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AI “slop” is now increasingly on offer at brick-and-mortar establishments. As AI image-making technology has grown more advanced — and cheaper to use, in some cases being free — images with a distinct “slop” flavor, namely ones with surreal or even disturbing attributes, have beg...
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The U.S. military hit targets in Iran on Tuesday after it said Tehran tried to attack commercial ships and American forces in the Middle East, as hostilities flare once again in an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months. The U.S. strikes, and others on Sunday, abru...
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A shooting suspect led police on a wild chase, opening fire on the 710 Freeway in Long Beach before eventually crashing in downtown Los Angeles.
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Tropical Storm Edouard is poised to significantly strengthen before reaching the northwestern Gulf Coast on Tuesday, potentially reaching hurricane strength....
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LAUSD's current policy allows students 13 and older to use AI tools. (Robyn Beck / AFP via Getty Images) The Los Angeles Unified Board is reevaluating how students, educators and schools use artificial intelligence as some parents call for an in-classroom moratorium. A new board ...
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Blue Butterfly Village, a complex of 74 townhomes nestled in a hillside in San Pedro, provides housing to formerly unhoused female veterans. (David Wagner / LAist) When it first opened in 2015, Blue Butterfly Village was hailed as a rare sanctuary for women veterans overcoming ho...
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Head to Dom's Taverna for Chef Dominique Crisp’s Central Coast spin on Basque cooking. (Cathy Chaplin / LAist) Angelenos have escaped to Santa Barbara for generations. While neighboring Santa Ynez Valley captured the culinary spotlight in recent years, the coastal strip is striki...
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The Catalina Island Conservancy is authorized to begin killing thousands of mule deer on the island Tuesday under a state permit that Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn is urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to suspend or revoke. Hahn, who has opposed the planned eradication, sent a ...
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Jurors entered a fourth day of deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, weighing whether postpartum psychosis left her not criminally responsible for the deaths of her three children....
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Kroenke Sports & Entertainment announced Tuesday that it has reached an agreement to acquire the Los Angeles Angels . In a news release, the ownership group said the deal with the Moreno family is expected to close early next year. The transaction would require approval from Majo...
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The jury in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial is set to resume deliberations Tuesday for a fourth day. Clancy, a former Massachusetts nurse, admits killing her three children but argues postpartum psychosis left her not criminally responsible....
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One person was killed Tuesday morning when more than a dozen vehicles were involved in a crash in Norwalk. The initial crash involving two vehicles was reported just before 1 a.m. Both vehicles rolled over in the rear-end collision, authorities said. Authorities were investigatin...
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Most local labor unions are backing Mayor Bass, but the powerful Unite Here Local 11 representing hotel workers endorsed council member and challenger Nithya Raman....
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Could Southern California be at risk of flooding from the remnants of a hurricane this Labor Day weekend?
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California lawmakers on Monday voted to ban federal immigration agents from being hired for many local and state government jobs and outlaw electric-shock gloves....
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Prosecutors say an alleged member of the Blythe Street gang shot a Black man who was sitting in a car outside a Panorama City building at the center of a battle over control of local drug sales....
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A pair of bills on Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk would make it easier for California community colleges to offer bachelor's degrees.
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The number of Angelenos who die in traffic crashes now regularly outpaces those killed by homicide, but data shows vehicle stops by LAPD have plummeted since the pandemic....
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The family of Tupac Shakur expressed elation and relief in a statement issued after the conviction of a former Los Angeles gang leader in the rap icon’s 1996 drive-by shooting death in Las Vegas. After just a few hours of deliberations, jurors returned a conviction on a first-deg...
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For nearly three decades, the killing of Tupac Shakur was one of hip-hop’s most enduring mysteries, a case marked by reluctant witnesses, dead suspects and questions about whether anyone would ever be held accountable. In the end, some of the most damaging evidence against the on...
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The California Assembly opted not to vote Tuesday on legislation meant to help wildfire victims, deciding at the last minute to push back a decision on a bill that some Democrats, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, said wouldn’t meaningfully address the financial challenges caused by c...
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Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce and their pets are no strangers to getting a round of a-paws. The couple’s dog is joining those ranks, making her onscreen debut alongside the Kansas City Chiefs tight end in Tommy Hilfiger’s new ad campaign, “Only in New York.” The pooch is a Samoyed, ...
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A chaotic scene unfolded in Bellflower early Monday morning after a gas station was ransacked following what appeared to be a street takeover. Authorities responded to the 8500 Block of Artesia Boulevard at around 3 a.m. The front door of the business was smashed as people poured...
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A judge has scheduled a trial in a suit filed after a Yucaipa woman allegedly suffered a brain injury while riding Magic Mountain's X2 coaster.
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The U.S. Postal Service is poised to launch a hastily built, error-riddled computer system that could jeopardize the process of mail voting relied upon by one-third of all voters, according to a whistleblower statement released Tuesday by Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal. The e...
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A pursuit and shooting involving police shut down part of the northbound 710 Freeway in Long Beach early Tuesday. According to the Long Beach Police Department, officers responded to reports of a shooting on the 200 block of Aquarium Way shortly before 12:30 a.m. Police found thr...
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New digital billboards are operating above Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade, with as many as 16 potentially coming to the city.
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With the warm water from El Niño, there's a chance a tropical system could reach Southern California for Labor Day weekend.
