Trump lawyers urge Supreme Court to block California’s new election map while upholding Texas’
WASHINGTON — Trump administration lawyers have joined California Republicans in urging Supreme Court to block California’s new election map on the grounds that one district in the San Joaquin Valley…
Federal authorities arrest former Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned drug lord
Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder who allegedly became the head of a billion-dollar drug trafficking organization, has been apprehended by authorities in Mexico, U.S. officials announced Friday. Authorities…
Keep scrolling, TikTok has finalized its U.S. joint venture
TikTok, the hugely popular social video platform, is officially here to stay. After years of questions about TikTok’s future in America, the social media platform and its Chinese parent company,…
Curren Price corruption case puts legacy, council race on the line
Curren Price’s political career appears destined to end before his criminal trial. Prosecutors first charged the L.A. City Council member in 2023 with embezzlement, perjury and having a conflict of…
The myth of anti-white discrimination in L.A. schools
Spoiler alert: No, Los Angeles schools do not discriminate against white students. But a new lawsuit from a conservative group is claiming that they do — and there are enough…
Bass will give two State of the City speeches during election season
Spring in Southern California has a certain rhythm: Dodgers fans return to Chavez Ravine, the jacarandas start to bloom, and L.A.’s mayor gives a speech — usually a long one…
Pokemon card thefts are hitting collectors across Southern California
Thieves have tried to break into Taylor Minatogawa’s business five times in the last two months, distressing him so much he’s spent at least a dozen nights inside his shop…
Police run over man amid gunfight on California roadway; officer injured, suspect dead
A gun battle unfolded on the streets of a Northern California city this week that was captured in disturbing video — an incidence of violence that a police official likened…
Commentary: A walk through promising, problem-plagued MacArthur Park with its council member
I’m standing in the northern section of MacArthur Park with City Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez, and the modern-day struggles of the historic space are all around us. People lie on the…
‘Unconstitutional and cruel’: ICE memo allows agents to enter homes without judicial warrant
WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers and constitutional rights experts expressed outrage after reports that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials had written a memo stating that deportation agents are allowed to…