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PARAMOUNT – A 34-year-old suspect fatally shot by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies in Paramount was identified Monday. The shooting occurred at 12:15 a.m. Thursday in the parking lot of the Paramount sheriff’s substation in 15000 block of Paramount …

The fate of a five-story apartment complex in Silver Lake will be decided by the Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday, Feb. 5, as officials consider an appeal challenging the project’s environmental approval. The proposed development, backed by New York …

The fate of a five-story apartment complex in Silver Lake will be decided by the Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday, Feb. 5, as officials consider an appeal challenging the project’s environmental approval. The proposed development, backed by New York …

By MIKE STOBBE and MIKE SCHNEIDER NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers are in what one described as “a mad scramble” to sort out what public data the Trump administration has deleted from government websites and electronic publications. Related Articles Association …

By ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON (AP) — The association representing thousands of FBI agents urged congressional leaders Monday to protect the jobs of employees at risk of punishment or possibly termination over their participation in investigations into the Jan. 6, 2021, …

Oscar-winning actor Ke Huy Quan placed his handprints and footprints in cement in the forecourt of the TCL Chinese Theatre on Monday, Feb. 3, four days before the release of “Love Hurts,” his first major leading man role. Daniel Kwan …

By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Samoa’s top health official on Monday denounced as “a complete lie” remarks that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made during his bid to become U.S. health secretary, rejecting his claim that some who …

There’s a reason Edgar McGregor chooses his words with precision. For three years, he’s restrained himself from using words such as “extreme” or “unprecedented.” Even as the number of followers on his Altadena Weather and Climate Facebook page grew, McGregor, …

West Hills native and Agoura High graduate Savy King is retuning to Southern California with Angel City FC. King, a defender, who was the No. 2 overall pick by Bay FC in the 2024 NWSL Draft out of North Carolina, …

Billionaire developer Rick Caruso announced Monday the launch of a foundation dedicated to accelerating the rebuilding and recovery of communities devastated by January’s wildfires in the Los Angeles region. Caruso said the initiative, dubbed Steadfast LA, aims to bridge the …

In order to capture federal transit dollars, LA Metro will have to cooperate with federal immigration officers, no longer require masks on buses and trains, and encourage more residents to get married and have children, under a new order from …

By COLLIN BINKLEY WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is opening new investigations into allegations of antisemitism at five U.S. universities including Columbia and the University of California, Berkeley, the Education Department announced Monday. Related Articles National Politics | Texas …

Clippers coach Tyronn Lue got up from his seat and walked away Sunday when asked about the recent movement in the NBA, that is, the Lakers-Dallas Mavericks trade. Later, Lue declined again to comment on the flurry of changes hitting …

By MATTHEW DALY WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Monday confirmed fossil fuel executive Chris Wright to serve as energy secretary, a key post to promote President Donald Trump’s efforts to achieve U.S. “energy dominance” in the global market. Related …

Rep. Robert Garcia is leading an investigation into Los Angeles County’s false evacuation alerts that went out to 10 million residents across the county during the wildfires, causing alarm and confusion, as well as other issues with the system. Garcia, …

LOS ANGELES — The only way for his USC men’s basketball team to win in the Big Ten, Eric Musselman has realized, is to collectively ascend to a sort of higher focus for 40 minutes of basketball. At times, they’re …

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google went to appeals court Monday in an attempt to convince a three-judge panel to overturn a jury’s verdict declaring its app store for Android smartphones as an illegal monopoly and block the …

By MATTHEW LEE SAN SALVADOR (AP) — The Trump administration has hired a “Make America Great Again” ideologue to run the State Department’s worldwide public diplomacy efforts, according to the man put forward for the post and three current department …

Shrouded in dense fog early Monday, a line of vehicles snaked in both directions along the narrow single lanes of Pacific Coast Highway in the Pacific Palisades area, marking the full reopening of the famed highway after last month’s devasting …

A storm system is expected to bring widespread rain and gusty winds to Southern California beginning Tuesday, raising fears of possible debris flows in recent burn areas. The National Weather Service expressed “high confidence in widespread periods of rain in …

The Cooper Kupp era in Los Angeles is coming to an end. The wide receiver, who was the MVP of the team’s Super Bowl LVI title three years ago, announced on X, formerly Twitter, that he has been informed by …

As they prepared for Tuesday night’s visit from the Dallas Stars, the Ducks could lean not only on improved offense and overall results of late, but on the one effective constant of their campaign: their goaltending. They’ve won four of …

State Farm General requested a 22% emergency rate hike in California on Monday, Feb. 3 to cover losses from the Los Angeles County wildfires and stop its “financial deterioration,” the company wrote in a letter filed with the state’s insurance …

In “Nobody’s Empire,” the debut novel from Belle and Sebastian singer and songwriter Stuart Murdoch, a young Scottish man named Stephen sees his life change radically with the onset of chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). The …

LOS ANGELES — Mick Cronin said he knew he was actually in the Big Ten when, at the conference’s media day back in October, he ran into Michigan State coach Tom Izzo. Izzo is the longest-tenured head coach in the …

The first significant rain in months surprised Disneyland employees and customers at Madame Leota’s Somewhere Beyond last week when water began flowing through the carriage house doors and into the new gift shop next to the Haunted Mansion. “Unfortunately, as …

By RONALD BLUM NEW YORK — Umpire Pat Hoberg was fired by Major League Baseball on Monday for sharing his legal sports gambling accounts with a friend who bet on baseball games and for intentionally deleting electronic messages pertinent to …

By RUSS BYNUM BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A judge Monday ordered the acquittal of a former Georgia prosecutor on one of the two misconduct charges against her, ruling that prosecutors at her trial failed to present any evidence the she …

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in downtown Los Angeles today, continuing protests for a second day against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, as part of a coordinated series of actions dubbed a “Day Without Immigrants.” Protests were expected to be held …

California State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, recently introduced legislation that would cap cost-sharing for insulin at $35 a month, regardless of whether a patient has public or private insurance.  It’s a popular idea. But it may not be necessary. …

Orioles’ Rich Dauer lashes a first-pitch home run over left field fence in third inning of Game 7 of the World Series at Baltimore, Oct. 17, 1979, to score first run of the game. Pirates Jim Bibby is pitching and …

By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, KFF Health News A few years before the COVID-19 pandemic, Dale Rice lost a toe to infection. Related Articles Health | Southern California fires: The daunting task of clearing the debris Health | Post-partum depression is …

By ALBERT STUMM To some people, the word “ yoga ” evokes ritualistic chanting, long breaths and slow movement. To others, it means contorting your body into ever more complicated positions until sweat drips onto the mat. Related Articles Health …

By René Bennett, Bankrate.com When inflation is high, consumers can feel the impact everywhere, from the supermarket to the gas station. Inflation makes it more expensive to buy basic essentials on your grocery list, afford rent, pay utility bills and, …

NEW YORK — It can be easy to forget, with the franchise’s blockbuster trade for Luka Doncic overshadowing everything else that’s happened over the weekend around the organization and the NBA as a whole. But before the Lakers made one …

By REBECCA SANTANA, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Immigration advocacy groups on Monday sued the Trump administration over its ban on asylum access at the southern border, saying the sweeping restrictions illegally put people who are fleeing war and persecution …

The second Senate confirmation hearing for Robert Kennedy Jr. for Secretary of Health and Human Services concluded last Thursday, rendering him even less appealing than he already was and confirming to all that he is not fit for the role.  …

By JESSE BEDAYN, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China is partly aimed at combating the illicit flow of fentanyl into the U.S., where the opioid is blamed for some 70,000 …

By GERALD IMRAY, Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said he will cut all funding to South Africa over what he called a human rights violation, a move that reflects Elon Musk’s repeated and …

By SAMYA KULLAB, VASILISA STEPANENKO and EVGENIY MALOLETKA POKROVSK REGION, Ukraine (AP) — A dire shortage of infantry troops and supply routes coming under Russian drone attacks are conspiring against Ukrainian forces in Pokrovsk, where decisive battles in the nearly three-year war …