In An Anthem For Protesters, Iranians Sing ‘I Am Still Alive’

As Iranians mourn thousands of protesters killed in a brutal state crackdown, two artists living outside Iran have published an anthem for the protest movement. Pooyan Moghaddassi, a Vienna-based poet who wrote the words, told RFE/RL’s Radio
LAPD kills man allegedly holding gun near California Science Center, officials say
Los Angeles police shot a man after receiving reports of someone with a firearm in the parking lot of the California Science Center in Exposition Park on Thursday morning. Fire officials said the man was pronounced dead
‘He Was In His Mother’s Arms’: Iranian Family Mourns Teen Shot In Protest Crackdown

Heshmat Kayedi says Iranian security forces shot and killed his 18-year-old son in front of their home in the western Iranian city of Andimeshk during the violent crackdown on nationwide protests. Speaking to RFE/RL’s Radio Farda from
How failing negotiations could spiral into a bitter fight over the Colorado River

Negotiators for seven states remain deeply divided over how to cut water use along the Colorado River. The chances of a court battle appear to be growing.
They were killed after a fight at a Halloween party. Now one man is charged with murder
A 19-year-old was arrested in connection with a shooting at a Halloween party in Santa Clarita that left two people dead. He has been charged with two counts of murder.
Austin Beutner ends run for L.A. mayor, a month after daughter’s death

Beutner made his announcement a month after his daughter, 22-year-old Emily Beutner, died of undetermined causes.
Lopez: How do you stand up to lies and brutality? Maybe you blow a whistle, for starters

Actor Frank Clem, and others, are blowing the whistle on Trump’s brutal ICE raids.
Fragile US-Iran Talks Salvaged For Oman Summit

In a dramatic reversal that has kept global markets and regional allies on edge, the United States and Iran have confirmed they will move forward with high-stakes negotiations in Muscat on February 6.
Man sentenced to life in prison in assassination attempt of Pres. Trump at Florida golf course

Ryan Routh, the man convicted of attempting to assassinate then–presidential candidate Donald Trump at a Florida golf course in 2024, has been sentenced to life in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon delivered the sentence Wednesday
Border czar Tom Homan says DHS will withdraw 700 immigration agents from Minnesota

The Trump administration will immediately pull 700 federal immigration and law enforcement personnel out of Minnesota, reducing the federal footprint in the state by about 25%, according to White House border czar Tom Homan. Roughly 2,000 federal