Citing wildfires, LAFD requests 15% budget increase
The Los Angeles Fire Department is requesting a budget of more than $1 billion for the coming year, arguing that...
Snapchat is nearing 1 billion monthly users. Why can’t it turn a profit?
Snapchat, an app whose disappearing messages and silly face filters made chatting with loved ones more casual, is close to...
Yes, immigrants have the right to a lawyer, but finding one is getting harder
Earlier this month, a federal judge in Los Angeles ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to stop denying immigrants detained...
From Silicon Valley to Hollywood, why California’s job market is taking a hit
California is among the world’s largest economies, but the engines that drive it haven’t been firing on all cylinders. The...
Violent conflict over water hit a record last year
In Algeria, water shortages left faucets dry, prompting protesters to riot and set tires ablaze. In Gaza, as people waited...
California could get its first gasoline pipeline. Would that lower gas prices?
California has long been a “fuel island” — a state whose gasoline and diesel markets are isolated from the rest...
Wealthy California coastal city bans pickleball, saying it ‘turned into a madhouse’
The constant pop pop pop of the plastic ball was simply too much to take. Kimberly Edwards, who lives near...
Luka Doncic owns the Clippers again as Lakers win NBA Cup matchup
Luka Doncic drilled a three-pointer right in front of the Clippers’ bench late in the first quarter and then glared...
Robert Irwin, like sis Bindi, wins ‘DWTS,’ so crocodiles aren’t his only claim to fame
A new “Dancing With the Stars” champion has been crowned. After weeks of themed choreography revolving around TikTok, Disney films...
Jazzy Davidson has her first double-double as USC rolls past Tennessee Tech
When Lindsay Gottlieb put together a nonconference schedule she believed to be the hardest in the country, USC’s coach knew...
Donovan Dent injured in UCLA’s troubling loss to Cal
SAN FRANCISCO — Maybe it’s time to worry. Some uneven play from UCLA over the season’s first few weeks could be shrugged...
Trump’s transit chief longs for ‘golden age’ of flying. Banning sweats won’t cut it, experts say
Apparently nostalgic for the Champagne, pillbox hats and soft-lit glamour that supposedly characterized the skies in the 1950s and ’60s,...
Man allegedly kills 1-year-old daughter after release from prison in another child abuse case
A Long Beach man who previously served time in prison for felony child abuse was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of...
California cop allegedly stole cash from motorists he stopped. He now faces felony charges
A West Covina police officer has been charged with stealing cash from motorists during traffic stops since 2024. Jose Antonio...
Rams’ Kobie Turner living up to his nickname as ‘The Conductor’
Rams defensive end Kobie Turner, a 294-pound man strong enough to carry a piano on his back, can also tap...
