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By STEVE KARNOWSKI MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The city of Minneapolis released a video Monday showing a chase and scuffle that ended in a nonfatal shooting in January and the suspensions of two federal officers involved in the Trump administration’s immigration …

By HANNAH FINGERHUT DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa can enforce a law that restricts teachers from talking about LGBTQ+ topics with students in kindergarten through the sixth grade and bans some books in libraries and classrooms, an appellate court said Monday. …

As the Ducks seek to keep pace in the Pacific Division race, they’ll host a team that’s part of a wild-card melee that they’re in danger of entering if they can’t slam the brakes on their five-game losing streak. The …

A man was fatally struck by a hit-and-run vehicle in Northridge. The crash occurred about 8:15 p.m. Sunday in the area of Roscoe Boulevard and White Oak Avenue, the Los Angeles Police Department reported. “A gray 2006 Honda Accord was …

A family discovered possible human remains during an Easter egg hunt in the area of De Forest Park and Wetlands in North Long Beach on Sunday afternoon, April 5, according to authorities and broadcast reports. Officers were called to the …

UCLA announced a $33 million grant on Monday to expand youth mental health services and workforce training across Los Angeles. The funding from Ballmer Group is aimed at increasing access to mental health care for children and families in underserved …

Cal State Dominguez Hills announced on Monday, April 6, that it had received a $29 million grant, the largest philanthropic gift in the university’s history, to educate hundreds of new mental and behavioral health professionals to serve South Los Angeles …

By DAVE COLLINS An 11-year-old Connecticut girl who was raped and killed in 1986 was reportedly placed in a used body bag at the time, a new allegation that led to a mistrial in a murder case Monday over concerns …

A man was killed Wednesday, April 1, when a crane fell at a Los Angeles County Public Works facility in Lancaster. The accident was reported at 10:35 a.m. at 260 E. Ave. K-8. A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department spokesman …

By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Wednesday rescinded a rule that DHS expenditures over $100,000 be personally approved by his office, ending a widely criticized policy implemented by his predecessor Kristi Noem that …

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The federal government’s disease-tracking agency has paused its diagnostic testing for rabies, monkeypox and a number of other infectious diseases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week posted …

The Southern California News Group joined a coalition of media outlets Wednesday, April 1, in going to court to unseal search warrants and other documents related to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s investigation of ballots cast in the county during …

Organizers of recent “No Kings” protests that drew large crowds in downtown Los Angeles — and led to multiple arrests —were on Wednesday planning another round of demonstrations May 1 at MacArthur Park as part of a nationwide “Workers Over …

I am about to explain why UCLA’s women’s basketball team just might be the best show in town. (And yes, I know. That’s a bold statement in a region where the Lakers and Dodgers have stolen our souls and held …

By JOSHUA GOODMAN MIAMI (AP) — A ship operated by a group founded by anti-whaling activist Paul Watson collided with an industrial krill trawler in Antarctica in what the ship’s Norwegian owner said was a “deliberate attack” that endangered its …

By JUAN A. LOZANO HOUSTON (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a man allegedly connected to some of the deaths linked to the “Texas Killing Fields,” an area near Houston where the bodies of dozens of women were found beginning in …

This week the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute hosted a commemoration of the 45th anniversary of the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan’s life, featuring journalist Del Quentin Wilber, author of Rawhide Down: The Near Assassination of Ronald Reagan. …

SpaceX is going public. According to unnamed insiders, multi-billionaire Elon Musk has confidentially filed to allow public investors to own part of the major corporation. Selling a portion of the company, valued at over $1.75 trillion, would allow Musk to …

By JULIE CARR SMYTH COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jurors failed to reach a verdict on Tuesday in the corruption trial of two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives charged with alleged roles in a $60 million scheme to bribe politicians for a $1 billion …

By SEAN MURPHY OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The founder of a Texas megachurch who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a child in the 1980s was released Tuesday after serving six months in an Oklahoma jail. Robert Preston Morris, 64, was …

The James Beard Foundation announced its full list of James Beard Awards 2026 finalists today, March 31, at a ceremony in Chicago. Los Angeles County has nine finalists this year, including Gilberto Cetina of Holbox and Niki Nakayama of n/naka …

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — A U.S. Marine was detained at a California airport after Transportation Security Administration personnel found a live 25 mm explosive round in his checked baggage, police said. The round was found during the screening process …

By JOHN LEICESTER SAINT-MAUR-DES-FOSSÉS, France (AP) — After surviving Auschwitz-Birkenau, Ginette Kolinka developed a stock answer to shut down questioners who’d ask about her experiences of the Nazi death camp and its horrors. Related Articles Sexual violence is being used …

By FERNANDA FIGUEROA and JESSE BEDAYN Antonio Bustamante has kept a watercolor of labor leader César Chavez for more than 35 years, hanging it on the wall of his law office in Yuma, Arizona. As a young man, he was …

Universal Studios Hollywood has rolled out a new $59 dining pass that’s good for two meals with four sides during a single visit to the movie theme park — but is it worth it? We do the math to break …

By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — It’s humanity’s first flight to the moon since 1972. Related Articles NASA begins the countdown for humanity’s first launch to the moon in 53 years Apollo’s impatient old-timers are rooting for NASA’s …

By JOSH FUNK, AP Transportation Writer New vehicle technology such as automated braking systems can improve safety, but evidence from crashes involving partially automated driving systems and industry research suggest they are less promising, the head of the National Transportation …

The sun is shining a little bit longer these days as we head into spring. And with the extra daylight and warm weather, it feels like the perfect excuse for some local dining. Whether you’re looking for a new bite …

By Paula Span, KFF Health News The patient initially came to see Mark Supiano in 2017 because her family was concerned about her short-term memory loss. While taking her history and vital signs, Supiano, a geriatrician at the University of …

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB BEIRUT (AP) — Iran on Monday defied Lebanon’s expulsion order for its ambassador by saying he would stay, further increasing tensions in a country in the crosshairs of the latest fighting between the Iranian-backed Hezbollah and Israel. …

By JULIA FRANKEL JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military has suspended a battalion whose soldiers assaulted a CNN crew in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, in a rare case of punishment for soldier misconduct. Related Articles Thieves steal paintings by Renoir, …

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Monday expelled a British diplomat over accusations of spying that were rejected as “complete nonsense” by the U.K., a second such move this year that comes as tensions spiral between Moscow and the West. Russia’s …

By ROB GILLIES TORONTO (AP) — Air Canada announced Monday its CEO will retire later this year, after Michael Rousseau was criticized for his English-only message of condolence following this month’s deadly crash in New York. Canada’s largest airline, based in French-speaking Quebec, said …

No kid from Pomona has ever gone so far. “Pushing ourselves to explore is just core to who we are,” Victor Glover said in an April 2023 NASA video. “It’s part of being a human. We want to know what’s …

ROME (AP) — Thieves made off with three paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse worth millions of dollars from a museum near the city of Parma in northern Italy, police said on Monday. The heist took place on the night …

By JULIA FRANKEL JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s parliament is set to vote on a bill that would make the death penalty the default punishment for West Bank Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis. Related Articles Thieves steal paintings by Renoir, Cézanne …

Wildfire recovery, preparations for the World Cup and Olympic and Paralympic Games and investments in health care, affordable housing and homelessness services top the list of budget priorities for state legislators from Los Angeles County in the upcoming fiscal year. …

By MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the first things an Argentine emigre did after her son was born in Florida last year was get him a U.S. passport. She saw the passport as tangible evidence that he’s an …

SACRAMENTO — During my younger days as a soccer dad, I got to watch the variety of ways that people handled the inevitable wins and losses. The trophy my daughter won after a big championship game is packed in a …

Mortgage rates hit a six-month high as the war in Iran boosted oil prices and rekindled inflation fears. Freddie Mac reported on Thursday, March 26, that its weekly average for a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage was 6.38%, the highest since Sept. 4, …