, a deal like that would have been impossible,
It’s a very complex situation over there,
We’re in for five months, and we have obliterated their military capacity. Again, they’ve got some left, but soon they won’t have some left,
The outrageous gap between Netanyahu’s promises and reality is exposed. After the heavy prices, the fallen and the wounded, he has capitulated in his political weakness without achieving the war’s objectives, instead of ending it from a position of strength,
'We never intended to hurt her.' Ransom notes offer new details in Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case
We did not fully grasp the seriousness of her physical condition,
If payment is not recieved by the last deadline on Monday the 9th at 5PM, she will be killed. Your mother is aware of this and her life is in your hands. It is in the best interest of everyone to have this completed as soon as possible. You will not be able to contact me from here on out, there will be no negotiation. Do not play games, law enforcement will not be able to help you,
Nothing you could have done could have changed the outcome,
In some cases, there are times when people who may have knowledge initially do not come forward. This may be due to their close relationships with those who might be involved as well as a concern for their own safety, reputation, or standing in the community and amongst their friends,
This case continues to be investigated as a kidnapping for ransom case,
The world can be a cruel and unforgiving place,
Judges nix Trump's mandatory immigrant detention policy, teeing up Supreme Court fight
We share the dissent’s hope that the Supreme Court will settle this matter,
At this point, only the Supreme Court can bring uniformity and settle this question once and for all. I anticipate that it will do so soon,
Versions of this case have played out in federal courts across the country,
A pattern of unchecked and unaddressed mistakes in complying with court orders will be viewed as a deliberate and strategic choice,
Taco Bell was crushing it—then cyclosporiasis hit
From a value perspective, Taco Bell just has always been known for very, very sharp value,
In almost any other restaurant, Taco Bell’s pace of innovation would seem too fast-paced, but I think that the Taco Bell customer base welcomes that and responds to it,
Anywhere you look, the below-average-income consumer has been pressured, and that’s a function of broader inflation,
Consumers would reasonably be wary about eating at Taco Bell for some time, even after the brand gives its all clear,
Taco Bell has long been known as a very strong brand and has managed to stay very relevant to younger consumers and to the culture, despite being 60 years old,
The brand has seen a meaningful near-term sales impact,
I think a lot of people are going to be making jokes about getting parasitic diarrhea from Taco Bell for the next 20 years,
Trump might pause Blanche nomination as GOP senators object to IRS lawsuit settlement
John Cornyn, of Texas, and Thom Tillis, of North Carolina, both of whom I refused to Endorse, and whose political careers have been ended by my action, are refusing to vote for this Great Nominee,
I’m going to work real hard the next few days to get this thing settled. That’s what we’re going to do. I’m not going to consider any other option, because there’s no reason to consider other options at this point,
It’s a Catch-22 for a lot of these candidates. They still need Trump’s voters to come out, but they still need a swing vote as well,
The opposition to such a high-ranking executive branch nomination from within Republican ranks is quite unprecedented,
Sen. Tillis has been unafraid to use his vote to extract concessions from the Trump administration,
So waiting until 2027 could be far harder than it is right now,
Trump running out of options to fix inflation, economic woes before election, experts say
With the midterm election three months away, the Trump administration is facing pressures from the war in Iran, high cost of groceries and fuel, as well as the impact tariffs have had on the economy
What anyone really cares about is the prices that went up didn’t come back down, and their wages didn’t keep up with it,
We need to tie what people are feeling day to day — rising rent, groceries, utility costs — directly to the choices that Trump and Republicans have made,
Democrats can draw a very straight line from a decision by Trump to go to war with Iran, and gas prices rising. That is just very, very easy to explain to people in a pretty convincing way,
There isn’t much available on a 14-week clock that doesn’t cost more later than it delivers now,
They want to keep rates up, but we will fight through this,
No, the election — I can’t think about that having to do with this,
There’s a reason people are upset, and that’s because inflation, much like stock returns, has compounded — but not everybody has stock returns. Everybody feels inflation. And that drives a larger wedge between the haves and the have-nots,
And that’s not likely to change in the next few months, where you still not only have some of the spillover effects of the war in Iran to play out — most notably in terms of the fall harvest and food prices, which will go well into 2027 — but also just the on-again, off-again truces and the damages to refining capacities,
OpenAI bot's rogue attack rattles industry leaders, policymakers and consumers
The most sophisticated agent in the world literally will sit there dormant until a human being prompts it with some sort of an objective,
AIs are getting much more capable very rapidly,
I guess one gets used to not being held accountable and turning one’s bad practices into marketing material,
Feds targeted Latinos more after Supreme Court's racial profiling decision, report says
Allegations that DHS law enforcement engages in ‘racial profiling’ are disgusting, reckless, and categorically FALSE,
Law enforcement officers use ‘reasonable suspicion’ to investigate immigration status and probable cause to make arrests consistent with the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution,
The people being removed are disproportionately working-age, employed and without criminal records — the demographic core of the workforce in construction, hospitality, agriculture, food processing, and care work,
The impact of mass deportation is falling on Latinos as an ethnic group, not on undocumented immigrants as a legal category,
Trump meets with Ukraine, Israel leaders amid broadening conflicts
It was one of the best conversations I’ve had with our friend, U.S. President Trump,
Well, I don’t need Bibi to tell me that. Bibi is telling me that because he wants me to stay involved,
There is no guarantee that a dramatic gesture intended to attract attention and assert one’s position in the international arena, where that position is not particularly strong, will remain limited in scope,
We also spoke about diplomacy,
The consequences, both for Ukraine and for the entire region drawn into this conflict, could be unpredictable.”
Dodgers, Lakers owner's financial empire reportedly a target of federal loan fraud investigation
In addition, such outcomes could weaken Delaware Life’s regulatory relationships and damage its reputation, which could erode its competitive position,
Our capital position and liquidity remain strong, and our financial strength ratings are unchanged,
We remain focused on delivering exceptional value and service to our contract and policyholders and their financial representatives,
Jordan faces a dilemma in its growing role in the U.S.-Iran war
The base, which hosts American fighter jets and support aircraft, has recently been the target of Iranian attacks
There are no American bases in Jordan. We have American troops that are in Jordan as part of our long-standing military cooperation,
Jordan is not a party to this war. Its people should not have to bear the consequences or pay the price for policies that do not serve the nation’s supreme interests,
Seize every opportunity to dismantle American institutions and expel the American occupation army from Jordan,
Their presence is governed by a defense agreement that fully respects our sovereignty,
'The child is terrified': Doctors on the front lines of a measles comeback speak out
Trump lawyer urges Supreme Court to allow order targeting mail-in voting before midterms
A worker carries ballots at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center after last month’s primary election
Absent a stay... there will not be sufficient time to obtain appellate relief before the November election,
Courts cannot enjoin implementation of Executive Orders that leave open material issues that still need to be resolved by agencies,
New federal rule sends asylum cases to immigration courts, pushing migrants toward deportation
For far too long the asylum system has been exploited for purposes of delay and work authorization, not legitimate claims of protection,
America’s asylum system exists to protect individuals who genuinely fear persecution and this rule will help ensure that resources are directed to the timely adjudication of those claims instead of to those seeking to use the system as a loophole,
3 killed, 4 wounded including toddler in shooting at busy food festival in Seattle
Measles hits U.S. record not seen since 1991; California seen as vulnerable
Halfway into 2026 the U.S. is experiencing the worst year for measles since 1991. We are witnessing an avoidable crisis that disproportionally hurts children,
Since early last year, federal leaders have dismissed measles as benign and unavoidable and have spread misleading information about the MMR vaccine,
These thousands of cases represent real people in communities across the country, including babies hospitalized with pneumonia.... After keeping measles under control for decades, the country has now experienced continuous outbreaks since January 2025. We should not accept this as our new normal. Unless we reverse this trend, America’s children will continue to pay the price,
Today, I want to remind parents that measles is not just a rash. The virus can interrupt the immune system’s memory, leaving a previously healthy child significantly more likely to get sick from any type of infection... Skipping or delaying the MMR vaccine is risky because pediatricians can’t predict which children will have serious symptoms from measles or who might end up in the hospital,
He was homeless in L.A. Now, he's accused of hurling racist slurs at a 'Today' host
I always wanted to call a Black famous person the N-word.”
All of the anger and violence,... is in Andrew’s mind.”
He’s very sick and very mentally ill,
At no point did I touch the girl except as above, nor did I drag or push her,... The ‘abduction’ business is a complete fraud.”
He had such a nice place to live and people to be with, and he just blew it,
War escalates, oil prices surge as Iran-backed Houthis strike Saudi tankers in Red Sea
This is their moment, because with everything happening in the Strait of Hormuz, Bab al Mandeb quadrupled in importance. By exerting maximum pressure in this period, they can maximize the effect of any kinetic action they’re trying to do,
If we won back in March, why are more Americans getting killed in July? If we won back in March, why is the Strait of Hormuz closed? If we won back in March, why is the war expanding as Houthis attack ships transiting the Bab al Mandeb strait in the Red Sea? If we won back in March, why are oil and gas prices and diesel prices shooting through the roof again, imposing costs on every American family?”
Not to my knowledge.”
Chabria: AI companies are creating 'all-powerful psychopaths.' Maybe not a great idea?
OpenAI gave two of its models a test recently to judge how well they can hack on their own
This is not evidence that the AI was conscious, malicious or ‘wanted freedom,
I would say the companies admit it, right?”
China has said explicitly, we want to sit down and come up with common-sense, baseline regulations for all countries, so that we don’t have this kind of thing happening,
But the same general capabilities could be directed toward financial systems, critical infrastructure, military networks, biological research facilities or the AI developer’s own security controls,
I don’t think [the AI models] wanted to harm Hugging Face,
Standoff with Iran prompts a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia
It seems that Trump, in order to extricate himself from the quagmire he’s trapped in, should seek better paths,
Americans aren’t against the war,
All I’m going to say is, we love you. We love your child, and that’s what they are to them. They’re their children. There’s no games, no nothing,
They built AI. Now Silicon Valley workers protest its threat to jobs and humanity
They made stops outside the offices of OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind
Nobody in the world knows for sure what is going to happen from here, and even the experts disagree. When there is a large degree of uncertainty and the stakes are this high, proceeding with cautious optimism is the sensible and correct strategy,
With AI being added to my job requirement, I also have to worry if I’m using it enough or that I will have the time to review what it’s doing or that it might get good enough at my job to replace me,
The problem is not the companies themselves being evil and trying to kill everyone, but it’s mostly that if this market risk continues, we will end up with AI smarter than humans that will be hard to control,
We might be winning the AI race to make humanity second place,
There’s so much pressure to seem like pro-innovation and there’s a lot of fear about seeming behind on that,
AI is fast at execution, but execution was never the hard part of the job,
They didn’t tell me ‘we’re replacing you with AI,’ but that’s the impression I got,
Pentagon seeks billions from Congress as concerns grow over prolonged Iran war
It is critical that we stay ahead of our adversaries and we must have the funds before we are out of time,
If we left right now, it would take Iran 20 to 25 years to rebuild. We are not finished at all,
Senator, I know there’s a long-standing legal debate on this particular topic, but we certainly at the department share the position with the White House that we have all the necessary authorities at this moment,
So far, it hasn’t happened. It might happen but we take care of things, if something like that happens,
How about these people? They’re in this because of nuclear weapons, and they’re trying to possibly reconstitute a site? We’ll hit that site. Any site where they’re even thinking about nuclear — we’ll be hitting it very, very powerfully,
This administration’s refusal to explain what it is doing, or how this war is protecting Americans, its refusal to seek authorization from Congress, and its expectations that Americans will just pay for it all without any explanation or transparency is disrespectful,
Trump says U.S. will bomb Pickaxe Mountain, a suspected hub of Iranian nuclear activity
Pickaxe is a possible target for a nice big fat shot right near the front door,... We’re going to take out Pickaxe Mountain. Tell the Iranians to be ready.”
I’m wondering if that is just a threat, or if it’s a genuine option that the president is actually considering,
Iran’s Nuclear Facilities Have Been Obliterated — and Suggestions Otherwise are Fake News,
Monumental Damage was done to all Nuclear sites in Iran, as shown by satellite images. Obliteration is an accurate term!”
HHS withholds $867 million in Medicaid payments to California as part of 'crackdown on fraud'
If Gov. Gavin Newsom or Gov. Tim Walz wants this funding released, all they have to do is provide basic documentation showing that these services are legitimate and not fraudulent,
California isn’t being targeted because Trump has evidence of fraud,
We have not hesitated to challenge unlawful actions by the Trump administration, and we will continue to act whenever Californians’ rights or access to critical services are threatened,
Trump lingers awkwardly long after presenting World Cup trophy to Spain. It could have been worse
You don’t need people to compliment you, Mr. President,... but this World Cup would not have been such an incredible success without you,