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2 Alaska-based soldiers injured in encounter with brown bear during training exercise
04/17/26 7:24 PM
Two U.S. Army soldiers have been injured after encountering a brown bear during training in Anchorage
40,000 UC workers threaten statewide strike across hospitals, campuses, dining halls
04/15/26 10:37 PM
Members of AFSCME Local 3299, a union that represents more than 40,000 workers across University of California hospitals and campuses, said they would launch an open-ended strike next month unless they come to agreements for new contracts.
A gas that causes climate change is bubbling out of reservoirs
04/15/26 10:00 AM
How much planet-warming methane is coming from water reservoirs? Environmental groups want California to track emissions.
A girl accused her relative of abuse. Then LAPD linked him to a rape unsolved for decades
04/15/26 6:45 PM
A Los Angeles police detective said in court filings that a DNA test in a recent child abuse case led to the identification of a suspect in a 1997 sexual assault in Koreatown.
04/16/26 1:53 AM
The attorney for a USC student shot and blinded by a Department of Homeland Security officer at a "No Kings" rally announced Wednesday that they're filing a federal claim against the agency — the first step in filing a federal civil rights lawsuit.
Another woman accuses Swalwell of sexual assault; says she was drugged in 2018
04/14/26 5:32 PM
Lonna Drewes alleges Rep. Eric Swalwell drugged her drink and sexually assaulted her in 2018. 'I lost consciousness and I thought I died,' she says.
Anxiety mounts as LAUSD families await word of strike and closed schools Tuesday
04/13/26 11:10 PM
Families await word on LAUSD strike decision and if schools will be closed on Tuesday, April 14. Many searching for child care and free meals to prepare for potential walkout.
Arellano: Meet the LAUSD veteran who leads the principals union
04/18/26 10:00 AM
Maria Nichols has worked in LAUSD for 42 years but has led the principals union for less than two years. She helped negotiate a new contract and stood in solidarity with two other LAUSD unions.
Attorneys used AI to write court filings, cited fake legal decisions, State Bar alleges
04/14/26 4:15 AM
Three attorneys are facing discipline from the State Bar of California over allegations they used AI in court filings and cited nonexistent legal decisions.
Bacteria, chemicals and trash runoff could make SoCal beaches a hazard after rain, officials warn
04/13/26 5:55 PM
Such warnings are typical after the area receives rain, which can cause ocean and bay waters to become contaminated with bacteria, chemicals and other health hazards.