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Pacific Coast Highway was temporarily shut down in the Palisades because of rain, a commission was established to help Altadena properly get rebuilt, and county supervisors are taking further steps to ensure businesses don’t price-gouge victims of the two massive …

The American Red Cross has not confirmed it is closing its evacuation center at the Pasadena Convention Center this Saturday, contrary to published reports, officials said on Wednesday, Feb. 5. “Right now, we do not have a close date at …

By TERRI VERMEULEN KEITH A 24-year-old man pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and two counts of home-invasion robbery Wednesday in connection with the 2020 fatal shooting of rapper Pop Smoke in the Hollywood Hills. Corey Walker, who was 19 at …

By DAVID KLEPPER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA confirmed on Wednesday that it has offered buyouts to employees who voluntarily resign, the latest group of workers targeted in President Donald Trump’s push to transform the federal government. A …

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI The Trump administration’s decision to close the U.S. Agency for International Development has drawn widespread criticism from congressional Democrats and raised questions about the influence billionaire ally Elon Musk wields over the federal government. The United States …

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A D.C. Superior Court Judge has awarded an historic Black church control over the Proud Boys trademark after the group defaulted on a $2.8 million judgment. The Monday ruling grants rights to the trademark of the far-right …

By COLLEEN BARRY, Associated Press MILAN (AP) — The head of Italy’s fashion chamber said he has appealed to its government to protect the country’s second-largest industry from possible tariffs from the Trump administration. “We hope they don’t arrive,’’ Italian …

By GERALD IMRAY CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke with Donald Trump’s “influential” billionaire adviser Elon Musk a day after the new U.S. president promised to cut funding for South Africa over a land …

By JESSE BEDAYN, Associated Press/Report for America It has been nearly a week since a commercial jetliner and an Army helicopter collided in midair near Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport, killing 67 people in the deadliest U.S. air disaster since 2001. …

LOS ANGELES — The light switch in IMG Academy’s gym is layered with his family’s fingerprints. No janitor had to worry about turning them on. No coach had to unlock the ball closet. Because Eric Dailey Jr. and his dad …

By MUNIR AHMED ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.N. refugees and migration agencies on Wednesday expressed their concern over Pakistan’s decision to deport thousands of Afghan refugees awaiting relocation to the United States and elsewhere. Related Articles World News | The …

The first of two storm systems expected to douse Southern California brought rain across most of the area overnight, raising fears of possible mud and debris flows, but forecasters said the storm was weaker than anticipated, and no flooding was …

By ILLIA NOVIKOV KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine wants to collaborate with partner countries on postwar projects worth billions of dollars not just in mining rare earth elements, but also in energy and construction sectors to help rebuild the country, …

By JOSEPH KRAUSS JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinians will mark this year the 77th anniversary of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel, an event that is at the core of their national struggle. Related Articles World News | Trump …

By FATIMA HUSSEIN & JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON (AP) — A Treasury Department official wrote a letter Tuesday to federal lawmakers saying that a tech executive working with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency will have “read-only access” to the government’s …

By MAE ANDERSON NEW YORK (AP) — Eugene Levy’s trademark eyebrows fly off for Little Caesars. A tongue dances to Shania Twain to promote Nestle’s Coffee Mate Cold Foam. And Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal reunite at Katz’s Deli in …

Taco Bell’s Live Más LIVE 2025 won’t be taking place in Los Angeles as originally announced. Instead the fan event will be held March 4 in a borough of New York City, according to a news release from the Irvine-based …

By JULIA FRANKEL JERUSALEM (AP) — Gaza has long been a powder keg, and it exploded after Hamas fighters stormed southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and began killing and abducting people, sparking a crushing Israeli military operation that’s only …

By Ali Hickerson While some workers worry that AI threatens the job security of their professions, in health care, where worker demand is still growing, artificial intelligence may augment the administrative burden of an understaffed, overworked, and stressed workforce. Related …

By MATTHEW LEE GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday the original intention was to keep the U.S. Agency for International Development running while reviewing how money was being spent. But he said the government …

It doesn’t take being shot by Cupid’s arrow to know that “love boats” and Princess Cruises go together like surf and turf. But this doesn’t mean the premium-class cruise line has a monopoly on all things cherished and adored. From …

By Jake Kring-Schreifels Halfway through director Doug Liman’s 1996 buddy comedy “Swingers,” Mike (Jon Favreau) meets Nikki (Brooke Langton) while ordering a drink at a local dance bar. Fresh out of a six-year relationship, he makes awkward small talk with …

By SALLY HO and TRÂN NGUYỄN, Associated Press Before a wildfire ravaged their street in northwest Altadena, Louise Hamlin and Chris Wilson lived next door to each other in nearly identical houses. “I chose an old home in an old neighborhood because …

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, MATTHEW LEE and FARNOUSH AMIRI WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. aid staffers around the world scrambled Wednesday for answers and started to pack up households or pull their children from school after a sudden Trump administration order that …

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and MIKE CATALINI, Associated Press GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a second nationwide pause on President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for anyone born in the U.S. to someone in …

By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI agents “who simply followed orders and carried out their duties in an ethical manner” while investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol are not at risk of …

By John Gittelsohn | Bloomberg Economic losses from the fires that tore through Los Angeles County in January range from $95 billion to $164 billion, according to a new report, potentially making the blazes the second-costliest natural disaster in US …

By BYRON TAU, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The website of the Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek, whose chatbot became the most downloaded app in the United States, has computer code that could send some user login information to a …

This one should be a no-brainer. Introduced by Assemblymembers Chris Ward, D-San Diego, and Sharon Quirk-Silva, D-Fullerton, Assembly Bill 253 is the California Residential Private Permitting Review Act. It would speed the approval process for developments of 10 or fewer …

By MARK KENNEDY, Associated Press Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — If you tune into the “Puppy Bowl” on Sunday, you’ll likely see a key person’s influence — even if you don’t actually see her. Victoria Schade is a dog …

Forbidden love often yields tragedy, but not only is the romance between small-town girl Bella and 104-year-old vampire Edward in “Twilight” an exception to the rule, but it may also inspire a real-life happy ending where a local theater is …

A movement to oppose the early actions of President Donald Trump’s administration is taking off online, with plans to protest across the U.S. on Wednesday. The movement has organized under the hashtags #buildtheresistance and #50501, which stands for 50 protests, …

By RUSS BYNUM, Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A judge Wednesday threw out a felony indictment against a former Georgia prosecutor, ending her trial on charges that she abused her power by trying to protect the men who chased …

I am highly motivated by food. This is something you may have already guessed if you’ve met me in person. Whereas online I’ve been known to spend 10 minutes trying to take a selfie of myself that looks skinny, in …

By HALELUYA HADERO, Associated Press A sweeping new U.S. tariff on products made in China is expected to increase the prices American consumers pay for a wide array of products, from the ultra-cheap apparel sold on online shopping platforms to …

With all the ongoing chaos, it’s hard to sort the new president’s serious proposals from his tough-guy performances. Donald Trump, for instance, rattled financial markets with his plan to impose 25-percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico, but things calmed down …

By LISA MASCARO, Associated Press Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — When Elon Musk debuted the Department of Government Efficiency recently at the Capitol, House Speaker Mike Johnson enthusiastically predicted the coming Trump administration would bring “a lot of change around …

A newly proposed state bill with bipartisan support would keep CAL FIRE firefighters employed year-round — and help with staffing issues, its supporters said. The Fight for Firefighters Act proposes to transition about 3,000 seasonal firefighters who are employed for …

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Tuesday that it is pulling almost all U.S. Agency for International Development workers off the job and out of the field worldwide, moving to all …

By ZEN SOO, Associated Press Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Americans are likely to pay more for products from popular Chinese e-commerce platforms like Shein and Temu as the U.S. Postal Service said it would stop accepting parcels from …