Dozens feared trapped as cloudburst triggers flash floods
Dozens of people are feared trapped after a massive cloudburst triggered flash floods in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. Rescue teams, including army personnel, have reached Dharali village in…
UCLA will negotiate with Trump over $339 million medical and science grant freezes
Since federal agencies surprised UCLA by freezing roughly $339 million in research grants, faculty, graduate workers and students have sought out details on what the university — the first public…
Undeterred by tough restaurant times, students are lining up for this college culinary program
It has been a brutal stretch for L.A. restaurants. Since 2023, hundreds of notable spots have shuttered amid escalating costs for food and labor, and a weakening economy. More recently,…
DHS bars trans women athletes from ‘extraordinary ability’ visas – NBC Los Angeles
The Department of Homeland Security will update visa policies to prevent transgender women from traveling to the U.S. to participate in elite women’s sporting events. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services…
Halloween every day? Universal Horror Unleashed opens in Las Vegas
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> Las Vegas — I turn a bend and see a figure in a cornfield. The gray sky is foreboding, a storm clearly on the horizon. When I take…
New Medicaid Federal Work Requirements Mean Less Leeway for States
When President Donald Trump signed a law adding work requirements for some Medicaid recipients, he may have undercut lawmakers in at least 14 states who were designing their own plans,…
Protests in China over viral school bullying case
A school bullying incident in southern China has sparked a series of protests and calls for more justice for the 14-year-old victim. A video of the girl being slapped, kicked…
Men caught cutting copper wire from streetlight near LAX – NBC Los Angeles
Two men with criminal histories were arrested on Sunday after they were caught cutting copper wire from a streetlight near Los Angeles International Airport, law enforcement said. A passerby flagged…
NCAA Tournament fields to remain at 68 teams in 2026 – NBC Los Angeles
The NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will not expand beyond 68 teams in 2026, but future growth remains on the radar. “Expanding the tournament fields is no longer being…
Scientists say they have solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion sea stars
By CHRISTINA LARSON WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists say they have at last solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion sea stars off the Pacific coast of North…