2 dead following shooting at Long Beach homeless encampment

Video of the scene late Wednesday showed officers taking photographs and walking through a homeless encampment set up along the edge of the riverbed.
Pres. Trump hits India with additional 25% tariffs over Russian oil imports

President Trump has imposed an additional 25% tariff on goods from India over its imports of oil from Russia, the White House said on Wednesday, raising the rate from 25% to 50%. In a newly issued executive
Suspect in custody after 5 soldiers are injured in shooting at Fort Stewart army base in Georgia

A suspect is in custody after five soldiers were injured in an active shooter incident at Fort Stewart in Georgia on Wednesday. According to a U.S. official and the military base, the shooting at the 2nd Armored
SoCal heat wave peaks today, but sweltering temps, fire risk will last for days

Southern California’s heat wave will peak Thursday, bringing triple-digit temperatures to L.A. County. Hotter than normal weather will continue well into next week.
Arellano: L.A. never needed the Olympics. With Trump wanting in, it’s time to pull out
With the Games happening in a presidential election year, Trump would love nothing more than to traipse around an L.A. radically transformed by his deportation aggressions to proclaim his mission accomplished and broadcast his conquest to the
ICE arrests in L.A. plummeted in July, new data show

The number of arrests of undocumented immigration in the Los Angeles area appears to have dropped significantly since June.
Contributor: Newsom’s cynical redistricting ploy should be rejected by voters
Newsom, California Democrats and their attempt to wrest power from the state’s independent redistricting system are no better — and maybe worse — than Abbott and the Texas Republicans.
Lopez: My bathroom scale is rigged, and so are my book sales. Lawsuits and pink slips to follow
Steve Lopez: My bathroom scale is rigged, and so is a lot of other stuff. I’m here to set the record straight.
No charges for L.A. County deputy who shot man in back as he lay on pavement

Yen Liu will not face criminal charges in the 2021 shooting of Adrian Abelar, who had discarded a weapon and was prone on the ground when the deputy fired.
Millions of Californians may lose health coverage because of new Medicaid work requirements
The nation’s first mandated work requirement for Medicaid recepients, approved by the Republican-led Congress and signed by President Trump, is expected to have a seismic effect in California.