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The Pulse of Southern California

Trump administration bars undocumented families from Head Start child care

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday that undocumented immigrants will no longer be allowed to attend Head Start, the federal program that provides child care,…

Paul McCartney announces new U.S. arena tour, his first since 2022

Paul McCartney is hitting the road for his first North American tour since 2022. After a brief, frenzy-inducing run at the relatively tiny Bowery Ballroom in New York, McCartney announced…

3 hikes near L.A. where you can cool off on a hot day

Monrovia Canyon Park reopened just in time for this week’s heat wave to remind us that summer is here. This 80-acre wooded treasure was closed for a few years after…

Smoke billows from luxury yacht fire in St Tropez

Social media videos show black smoke billowing from a luxury yacht on fire in St Tropez in the French Riviera on Thursday. The blaze took place on the Sea Lady…

Federal judge signals a halt to indiscriminate immigration stops

A federal judge issued a tentative ruling on Thursday that suggests she will order the Trump administration to halt unlawful stops and arrests that advocates say have terrorized Angelenos, forced…

Hollywood Bowl opens with Russian music and no Gustavo Dudamel

Tuesday night the Los Angeles Philharmonic opened its 103rd season at the Hollywood Bowl. It was a beautiful evening. Lustrous twilight. Bright moon. Paradisal weather. Unusually light traffic. A program…

Listen to the Latest ‘KFF Health News Minute’

July 3 Katheryn Houghton reads the week’s news: The Trump administration is cutting some programs intended to prevent gun violence, and seniors who don’t sign up for Medicare at age…

Watch: Macron's day with the Royal Family

The French president met the Prince and Princess of Wales, the King and Queen and dignitaries on the first day of his state visit. Source link

Convicted ‘Hillside Strangler’ serial killer gets denied parole; will be eligible in a decade

Kenneth A. Bianchi, one of the two men convicted in the so-called “Hillside Strangler” serial murders that terrorized Los Angeles in the 1970s, lost his most recent bid for parole…

Former NCT K-Pop star Taeil sentenced to three years for rape

South Korean singer Taeil is facing the music for the sex crime that prompted his departure last year from popular K-Pop group NCT. A Seoul Central District Court on Thursday…