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Meta Settles Teen Social Media Addiction Case Weeks Before Los Angeles Trial
The 18-year-old plaintiff known as K.D.B. reached a deal on the eve of opening statements. Snap remains a defendant, and Meta still faces similar lawsuits.
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WatchPoliticsJustice Department Serves Grand Jury Subpoenas on Los Angeles Election Workers Days Before Midterms
At least two employees of the county registrar's office are ordered to appear Nov. 4, a day after a federal judge rejected the DOJ's bid to set aside ballots from 20,000 'likely' noncitizens.
WatchTop NewsNBC4's NewsChopper Went Down in a Chatsworth Storage Lot While Covering a Deadly Bus Crash
The Eurocopter AS350 came down just before 7 p.m. Tuesday, two hours after a Metro bus and an SUV collided on Nordhoff Street and killed two people. The NTSB arrives Wednesday morning.
WatchTop NewsA Federal Jury Cleared Lil Durk of Murder for Hire
After three days of deliberation, jurors in Los Angeles acquitted the Grammy-winning Chicago rapper of every count tied to the 2022 shooting that killed Quando Rondo's cousin. He stays in jail anyway, awaiting a separate racketeering trial.
PoliticsLos Angeles Cut Off Generative AI for Every Student. Its Own Board Members Found Out at a Committee Meeting
Administrators imposed the moratorium on their own authority. Two board members said they had assumed last year's policy was still running.
Top NewsPalisades Fire Arson Trial Collapses in a Mistrial as Jurors Deadlock 10-2 to Acquit
A federal jury could not agree on whether Jonathan Rinderknecht sparked the blaze that killed 12 people and leveled thousands of homes. Prosecutors say they will retry him in October.
WorldIOC Provisionally Lifts Its Ban on Russia, Opening a Path to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
The decision unwinds a decade of sanctions rooted in state-sponsored doping and the invasion of Ukraine, though Russia's flag, anthem and officials remain barred and individual sports federations get the final say.
ScienceSouthern California Faults at Highest Stress in 1,000 Years, Study Warns
Researchers modeling the San Andreas and San Jacinto systems found Cajon Pass acting as an 'earthquake gate' that could let a rupture jump both faults at once near Los Angeles.
PoliticsProgressive Nithya Raman Edges Out Spencer Pratt to Force November Runoff Against Mayor Karen Bass
Late-counted mail ballots lifted the Los Angeles councilmember past the reality-TV insurgent, setting up an unexpected Democrat-versus-Democrat showdown for City Hall.
Top NewsNithya Raman Secures Second LA Mayor Spot, Ending Spencer Pratt's Run
The progressive Democrat entered the race at the last minute but secured her place to face Mayor Karen Bass in November's general election.
PoliticsTrump Administration Completes Withdrawal of National Guard From Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland
The pullout ends a months-long standoff with Democratic-led states after federal courts repeatedly questioned the legality of the deployments.
Top NewsNithya Raman Surges Past Spencer Pratt in Los Angeles Mayoral Race
City councilwoman pulls into second place ahead of November runoff against incumbent Mayor Karen Bass.
PoliticsReality TV Star Spencer Pratt Surges in Los Angeles Mayor's Race as Bass Fights for a Second Term
Trump-backed influencer Spencer Pratt has turned wildfire anger and public-safety fears into an unlikely challenge to Mayor Karen Bass, who also faces a progressive bid from Councilmember Nithya Raman.
BusinessSpencer Pratt's AI-Generated Mayoral Campaign Videos Signal New Political Reality
Reality TV star's Los Angeles mayoral bid gains viral traction through artificial intelligence content creation, pointing to transformed campaign landscape.
WatchTop NewsFederal Agents Fire Tear Gas on 'No Kings' Protesters in Los Angeles as 70 Arrested Outside Detention Center
A peaceful rally of tens of thousands turned violent Saturday evening when agitators rushed the federal Metropolitan Detention Center, prompting chemical munitions and a citywide police tactical alert — even as 8 million participated nationwide without incident.
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IOC Bans Transgender Women From 2028 Los Angeles Olympics With Mandatory One-Time DNA Test
The International Olympic Committee's new policy requires all female athletes to undergo SRY gene screening, aligning with Trump's executive order on women's sports as France calls the decision 'a step backwards.'
