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Court ruling freezes Paramount-Warner Bros. merger for now

Paramount's owners had hoped to seal a deal to buy Hollywood rival Warner Bros. this week. But on Monday, U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín granted a temporary restraining order pausing the acquisition.(SOPA Images/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett / LightRocket) Paramou...

LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)Jul 20, 2026

L.A. medical examiner pushes for greater transparency in high-profile deaths

Autopsy reports rarely come with barbed comments. So eyebrows rose when the autopsy results of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez were released with a statement from the Los Angeles County chief medical examiner saying it was “unfathomable” her grieving parents had to wait month...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jul 20, 2026

Singer D4vd requests handcuffs off for preliminary hearing in murder case

The pop singer known as “D4vd” has filed a motion requesting courtroom deputies remove his handcuffs and other restraints during his preliminary hearing, which is set to take place this week in downtown Los Angeles. D4vd, whose legal name is David A. Burke, will be in the courtro...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jul 20, 2026

No set date for reopening Sunset Blvd. in West Hollywood as repairs continue

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power crews have made “significant progress” replacing the broken section of a 110-year-old water pipe that sent 17 million gallons of water into the streets of West Hollywood last week, but a major section of Sunset Boulevard will not be open ...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jul 20, 2026

By the numbers: A look at the 2026 World Cup in Los Angeles

The 2026 FIFA World Cup came to a close on Sunday after six weeks of thrilling matches across the U.S., Mexico and Canada. Spain claimed its second-ever men’s World Cup title after its 1-0 win against reigning champion Argentina in the final at New York New Jersey Stadium (Met...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Jul 19, 2026