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Much like L.A., this American-born pope transcends borders
The faithful in Los Angeles, America’s most Catholic city, were delighted — and a little stunned — Thursday to learn a Chicago-born priest…
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Meet the L.A. holistic doctor and wellness influencer who is Trump's choice for surgeon general
President Trump’s choice of Dr. Casey Means, a Los Angeles holistic medicine doctor and wellness influencer, as his nominee for surgeon…
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L.A. federal prosecutors resign over plea deal for convicted sheriff's deputy, sources say
Several federal prosecutors — including the chief of the Public Corruption and Civil Rights Section — have submitted their resignations…
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In a Wildfire-Ravaged L.A. Suburb, Red Tape Snarls the Rebuilding: ‘Everybody’s Forgotten About Us’
The grief these residents are experiencing is compounded by the permitting, fireproofing, and other requirements to comply with…
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'The truckers are scrambling': Trump's tariffs hit drivers, L.A. port workers hard
Amid a wave of unprecedented tariffs, anxiety is running high for truck drivers like Helen, who makes her living delivering cargo…
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Charged with selling state secrets to the Soviets, a bumbling FBI agent had a novel defense
The FBI had been following Richard W. Miller for weeks, waiting for him to slip. He was one of them, a veteran bureau man, and now he was…
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Why Trump's DOJ targeted L.A. County over gun permits — and who might be next
At a meeting of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in July 2022, former Supervisor Sheila Kuehl called for a “deep dive” into the…
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Southeast Asians in L.A. region are being detained, deported at routine ICE check-ins
A growing number of Southeast Asian immigrants in Los Angeles and Orange counties whose deportation orders have been on indefinite hold…
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The Powerful Films of the L.A. Rebellion
In the nineteen-seventies, U.C.L.A.’s Ethno-Communications program, founded to increase minority enrollment, attracted a critical mass of…
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House Democrats demand briefing after immigration agents try to enter L.A. elementary schools
WASHINGTON — Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Long Beach) and other House Democrats are demanding that Department of Homeland Security officials…
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L.A. was forged by global commerce. Can the metropolis we know survive the Trump trade wars?
When Fang Chen was growing up in the wealthy city of San Marino in the 1980s, it was still a majority white community, one where locals…
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Federal officials arrived, denied entry at L.A. schools amid immigration enforcement fears
Federal agents were denied entrance to two elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District this week after they showed up…
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Commentary: Bringing the death penalty back to L.A. is politics and hubris, not justice
California currently has 592 people in our prisons who have been sentenced to death. It’s the largest population of prisoners awaiting…
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Trump Shocks California with Pick for U.S. Attorney in L.A.
Bill Essayli might just rein in the madness of California electeds, prosecuting political corruption and enforcing presidential orders.…
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Trump ally and rising California GOP star Essayli named top federal prosecutor in L.A.
Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi has appointed Riverside County Assemblymember Bill Essayli — considered a rising and controversial Republican voice…
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Trump's axing of L.A. federal prosecutor part of broader war on perceived legal enemies
When the White House fired a federal prosecutor last week in Los Angeles, it could’ve been dismissed as an isolated case, with the…
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Will Trump kill programs that help drug users? L.A. harm reduction groups await fate
Samson Tafolo’s final count read 119. For 45 minutes, he had tugged a wagon packed with mini water bottles, hemp cigarettes and…
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White House ordered firing of L.A. federal prosecutor on ex-Fatburger CEO case, sources say
A federal prosecutor in Los Angeles was fired Friday at the behest of the White House, after lawyers for a fast-food executive he was…
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Trump's DOJ to investigate L.A. Sheriff's Department over long waits for gun permits
The federal Department of Justice says it has launched an investigation into whether the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department is violating…
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Convicting 'gun moll' Barbara Graham was a famous win for L.A. prosecutors. Did they cheat?
Near the end of his life, the prosecutor who sent 32-year-old Barbara Graham to death row proclaimed his conscience clear. Her execution…
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Contributor: There's no getting around it: What Britain really needs is more Americans
To walk through Leicester Square in central London is to endure a pummeling of the senses. Its jostling tourists, the glaring lights of…
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Arthur 'King Bobalouie' Moses, who led one of first L.A. Bloods gang sets and sang backup for Delfonics, dies
Tired of having to scrap their way through the streets of West Compton in the early 1970s, A.C. Moses and his childhood friends banded…
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California’s FAIR Plan Gets $1 Billion Bailout After L.A. Fires
California’s home insurance plan of last resort, designed for people who can’t get coverage on the private market, does not have enough…
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How GoFundMe Became a $250 Million Lifeline After the L.A. Fires
During a news conference four day after the fires began, Kathryn Barger, the chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, said…