Authorities on Thursday announced hundreds of arrests and dozens of child rescues in a major crackdown against child exploitation across Southern California. The monthslong sting, called “Operation Firewall,” spanned five counties in the region, including Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Bernardino County, Santa Barbara County, and Ventura County. The allegations against the suspects charged […]

A division of the Los Angeles Police Department on Thursday shined a light on the abhorrent conditions at homeless encampments in a disturbing series of videos posted to social media. LAPD’s Rampart Division shared footage of a recent enforcement action at a sprawling encampment near the intersections of West Olympic Boulevard, Lake Street and West […]

Another popular mall watch retailer is quietly shrinking its footprint as more store closures are planned this year amid an ongoing turnaround effort. The company, known for selling watches, handbags, jewelry and other accessories in malls across the country, closed seven stores during the first quarter of 2026 and expects to shutter up to 15 […]

Among the more than 50,000 words in the DNC’s 192-page autopsy of why it lost the 2024 presidential election, here are a few that do not appear even once: Gaza, Israel, Palestine, Jewish, Muslim, foreign policy, protest, genocide. The report—which was released today, and simultaneously disavowed by DNC Chair Ken Martin—is already generating its fair […]

Multiple wildfires burning across Southern California have prompted health warnings for residents and a smoke advisory throughout the day Thursday. Among the largest air quality offenders are the ongoing Sandy, Bain, Verona and Santa Rosa Island wildfires. Unhealthy air from those fires is affecting portions of Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. […]

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. For decades, the US Agency for International Development (USAID), worked across many of the world’s most food-insecure and climate-besieged regions, funding thousands of humanitarian, healthcare, food, and disaster relief programs. That all changed last year when, days after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, […]

A California fugitive wanted in the murder of his ex-girlfriend was taken into custody in Mexico earlier this week and returned to the U.S., along with the couple’s two young children who had not been seen since July 2024. On July 8, 2024, officers with the Sacramento Police Department responded to the 3700 block of […]

The prospectus reads in part like a Hollywood fantasy version of the future, detailing in one section how part of Musk’s compensation will be granted only if he maintains “a permanent human colony on Mars with at least one million inhabitants.”

Loved ones are devastated after a mother was killed and her daughter remains in critical condition after a multi-vehicle crash in Hawthorne. On May 17, April Clements, 42, and her 17-year-old daughter, Jada, were struck by a speeding driver at the intersection of Imperial Highway and Inglewood Avenue at 11:49 a.m.  Authorities said the driver […]