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Orange County car influencer among two killed in McLaren crash in Irvine
Two people, including a well-known car influencer, died in a high-speed car crash in Irvine early Sunday morning.
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Firefighter among 7 injured in crash involving Los Angeles Fire Department ladder truck in South Los Angeles
At least seven people have been injured in an accident involving an LAFD ladder truck and three other vehicles in South Los Angeles.
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Dog leaps into Shasta Lake and man jumps in to save it. Dog survives, but the man does not
Geordan White, 60, of Redding died after attempting to rescue a dog that had jumped into Shasta Lake Friday morning, according to the Shasta County Sheriff's Office....
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California lawmakers urge criminal penalties, emergency legislation to rein in unchecked AI
California lawmakers call for criminal penalties and emergency legislation as tech leaders warn of existential risks from rogue AI.
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Newsom brushes aside escalating federal probe into travel expenses as Trump retribution
Gov. Gavin Newsom dismissed an escalating federal investigation of his administration, including the donations paying for his travel, saying it was retribution for his criticism of President Trump and his policies....
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Alexander Zverev beats Ben Shelton to win the US Open title and extend a drought by American men
Alexander Zverev beat Ben Shelton in four sets in US Open final to win his second major title.
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Gunfire erupts as authorities respond to El Monte house fire
One person was hospitalized after gunfire erupted as authorities responded to a house fire in El Monte, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Shortly before 7 p.m., Los Angeles County firefighters and El Monte police responded to a reported house fire in the 5100 b...
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‘Bro, this is nuts!': Marathon runners race straight into torrential flooding
Runners in Sunday’s Racefaster Half Marathon in Paramus, New Jersey, suddenly found themselves facing flash flooding. In some cases, the runners had few options for escaping the water that nearly came up to their knees. “Bro, this is nuts!” said runner Zac Clark, panning his cell...
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Air Force officer recalls ‘free-falling' after jet was shot down over Iran
In an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes” that aired Sunday, one of the two U.S. Air Force officers whose fighter jet was shot down over Iran in April detailed his harrowing ordeal, including plummeting to the ground with a damaged parachute. The Defense Department has not identifie...
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Las Virgenes Road in Calabasas closed in both directions due to water main break
A water main break in Calabasas prompted the closure of Las Virgenes Road in both directions, the Lost Hills Sheriff’s Department announced Sunday. The closure extends from Mulholland Highway to Lost Hills Road and is expected to remain in place for several hours. Public Works pe...
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Disney Jr., ESPN and ABC7 host free 'Take Back Sports' event for kids in Oakland
Ira Jinkins Park hosted a free sports event for young children, organized as part of a national initiative by ESPN, Disney Jr., and "Every Kid Sports."...
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Trump downplays the need to check AI development and says he doesn't want to cede edge to China
President Donald Trump is playing down the need for his administration to check the development of artificial intelligence.
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Man dies after alleged scuffle with security guard at bar in Orange
A man was fatally injured during a scuffle with a security guard at a bar in Orange after initially being escorted out of the establishment for disturbing patrons, authorities said Sunday. Officers responded to a report of an unconscious male in the parking lot of Bikini in a Bot...
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Celine Dion completes her first full concert in 6 years after overcoming rare illness
Celine Dion has returned to the stage in Nanterre, France, performing her first full concert in over six years.
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With mail-in rules uncertain, here’s how Californians can prepare to vote in November
An election worker prepares mail-in ballots. (John Locher / AP) Ballots are going out in less than a month, and California remains locked in a legal battle with the Trump administration over the president’s push to rein in universal mail-in voting . The back-and-forth has some Ca...
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Rams' Myles Garrett to have knee surgery, headed to injured reserve, sources tell ESPN
Rams defensive end Myles Garrett will have arthroscopic surgery on his knee and be placed on injured reserve, sources told ESPN.
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Wisconsin congressman swims to safety after plane makes emergency landing in a lake
A Republican congressman said he had to swim to safety after a plane he was traveling in made an emergency landing in a lake late Saturday.
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1 man shot to death, another wounded while sitting in parked car in Granada Hills
A man was shot to death and another was wounded while they were seated in a parked vehicle in Granada Hills, authorities said.
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Metro offering free shuttle to Chargers home opener at SoFi Stadium on Sunday
Metro is offering free shuttle service to SoFi Stadium for the Chargers' first home game of the season against the Arizona Cardinals.
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Trump calls on Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian diesel, saying attacks are causing a shortage
President Donald Trump called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to halt strikes on Russian diesel, saying the attacks are causing a fuel shortage....
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How shofars became the spiritual soundtrack of Rosh Hashanah
A man blows a shofar, or ram's horn, during a Rosh Hashanah ritual in Israel. (Ariel Schalit / AP) It can be the small, curved horn of a ram or the dramatic spiral of an African antelope. The sound it creates is unmistakable. Creating that sound is not difficult, but it does take...
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Ryanair CEO disputes report that an injured passenger was partly sucked out a shattered window
Ryanair's CEO disputes claims that a passenger was partly sucked out of a window during a July flight.
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South OC Cars and Coffee founder among 2 dead in fiery McLaren crash
Two people were found dead inside a McLaren that caught fire after it crashed into a tree in Irvine early Sunday morning, police said. Officers and the Orange County Fire Authority responded to the single-vehicle crash at Culver Drive and Deerfield Avenue after it was reported ar...
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An oral history project captures stories in and around K-Town. Now anyone can dive in
Abigail Eun gave an interview during the COVID-19 pandemic that is included the new K-Town Archive. (Courtesy of The K-Town Archive) Lauren Kim works alongside her father, Hanjik, at his traditional medicine clinic on the border of Koreatown and MacArthur Park. But it took an ora...
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This Glendale singer made the finals of 'México Canta' — Mexico's answer to 'The Voice'
Glendale, Calif., resident Tiffany Galaviz is one of seven finalists for the binational “México Canta” contest. The finals take place Sept. 13 in Mexico City A Spanish-language TV singing competition from Mexico is doing something that mega-popular shows like The Voice are not. M...
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If the Emmys were up to us ... Plus, how to watch the show
Clockwise from top left: Yahya Adbul-Mateen II in "Wonder Man," Rhea Seehorn in "Pluribus," Noah Wyle in "The Pitt, " Lisa Kudrow in "The Comeback." TV critics care a lot about the people who bring us the shows we love, so of course we each have folks we're pulling for this Emmy ...
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Newsom signed 13 new laws to protect kids from technology. Will they work?
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed 13 new laws to protect kids from technology. (Anna Barclay / Getty Images ) Even a decade ago, the horror stories behind some of the 13 children’s online protection bills Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Thursday seemed the stuff of fiction. An AI chatbo...
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Dominick Bianchi missing: Urgent search for diabetic man as wife Julianna Zyra pleads for newlywed to 'come home'
Dominick Bianchi was last seen Tuesday morning at his home in East Greenbush, near Albany, according to police.
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Irish leaders, local protests react after President Donald Trump says he'd 'love' to see a unified Ireland
President Donald Trump sparked the ire of some Irish leaders shortly after his arrival in Dublin Saturday when he expressed an interest in seeing a unified Ireland....
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Sydney Sweeney's new sports trading ad draws backlash from female athletes
Sydney Sweeney is putting her focus on “Just Sports” in her latest ad campaign, but female athletes are less than impressed. The actress stars in Novig’s new national campaign promoting the sports trading platform ahead of football season. The campaign features Sweeney in a serie...
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In rare sighting, whale shark spotted between Malibu and Santa Barbara Island
Sbarounis estimated the whale shark that he photographed Wednesday, thanks to his friend Ryder DeVoe, was between 14 and 16 feet long. He said it was about 30 miles out, somewhere between Malibu and Santa Barbara Island....
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Pratt voters could play pivotal role in deciding L.A.'s next mayor
One in four L.A. primary voters wanted Republican Spencer Pratt to be mayor. But for Karen Bass and Nithya Raman, openly chasing these voters could alienate liberal supporters....
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One L.A. school trades asphalt for trees and grass
LAUSD turns an asphalt schoolyard into an oasis at Esperanza Elementary, adding shade trees and grass to fight campus heat in Westlake.
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Will the economy motivate voters? This Central Valley swing district could be a test
The 22nd District is one of fewer than two dozen toss-up races nationwide that will likely determine which party controls the U.S. House in the second half of President Trump's term....
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California prison towns grasp for new jobs after closures: 'No one is coming to save us'
As California closes state prisons, rural towns like Susanville and Blythe struggle with lost jobs, shrinking populations and uncertain economic futures....
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1 killed, 1 wounded in Granada Hills shooting
A man was fatally shot and another was wounded early Sunday morning as they were sitting in a parked car in Granada Hills. The shooting occurred about 2 a.m. in the area of Ludlow Street and Yarmouth Avenue. A shooter walked up to the car, fired several shots and fled the scene o...
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Anthropic whistleblower says Congress should let AI companies regulate themselves until a regulatory body is established
Former Anthropic AI researcher Jacob Coxon on Sunday called for Congress to allow the nation’s leading frontier AI labs to regulate themselves while lawmakers come up with a long-term regulatory framework for slowing the pace of AI development. “My personal opinion would be to in...
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Rams star Myles Garrett placed on injured reserve with knee surgery planned
The start of the Los Angeles Rams ‘ season has gone from bad to worse. After getting blown out in their opener against the San Francisco 49ers in Australia, star pass-rusher Myles Garrett reportedly will undergo arthroscopic knee surgery. The reigning Defensive Player of the Year...
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Kimi Antonelli wins Spanish Grand Prix as McLaren's strategy costs Lando Norris
Kimi Antonelli took advantage of Lando Norris’ mishaps to win the Spanish Grand Prix in Formula 1 ‘s return to Madrid on Sunday, increasing his lead in the drivers’ standings. It was the second consecutive victory for Antonelli, the young Mercedes driver who had come-from-behind ...
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Stabbing suspect shot and killed by LAPD at Hollywood Hills home, Los Angeles Police Department says
Officers responding to a reported stabbing in the Hollywood Hills on Saturday night shot and killed a man at the scene, according to police.
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New bodycam video shows fatal police shooting of man armed with knife in busy Santa Monica park
Newly released video shows the moment an officer shot and killed a man who police said approached them with a knife in crowded Palisades Park.
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Swarm of 90 micro-quakes rattles residents in Lennox, Westmont
A series of 90 small earthquakes, ranging in magnitude from 1.0 to 2.7, hit South L.A. on Friday night into Saturday.
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Security stops trespasser at former Vice President Kamala Harris' Malibu home, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says
Former Vice President Kamala Harris' Malibu home had an unwelcome visitor on Friday night, and the woman who allegedly trespassed was not arrested.
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One dead after commercial ship is struck near Strait of Hormuz, according to Iranian media
An Iranian commercial vessel was struck early Sunday off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, with one person killed and four wounded, Iranian state media said, a day before Tehran seeks to brief regional countries on its contested efforts to manage shipping traffic there. State...
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Pastor dies after severe spinal injury during cruise celebrating son’s wedding
A Minnesota pastor died after suffering a severe spinal cord injury and nearly drowning in a pool aboard a cruise ship in Italy while celebrating his son’s wedding....