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Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel literature laureate and a giant of Latin American letters for decades, has died, his son said Sunday.

Like few other places in the U.S., the economy and culture of Los Angeles have been forged by globalization. Merchants across the region last week expressed profound uncertainty over what threats of a looming trade war could do to the economy.

During Trump's first term, tariffs on China were a big win for Vietnam, especially in cities like Haiphong. Now the country's future isn't so clear.

The Trump administration says it will exclude electronics like smartphones and laptops from 'reciprocal' tariffs, a move that could help keep the prices down.

West Virginia's top corrections official led a troubled state agency and will now head a federal bureaucracy plagued with problems of its own.

Rawayana, a band of Venezuelan émigrés criticized by dictator Nicolás Maduro, won a Grammy and will play Coachella.

A Trump administration plan to begin targeting undocumented immigrants using IRS data has sparked fear, anger and economic concern in California, where undocumented taxpayers contribute billions in local and state taxes.

President Trump has threatened to slap new tariffs on Mexico for failing to deliver water under a decades-old treaty. But climate change has decimated river flows.

The president's long-standing skepticism of lowering barriers to China has been proven correct, as China has weakened U.S. national security and cheated U.S. industries.

The justices gave a partial win to Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was sent to a Salvadoran prison because of what the government called an 'administrative error.'

China's film arm said Thursday it would "moderately reduce the number of American films imported" into the country. The country was once a vital market for U.S. blockbusters.

A dozen people were charged with felonies in connection with a pro-Palestinian protest at Stanford that university officials said resulted in $250,000 in damage.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris doesn't plan on making a decision about entering the race until the end of the summer.

President Trump paused his plan to increase tariffs on countries around the world, with the exception of China, a dramatic reversal after days of market turmoil that led to a surge of relief on Wall Street.

Residents of southwestern Syria say they fear the prospect of an all-out war between Israel and Syria's new authorities.

Undermining counterterrorism leaves the U.S. much more vulnerable to an attack than at any time in recent memory.

The high court ruled the Trump administration may use a wartime law to deport alleged members of a foreign crime gang, as long as the government's claim can be challenged.

Elderly and disabled people are encountering severe service disruptions as the Trump administration overhauls the Social Security Administration system.

L.A. County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman says he will allow prosecutors in his office to consider pursuing the death penalty, a punishment his predecessor did not use.

Instead of cowing Canadians, President Trump's threats to annex their country have unleashed a wave of patriotic fervor unmatched in living memory.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon pushed back against DEI efforts meant to close achievement gaps, calling them a form of discrimination.

The Department of Homeland Security takes steps that it says will allow for the immediate construction of about 2.5 miles of a new border barrier in California.

Amid reports that the Trump administration is considering drone strikes against drug cartels, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum reiterated her staunch opposition to any such military action.