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Leaked document says 'large scale' immigration enforcement action coming soon to L.A.
Federal law enforcement agents are planning to carry out a “large scale” immigration enforcement action in the Los Angeles area before the…
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5 Europeans, in the country illegally, stole funds meant for low-income L.A. families, U.S. says
Five men were arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of using counterfeit electronic benefit transfer cards to fraudulently withdraw funds…
Business
Trump and the L.A. fires have made for nonstop news. Experts share ways to deal, not reel
Don Grant, a media psychologist who has long helped people process the negative effects of digital media in their everyday lives, has been…
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Low math and English scores mark the nation's report card, California and L.A. included
Instead of hoped-for improvements from pandemic-era campus closures, math and English test scores of fourth- and eighth-graders largely…
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Former Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff will split time between L.A. and New York in new legal job
WASHINGTON — Questions about former Vice President Kamala Harris’ plans have swirled since she lost her presidential bid in 2024 — notably…
Politics
Visiting L.A. after firestorm, Trump focuses on overhauling California water policy
During a visit to Los Angeles burn areas Friday, President Trump sought to convince California officials that the state’s system of water…
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U.S. and Australia have long fought fires together. Climate change threatens joint efforts
MELBOURNE — As flames engulfed swaths of Los Angeles County this month and U.S. fire authorities scrambled to coordinate help from…
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she used her access to nudge Trump on L.A. wildfire recovery
WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, the chief of the inaugural transition, acknowledged the difficulty of overseeing…
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Opinion: What a century-old disaster can teach fire-ravaged L.A. about recovery and rebuilding
A city devastated; neighbors coming to its aid; the hunt for a scapegoat: Though the Angelenos enduring wildfires today lead lives…
Culture
Hollywood’s Filmmaking Continues Despite L.A. Wildfires
Over the past week, as eight wildfires destroyed vast portions of its home metropolis, Hollywood found itself violently impacted — and, at…
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'This is your Hurricane Katrina': Former FEMA heads describe long road ahead for L.A.
Craig Fugate, who led the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the Obama administration, has seen a lot of natural disasters. He knows…
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After faulty cell alerts during fire emergency, L.A. County overhauls its system
Los Angeles County’s top emergency manager said Saturday the county’s overhaul of its emergency notification system is nearly complete…
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Column: 'Are you OK?' Thank you for asking about us in fire-ravaged L.A.
Questions abound around the wildfires still burning their way across Los Angeles, obliterating entire neighborhoods with an unfathomable…
Business
California Fires Lead to Prices Hikes on Some L.A. Rentals
Laura Kate Jones, a real estate agent in Los Angeles, is trying to find an apartment for a client whose Pacific Palisades home turned to…
Politics
Republicans Plan Deadly Cuts to Government as L.A. Fires Spread
House Republicans have begun devising plans to slash health care and environmental protections as wildfires engulf Los Angeles County. The…
Politics
MAGA Republican Wants to Turn L.A. Fire Relief Into Political Pawn
“And I said to Trudeau, I said, ‘Why are, why are we subsidizing you 200 a—250 billion dollars a year? And he said, ‘I really don’t know.’…
Business
L.A. Is Burning. Will Insurance Companies Take Advantage?
Standard mainstream media accounts of California’s insurance market warn of a virtually existential “crisis” facing insurers that operate…
Celebrity
Beyoncé's mom Tina Knowles suffers devastating loss in L.A. fires
Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Tina Knowles went from celebrating her birthday to mourning the loss…
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With L.A. on alert, wildfire app Watch Duty adds 600,000 users overnight
As L.A. County fires continue to wreak havoc, a fire-tracking app run by a Bay Area nonprofit is gaining popularity. Watch Duty, launched…
Politics
Biden celebrates birth of great-grandchild after briefing on L.A. wildfires
President Biden announced that he became a great-grandfather Wednesday following a briefing on the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles.…
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Patrick Soon-Shiong's controversial shakeup at the L.A. Times: 'Bias meter,' opinion upheaval and a call for growth
Patrick Soon-Shiong had become accustomed to making the news. He was the doctor and medical technology innovator who built a fortune, the…
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Prosecutors link rapper Lil Durk to second killing as judge orders him jailed in L.A. case
Federal prosecutors said Thursday that rapper Lil Durk, who is accused of commissioning a murder two years ago in Los Angeles, may be…
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I got a butt massage by an AI robot in L.A. Here’s how it went
My first meeting with Aescape, the AI-powered massage robot, was benign enough — if a bit eerie. As if HAL had gotten a job in the Valley.…
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Burglars hit L.A. County shoe store for 2nd time in a week
The owners of Solez, a recently opened shoe store in La Cañada Flintridge, say they are frustrated after getting burglarized for the…