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Machete attack kills one man, injures another in downtown Los Angeles, police say
A man was killed and another was injured in a machete attack in downtown L.A. over the weekend, according to authorities.
Why it can take hours to get through customs at LAX for some unlucky travelers
Data from Customs and Border Patrol shows that LAX airport is the second worst of major airports in terms of wait time to get through customs.
Supreme Court turns away a 2nd Amendment challenge to blue-state bans on assault weapons
California’s first-in-the-nation ban on semiautomatic rifles could face a future challenge in Supreme Court.
Could phonics solve California’s reading crisis? Inside the push for sweeping changes
California’s reading wars may finally be over. After decades of debate over how to teach reading, a new bill aims to use phonics to solve the state’s literacy crisis.
Barabak: Yelling, finger-pointing and cursing galore as California Democrats gather near Disneyland
Delegates to the state party convention heard a lot of swearing and speeches from 2028 contenders Tim Walz and Cory Booker. But neither Gavin Newsom nor Kamala Harris attended.
‘A night of tragedy’: A young officer who loved Dodgers, snowboarding killed in Baldwin Park shootout
Slain Baldwin Park Police Officer Samuel Riveros, 35, was an avid Dodgers fan and snowboarder. A second officer was injured. The suspect, accused of killing another man, is in custody.
After half a century, California legislators on the verge of overhauling a landmark environmental law
Two bills endorsed by Gov. Gavin Newsom would be the most transformative changes to the California Environmental Quality Act in generations, experts said. Lawmakers hope reforms will unleash a wave of housing…
How L.A.’s new top federal prosecutor erased felony verdict in deputy’s excessive force case
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy Trevor Kirk was sentenced Monday to four months in prison. He had previously faced up to 10 years in prison, until a federal judge granted the government’s…
Wounded Baldwin Park police officers’ backup took almost 10 minutes, witness says
The man accused of fatally shooting two people including a Baldwin Park officer and wounding another has been identified, law enforcement sources told The Times.