LAUSD strike: Here is where negotiations stand

LAUSD triple strike negotiations are expected to continue to the weekend as three unions threate to walk out and close schools on Tuesday.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s San Francisco home attacked with Molotov cocktail
An attacker threw a firebomb at Sam Altman’s home in San Francisco. OpenAI also said someone had made a threat regarding the company’s headquarters.
Swalwell’s attorney sends out cease and desist notice over unverified sexual assault allegation

An attorney for Rep. Eric Swalwell, a leading Democratic candidate for California governor, on Thursday sent a cease and desist letter to an unknown individual demanding that they stop accusing the congressman of sexual assault.
David Schenker: US And Iran ‘Very Far’ Apart Before Pakistan Talks

David Schenker, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near Eastern Affairs, told Current Time that all options are on the table for President Donald Trump as the US and Iran remain “very far” apart as
Stealing from the dead: Medical examiner’s investigator pleads to theft charge

Adrian Munoz, 36, was charged with stealing a crucifix from around the neck of a dead man in South L.A. in 2023.
Dark Crossings And Danger Money: Sailors Relive 1980s ‘Tanker War’ Amid Hormuz Crisis

Sailors who survived the 1980s tanker war in the Persian Gulf in which scores of merchant sailors were killed say the current crisis over the Strait of Hormuz risks a descent into another all-out maritime conflict.
Newsom reluctant to endorse a successor, break gridlock in governor’s race
Gov. Gavin Newsom doesn’t want to talk about the race to succeed him. But as the California Democratic Party runs the risk of losing the most powerful office in the state, Newsom may need to step in
Unexplained death after Inglewood traffic stop sparks outcry, calls for police body cameras

An Inglewood police officer was filmed kneeling on Bryan Bostic in an incident before his death last month, leading his family and supporters to push for an independent investigation and more transparency from local authorities.
Warehouse arsonist compared himself to Luigi Mangione, wanted to send a message, prosecutors say
Authorities say a man who burned down an Ontario warehouse was sending a message against the country’s larger economic system.
Transit Toll: A Sea Change In US Freedom Of Navigation Policy?

Iran wants any peace deal to include a right for it to collect fees from ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. With around 130 ships crossing the strait every day before the war, the toll would