The former Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy pleaded guilty last year to attempting to smuggle to 1.1 pound of heroin into a jail facility.
Nov 6, 2026
The California Coastal Commission on Thursday approved an extensive package aimed at fortifying the vulnerable railway along San Clemente's coast, while also attempting to protect the area's shrinking beaches. A hallmark of the permit includes a historic replenishment of sand.
Meta, TikTok and Google filed separate lawsuits against California over a new law seeking to tighten restrictions on child social media usage, arguing the legislation violates the companies’ First Amendment rights. California’s bipartisan “Digital Age Assurance Act,” which goes into effect Jan. 1, bans social media platforms in the Sunshine State from providing “an addictive...
Nov 5, 2026
A weekend heat wave and Santa Ana winds will bring red flag warnings to mountainous areas of Ventura and Los Angeles counties.
Stocks nosedived Thursday, one day after rallying on the heels of Democrats’ resounding midterm victories. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled by more than 2,100 points from the opening bell and closed down by 1,833 points relative to the end of trading Wednesday. The Nasdaq composite and S&P 500 were respectively down by roughly 1,422...
Republican Reps. John Moolenaar (Mich.), Brian Mast (Fla.) and Rick Crawford (Ark.) sent a letter to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Wednesday, following reports he sent intelligence to China. The GOP lawmakers requested that the CEO appear in a joint, closed-door briefing on Nov. 18 to address concerns regarding Nvidia’s “security protocols against foreign adversary...
As mayor, Nithya Raman will need to be bolder than ever, because that's what L.A. needs. Angelenos yearn for safer streets, an end to homelessness, a renewal of the dreamland that the city has represented for over a century.
Parents are suing technology giant Google, alleging the AI Gemini chatbot offered on school Chromebooks helped a young teen prepare plans for a suicide attempt and her funeral. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in California Superior Court and claims a 13-year-old girl —dubbed “Emma” — chatted with Gemini over the course of several months, prompting...
Nithya Raman's upstart campaign marked a generational shift at City Hall as voters followed the lead of New York, where democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani was elected last year.
There are 548 people on death row in California. Newsom’s decision announced Thursday comes as he prepares to leave office after eight years.
From unexpected contestant to winning candidate, Raman's next challenge is daunting: Fix City Hall.
Raman is looking to boost housing production, add bike lanes and replace the current police chief. She's also planning to be a hands-on manager, using data to assess the city's effectiveness.
Bass conceded her loss in a phone call to Raman on Thursday. 'While this is not the outcome we hoped for, the people of Los Angeles have spoken,' Bass said.