A gang-related shooting left one man dead and another injured in Santa Ana on Friday night, officials said. Officers with the Santa Ana Police Department responded at about 8:57 p.m. to reports of a man who had been shot in the 1200 block of East Borchard Avenue. When officers arrived, they found a 20-year-old man […]

An orphaned baby monkey whose attachment to a stuffed toy captured hearts around the world is slowly finding acceptance among his own kind — offering a hopeful update to a story that has drawn millions of supporters online. Punch, a young Japanese macaque living at the Ichikawa City Zoological and Botanical Gardens near Tokyo, went […]

Four people were killed in a single-vehicle crash in Long Beach overnight, police say. The Long Beach Police Department confirmed to KTLA that the crash was reported around 1:18 a.m. Saturday on Lakewood Boulevard near East Spring Street, which is adjacent to the Long Beach Airport.  “Four individuals were in the vehicle,” LBPD said. “Long Beach Fire Department personnel […]

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When it comes to adapting to the consequences of climate change, the federal government has relied heavily on one flagship program: Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities. Administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), BRIC has doled out $4.5 billion in grants […]

In these tumultuous times, families are increasingly keeping their children at home, teaching them to carry identification as a shield against the uncertainties posed by ICE. Conversations that once solely affected Black and Brown families about law enforcement now resonate in homes of our immigrant neighbors of all ilk. These are not ordinary days; the political landscape demands a new kind of politics. We must challenge past orthodoxies and unify against MAGA interests.

Republicans believe the Kavanaugh fight saved the GOP Senate in 2018. They’d love to see a repeat, but it could backfire this time.

One of the unmistakable throughlines of the second Trump administration is how it’s overhauling policies that directly affect African Americans, most notably by targeting programs and initiatives that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI.  For journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, it’s an attempt to take the country back to an era before the civil rights movement. […]

One person was killed and two others were injured after a vehicle crashed into a pole in Pacoima Friday night. Police responded to the intersection of Paxton Street and San Fernando Road around 8:20 p.m. A 30-year-old man was found with fatal injuries and pronounced dead at the scene. A 27-year-old man was extricated from […]

A man was sentenced to over 28 years in prison for sex trafficking and assaulting victims, including an underage girl, in Los Angeles County. Derran Adkins, 26, pleaded guilty to the crimes on Feb. 11, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. The first victim, a 17-year-old girl, met and communicated with Adkins […]