• Wed. Sep 17th, 2025

The Pulse of Southern California

NBA, U.K. government invest $13.7M to grow basketball in England – NBC Los Angeles

The U.K. government and NBA have teamed up to expand recreational basketball in England through an investment of 10 million pounds ($13.7 million) ahead of the possible launch of an…

Federal judge orders Alabama’s largest county to redraw racially gerrymandered districts

By KIM CHANDLER A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Alabama’s largest county to redraw county commission lines after ruling that the districts were unconstitutional because of racial gerrymandering. U.S. District…

‘Love Is Blind’ alum sues producers, alleging they exerted ‘complete domination’ over cast

Apparently, love is blind to a healthy work environment. That’s what’s alleged in a new class-action lawsuit filed this week. Stephen Richardson, a contestant on Season 7 of the Netflix…

Taking amenities from renters to build ADUs ‘isn’t housing justice’

Sept. 17, 2025 9 AM PT To the editor: Los Angeles renters are not just losing off-street parking — we are losing basic principles of democracy (“A Koreatown parking protest:…

Timor-Leste scraps plan to buy MPs free cars after protests

Timor-Leste has scrapped a plan to give its lawmakers free cars after thousands of people took to the streets to protest against it. On Tuesday, demonstrators burned tyres and set…

Trump says the Palisades is allowing affordable housing. Is that true?

Gov. Gavin Newsom has responded to a social media post from President Trump saying the state was nearing approval of low-income housing in Pacific Palisades following January’s firestorm, writing the…

L.A. Unified Supt. Alberto Carvalho is hired for another four years

The Los Angeles Board of Education agreed Wednesday by a 7-0 vote to retain L.A. schools Supt. Alberto Carvalho for another four years with the details of his contract still…

UCLA loses defensive coordinator Ikaika Malloe after 0-3 start

The fallout from UCLA coach DeShaun Foster’s dismissal deepened Wednesday when interim coach Tim Skipper disclosed that defensive coordinator Ikaika Malloe had agreed to “mutually part ways” with the team,…

ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely over his remarks about Charlie Kirk’s death

NEW YORK (AP) — ABC has suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely following comments he made about Charlie Kirk’s killing. The network’s decision Wednesday came Nexstar announced its ABC affiliates…

ABC drops ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ indefinitely over host’s Charlie Kirk remarks

Walt Disney Co.-owned broadcaster ABC said it is pulling “Jimmy Kimmel Live” indefinitely following backlash over the host’s remarks about slain right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. The move comes after station…