Trump says California is full of fraud. Bonta says the claims are ‘reckless’
The California attorney general said Trump’s claims are “wrongly and dangerously alleging the [state] government is involved in fraud” and said state authorities have worked arduously over the years to combat fraud, recovering nearly $2.7 billion through
L.A. County ‘imposter’ demanded the Guthries pay bitcoin ransom for mother’s return, authorities allege
Derrick Callella, of Hawthorne, was arrested Thursday after federal authorities say he sent “imposter” ransom messages to the family of Savannah Guthrie. The “Today” co-host’s mother, Nancy, is still missing in what officials believe was an abduction.
L.A. mayor’s race is in major flux, days before deadline

It’s unusual for so many major candidates to be on the fence about a mayoral bid so close to the filing deadline, Pomona College politics professor Sara Sadhwani said.
Diplomatic Showdown Between US And Iran Set For Oman

Iranian and US officials are set to meet in Oman on February 6 for a round of high-stakes diplomacy seen as a last-chance effort to avert a major military escalation in the Persian Gulf.
He helped take over a dead man’s Sherman Oaks home. Now he’ll spend more than 16 years in prison

Matthew Jason Kroth, 52, is the second person to be sentenced as part of a sprawling criminal scheme that targeted the homes of elderly and vulnerable victims.
After court ruling, Democratic lawmakers carry out congressional oversight at ICE facility in Los Angeles

Two Democratic lawmakers inspected conditions at the immigration detention facility in downtown L.A. following a federal court ruling prohibiting the Trump administration from requiring advance notice on visits.
Man who videotaped himself BASE jumping in Yosemite arrested, federal officials say. He says it was AI

A California man is facing a criminal charge for allegedly BASE jumping off Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park during the federal government shutdown last year.
City Council meeting Los Angeles January 28th, 2026

City Council meeting Los Angeles January 28th, 2026 Yaroslavskycomments during City Council session on the crises in Iran.
Rick Caruso confirms he will not run for L.A. mayor

Caruso had said he was reconsidering whether to run Wednesday.
3 dead, 7 injured after car crashes into 99 Ranch Market in Westwood

Three people were killed and seven injured after a car crashed into the 99 Ranch Market in Westwood on Thursday.