Xavier Becerra, nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, at the start of a break during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 24, 2021. (Greg Nash-Pool / ) This story was originally published by CalMatters...
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California officials say the Supreme Court ruling will have no effect on the elections that are just five weeks away. (Trevor Stamp / for LAist) California officials say they will not use a federal database pushed by the Trump administration to check voter eligibility. That’s aft...
safety
A third suspect was arrested on murder charges in the death of Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old Black mother of four whose body was found hanging from a tree in Jackson....
News
The Capistrano Beach area, already battered by Hurricane Marie, is once again bracing for more coastal damage, this time from Hurricane Polo.
safety
Hector Corral listens during an L.A. Progressive Shooters firearms education course in Norwalk, on Oct. 29, 2023. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Have a gun? You're going to need to take another safety class after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a package of bills Sa...
safety
The FBI is offering $1 million for any information leading to the arrest of a man wanted in connection with killings in Southern California and elsewhere, making him the latest addition to the bureau's list of Ten Most Wanted fugitives....
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Disney+ and Hulu's "Oasis: Don't Look Back In Anger" doc features Liam and Noel Gallagher first joint interview in 20 years plus, unseen performances.
safety
The son of a prominent Los Angeles City Hall lobbyist was arrested on suspicion of drunkenly ramming into his father with a Ford Bronco and then fleeing the scene, leaving his severely injured father bleeding on the ground, authorities said....
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Forecasters are calling for dangerous conditions at Southern California beaches, with high surf, erosion and possible coastal flooding, as a pair of storms roil warm Pacific waters....
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A motorcyclist is recovering after he was struck by two cars in Long Beach, one of which fled the scene, and left with severe injuries.
Local
Traffic moves along the 405 Freeway on Feb. 13 in Los Angeles. (Apu Gomes / Getty Images) The Trump administration announced Monday it's scaling back how fuel efficient American carmakers need to make their fleets. The Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards set average f...
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A woman was shot by sheriff's deputies who responded to a domestic dispute in Cudahy Monday. Two other people were injured, including an underage girl, in the chaos that preceded that shooting....
safety
The 40-year-old man killed near a Dublin park, allegedly by his in-laws – who witnesses said took turns shooting at him – was a New York Times games engineer who had previously been charged with child abuse....
