Pip pip hooray! One of Jackie and Shadow’s chicks is starting to break out of its shell

Melvin Edwards, a sculptor best known for abstract steel works that illustrated the history and resistance of African Americans, died...

$500,000 in stolen catalytic converters seized in L.A. County theft ring bust

Baldwin Park police have busted a massive catalytic converter theft ring after a nine-month investigation, authorities said. The Police Department...

Justice Alito fell ill at a March event and was treated for dehydration, Supreme Court says

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. fell ill at an event in Philadelphia last month and was treated for...

Santa Monica man charged with kidnapping of UCLA student, rape of a separate woman

A Santa Monica man has been charged with raping a woman near Culver City in October and kidnapping a female...

Southern California sisters face losing mom to brain cancer, father to deportation

Three sisters in Big Bear Lake are bracing for the unimaginable — losing both parents. The girls’ mother has been...

Gas is $10 a gallon at a Big Sur station. The owner explains why his prices can’t go higher

The owner of Gorda by the Sea, the lone gas station for several miles in any direction from this remote,...

‘Beautiful family’ shattered as Pomona couple expecting first child killed in police pursuit

A young Pomona couple, days away from welcoming their first child, were bystanders in a high-speed police pursuit that took...

‘Abysmal’: Trump’s budget cites L.A. homelessness agency as he proposes housing cuts

WASHINGTON — President Trump is singling out the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority as a cautionary tale about Democratic mismanagement of publicly...

Trump’s 2027 budget would cut billions from clean energy and climate programs while boosting military spending

The Trump administration on Friday unveiled its 2027 budget proposal, a wish list of changes — primarily cuts — it...

Springs fire: Evacuations, road closures, shelters

The Springs Fire is burning near Moreno Valley and Perris in Riverside County and has forced evacuations. Here is what...

As freed prisoners celebrate in Cuba, human rights groups demand clarity

HAVANA — Katia Arias buzzed with hope on Friday morning as she gathered at the gates of a prison on the outskirts...

1,000-acre brush fire in Santa Ana winds triggers evacuations in Riverside County

A 1,000-acre fire is burning east of Moreno Valley, fire officials said, and has sparked evacuations in the area. A...

Shohei Ohtani hits first homer of the season to spark Dodgers’ offensive explosion

WASHINGTON — Shohei Ohtani strode out of the batter’s box like a man who knew the changeup he’d just mashed was headed...

Bo Lueders, guitarist and co-founder of hardcore metal band Harm’s Way, dies at 38