L.A. backs $2.6 billion Convention Center expansion, amid major warnings about the cost
The council backed the project on an 11-2 vote, despite warnings from City Controller Kenneth Mejia and others that the city can’t afford it.
L.A. Taco journalist sues LAPD in latest allegation of police mistreatment of media
Lexis-Olivier Ray, an award-winning journalist for L.A. Taco, filed a civil rights lawsuit alleging Los Angeles officials have routinely interfered with his ability to properly document sweeps of homeless encampments.
CDC committee votes on COVID-19 shots amid widespread criticism
After a contentious discussion that at times referenced discredited theories, low-quality data and desperate pleas from physicians and patients to rely upon sound science, a key CDC committee opted Friday to punt its most consequential vaccine decisions
Company faces criminal charges as it seeks to restart California offshore oil operation
A Texas company is trying to restart a controversial oil operation off Santa Barbara County’s coast. It now faces criminal charges alleging it violated environmental laws.
Mudslides trap drivers, 2-year-old missing in floodwaters as storm batters SoCal
Mudslides during rainy weather in the San Bernardino Mountains on Thursday afternoon prompted road closures and trapped cars.
Detectives try to retrace Celeste Rivas’ final days, collect evidence from D4vd’s Hollywood Hills home
An investigation into the death of a 14-year-old girl who was found dead inside the trunk of singer D4vd’s Tesla is focused on a Hollywood Hills home the singer rented.
Raja Jackson arrested following wrestling beatdown livestreamed at event
Raja Jackson, the son of MMA fighter Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson was arrested Thursday, nearly a month after Jackson was seen beating a wrestler during what was supposed to be a staged match.
‘I just wanted to help.’ Father turns to 9-year-old son for lifesaving stem cell donation
Nine-year-old Stephen Mondek became what Cedars-Sinai Medical Center believes is its youngest known stem cell donor. His father was dying of acute myeloid leukemia, a cancer that affects blood-forming cells in the bone marrow, and needed a
Man dies on roller coaster at Universal’s Epic Universe in Orlando
A man who was riding a rollercoaster at Universal’s Epic Universe in Orlando died Wednesday, park officials said in a statement. The visitor at Universal’s Epic Universe theme park became unresponsive while riding Stardust Racers at the
Pres. Trump asks SCOTUS to allow him to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook
The Trump administration on Thursday formally petitioned the Supreme Court to allow President Trump to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from her position without delay. If the court agrees, it would mark the first time a