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'Dangerous' heat wave warning issued for Southern California next week
03/15/26 1:15 AM
Downtown Los Angeles could hit 101 degrees and Glendale may reach 104 degrees on Tuesday as a record-shattering March heat wave grips the region.
'Just sign it.' Video appears to show $5-a-pop ballot petition fraud; state launches probe
03/11/26 11:52 PM
'I approached some people and asked them what they were there for,' a videographer told The Times. 'They told me they didn't know what they were signing for, that they just wanted the $5.'
'Profoundly shocking' allegations against Cesar Chavez spark soul-searching in movement
03/17/26 5:08 PM
Celebrations of farmworker leader Cesar Chavez are being canceled nationwide as the UFW confronts allegations of sexual misconduct with women and minors.
03/18/26 9:40 PM
Was former Erie County corrections officer Niko Carter prosecuted for contraband — or punished for reporting misconduct?
2 people found dead outside Riverside County courthouse
03/12/26 10:15 PM
Riverside police responded to a report of a possible stabbing around Main and 12th streets in downtown Riverside just after 2 a.m. Two people were found dead.
Advocates concerned city has not reviewed LA28 plan for homelessness, human trafficking
03/12/26 5:56 PM
No date for the report's release has been set, leaving human rights advocates fearing the issues will not get the attention and funding they deserve.
AI pilot program in L.A. County courts will help judges craft rulings in some cases
03/18/26 10:00 AM
A select panel of L.A. County judges now have access to an artificial intelligence tool that can help them summarize motions and draft rulings in civil court. The tool, Learned Hand, is already in use by judges in 10 states, according to the company's CEO.
Applications for jobless benefits fall to 205,000 as layoffs remain historically low
03/19/26 9:19 AM
U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, remaining in the same range of recent years despite a broadly tepid labor market
Arellano: And just like that, the Cesar Chavez myth is punctured. What's next?
03/18/26 8:06 PM
Much of the Latino civil rights, political and educational ecosystem will have to grapple with why they held up Cesar Chavez as a paragon of virtue for too long above others just as deserving and, as it turns out, nowhere near as compromised.
Arellano: Noma's $1,500 meal is the antithesis of L.A. and the way we eat
03/13/26 10:00 AM
Ulises Menchaca idled in his pickup truck on a steep street in Silver Lake, late for work.