Powerball jackpot jumps to about $1.5 billion, the seventh highest in U.S. history
The Powerball jackpot has soared to an estimated $1.5 billion for Saturday night’s drawing, the fifth largest in game history and the seventh highest among all lottery jackpots in the U.S.
California in for wet, white, potentially wild Christmas as Pineapple Express storm looms

A powerful Pineapple Express storm could end up delivering a wet, white and potentially wild Christmas to California, with the possibility of snow in the Sierra and plenty of rainfall across the Southland.
House passes GOP health care plan without ACA extension in 216-211 vote

In a 216-211 vote, the House passed a GOP-backed health care bill that does not include an extension of expiring tax credits that help millions of Americans pay for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. Republicans
She was approved for a green card after three decades in the U.S. Then ICE arrested her
Babblejit “Bubbly” Kaur was approved for a green card and ran a beloved Indian restaurant in Long Beach for decades. Now, she’s in ICE detention.
Who’s running the LAPD? Chief’s style draws mixed reviews in first year

After navigating several crises this year and with crime rates near historic lows, LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell enjoys strong support at City Hall. But among some inside the police department, there are growing frustrations with officer discipline
Want to walk your loved ones right up to the airport gate? You can at these California airports
Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport is the latest airport to welcome the general public into the concourse areas.
A clearer, chilling narrative of the Reiner slayings is emerging: What we know

Five days after Rob and Michele Reiner were found dead in their Brentwood homes, a basic timeline is emerging about the killing and the arrest of their son Nick.
Years of planning culminate in ‘baby boom’ of great apes at L.A. Zoo. Here’s how they did it

Over the last four months, the L.A. Zoo has welcomed the birth of five great apes, including a gorilla, orangutan and three chimpanzees. Here’s how staff are managing their care.
L.A. Councilmember John Lee hit with $138,000 fine in Las Vegas gift case

The city’s Ethics Commission issued the maximum penalty in a case focused on whether Lee violated laws on the amount of gifts he can accept and the public disclosure of such gifts.
Nick Reiner makes first court appearance; siblings Jake and Romy make public statement on parents deaths

The children of filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, have issued their first public statement following the couple’s deaths and the arrest of their brother, Nick Reiner, in connection with the killings. In a