Summer temperatures expected early this week, then back to autumn weather and rain

After high temperatures expected Monday, a rainstorm forecast for Thursday will cool things down.
Chabria: Democrats crumble like cookies. Is this really the best they can do?
Democrats broke ranks to reopen the government without securing a deal to protect health insurance subsidies for low and middle income Americans.
Aquil Basheer, ‘visionary’ L.A. trailblazer in gang intervention and violence reduction, dies

A former Black Panther known as “The Commander,” Basheer founded a violence prevention and gang intervention nonprofit in South L.A.
The federal SNAP-funding mess has made L.A.’s food-insecurity crisis clearer than ever

Disruptions to federal SNAP benefits shine a light on the hunger crisis that has long afflicted L.A.
Transportation Secretary Duffy warns air travel could be severely reduced ahead of Thanksgiving

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy issued a stark warning Sunday that U.S. air travel could grind nearly to a halt in the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving if the government shutdown continues, as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
4 dead, 13 injured after police pursuit in Tampa ends with crash into crowd at bar

A police pursuit through Tampa early Saturday turned deadly when a speeding driver lost control and crashed into a packed bar patio, killing four people and injuring 13 others. According to the Tampa Police Department, the chase
LAPD failed to disclose officer domestic violence allegations to state, hearing reveals

An LAPD sergeant testified at a recent disciplinary hearing that the department did not begin alerting a state oversight body to domestic abuse allegations against officers until more than year after it was required by state law.
California Supreme Court rejects free-speech challenge to LGBT protections in nursing homes

The California Supreme Court rejected a 1st Amendment challenge to a state law that protects the rights of gay and transgender people in nursing homes and forbids employees of those sites from using the wrong pronouns to