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One of six men charged in Texas over 53 migrants who died last year in a sweltering tractor-trailer has pleaded guilty to smuggling-related charges

A year after the nation’s deadliest human smuggling event, federal prosecutors say seven people face a maximum of life in prison. One of the suspects, who was not identified, has not been arrested.

The Los Angeles and Long Beach port docks were humming Thursday after the longshore workers union and employers reached a possible labor deal after months of increasingly contentious talks.

LOS ANGELES — “Vanderpump Rules” stars Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss have issued lengthy statements apologizing to Sandoval’s longtime girlfriend Ariana Madix after an affair scandal ended their nine-year relationship and rocked the internet this week, likely causing long-term effects on their Bravo reality series.

A Riverside County sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed Friday near Lake Elsinore, California, just two weeks after another deputy was fatally shot while on duty, authorities said.

A Riverside County sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed Friday near Lake Elsinore, California, just two weeks after another deputy was fatally shot while on duty, authorities said.

A Riverside County sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed Friday in Lake Elsinore, California, authorities said.

SAN FRANCISCO — At least two more serious storms are headed toward California over the next few days, bringing more heavy rains and flash floods as communities tally the destruction from this week’s punishing atmospheric river.

Superintendent Mike Kuhlman sent a letter to the school community explaining the process that led to the decision.

At least two gunmen and an accomplice are believed to have been involved in a gang-related shooting at a high school campus in East Oakland, California, this week in which two students and four staff members were wounded, two critically, police said.

Oakland, California, police continued their search Thursday for at least one gunman involved in a shooting at a high school campus in which six adults were wounded, including two with life-threatening injuries.