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- Click here to listen to this article - Share via - Nithya Raman is now in second place in the mayor’s race, with 27.1% of the votes counted so far compared to 26.7% for Spencer Pratt. - Mail-in ballots will continue to be accepted through Tuesday, but analysts say the trend favors Raman moving into a Nov. 3 runoff with incumbent Karen Bass. Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman surged past reality television personality Spencer Pratt in the city’s mayoral primary election Sunday, capping off a five-day turnaround after she fell behind Pratt on election night. Raman now sits in second place with Pratt in third, according to the latest vote count from the Los Angeles…

Lawsuit attempts to stop UFC fight at White House on Trump's birthday Washington — A federal lawsuit filed Saturday seeks to shut down the Ultimate Fighting Championship fight night on the White House's South Lawn on President Trump's birthday. The lawsuit, filed by the Public Integrity Project on behalf of a political activist and an Air Force veteran, calls the plans around the June 14 event "deeply corrupt" and argues that it seeks to enrich the president and his allies. It also argues that the Trump administration's approval of the event on national parklands violates federal law, the construction of the venue, which includes a massive arch, on the South Lawn lacks congressional…

Nearly a week after Los Angeles voters cast their ballots, the battle for a spot in the city’s mayoral runoff remains unsettled, with independent candidate Spencer Pratt watching his advantage steadily narrow as additional votes are counted. According to Fox News, incumbent Mayor Karen Bass has already secured her place in the November runoff after finishing first in the city’s primary election. The remaining question is whether Pratt or City Councilmember Nithya Raman will claim the second spot on the ballot. The latest vote totals show Pratt still ahead, but by a much smaller margin than on Election Night. According to the most recent Associated Press tally, Bass led the field with…

Air raid sirens sounded across parts of Israel after missiles were launched from Iran toward Israeli territory, the military said Sunday. The Israel Defense Forces said it had identified incoming missiles and activated defensive systems to intercept the threat. Authorities did not immediately provide details on damage or casualties, but warned residents in affected areas to follow safety instructions as interceptions took place. Al Jazeera reported Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said it launched ballistic missiles at Ramat David Air Base in northern Israel. Download the SAN app today to stay up-to-date with Unbiased. Straight Facts™. Point phone camera here The missile…

Black midwives in the South, a region rife with racial disparities in maternal health access and maternal mortality, are leading lawsuits over state regulations that they say limit their ability to provide care. Women behind the litigation say midwives can help improve birthing outcomes in Southern states, where maternal mortality rates are higher than the […]