United Nations urged to investigate L.A. immigration raids
Permalink

United Nations urged to investigate L.A. immigration raids

Denouncing federal immigration raids as a form of “ethnic cleansing,” Rep. Maxine Waters and a group of U.S. citizens announced Monday that they were petitioning the United Nations…

Continue Reading →

Climber declared missing after search through Eastern Sierra peaks
Permalink

Climber declared missing after search through Eastern Sierra peaks

Rescuers in the rugged Eastern Sierra are searching for a Seattle man who has been missing since early September — and possibly longer — after climbing among some…

Continue Reading →

California 12-year-old leads police on high-speed pursuit, cops say
Permalink

California 12-year-old leads police on high-speed pursuit, cops say

Sheriff’s deputies are used to following vehicles on wild pursuits, but the person behind the wheel during a speedy Monday morning chase was far from the usual suspect…

Continue Reading →

Federal judge orders Trump to restore $500 million in frozen UCLA medical research grants
Permalink

Federal judge orders Trump to restore $500 million in frozen UCLA medical research grants

A federal judge Monday ordered the Trump administration to restore $500 million in UCLA medical research grants, halting for now a nearly two-month funding crisis that UC leaders…

Continue Reading →

Women filmed in SoCal Target’s fitting rooms, cops say; man arrested
Permalink

Women filmed in SoCal Target’s fitting rooms, cops say; man arrested

A Thousand Oaks man was arrested after sheriff’s deputies reviewed surveillance video that showed him secretively recording a woman in the fitting room of a Target store, authorities…

Continue Reading →

Trump blames Tylenol for autism, dismaying experts
Permalink

Trump blames Tylenol for autism, dismaying experts

President Trump blamed the over-the-counter drug acetaminophen, commonly known by the brand name Tylenol, as a significant factor in the rise of U.S. autism diagnoses on Monday, at…

Continue Reading →

Swastika and MAGA hashtag scrawled near Long Beach Pride headquarters. Police investigation underway
Permalink

Swastika and MAGA hashtag scrawled near Long Beach Pride headquarters. Police investigation underway

The Long Beach Police Department is investigating anti-LGBTQ+ graffiti that included a swastika and a reference to MAGA and was written on a utility box outside the Long…

Continue Reading →

Israeli teen avoids jail in attack on UCLA pro-Palestine encampment
Permalink

Israeli teen avoids jail in attack on UCLA pro-Palestine encampment

A man who prosecutors said was part of a wild mob that attacked a pro-Palestinian encampment on UCLA’s campus last year was granted diversion Monday, meaning he will…

Continue Reading →

Epstein, Trump officials mentioned in Sacramento suspect’s note
Permalink

Epstein, Trump officials mentioned in Sacramento suspect’s note

The man accused of opening fire on the lobby of a Sacramento-based ABC television station cited the government’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case as a motive and…

Continue Reading →

After insurance pullback, advocates demand a ‘bill of rights’ for California policyholders
Permalink

After insurance pullback, advocates demand a ‘bill of rights’ for California policyholders

A leading consumer group is proposing a policyholder rights initiative that would require insurers to offer coverage to California homeowners who fireproof their homes — or lose the…

Continue Reading →