A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction blocking an important California law from going into effect. SB 343 aimed to ensure that packaging does not feature recycling symbols like the chasing arrows unless it is actually being recycled.
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Houston Mayor John Whitmire and the police chief asked the Texas Rangers for an independent investigation into a deadly ICE shooting.
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The contractor building the long-awaited Automated People Mover system at LAX has filed a lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles.
Step back into the magic. Selena Gomez, Gregg Sulkin and Jennifer Stone return for the finale season of "Wizards Beyond Waverly Place." Watch the trailer.
Permanent Daylight Saving Time exposes a deep geographic divide in California, giving SoCal extra evening sun while delaying NorCal winter sunrises until 8:40 AM.
A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction blocking an important California law from going into effect. SB 343 aimed to ensure that packaging does not feature recycling symbols like the chasing arrows unless it is actually being recycled.
New details have emerged after an Antelope Valley woman was charged with murder in connection with the death of her 2-year-old son.
A 79-year-old man died, and three people are still missing after 16 others were rescued from the waters in the San Francisco Bay when a boat sank while carrying mostly family members as part of a memorial service, authorities said.
As fire crews work to fully extinguish the Summit Fire in the Antelope Valley community of Llano, there are conflicting reports on how it may have started.
Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry talks before lawmakers during a floor session at the state Capitol in Sacramento on April 24, 2025.(Fred Greaves / CalMatters)A contentious bill lawmakers are debating this year has them asking the question: Should Californians have the right to sue if a compan...
Los Angeles County has launched a new dashboard aimed at helping residents and public health officials track the effects of extreme heat.
Former President Joe Biden will publish a memoir, "Promise Me, America," which he says will touch upon everything from the economy to his decision to drop his bid for reelection.
Heavy smoke from several large wildfires blazing in Canada and Minnesota is expected to engulf large swaths of the Midwest and Northeast U.S. this week, exposing millions of people to dangerous air pollution.
Distinguished U.S. marine biologist Kent Carpenter, 73, was fatally shot by three masked intruders at his home in the central Philippines. The deadly attack happened just two months before Carpenter was set to retire.
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Commuters already have enough challenges to get to work on time, but new video shows the moment a man held up traffic while messing with a Metro bus in Koreatown.
Workers at a Vons in Granada Hills say corporate managers forced them to keep the store open for hours while a deceased customer's body lay in the aisle.
Take a look at the new Infiniti QX65. Automotive News calls this the most important model in the Japanese Brand's lineup.
Despite the surge elsewhere, California is not among the states currently experiencing an increase in cyclosporiasis cases, health officials say.
The Los Angeles Police Department ended its contract with Flock Safety and its network of surveillance cameras, and more reactions are pouring in.
(AFP / via Getty Images ) Iran threatened to block all oil exporting routes in the region on Wednesday in response to the U.S. maritime blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz. A statement by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard said the U.S. "must expect other oil and gas export routes t...
President Trump has overturned the temporary pause on ICE traffic stops, according to a source familiar with the discussion, allowing the traffic stops to resume.
A group of 26 Meta employees has sued the company, claiming it used artificial intelligence systems to select people for layoffs, disproportionately targeting those on medical, parental or family leave.
A Princess Cruises crew member has died after going overboard from the Regal Princess near Cancún, prompting an eight-hour search off the coast of Mexico.
OutfestNEXT, a 4-day film screening series that celebrates LGBTQ+ storytelling, will return to Los Angeles starting Thursday, July 23.
Oscar Ordoñez sits near a sign informing customers that his taco stand has relocated because of the Lineage warehouse fire.(Isaac Ceja / Boyle Heights Beat)This story first appeared on The LA Local.When the smoke from the Lineage warehouse fire in Boyle Heights cleared, Guido Borjas, 71, and his ...
Slavery panels were replaced at the President's House site in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania amid a months-long battle with the Trump admin.
A former foster parent says she was devastated to learn of the death of a 2-year-old Antelope Valley boy she helped raise for nine months.
The incident marks the fourth "bank jugging" case filed in Ventura County over the last four months.
The Janss Steps at UCLA.( Reed Hutchinson / Courtesy UCLA)The University of California will still evaluate the role of the SAT in undergraduate admissions, despite media reports indicating that the revered public university system suspended those deliberations.The confusion comes at a time when a...
A pedestrian was struck by three different vehicles in Long Beach, police said. None of the drivers stopped. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
Jashanpreet Singh was sentenced to over four years in prison for a 2025 crash that claimed the lives of three people on the 10 Freeway in Ontario.
Disgraced R&B star R. Kelly has formally asked President Donald Trump to commute his 30-year sentence for sexual misconduct convictions.
The family of 21-year-old aspiring nurse Lanai Dees is pleading for the public's help to find the gunman who shot and killed the aspiring nurse.
Extreme heat sticks around in Southern California on Wednesday before relief arrives by the end of the week.
Jashanpreet Singh of Yuba City was sentenced to four years and eight months in prison in the crash that claimed the lives of three people.
A Houston woman's pole dancing ended in disaster after the pole hit a fire sprinkler and flooded her and a neighbor's apartment.
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