Julie Watson

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  • FILE – A California National Guardsmen stands to protect federal buildings, June 10, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo Damian Dovarganes, File)Politics

    Los Angeles mayor celebrates ‘retreat’ as Pentagon ends deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops in city

    By Julie Watson, David Klepper, and others
  • Immigration raidsPolitics

    Deadly ICE raids on California cannabis farms yield over 360 arrests in one of largest anti-immigrant crackdowns by Trump

    By Julie Watson, Amy Taxin, and others
  • Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., right, punches Jake Paul during their cruiserweight boxing match on Saturday, June 28, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)Politics

    ICE arrests Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. days after loss to Jake Paul and prepares to deport him

    By Jaimie Ding, Julie Watson, and others
  • FILE – Vehicles wait in line to cross the border into the United States at the San Ysidro Port of Entry, Tuesday, March 18, 2025, in Tijuana, Mexico. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)Politics

    German woman held for 45 days—including over a week in solitary—after returning from Tijuana visit as U.S. border agents detain spate of European and Canadian tourists

    By Julie Watson and The Associated Press
  • An aerial view shows the devastation from the Palisades Fire on beachfront homes Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025 in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Environment

    Windy weather that fanned Los Angeles wildfires eases up as firefighters make big gains

    By Jaimie Ding, Christopher Weber, and others
  • Charred vehicles sit along the Pacific Coast Highway, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Environment

    ‘Particularly Dangerous Situation’ forecast for Los Angeles wildfire zones as fierce winds predicted to return

    By Jaimie Ding, Julie Watson, and others
  • Firefighters walk along a road in a fire-ravaged community in the aftermath of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/John Locher)Environment

    Los Angeles set to be pummeled again by strong winds that could ground firefighting aircraft in threat to area’s fight against massive infernos

    By Christopher Weber, Julie Watson, and others
  • Robert Lara, left, looks for belongings along with his stepfather after the Eaton Fire burns in Altadena, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)Environment

    Los Angeles wildfire destruction tops 10 dead and 10,000 structures burned as new blaze ignites and Pacific Palisades remains uncontained

    By Jaimie Ding, Julie Watson, and others
  • Firefighters work from a deck as the Palisades Fire burns a beach front property Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)Environment

    Los Angeles wildfires have already destroyed almost 2,000 homes and other buildings and forced 130,000 people to evacuate

    By Manuel Valdes, Hallie Golden, and others
  • A resident of a senior center is evacuated as the Eaton Fire approaches Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)Environment

    Out-of-control wildfires around Los Angeles force thousands to flee as flames torch homes and threaten senior center

    By Jaimie Ding, Christopher Weber, and others
  • Shelia Mae DobbinsEnvironment

    A 59-year-old widow has been forced to use a breathing tube and skyrocketing demand for wood pellets in the EU might be to blame

    By James Pollard, Julie Watson, and others
  • FILE – Farmworker Xochilt Nunez holds a copy of the bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom aimed at making it easier for farmworkers to unionize, in Sacramento, Calif., Sept. 28, 2022. One of California’s most influential agricultural companies announced Monday, May 13, 2024, that it is suing the state to stop the contentious law to help farmworkers unionize. The legal action by the Wonderful Co. comes as it battles United Farm Workers over a newly formed union at one of its businesses. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)Politics

    $6bn California agricultural company founded by Biden and Newsom donors sues state to stop a law meant to help farmworkers unionize

    By Julie Watson, Amy Taxin, and others
  • Pro-Palestinian demonstrators embrace while charging devices at an encampment on the UCLA campus Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)Politics

    Almost 2,200 have been arrested during pro-Palestinian college protests as police use riot gear, tactical vehicles and flash-bang devices

    By Julie Watson, Christopher L. Keller, and others
  • NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 1: NYPD officers talk to the driver of a car who sped past a pro-Palestinian demonstration outside The City College Of New York (CUNY) one day after police cracked down on protest camps at both Columbia University and CCNY on May 1, 2024 in New York City. A heavy police presence surrounded both campuses on Tuesday and cleared the tent encampments set up by pro-Palestinian protesters. Classes at both schools have been moved virtually to online learning in response to the recent campus unrest. (Photo by Alex Kent/Getty Images)Politics

    NYPD officer fired a gun while removing barricaded college students from hall, prosecutors confirmed

    By Ryan Pearson, Julie Watson, and others
  • Columbia protestsSuccess

    Gen Z’s class of 2024 looks back on a seemingly cursed run of history: ‘It’s crazy because I remember starting freshman year with the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine’

    By Julie Watson, Leslie Ambriz, and others