American Airlines is investigating how luggage from a flight to Burbank ended up in a Hollywood homeless encampment.

Authorities have identified the homeless man who police say was killed by a USC student in an altercation this week on Greek row.

Right-wing media never misses an opportunity to “report” on the nation’s alarming rise in crime (though rates are in fact dropping), especially in blue states, and particularly on the left coast.

A City Council motion will propose to rename Pershing Square after Biddy Mason, a little-known L.A. philanthropist who started life in slavery.

A state lawmaker from Gardena wants to help victims of racially motivated land seizures get justice.

A San Gabriel Valley ring sold dirty cash from the Sinaloa cartel to wealthy residents of China, who wanted to transfer their money to the United States while avoiding capital flight restrictions, federal prosecutors alleged.

California lawmakers are also considering a measure to keep cellphones out of students’ hands while they’re in class. It’s a great idea.

A man was arrested Monday in connection with the firebombing attack of a UC Berkeley Police Department vehicle and three other arson attacks on Berkeley’s campus, authorities announced.

Ecuador moves to crack down on Chinese migrants who fly there en route to the United States. Most cross the border into California and seek asylum.

Student cellphone use at L.A. public schools will be banned starting in January to improve learning, limit distractions and decrease cyberbullying.