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California moves to ban auto insurance surcharges for single drivers
The proposal would eliminate a 30-year-old practice where unmarried drivers pay up to $100 more for identical coverage compared to married policyholders....
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California wants to ban child marriage. Why are these civil rights groups trying to stop it?
Pat Abatemarco, a child marriage survivor, speaks during a press conference at the state Capitol in Sacramento on June 22, 2023. (Rahul Lal / CalMatters) It was March when a group of California lawmakers decided they’d broach a sticky topic: child marriage. Over the next three mo...
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Trump photographed with 'Kennedy Center Demolished' sign as venue says closure 'temporary'
President Trump was photographed Wednesday night looking over a placard that appeared to include the words "Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED."
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'I feel kidnapped': Latino immigrants say they're in legal limbo after being deported to country in Africa
Roughly 25,000 people have been deported to so-called third countries during the Trump administration's ongoing immigration crackdown, according to Human Rights First....
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Reports of unauthorized drone briefly pause flights operations at DC airport in highly restricted airspace
Flight operations were briefly paused at Reagan National Airport in D.C. Wednesday night after pilots on two separate aircraft reported seeing a drone over the airport....
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‘Glow-up,’ ‘cuffing season’ among 1,400 new words added to Merriam-Webster dictionary
Merriam-Webster added 1,400 new words and definitions to its dictionary, including “glow-up,” “cuffing season,” “Sunday scaries” and “vibe coding.”
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Watchdog group asks California bar to investigate conduct of two DOJ attorneys in immigration cases
Screenshots from body worn video taken during an by federal immigration agents on Oct. 21. The prosecutor in the case is now the subject of a complain to the California Bar. A nonprofit watchdog group is asking the State Bar of California to investigate two assistant U.S. attorne...
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For the first time, scientists link heavy snow to groundwater in California
Scientists are finding that snowfall is more connected to water underground than we knew. Using satellite data, they found groundwater levels actually rise during big snow years, in contrast to most years, when it continues to fall....
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Mayor Karen Bass questions Nithya Raman's role in Palisades recovery effort
Mayor Karen Bass took aim at mayoral candidate Nithya Raman during a visit to Pacific Palisades.
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Chatsworth Tragedy: Community pays tribute to those killed in NBC4 helicopter crash, including Eliana Moreno, George Marciniw, Gutierrez Mejia
A mourning community is coming together to pay tribute to those killed when a NBC4 helicopter crashed in Chatsworth.
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Postal Service chief says work stopped on computer system key to Trump effort to limit mail voting
The top official at the U.S. Postal Service said Thursday that the agency has stopped work on developing a controversial computer system that was central to President Donald Trump’s effort to limit mail voting after the Supreme Court rejected his executive order this week. “There...
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A mural in Pasadena will honor its immigrant neighbors. Here’s how to join in
The mural will be painted at the Pasadena Job Center, which has connected day laborers to employers for decades. (Adolfo Guzman-Lopez / LAist) Topline: Over the next few months, the Pasadena Community Job Center — which connects carpenters, painters, roofers, drywall installers a...
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Uber ordered to pay $40M to parents of woman fatally struck after being left on OC freeway
The parents of a 23-year-old woman killed after being left along an Orange County freeway are speaking out.
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Can you ride a minibike on LA streets? Here's what the law says
Scores of minibikes were impounded by the Los Angeles Police Department during an enforcement operation on the 6th Street Bridge Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. (Courtesy of LAPD) This story first appeared on The LA Local . The scene on the 6th Street Bridge on Sunday was hard to miss: C...
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Federal government paid employees $9.5 billion not to work in 2025: Report
The federal workforce shrunk by roughly 216,000 workers in 2025, according to federal data.
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Sources: Drugs found at scene may belong to bus crash suspect
Investigators confirmed narcotics and paraphernalia were recovered from the driver charged in the deadly Chatsworth Metro bus crash.
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Rising jet fuel costs send ticket prices soaring for travelers heading into holiday season
Fuel costs are taking off and travel experts are encouraging people to book early and plan ahead for that next trip.
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Watch: Man breaks free from handcuffs, punches deputy in Ohio courthouse escape
An Ohio man being transported from a courthouse to prison made a dramatic attempt to escape after breaking free from his restraints and assaulting deputies....
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DoorDash and Uber Eats to offer delivery from US Costco stores
DoorDash and Uber Eats can now bring Costco to you, nationwide. DoorDash said Costco was among the most-searched retailers not yet on its U.S. platform, and it will now deliver groceries, household items, and electronics....
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Halloween 2026: Los Angeles Haunted Hayride returns for spooky season
In celebration of its 18th season, ABC7's Tony Cabrera takes you inside the Los Angeles Haunted Hayride experience at the Crystal Springs Picnic Area at Griffith Park....
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Texas puts to death a man in killing of 3 during home robbery, the state's fifth execution this year
LeJames Norman was put to death by lethal injection Wednesday, while a judge halted another planned execution set in Georgia on the same day.
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UN-backed experts cite possible US war crimes in Iran, including a school attack
A man reacts to the camera while driving past a monument depicting the clenched fist of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes on Feb. 28, and a missile at the Islamic Revolution square in downtown Tehran, Iran. (Vahid S...
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Community vigil held for 5 victims of Chatsworth tragedies
A community vigil took place Thursday night in Chatsworth to honor all five victims killed in Tuesday's double tragedy in Chatsworth.
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SUV driver who slammed into bus in Chatsworth charged with 2nd degree murder, was driving high: DA
Bailee Rios, the woman accused of slamming her SUV into a Metro bus in Chatsworth, was charged with second degree murder.
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Security camera video shows SUV crash that killed 2 on Metro bus in Chatsworth
Security camera video captured the moment a SUV broad-sided a Metro bus at high speed in a deadly crash at a Chatsworth intersection. The video shows the orange Metro bus enter the intersection at Nordhoff Street and De Soto Avenue before the SUV traveling at high speed nearly st...
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Judge: Immigration agents must stop the way they’re conducting warrantless arrests
An immigration agent arrests a worker at the Hand J car wash in Los Angeles during a raid in August 2025. (Image via U.S. Border Patrol bodycam footage) On a hot day in Los Angeles in August 2025, a worker stood in the sun with a rag and a squeeze bottle in front of a Mazda SUV w...
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American Girl debuts 2027 Doll of the Year, Daisy Davenport
Meet Daisy, Davenport American Girl's latest addition.