Ex-L.A. County deputy who smuggled heroin into a jail in Pringles cans sentenced to prison
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.
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Giant pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang are making their public debut at Zoo Atlanta's new Arthur M. Blank Panda Grove on Friday.
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Dolly Parton's estate moves to dismiss lawsuit against nephew
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European air traffic targeted by several new threats after a week of hoaxes
Officials across Europe reported more bomb threats against multiple flights on Friday, following a string of hoaxes that have caused flight diversions this week....
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Coastal Commission approves seawall, sand for battered stretch of San Clemente
File photo: The Mariposa pedestrian bridge damaged by a landslide in San Clemente. (Orange County Transportation Authority) The California Coastal Commission voted Thursday to allow transportation authorities to build a quarter-mile-long seawall just south of San Clemente State B...
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Former clients of immigration lawyer Alexandra Lozano Kennedy can get free legal help in LA
An ad inside Alexandra Lozano Kennedy's now shuttered office in Commerce, CA. (Julia Barajas / LAist) The L.A. Law Library in downtown Los Angeles will host a free legal clinic this Saturday for individuals who believe they may have been victims of fraud or attorney misconduct as...
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None of Nithya Raman’s council colleagues backed her bid for mayor. Will they work with her?
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As Diwali begins, a celebration of Indian basmati rice
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Voters have chosen to increase LA's sales tax — here’s how it compares to other cities
Watch for an increase in sales tax coming next year. (Matt Slocum / Getty Images) The city of L.A.'s current sales tax is 10.25%. But after the region’s stretched firefighting services became visible during the devastating 2025 fires, voters solidly approved Measure FD this week,...
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Pope Leo embarks on Latin America trip with a first stop in secular Uruguay
The trip comes three weeks after Pope Leo underwent lung cancer surgery that had put the entire trip into question.
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Trump moves to make Oval Office a national monument aiming to prevent future major changes
Trump indicated the proclamation would have to be ratified by Congress.
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Google, Meta and TikTok sue California over law designed to protect children from social media harms
Google, Meta and TikTok filed separate lawsuits seeking to block a California law designed to protect children from the risks of social media, arguing that it violates their First Amendment rights....
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Judge blocks Trump arch hours after federal panel approval
Ahead of the vote to grant final approval, the Vietnam vet leading a lawsuit to stop the project called it "frankly blasphemous."