California

LOS ANGELES — California braced for further downpours and high winds after a series of powerful Pacific storms drenched the state, unleashing flash floods, mud and debris flows, and prompting emergency declarations from Los Angeles County to the San Francisco Bay Area. Fueled by an atmospheric river known as the Pineapple Express — a plume that channels deep tropical moisture from near Hawaii to the U.S. West Coast — the storms were forecast to drop roughly a month’s worth of rain on parts of the state, according to the…

Authorities have reported the arrest of a man at a security checkpoint near a rally for Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump in California. He faces serious gun-related charges after officers discovered two firearms and a high-capacity magazine in his possession. The suspect, identified as Vem Miller and hailing from Las Vegas, was pulled over in his black SUV by deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff's Office this past Saturday. The situation was resolved without any violence, according to the department's…