California lawmakers vote to expand ban on death penalty for the intellectually disabled
California legislators vote to expand a law prohibiting the death penalty against intellectually disabled defendants. The bill now goes to Gavin.
California vs. Trump hits the 100-lawsuit mark with new challenge to environmental rules
California reached a milestone Friday in its ongoing legal feud with President Trump when Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra announced he had filed his 100th lawsuit against the administration, this time challenging changes in environmental rules.
Mail delivery suspended at L.A. public housing complex with over 1,800 residents
Mail delivery has been cut off at the Mar Vista Gardens public housing complex and residents must now collect their mail more than a mile away.
Preschoolers are mask-licking germ bombs — yet few catch the coronavirus, data show
It’s hard to predict what may happen when California’s primary schools reopen. But when it comes to the state’s youngest students, data are more robust — and more reassuring.
LAUSD’s liberal student attendance policy raises eyebrows
Taking attendance at L.A. schools amid online learning is far more complicated — and a lot more liberal — than saying “here” when a student’s name is called.
Attorney General’s Office takes high-profile Newport Beach rape case from O.C. DA
The California Attorney General’s Office indicated on Thursday it has not yet decided whether to move forward with the high-profile prosecution of a Newport Beach surgeon and his girlfriend accused of drugging and raping seven women after a judge last week took the rare step of removing the Orange County District Attorney’s Office from the…
How Los Angeles is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium
Fifty years after the Chicano Moratorium and the killing of journalist Ruben Salazar, marches, forums, screenings and more show the issues are still relevant.
10 arrested after protesters clash with L.A. police in wake of Jacob Blake shooting
Several scuffles broke out and 10 people were arrested during a protest in downtown Los Angeles late Wednesday night.
Kenosha protests peaceful after night of chaos and shootings
KENOSHA, Wis. — Peace and calm prevailed on the streets of Kenosha on Thursday after the first relatively quiet night of demonstrations since last weekend’s police shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake. The mood of marchers during Wednesday night’s protests in the southeastern Wisconsin city between Milwaukee and Chicago was more somber following the…
California targets diesel trucks, ships with biggest pollution cuts in years
California air quality officials are poised to adopt their biggest pollution-cutting regulations in more than a decade by targeting two leading sources of cancer-causing and smog-forming emissions: diesel trucks and oceangoing ships.