'Gladiator fight' cases against L.A. juvenile hall staffers are falling apart

04/07/26 10:26 PM

Last year, California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta indicted 30 probation officers for arranging fights between youths housed at L.A. juvenile halls. But recently, prosecutors dropped charges against a third of the officers and are offering lenient plea deals to several others.

'Revolution' or 'chaos': The massive stakes if a Republican becomes California governor

04/09/26 10:00 AM

If California gets its first GOP governor since Arnold Schwarzenegger, it could allow new cooperation with the White House but also cause gridlock in Sacramento.

'The wheels are falling off the bus.' Parents scrambling as LAUSD strike date nears

04/10/26 10:00 AM

A looming LAUSD strike puts many working families in a bind, parents say.

Arellano: Huntington Beach MAGAs want to take their revolution to Sacramento

04/09/26 10:00 AM

If there's one thing I've learned while tracking H.B.'s ever-aggrieved conservatives for a quarter century, it's to never underestimate them — the more you do, the more they scheme.

Artemis II live updates: Crew preparing for reentry on last day in space

04/10/26 4:31 PM

Artemis II is carrying a four-person crew on a 10-day journey around the moon.

At L.A. 'shadow hearing' on elections, House Democrats join experts to defend voting systems

04/07/26 11:47 PM

House Democrats gathered in Los Angeles on Tuesday for a "shadow hearing" on midterm election security, where experts said state-run elections are safe and secure.

Billionaire candidate for California governor catching heat for past business interests, wealth

04/06/26 10:00 AM

Hedge fund founder Tom Steyer, among the top Democrats running for governor who has spent more than $100 million of his money on his campaign, faces questions about how he made his wealth.

California election experts sound alarm as rate of rejected ballots quadruples

04/04/26 10:00 AM

A significant number of mail-in ballots arrived too late to be counted in California's Nov. 4 special election for Proposition 50, Gov. Gavin Newsom's successful measure to reconfigure the state's congressional districts, according to state data.

California may be in path of a 'super' El Niño. It could bring rain, floods, coastal erosion

04/09/26 1:00 PM

In Southern California, strong El Niños increase the likelihood of wet winters that replenish water supplies and reduce wildfire risk but can also unleash flooding and coastal erosion.

California smashburger pioneer is for sale but still dishing them up

04/07/26 10:00 AM

For nearly 90 years in Northern California, Damburger has been 'the best hamburger by a dam site.'