Why is Southern California feeling more like muggy, stormy Florida this week?

For the rest of the week, Southern California will feel more like “Florida West,” forecasters said, as remnants of Tropical Storm Mario move north, boosting humidity and the chance for strong thunderstorms.
California, West Coast states roll out their own vaccine guidance amid clash with CDC

California breaks from CDC with new vaccine guidance, and lawmakers propose $23-billion science funding plan.
Authorities ID 15-year-old girl found dead in singer D4vd’s impounded Tesla
The girl’s severely decomposed body was found at Hollywood Tow on Sept. 8 in a black Tesla registered to musician David Anthony Burke, whose stage name is D4vd.
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Charlie Kirk shooting suspect charged with murder, additional charges; prosecutors seeking death penalty

The man accused of assassinating conservative influencer Charlie Kirk during an event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10 has been charged with murder. Tyler Robinson, 22, faces a slew of offenses: felony aggravated murder, felony discharge
Judge dismisses two state murder charges against Luigi Mangione, accused killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO

A Manhattan judge dismissed two murder charges related to acts of terrorism against Luigi Mangione, the accused killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione appeared in court for a pre-trial hearing in New York City, where Judge
L.A. County moves to keep ICE away from data that show where people drive

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to increase oversight of data gathered by law enforcement devices known as automated license plate readers.
‘It’s all at stake’: As Prop. 50 fight intensifies, Newsom, partisan influencers rally their bases
The multimillion-dollar jousting over a redistricting push in California to counter President Trump was on full display recently, as both sides courted voters.
L.A. Convention Center expansion hits a wall: Council committee endorses repairs instead

A narrowly divided Budget and Finance Committee voted to recommend a much smaller package of repairs to the Convention Center, citing concerns about the cost of expanding the facility.
Did L.A. wildfire debris worsen this year’s toxic algal bloom? Researchers say it’s unlikely
Toxic algae killed hundreds of marine mammals near L.A. in the last year. Scientists suspected January wildfire runoff may be to blame, but new research says no.