Mario Joseph Bickham, 36, was charged Monday with two counts of murder stemming from the 2 a.m. June 23, 2025, crash which occurred on the southbound 405 Freeway just north of Moraga Drive. The crash killed 53- year-old LAPD Sgt. Shiou Deng and 34-year-old Jesus Garcia.
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LeBron James will continue his NBA career during the 2026-27 season but has informed the Lakers that the franchise can move on without him.
The justices said Tuesday they will take up appeals asking the court to strike down bans on the AR-15 and similar semiautomatic firearms in Connecticut and the Chicago area.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday erased limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president, striking down a federal election law that is more than 50 years old.
The Supreme Court of the United States issued a ruling Tuesday upholding state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletic teams.
An Adolf Hitler baby photo in a Paramus, New Jersey East Brook Middle School yearbook sparked an investigation.
Tom Kean Jr., the New Jersey Republican who's been away from Congress for almost four months with an unspecified medical condition, has returned to say he had been treated for depression.
Students in a sixth-grade class read at Stege Elementary School in Richmond, on Feb. 6, 2023.(Shelby Knowles / CalMatters)California librarians were stunned when a last-minute budget change stripped K-12 schools of a trove of research materials, potentially leaving thousands of students without r...
The Supreme Court ruled again that campaign funding is free speech protected by the 1st Amendment.
Murdaugh’s murder convictions and sentence of life in prison were overturned last month by the South Carolina Supreme Court. On Monday, a new judge laid out a timeline for hearings and set the retrial to start April 5. She also nailed down deadlines for making sure the defense and prosecution hav...
A somber memorial service was held at Edwards Air Force Base to honor the eight people killed in last week's B-52 bomber crash.
Prosecutors in Michigan say the parents of a 7-year-old boy who weighed 255 pounds when he died have been charged with murder.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship in the U.S. by executive order.
The plan, which avoids major cuts or significant new spending, is Newsom's last before he leaves office in January and as he considers a presidential run.
Two weeks ago, Jordan Stannard's life changed in an instant. As he was loading his 2-year-old daughter into the family Tesla, a car slammed into him.
Mario Joseph Bickham, 36, was charged Monday with two counts of murder stemming from the 2 a.m. June 23, 2025, crash which occurred on the southbound 405 Freeway just north of Moraga Drive. The crash killed 53- year-old LAPD Sgt. Shiou Deng and 34-year-old Jesus Garcia.
Experts share why millions of people lost their Affordable Care Act health insurance plans this year after federal subsidies expired.
A Colorado man got an unexpected surprise when he opened the door to his truck.
Season 2 of 'X-Men '97' streams July 1 on Disney+ with a special three-episode premiere.
A threatening heat dome will engulf the central and eastern U.S. this week with heat index temperatures soaring into the triple-digits in some areas.
A major shakeup to the federal student loan system affecting millions of borrowers will take effect July 1.
Tommi Jo Mejer will be arraigned on Tuesday for involuntary manslaughter after her son's high-powered e-motorcycle killed Ed Ashman, an 81-year-old veteran, in Orange County.
Students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and several other fields will now be eligible for higher student loan limits
In a 6-3 ruling the Supreme Court justices rebuked President Donald Trump's effort to end automatic birthright citizenship through an executive order. In a sharp rebuke to President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the Constitution guarantees automatic birthright citizenship to ...
The Supreme Court yet again loosened campaign finance restrictions on Tuesday by striking down limits on how much political parties may raise and spend on candidates. By a 6-to-3 vote along ideological lines, the court ruled the law, which had been enacted in 1974, violates political parties' Fi...
The Supreme Court has ruled President Trump’s crackdown on birthright citizenship is unconstitutional, rejecting his executive order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.
The U.S. Supreme Court(Andrew Harnik / Getty Images) The Supreme Court once again leaped into the culture wars on Tuesday, ruling that states may ban transgender girls from participating in sports at publicly funded schools. Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who has long coached his daughters' and other ...
Can't see the video above? Watch it here. President Donald Trump campaigned on a promise of mass deportations. More than a year into his second term, the White House has taken a sweeping approach to curbing illegal and legal migration. Ximena Bustillo, NPR's immigration policy correspondent,...
A historic presidential helicopter was transported from the Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda to the March Field Air Museum near Riverside for restoration.
The United States Supreme Court released its opinion Tuesday on upholding state laws banning transgender athletes from female sports teams, handing a major victory to supporters of laws they say protect fairness in women’s athletics.
Burglars smashed into the PokéMall trading card store in Pico-Robertson, stealing an estimated $10,000 worth of collectible Pokémon cards.
Southern California will see mild temperatures as the June Gloom pattern sticks around, but a warmup is in the forecast ahead of the Fourth of July.
For the first time in state history, eight incarcerated students have earned an Associate of Science degree in forestry, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced.
Three masked suspects stole about $10,000 worth of Pokemon cards from Pokemall overnight, according to police.
A Southern California family is dealing with the loss of a loved one who was caught in the middle of the deadly earthquake in Venezuela. The Riverside man was visiting when the big quake hit.
Bestwork Industries for the Blind in Cherry Hill, New Jersey is a nonprofit dedicated to serving, training and employing those with visual impairments
Christina Grimmie's life was cut short 10 years ago. Yet, the talented singer left a legacy of music, kindness, and charity.
A JetBlue Airways pilot reported hitting a drone as the flight was on approach for landing at JFK Airport on Monday morning.
Sportsbook operators anticipated this year's World Cup would set betting records because the major elements were aligned.
After leaving a domestic violence situation, Jessica found housing help through several nonprofits and is now renting a house on her own. (Olivia Hughes / LAist)Homelessness among families with children has been growing.In California, more than 74,000 children under age 4 experienced homelessnes...
France faces Sweden in a World Cup round-of-32 match at New York New Jersey Stadium, with the winner advancing to play Paraguay in Philadelphia on July 4.
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