July 2019

The Latest: Naval air base evacuated while damage assessed

The Latest on Southern California’s strongest earthquake in 20 years (all times local): 2 p.m. Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake says it authorized evacuations for non-essential employees and their dependents while officials continue to assess earthquake damage to the huge military installation in Southern California. The epicenters of the 7.1 magnitude quake on Friday

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Nicki Minaj Is Warned That Her Saudi Arabia Gig Would Be ‘Disastrous’

Human rights advocates are calling on Nicki Minaj to cancel her upcoming performance at Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah World Fest in light of the kingdom’s oppression of women, crackdown on dissidents and censorship of the media. In a letter Friday, the Human Rights Foundation, a New York-based nonprofit that has worked with activists from around the

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