MAHA child health report ignores gun violence, the leading cause of child death
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MAHA child health report ignores gun violence, the leading cause of child death

The Make America Healthy Again Commission, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has released its Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy, a 20-page report the U.S. Department of…

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L.A. County employee charged with hate crimes against Asian co-worker
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L.A. County employee charged with hate crimes against Asian co-worker

A Los Angeles County employee has been charged with felony hate crimes after allegedly breaking into the government’s downtown headquarters three times in the last two weeks and…

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Schiff lawyer told Justice Department it should investigate Pulte for probing mortgages of Trump opponents
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Schiff lawyer told Justice Department it should investigate Pulte for probing mortgages of Trump opponents

Three days after President Trump publicly accused Sen. Adam Schiff of committing mortgage fraud, an attorney for Schiff wrote privately to the Department of Justice that there was…

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Dozens of cargo containers fall off vessel at Port of Long Beach
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Dozens of cargo containers fall off vessel at Port of Long Beach

At least 50 shipping containers slipped off a vessel at the Port of Long Beach Tuesday morning, leaving officials scrambling to determine what happened. Port spokesperson Art Marroquin…

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‘Breaking Bad’ actor accused of spraying woman with water, which agent denies
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‘Breaking Bad’ actor accused of spraying woman with water, which agent denies

Actor Raymond Cruz was held in custody for five hours on Monday after a sudsy spat with three women in his Los Angeles neighborhood. Cruz — who portrayed…

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In face of extreme heat, L.A. may require landlords to keep their rentals cool
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In face of extreme heat, L.A. may require landlords to keep their rentals cool

Los Angeles landlords may soon be required to keep rental units cool — or at least make it possible for tenants to do so. County supervisors last month…

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Passenger kicked her Lyft driver in the head; CHP searching for her
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Passenger kicked her Lyft driver in the head; CHP searching for her

A Southern California Lyft driver recently captured on video an alleged assault by seemingly intoxicated passengers who harassed and kicked him during a ride and questioned who “let…

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When I got COVID, readers said it proved vaccines don’t work. What has RFK Jr. wrought?
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When I got COVID, readers said it proved vaccines don’t work. What has RFK Jr. wrought?

I can’t say I was surprised, but it didn’t take long for readers to jump at the bait last week when I wrote that for the first time,…

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Newsom declares California under siege in State of the State
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Newsom declares California under siege in State of the State

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom used his written State of the State address Tuesday to cast California as a bulwark against a menacing Trump administration he accused of dismantling public…

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OpenAI installs parental controls following teen’s death
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OpenAI installs parental controls following teen’s death

Weeks after a Rancho Santa Margarita family sued over ChatGPT’s role in their teenager’s death, OpenAI has announced that parental controls are coming to the company’s generative artificial…

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