California Today: Trump Releases About Half of the National Guard Troops in Los Angeles

July 16, 2025, 6:31 a.m. Pacific time

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Trump Releases About Half of the National Guard Troops in Los Angeles

President Trump mobilized the troops on June 7 in the wake of chaotic protests. They have remained in Southern California several weeks after most of the demonstrations had ended.

2025 Emmy Nominations: ‘Severance’ and ‘The Penguin’ Lead the Pack

The nominees were announced Tuesday morning at the Television Academy’s Los Angeles headquarters.

‘American Idol’ Music Supervisor and Her Husband Are Found Slain

Robin Kaye was found shot to death inside her home in Los Angeles with her husband, Thomas Deluca, the police said. A 22-year-old was arrested in connection with the case.

The West’s Megadrought Might Not Let Up for Decades, Study Suggests

Clues from another dry spell 6,000 years ago are helping scientists understand what’s driving the latest one, and why it’s been so unrelenting.

University Leaders Reject Republican Attacks on Campus Antisemitism

Leaders from Georgetown, the City University of New York and the University of California, Berkeley, said they are working to protect Jewish students but also free speech on their campuses.

The L.A. Olympics baseball schedule is out — and it’s not perfect for MLB

The 2028 Olympics baseball tournament will take place in L.A. from July 15-20. MLB would like it to be played sooner.

Hollywood’s Master of Dread Is Afraid of … Everything

Ari Aster, the man behind some of Hollywood’s most unsettling films, takes his own anxiety and puts it onscreen.

Plan a Garden, Then Make It ‘Maximalist’

Find out what it would look like to fully celebrate the wildly personal beauty of your garden “dialed to the max.”

We Just Updated Our List of the Best Restaurants in San Francisco

An old favorite that’s still got it, brothy noodles you can slurp year-round and a tasting menu you won’t want to miss in Japantown.

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