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DHS orders removal of DeepSeek from government agency IT systems
Oct 19, 2026

DHS orders removal of DeepSeek from government agency IT systems

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has ordered that products from the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek be removed from federal agency IT systems and barred from government contracting. The order, which initially went out in July, was published on the Federal Register website Monday. It said DeepSeek’s AI models present “multiple threat vectors,” noting the...


Woman riding e-bike dies in Huntington Beach after crashing into street curb
Oct 19, 2026

Woman riding e-bike dies in Huntington Beach after crashing into street curb

Another e-bike rider was killed in a collision over the weekend in Huntington Beach, marking the second time in months an e-bike rider was killed in the coastal city.


Nicolas Cage battles sinkhole that threatened his Malibu home
Oct 19, 2026

Nicolas Cage battles sinkhole that threatened his Malibu home

After a sinkhole swallowed his driveway in September, Nicolas Cage has received permits to remove debris and guard the home from further damage brought by tropical storms.


Digital issues will stay sticking point in U.S. trade talks: former negotiator
Oct 19, 2026

Digital issues will stay sticking point in U.S. trade talks: former negotiator

Steve Verheul said the United States won’t simply drop issues like the Online News Act and digital sovereignty that it has identified as trade irritants.


71-year-old man killed by 12-foot alligator near Florida lake
Oct 19, 2026

71-year-old man killed by 12-foot alligator near Florida lake

'The alligator was approximately 12-feet long and has been dispatched by FWC trappers,' Capt. Michael Mason of the Winter Garden Police Department said.


U.S. airman identified after deadly rappel fall during Texas football game
Oct 19, 2026

U.S. airman identified after deadly rappel fall during Texas football game

The U.S. airman who died after a rapid fall while rappelling from the rafters of a stadium before a college football game in Texas was a 15-year service member from Georgia.


L.A. residents complained about dangerous coyote months before it attacked a toddler, emails show
Oct 19, 2026

L.A. residents complained about dangerous coyote months before it attacked a toddler, emails show

A coyote in Atwater Village attacked a child over the weekend.


Meta apologizes for suspending 'No Kings' Instagram account, blaming bot traffic increase
Oct 19, 2026

Meta apologizes for suspending 'No Kings' Instagram account, blaming bot traffic increase

Facebook's parent company Meta apologized Sunday for suspending the "No Kings" Instagram account, saying the suspension was caused by a high increase in traffic by bots. Meta spokesperson Andy Stone wrote in a statement that the company's engineering team found the "spike that triggered the incorrect enforcement was primarily in the account’s 'reading' behavior" attributed...


Anthropic pledges 5 percent of stock to public benefit initiative
Oct 19, 2026

Anthropic pledges 5 percent of stock to public benefit initiative

The artificial intelligence firm Anthropic announced it will commit 5 percent of its shares to its new public benefit fund as the industry faces heat over its potential impact on society and the labor market. Anthropic, in a blog post Sunday, said the Anthropic Public Benefit Fund will help the company pursue it's "mission in...


Musk says he will give SpaceX share to every child in US
Oct 19, 2026

Musk says he will give SpaceX share to every child in US

Tech mogul Elon Musk said Monday he will give every child in the U.S. one share of SpaceX next year. “This will be the first of many,” Musk wrote in a post on the social platform X, which he also owns and is technically part of SpaceX. He did not specify how he plans to...


Cooler temperatures, possible rain headed for Southern California
Oct 19, 2026

Cooler temperatures, possible rain headed for Southern California

Cooler temperatures and a chance of rain is on tap for Southern California, forecasters say.


Becerra's muted gubernatorial campaign comes to life in homestretch
Oct 19, 2026

Becerra's muted gubernatorial campaign comes to life in homestretch

After months publicly absent from the campaign trail, Democrat Xavier Becerra has increased public appearances and begun airing television ads as mail ballots reach California voters.


L.A.'s next mayor will face transit challenges. Troubled LAX people mover is Exhibit A
Oct 19, 2026

L.A.'s next mayor will face transit challenges. Troubled LAX people mover is Exhibit A

The delayed automated people mover at LAX, lags in street improvements and road safety initiatives are some of the challenges that mayoral incumbent Karen Bass or challenger Nithya Raman will face next year.


Serial rapist and cosmetics heir is free. San Gabriel Valley community is outraged, mayor says
Oct 19, 2026

Serial rapist and cosmetics heir is free. San Gabriel Valley community is outraged, mayor says

The release of convicted serial rapist Andrew Stuart Luster on parole is garnering outrage in the San Gabriel Valley community where he reportedly lives.


Airplane crushed after nosediving onto California street. Somehow, 2 adults and a child survive
Oct 18, 2026

Airplane crushed after nosediving onto California street. Somehow, 2 adults and a child survive

A small plane carrying three people crashed onto a San Jose roadway Saturday, causing a minor fuel spill and traffic jam. The passengers sustained minor injuries.


Mike Turner calls for investigation into Ukraine’s loss of Starlink access
Oct 18, 2026

Mike Turner calls for investigation into Ukraine’s loss of Starlink access

Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) called for an investigation into Ukrainian forces losing access to a military version of Starlink temporarily last week. Appearing on CBS News’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday, Turner was asked if Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying the outage “sort of happened” was sufficient explanation for lawmakers on the House Armed...


Elizabeth Holmes documentary draws 2,000 sold-out shows in limited release
Oct 18, 2026

Elizabeth Holmes documentary draws 2,000 sold-out shows in limited release

Comedian and satirist Nathan Fielder’s documentary about Elizabeth Holmes drew 2,000 sold-out shows in its limited release across the United States.  The documentary – called “You Can See Everything” – was released on 855 screens over the weekend, with sold-out shows showing the nearly three-hour film that was expected to focus on Holmes’s life before...


LAPD responds to two stabbings, unruly crowd near Crenshaw street festival
Oct 18, 2026

LAPD responds to two stabbings, unruly crowd near Crenshaw street festival

Los Angeles police responded to reports of two stabbings near the Taste of Soul festival on Saturday, and issued an hourslong citywide tactical alert.


Scores of women, teen workers were groped, grabbed at this restaurant chain, feds say
Oct 18, 2026

Scores of women, teen workers were groped, grabbed at this restaurant chain, feds say

California-based Il Fornaio will pay $3 million to settle an EEOC lawsuit alleging widespread sexual harassment and retaliation affecting at least 100 female employees, many of them teenagers.


Bessent: Zelensky 'should be careful' with 'reckless' comments that US slowed down Starlink
Oct 18, 2026

Bessent: Zelensky 'should be careful' with 'reckless' comments that US slowed down Starlink

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “should be careful” with “reckless” comments about the U.S. slowing down Starlink. “President Trump and Secretary [of State Marco] Rubio have categorically said that no one in the Trump administration did that. And I think it is very reckless for President Zelensky to make...


Mayoral candidate Raman was once a firm 'no' on the Olympics. She remains a skeptic
Oct 18, 2026

Mayoral candidate Raman was once a firm 'no' on the Olympics. She remains a skeptic

Mayor Karen Bass is a big booster of the '28 Summer Olympics in L.A.; challenger Nithya Raman? Not so much.


Clean transit, poor oversight
Oct 18, 2026

Clean transit, poor oversight

California's $1-billion clean truck and bus subsidy program was designed to cut pollution and accelerate zero-emission sales. It is now facing allegations of fraud, waste and poor oversight.


Two men found dead after standoff with Long Beach police
Oct 18, 2026

Two men found dead after standoff with Long Beach police

Two men were found dead inside a home after police exchanged fire with a man inside, prompting a standoff with police in Long Beach, police said.


Blackburn on AI Kendrick Lamar clip backlash: It wasn't 'intended to offend'
Oct 17, 2026

Blackburn on AI Kendrick Lamar clip backlash: It wasn't 'intended to offend'

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) is defending herself after coming under fire for sharing a video — which seemed to be AI-generated — in which she appeared in the place of rapper Kendrick Lamar during his 2025 Super Bowl LIX halftime show performance. In a clip Fox 13 Memphis's Rob Sneed posted to Instagram Friday, the...


'No Kings' protests mobilize across California as activists push for early voter turnout
Oct 17, 2026

'No Kings' protests mobilize across California as activists push for early voter turnout

Participants in Saturday's widespread 'No Kings' protests are shouting about voter participation.


Lopez: It's been a great romance, but it's time to rethink our relationship with the California coast
Oct 17, 2026

Lopez: It's been a great romance, but it's time to rethink our relationship with the California coast

With a fall forecast that includes a Super El Niño, Kelvin waves, hurricanes and a rising sea level, piers, beaches and homes could be lost.


SoCal braces for another day of heat and winds as fire destroys homes in Orange County
Oct 17, 2026

SoCal braces for another day of heat and winds as fire destroys homes in Orange County

Firefighters are bracing for another day of Santa Ana winds and extreme temperatures as they continue to battle the Norte fire, which has destroyed six homes in south Orange County.


Trump puts new Russia sanctions that he recently signed into law on hold, citing national interest
Oct 17, 2026

Trump puts new Russia sanctions that he recently signed into law on hold, citing national interest

Named after late South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, the legislation had sought to clamp down more quickly on the flow of financial resources fueling the war against Ukraine.


Hackers steal personal data of millions of California students in massive breach
Oct 17, 2026

Hackers steal personal data of millions of California students in massive breach

Hackers stole data from millions of California students who took state tests. The security breach affects current and former students who attended public schools over the last three years.


Top LAFD union official accuses former president of battery
Oct 16, 2026

Top LAFD union official accuses former president of battery

Los Angeles firefighters Jason Powell and Freddy Escobar have a history, and on Friday that apparently led to an altercation at their union's headquarters.


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