President Trump and Australian PM Anthony Albanese meet at White House to sign rare minerals agreement

President Donald Trump met with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House on Monday, where the two leaders discussed trade and the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal, in addition to signing an agreement on Australia’s rare-earth
L.A. City Council candidate to be fined $17,500 for ethics violation
Documents from the city’s Ethics Commission show that candidate Jose Ugarte repeatedly failed to disclose outside income he made from his lobbying and consulting firm.
Send kids to school with a cough or sniffles? Some parents say no way

Chronic absenteeism remains high among California students. But some parents, especially those of kindergartners, don’t want to send their children to school sick since the pandemic.
Man gropes, attacks store’s customers, then female shopper fatally shoots him, authorities say
Los Angeles County Sheriff investigates fatal shooting of a man who allegedly groped and attacked Compton customers and employees.
Firing artillery over Interstate 5 considered unusual for Camp Pendleton, some experts say
While no one was hurt, experts say the decision to fire live munitions over the freeway during the ceremony was highly unusual.
More rain could be on the way this week to Southern California

The Los Angeles region could see more rain this Wednesday, as a small chance of thunderstorms could bring more precipitation to the area, according to the National Weather Service.
Chabria: Trump’s AI poop post caps a week of MAGA indifference to Hitler jokes
Trump posted an AI video of himself wearing a crown inside a fighter plane, dumping what appears to be feces on “No Kings Day” protesters, whom he called “whacked out.”
Wild bear breaks into California zoo, is found communing with the captive bears
A wild black bear took a jaunt around a Northern California zoo and was spotted visiting its bear neighbors.