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Hollywood Forever Cemetery to host 27th annual Día de los Muertos celebration
The 27th annual Día de los Muertos celebration at Hollywood Forever Cemetery will be held Oct. 24, featuring musical performances, altars, art, traditional ceremonies and activities honoring the dead, organizers announced Tuesday. The noon-to-midnight event will take place on the...
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South Bay therapist sentenced to more than 16 years for secretly recording girls in bathroom
A South Bay family therapist was sentenced Tuesday to more than 16 years in federal prison for installing a hidden camera in a women’s bathroom at his workplace and recording minors who received therapy services from him. Joseph Toews, 31, of Manhattan Beach, was sentenced to 200...
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GOP senator airballs perjury claim against Jack Smith over apparent Hawks/Hawkeyes mixup
His slam dunk was a brick. Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., on Tuesday accused former special counsel Jack Smith of committing perjury when he denied attending a specific Atlanta Hawks basketball game in 2024 — to Smith’s apparent confusion. The attempted trick play happened during a Se...
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Christa Pike: Tennessee is set to execute a woman for the first time in 200 years
Christa Pike was 18 when she killed a classmate in a jealous rage and became one of the youngest women to be sent to death row.
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The Toy Insider's top picks: 20 must-have toys for 2026
See the Toy Insider's 20 most sought-after toys.
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SoCal twins plead guilty after failing to report more than $1.3M in income
Twin brothers from Southern California pleaded guilty to federal tax crimes after admitting they failed to report more than $1.3 million in income, including money from a side business that resold golf tee times, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday. Se Youn “Steve” Kim, 42, of ...
safety
CHP motorcycle officer killed in on-duty Central Valley crash
California Highway Patrol officer Brian Liles was killed in on-duty crash on Highway 99 Monday night.
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ABC News' Will Reeve reveals testicular cancer diagnosis, chemotherapy treatment
Reeve got married in January 2026 and received a cancer diagnosis just months later.
schools
Why more students are taking the SAT, even as UC and CSU campuses remain test-free
The number of California high school students taking the SAT jumped nearly 13% this year compared with 2025, despite major university systems, such as UC and CSU, remaining test-free in college admissions....
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Watch live: Lindsay Clancy returns to court as retrial decision looms
Lindsay Clancy returns to court Tuesday for a pivotal hearing as prosecutors decide whether to retry the Massachusetts mother on murder charges for the 2023 killings of her three young children, while her defense continues to push to have the case dismissed....
safety
LAPD investigating fake 911 calls from man who later claimed he was kidding
Two 911 calls placed Sunday by a man who called back a third time to tell police he was kidding about the emergencies he reported are being investigated by authorities. The first called was received around 3 a.m. when a man claimed there was a shooting in the Wilshire Center area...
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Social Security October payment schedule: Here’s when recipients get their checks
Social Security October payment dates are set for millions of Americans. Here’s when recipients can expect to receive their checks.
business
Iran's currency hits a new record low as war erodes the country's economic stability
Iran’s currency has fallen to a new record low, with traders exchanging more than 2.5 million rials to the U.S. dollar.
safety
Supreme Court allows Trump's ‘third country' deportation policy
The Supreme Court on Tuesday removed obstacles to the Trump administration deporting certain immigrants to “third countries” to which they have no previous connection. The justices, with the court’s three liberals dissenting, granted an emergency request filed by the government s...
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Baby dead after being found in dumpster in South LA, triggering homicide investigation
A baby believed to be around 6 months old died after being found in a dumpster in South Los Angeles, and authorities are investigating the death as a homicide....
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Commentary: From stamped metal to digital, the strange history of our GLDN ST8 PL8S
California has run out of combinations for its current license plate sequence, ending a string dating back to the 1980s. How did we get here?
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LA County will start mailing ballots this week for November election
L.A. County will begin sending out mail-in ballots for the Nov. 3 election this week. (Robyn Beck / AFP via Getty Images) Los Angeles County will begin sending mail-in ballots starting this Thursday ahead of the Nov. 3 elections. Counties across the state have until next Monday, ...
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DA defends decision not to prosecute alleged Cornell 'gang rape' case in 2024
“If what was said on social media about this case was true, those fraternity members would be in prison right now,” Van Houten told ABC News.
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Man dragged to death after bag caught in doors of Brooklyn A train in New York
A man was killed after being dragged by a train at a Brooklyn subway station Monday evening when his bag became caught in closing train doors, according to authorities....
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Florida woman found competent to stand trial in shooting at Rihanna's home
A Florida woman accused of opening fire at the Los Angeles-area home of singer Rihanna was found mentally competent to stand trial. Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, 36, is charged with a count of attempted murder, 10 counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, two counts of shooting at ...
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National Coffee Day 2026 deals, discounts
Calling all coffee lovers! National Coffee Day is bringing a fresh lineup of freebies and discounts on Tuesday, Sept. 29.
safety
UK air base 'terrorism' plot probe continues after suspects released on bail
Police roadblocks and a cordon remained in place in the southwestern British village of Whelford on Tuesday morning near RAF Fairford.
government
LSU frat pledges allegedly waterboarded, forced to chug milk in hazing rituals: report
Two fraternities at Louisiana State University are suspended following an investigation into allegations of hazing within the organizations.
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Officials are looking into a possible new ransom note related to Nancy Guthrie's disappearance
Authorities are looking into the possibility of a new ransom note related to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie.
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FIFA accuses soccer body UEFA of harassment against president Gianni Infantino
FIFA lawyers claimed UEFA is harassing Gianni Infantino, in a court filing urging a Florida judge to deny the European soccer body’s request for evidence discovery about a World Cup private investor plan that has rocked the sport. The 21-page filing to the court in the Southern D...
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LIVE: Lindsay Clancy returns to court for first time since murder trial ended with deadlocked jury
Lindsay Clancy will be back in court amid efforts by her defense team to avert a second trial.
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Jonathan McKinsey, New York Times: Documents reveal child abuse, domestic violence claims of Dublin man shot, killed by in-laws
Jonathan McKinsey, the director of engineering for New York Times Games, was shot and killed in Dublin, California allegedly by his in-laws.
government
Mayoral candidates' views on Gaza likely to come up at Jewish Federation forum
A candidate forum co-hosted by Jewish Federation Los Angeles is expected to cover issues important to Jewish Angelenos, including Israel and antisemitism....
government
An eroding California beach and the fight over driving on the sand
If the California Coastal Commission has its way, vehicular access soon will be nixed at Centerville Beach County Park — one of just a handful of beaches where driving is allowed....
government
Subpoena records offer clues about Trump administration probe of L.A. County voters
Federal investigators have sent L.A. County election officials multiple grand jury subpoenas as part of a criminal investigation into illegal voting, according to records reviewed by The Times....