U.S. Catholic bishops oppose Trump’s ‘indiscriminate’ deportations
For the first time in 12 years, U.S. Catholic bishops issued a unified statement Wednesday to support the country’s immigrants and oppose the Trump administration’s ”indiscriminate mass deportations of people.”…
Major SoCal storm threatens flooding but could snuff out fire risk
Evacuation warnings were set to go into effect across Los Angeles County on Thursday evening as an atmospheric river approached Southern California, bringing with it the potential to put an…
City Council committee advances plan to limit LAPD’s less-lethal weapons
The Los Angeles City Council will consider an ordinance that would prevent the LAPD from using crowd control weapons against peaceful protesters and journalists. Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez, who represents District…
Bob Ross, known for ‘happy little trees,’ sparks bidding war at auction
A trio of Bob Ross paintings sold for more than $600,000 in a Los Angeles charity auction Monday to help support public television programming that is struggling after government funding…
Federal defense lawyers ‘face financial ruin’ after months without pay, memo says
California defense attorneys facing the threat of eviction. Some paying for case-related expenses out of pocket. Others forced to stop taking federal court appointed cases to ensure financial survival. Defense…
Volley of gunshots at L.A. apartment leads to 8-hour SWAT standoff
Several blocks of downtown Los Angeles were shut down for hours Wednesday after reports of someone shooting a rifle from an apartment high-rise prompted a police SWAT team response. At…
Mega Millions jackpot jumps to $965 million for Friday’s drawing
The Mega Millions jackpot jumped to nearly a billion dollars for the eighth time in the game’s history after no one won the drawing on Tuesday night. The next drawing…
Feds charge Gov. Newsom’s former chief of staff over alleged fraud, tax crimes
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s former chief of staff was arrested Wednesday on federal charges that allege she siphoned $225,000 out of a dormant state campaign account and wrote off a $1…
Why did national parks look so normal during this shutdown?
As the government shutdown stretched on last week, Travis Puglisi saw something unusual at Joshua Tree National Park: two rangers doing graffiti checks. “Do you know how often I run…
At Brazilian climate summit, Newsom positions California as a stand-in for the U.S.
BELÉM, Brazil — The expansive halls of the Amazon’s newly built climate summit hub echoed with the hum of air conditioners and the footsteps of delegates from around the world…