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Two Orange County men accused of conspiring to aid Islamic State militants fighting in Iraq and Syria pleaded not guilty in federal court Monday.

Nader Elhuzayel and Muhanad Badawi, both 24, allegedly conspired “to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, the Islamic State...

On the last Friday of April, after prayer services at a mosque in Orange County, two friends spoke on the phone.It was not a light-hearted conversation.They spoke enthusiastically about Islamic State, the brutal extremist group fighting to take control of lands in Syria, Iraq and elsewhere in the...

A Cal State Long Beach student has been charged with burglary and police said he may be responsible for a recent uptick in baggage thefts at Los Angeles International Airport.

Ryan Green, 23, was arrested Sunday during a surveillance operation launched by authorities after baggage thefts increased,...

Police touted the raids as breaking up one of the biggest property thefts in Los Angeles International Airport history.

But nearly a year after Airport Police announced that as many as two dozen baggage handlers were involved in a scheme to steal from travelers, no one has been charged with stealing...

Federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty against the man charged in the deadly 2013 shooting at Los Angeles International Airport, according to court documents filed Friday.

Paul Anthony Ciancia, 24, was charged with 11 federal counts in connection with the Nov. 1, 2013, attack that killed...

A millionaire poker player nicknamed the “King of Instagram” was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday night on weapons charges, police said.

Dan Bilzerian, 34, is known for his playboy lifestyle and his frequent Instagram postings that feature scantily clad or naked women, weapons...

Federal prosecutors expect to know by early January whether they'll seek the death penalty against the 24-year-old man charged in last year's fatal shooting at Los Angeles International Airport. 

Prosecutors told a judge Monday that they were still waiting to hear from the Justice Department regarding...

A bag of filming equipment for a reality TV show delayed a flight out of Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday when police were called about luggage with suspicious wires hanging out of it.

Airport authorities received a call about the bag around 12:45 p.m., said LAX Police Sgt. Karla Ortiz....

A deputy Los Angeles city attorney has been arrested and charged with possession of child pornography, authorities said Friday.

Christopher Richard Garcia, 57, was arrested Thursday afternoon at his home in San Pedro and booked on suspicion of possessing and distributing child pornography, said...

A drone spotted earlier this month by a Canadian jetliner pilot near Los Angeles International Airport has become the subject of an investigation.

On Aug. 4, Los Angeles police said, the personal drone was spotted by the jetliner pilot as the remote-controlled craft was hovering about 10 miles...

A woman who stowed away on a flight to Los Angeles International Airport was released from Los Angeles County Jail after serving only three days of her nearly six-month jail sentence.

Marilyn Hartman, 62, pleaded guilty earlier this month to violating her probation and was sentenced to 177 days...

Federal prosecutors expect to know by mid-November whether they'll seek the death penalty against the 24-year-old man accused in last year's deadly shooting at Los Angeles International Airport.

Prosecutors told a judge Monday that their case regarding Paul Ciancia -- charged with 11 felony counts...

Police made fliers of a stowaway banned this week from LAX--believing she would return and make another attempt--before she was arrested again Thursday at the airport.

Marilyn Hartman, 62, was taken into custody Thursday after officers spotted her boarding a FlyAway bus at Union Station in downtown...

A woman who was banned from Los Angeles International Airport after stowing away on a Southwest Airlines flight from San Jose earlier in the week was arrested at the airport again Thursday, authorities said.

Marilyn Hartman, 62, was arrested Thursday morning and transferred to the LAPD’s Pacific...

A woman who snuck past two airport security checkpoints in San Jose and boarded a Southwest Airlines flight to Los Angeles, where she was arrested, told reporters Wednesday that she wouldn’t do it again.

Marilyn Hartman, 62, was charged with a misdemeanor count of entering the city as a stowaway....

A 62-year-old woman pleaded no contest Wednesday to sneaking onto a Southwest Airlines jet without a ticket in San Jose and later landing in Los Angeles, officials said.

Marilyn Hartman, who was charged with a misdemeanor count of entering the city as a stowaway, was ordered to serve 24 months...

Forget all the screaming babies and baritone snores -- the crew of a British Airways flight headed for Los Angeles International Airport this month may have truly found the passenger from hell.

A 20-year-old Hawaii man suspected of threatening to kill flight attendants and blow up an aircraft during...

San Francisco 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith won't face criminal charges for his April arrest at Los Angeles International Airport, where police alleged he made comments suggesting he had a bomb.

The Los Angeles city attorney's office announced Tuesday it had reviewed the matter and would not file...

The Los Angeles Fire Department has trained hundreds of captains to oversee rescue teams during mass shootings as part of an ambitious effort prompted by a gunman's rampage last year at LAX, according to a report that will be presented Tuesday to fire commissioners.

The "after-action" report critiqued...

One person died in front of the Westin hotel near Los Angeles International Airport after a shooting Wednesday afternoon.

Los Angeles police Officer Norma Eisenman said it was not immediately clear if the person killed was the shooting suspect. 

The shooting, police said, was related to an attempted...

A section of Los Angeles International Airport was evacuated last week when a Stanford University professor was arrested on charges of bringing a World War II-era grenade through a security checkpoint in a carry-on bag.It has become an all-too-common problem. Transportation Security Administration...

A Stanford professor arrested at LAX this week for carrying a World War II-era hand grenade said he put it in his luggage absentmindedly and he has been told the charges against him will be dropped.

Gary Walter Cox, 58, was arrested at Terminal 1 on Tuesday afternoon after TSA airport screeners...

Terminal 1 at Los Angeles International Airport was temporarily closed Tuesday afternoon after a police bomb squad responded to a report of a suspicious item, officials said.

The screening area at the terminal was closed around 3:45 p.m. and the terminal ticketing area was evacuated, an LAX spokeswoman...

In a city seemingly in love with catchy word mashups to brand impending traffic doom, the latest is upon L.A. in the form of "ObamaJam," which is scheduled to touch down at Los Angeles International Airport just in time for the evening commute.

First on President Obama's two-day itinerary is the...

Justin Bieber's legal woes may be catching up with him after he was detained in a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol area at LAX upon his return from Asia on Thursday, sources said.

The 20-year-old pop star was being questioned by officials, but no formal action had yet been taken against the Canadian-born...

Justin Bieber's legal woes may be catching up with him after he was detained in a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol area at LAX upon his return from Asia on Thursday, sources said.

The 20-year-old pop star was being questioned by officials, but no formal action had yet been taken against the Canadian-born...

Two former Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies are accused of cutting off electricity and security cameras in order to plant weapons and arrest two men at a medical marijuana dispensary.

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Two former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies have been charged with planting guns at a medical marijuana dispensary that led to the arrest of two men, one of whom prosecutors said was sentenced to a year in jail before the bad evidence was discovered.

Julio...

A class-action lawsuit says the restaurant has deprived workers of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The company says it has corrected the problem.

San Francisco 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith was out on bail Monday following his arrest at Los Angeles International Airport, where police alleged he became argumentative with a screening agent and made comments suggesting he had a bomb.

Online jail records showed Aldon Jacarus Ramon Smith, 24,...

San Francisco 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday after he allegedly became argumentative with a screening agent and made comments suggesting he had a bomb, police said.

Aldon Jacarus Ramon Smith, 24, was transported to Los Angeles Police Department's...

Significant holes in record keeping at Los Angeles International Airport and inadequate oversight by the Federal Aviation Administration has made it difficult to ensure that millions of dollars in airport revenue are being spent properly for law enforcement, a new government audit has found.

The...

Differing views are presented at congressional hearing at LAX in wake of November shooting rampage there that left a TSA agent dead.

The debate over the presence of armed police officers at airport passenger screening areas continued Friday as lawmakers met at Los Angeles International Airport to take a fresh look at November’s deadly shooting and the steps airport and federal officials have taken in its wake.

Members of the...

Authorities are still trying determine how long an alleged theft ring at Los Angeles International Airport was operating, but say a group of baggage handlers was responsible for one of the largest property heists in the airport's history.

As of Thursday, six people were arrested in the case, but...

Six people have been arrested, and the LAX police chief says as many as 25 are thought to be involved. 'They'd just open up the suitcases and rifle through,' he says.

As the sea of luggage twists and turns down rollers from terminals at Los Angeles International Airport, the bags stop briefly at large platforms where workers separate them for flights across the world.

It is there, police said, that a group of baggage handlers pulled off one of the largest property...

An investigation into a baggage theft operation at Los Angeles International Airport has grown rapidly, and authorities now say as many as 25 baggage handler may ultimately be detained in the case.

Police said the theft operation -- probably one of the biggest in LAX history -- preyed on travelers...

Authorities served 25 search warrants and made multiple arrests Wednesday night as part of a months-long investigation into luggage and cargo thefts at Los Angeles International Airport.

Airport police and other officers swooped down on a cargo facility near Imperial Highway and Aviation Boulevard...

A report from the Transportation Security Administration outlines 14 recommendations for airports across the U.S. after the deadly shooting in 2013 at Los Angeles International.

The union representing 45,000 Transportation Security Administration officers repeated its calls to arm officers Wednesday, saying the agency's actions after November's deadly shooting at Los Angeles International Airport "does not go far enough."

J. David Cox, president of the American Federation...

The Transportation Security Administration is calling for an increased police presence at agency checkpoints after November's deadly shooting at LAX, according to a report obtained Wednesday.

The agency’s assessment covers 14 recommendations relating to employee training, improved emergency technology...

Officials promise to address the lack of communication and poor coordination between agencies after the chaotic response to the Nov. 1 shooting in which a TSA officer was killed and three people were injured.

The man accused in the deadly shooting rampage last fall at Los Angeles International Airport is likely to be moved soon from a county jail to a federal holding facility, his attorney said in court Monday.

Paul Anthony Ciancia entered a federal courtroom in downtown L.A. in handcuffs and stared...

A suspicious package at Terminal 3 at Los Angles International Airport turned out to be a piece of unattended luggage, an airport spokeswoman said Thursday night.

Passengers at the lower level of the terminal were evacuated after the report came in shortly before 6 p.m. "Very few passengers" were...

The LAPD academy class was a mix of people from different backgrounds struggling to make it through training together. For those who did, the streets of L.A. took the challenge to a new level.

Former pop singing star David Cassidy was arrested near LAX on Friday night on suspicion of drunk driving, the California Highway Patrol said Saturday.

Cassidy, now 63 and a resident of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was driving a rental car shortly after 9 p.m.  when he left the southbound 405 Freeway...

Former pop singing star David Cassidy was arrested near LAX on Friday night on suspicion of drunk driving, the California Highway Patrol said Saturday.

Cassidy, now 63 and a resident of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was driving a rental car shortly after 9 p.m.  when he left the southbound 405 Freeway...

The man accused of a shooting rampage at Los Angeles International Airport that left one federal transportation agent dead is scheduled to appear in federal court Thursday.

Paul Anthony Ciancia, 23, is expected to enter a plea on the 11 counts, including murder and attempted murder.

Ciancia appeared...

The alleged gunman behind the fatal shooting rampage at Los Angeles International Airport could face the death penalty.

Paul Anthony Ciancia, 23, was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury on 11 felony counts, including murder and attempted murder, prosecutors announced.

Each of the charges related...

The runway at Los Angeles International Airport where a plane blew a tire after landing Friday morning is at the center of a lawsuit claiming the stretch is riddled with construction defects.

The $250-million runway, known as 25 Left, fails to meet Federal Aviation Administration construction standards...

TSA officer Gerardo Hernandez suffered extensive injuries to many vital organs before his death in the shooting at LAX, autopsy shows.

Detail from the L.A. County coroner's office comes amid a claim that an LAPD officer delayed medical care for TSA Agent Gerardo I. Hernandez after he was shot, telling others he was already dead.

The closure of one of the aerospace industry’s premier hangouts, the Proud Bird, has been delayed for about one month, as the restaurant owner and city officials continue discussions for a new lease, officials said Wednesday.

The restaurant, which has a collection of 20 historic aircraft and hundreds...

The man charged in a deadly shooting rampage at Los Angeles International Airport has been released from a local hospital and taken to a federal holding facility, law enforcement sources confirmed.

The sources said Paul Anthony Ciancia, 23, was released from Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on...

A media report alleges that an LAPD officer delayed taking TSA Officer Gerardo Hernandez to paramedics after he was shot by a gunman at LAX.

Several agencies investigating the shooting at Los Angeles International Airport this month that left one TSA agent dead and three others wounded issued a joint statement Saturday saying they would be evaluating what improvements can be made in responding to such an incident in the future.

The...

Several agencies investigating the shooting at Los Angeles International Airport this month that left one TSA agent dead and three others wounded issued a joint statement Saturday saying they would be evaluating what improvements can be made in responding to such an incident in the future.

The...

Los Angeles police officials said Friday they would investigate allegations made in a news report that an LAPD officer delayed medical attention for an airport security employee fatally wounded during the shooting at LAX earlier this month.

Police Chief Charlie Beck, however, called the claims...

Law enforcement officers and federal officials attend a memorial for Agent Gerardo I. Hernandez, who was killed by a gunman at LAX on Nov. 1.

The man suspected in a deadly shooting rampage at Los Angeles International Airport has been upgraded from critical to fair condition at an area hospital.

Officials at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center announced the upgraded condition on Tuesday, 11 days after the suspect — Paul Anthony Ciancia,...

A bill vetoed by Jerry Brown would have outlawed the military-style assault weapon used to kill a TSA agent at LAX.

The longtime airport-area restaurant, which for decades welcomed legendary fliers and aviation workers, falls victim to rising rents and the decline of L.A.'s aerospace industry.

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said he would like to improve curbside camera surveillance at LAX, noting that police "struggled" to determine how a gunman arrived at the airport in last week's deadly rampage.

The chief's comments came nearly a week after Paul Anthony Cianca, 23, allegedly...

Kanye West pleaded not guilty Thursday through his attorney to charges of battery and attempted grand theft in connection with a physical altercation at LAX with a paparazzo.

Attorney Blair Berk made the brief appearance at the Airport courthouse on West's behalf on the two misdemeanor charges...

A suspected drunk driver was in custody Thursday after allegedly hitting a Caltrans worker under the 105 Freeway overpass at Sepulveda and Imperial boulevards.

The crash occurred about 4:30 a.m. in the southbound lanes, said Los Angeles police Officer Norma Eisenman. The victim was a Caltrans worker...

Speaking from his hospital bed, Brian Ludmer said this week that he used a sweat shirt as a tourniquet to slow the bleeding after he was shot by a gunman at Los Angeles International Airport.

"I didn't know what his intention was," Ludmer said, according to CBS Los Angeles. "I only saw me and him....

Four days after Calabasas High School teacher Brian Ludmer was wounded in the Los Angeles International Airport shooting rampage, students walked out of classes to protest gun violence.

He was shot in the leg during Friday’s shooting but is in good condition at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center,...

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said Tuesday that he believes the American public is not ready to accept the level of airport security that would be needed to prevent another attack like last week's deadly shooting at LAX."We can search every car like a military checkpoint at gunpoint and...

Students of a Calabasas High School teacher who was wounded during the shooting rampage at Los Angeles International Airport plan to walk out of their classes Tuesday to protest gun violence and support his recovery.

Brian Ludmer, 29, was upgraded to "good" condition this week at Ronald Reagan...

The disorganized evacuation was a nightmare for emergency planners, experts say, prompting calls for a sweeping review.

Airport security experts note the cost and risk of arming TSA officers. The Airport Police chief says more officers in the terminal wouldn't have necessarily saved lives.

Here are some of the places we expect to be safe:

Airports. Military bases. Movie theaters. Elementary school classrooms. Grocery stores. Places of worship. Marathon finish lines.

But we aren’t, and as Friday’s shooting at LAX reminds us, it doesn’t really matter where a security perimeter starts.

A Transportation Security Administration worker injured in the deadly shooting rampage at Los Angeles International Airport spoke to reporters for the first time Monday, saying his first thought was to help the passengers around him.

Tony Grigsby, 36, limped from the front door of his South L.A....

The family of the suspect in Friday's shooting at Los Angeles International Airport said in a statement Monday that "we, like most Americans, are shocked and numbed by the tragic events."

The statement was delivered on live television by John Jordan, who identified himself as the attorney for Paul...

Police officials missed checking in on Paul Anthony Ciancia "by a matter of minutes" before a deadly shooting rampage occurred at Los Angeles International Airport, the chairman of the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee said Sunday.

Ciancia, who police say shot and killed a Transportation Security...

LAX police and the federal Transportation Security Administration are reviewing protocols in the wake of the shooting Friday that left a TSA agent dead and several other people wounded.

At a news conference over the weekend, TSA Administrator John Pistole said his agency's review will include the...

As flights get on back on schedule, a Calabasas High teacher wounded in the leg in Friday's rampage remained in fair condition.

A Calabasas High School teacher wounded in a shooting rampage at Los Angeles International Airport Friday was listed in fair condition, officials said.

Brian Ludmer, 29, sustained a bullet wound and will need surgery for a fractured leg as well as extensive physical therapy, officials at Ronald...

The man authorities allege opened fire inside Los Angeles International Airport on Friday “made the conscious decision” to try to kill multiple TSA employees, according to a federal criminal complaint.

In a handwritten letter found in a bag recovered from the scene, authorities say suspect Paul...

A Calabasas High School teacher shot by a gunman Friday at Los Angeles International Airport is in fair condition, but faces at least one more surgery, according to hospital officials.

Brian Ludmer, 29, sustained a bullet wound and will need surgery for a fractured leg as well as extensive physical...

Authorities offer new details suggesting that suspect Paul Anthony Ciancia's rampage was explicitly aimed at TSA agents.

The gunman suspected in a deadly rampage at Los Angeles International Airport sent his siblings troubling text messages before the incident, prompting his family to ask Los Angeles police to check on him, a New Jersey police chief said.

Allen J. Cummings, police chief of Pennsville, N.J. — the...

The agency created to increase public safety has become the subject of ridicule and mockery among those it was designed to protect.

The gunman suspected in a deadly rampage at Los Angeles International Airport sent his siblings troubling text messages before the incident, prompting his family to ask Los Angeles police to check on him, a New Jersey police chief said.

Allen J. Cummings, police chief of Pennsville, N.J. — the...

More than 1,500 flights and 167,050 passengers have been affected by Friday’s shooting at Los Angeles International Airport, officials said Saturday.

Of the total flights, 724 were scheduled arrivals carrying 67,850 passengers and 826 departures carrying 99,200 passengers, LAX spokeswoman Nancy...

A second LAX worker in custody in connection with dry-ice bomb incidents was the supervisor of the first suspect arrested, police say.

Miguel Angel Iniguez, 41, a ground services supervisor, was arrested Friday on suspicion of possession of a destructive device, said Cmdr. Andrew Smith of the Los...

The supervisor of a suspect in the dry ice bombs is charged with possession of a destructive device.

The city has filed suit against companies responsible for building the 6-year-old runway, saying the concrete is cracked and steel bars are exposed.

The ground service employee accused of leaving dry-ice bombs at Los Angeles International Airport pleaded not guilty Thursday to two counts of possession of a destructive device in a public place.

Bail for Dicarlo Bennett, 28, of Paramount was set at $1 million, the Los Angeles County district...

A Los Angeles International Airport ground service worker is expected to be charged Thursday in connection with a rash of dry ice bombs found at the airport.

Dicarlo Bennett, 28, who worked for LAX ground service provider Servisair, was arrested Tuesday in Paramount on suspicion of possessing and...

According to LAPD, a ground service worker planted the explosives out of curiosity. He is to face two felony charges.

Although the dry ice bombs found this week at Los Angeles International Airport did not injure anyone, a similar device that exploded at a Los Angeles liquor store in 1992 was deadly.

LAPD bomb squad Det. Paul Robi said the liquor store operator was cleaning inside when he picked up a glass bottle...

Authorities believe the 28-year-old ground service worker suspected of staging a string of dry ice bombs at Los Angeles International Airport got the cooling agent from an aircraft.

Dicarlo Bennett, who worked for LAX ground service provider Servisair, was arrested in Paramount on Tuesday on suspicion...

A ground service employee at Los Angeles International Airport was in custody on $1-million bail Wednesday after he was arrested in connection with a series of dry ice bomb explosions at the airport.

Dicarlo Bennett, 28, was arrested in Paramount on suspicion of possessing and exploding a "destructive...

A Los Angeles International Airport employee has been arrested in connection with dry-ice bomb explosions, law enforcement sources told The Times.

The suspect was identified as 28-year-old Dicarlo Bennett, according to the sources.

Public records show that Bennett lived in South Los Angeles. He...

Authorities say they believe a disgruntled airport employee may have been responsible for three devices found in areas where the public can't go.

The investigation into a rash of dry-ice bombs found at Los Angeles International Airport is now being focused on airport workers and is not believed to be linked to terrorism. All three devices were found in areas off-limits to the public, leading LAPD Chief Charlie Beck and other officials to...

Los Angeles police Chief Charlie Beck vowed Tuesday that authorities would track down those responsible for a rash of dry-ice bombs at Los Angeles International Airport, saying, "We will catch the people involved."

Beck declined to share many particulars about the investigation but said authorities...

Los Angeles International Airport police said Tuesday they were increasing security after a second dry ice bomb exploded and two others were found in a restricted area of the airport.

“The focus is definitely in the restricted area, not in the areas where passengers have access,” said Sgt. Karla...

Detectives late Monday were investigating how four dry ice bombs -- two of which exploded -- were placed in restricted areas at Los Angeles International Airport.

A dry ice bomb exploded Monday about 8:30 p.m. in a section accessible only to employees near the gate of the Tom Bradley International...

A dry ice bomb exploded at Los Angeles International Airport on Monday night, the second one to detonate there in little more than 24 hours, police said.

The explosion was reported about 8:30 p.m. in the Bradley Terminal, the Los Angeles Police Department said.

Two other similar devices that did...

The FBI has taken over the investigation into a dry ice bomb that exploded in a men’s bathroom at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday evening.

The explosion, which is created by filling a bottle with dry ice, occurred at about 7 p.m. in a restroom at Terminal 2, which is home to several...

The explosion of a dry-ice bomb at Los Angeles International Airport disrupted operations Sunday night and delayed flights for several hours at a passenger terminal, authorities reported.

The explosion, which is created by filling a bottle with dry ice, occurred about 7 p.m. in a restroom at Terminal...

State legislation to expand the powers of Los Angeles airport police officers and improve the efficiency of local law enforcement was signed into law Sunday evening.

Gov. Jerry Brown approved a bill by Assemblyman Steve Bradford (D-Gardena) that grants statewide authority to officers of the Los...

The international terminal at Los Angeles International Airport was partially evacuated Wednesday afternoon after a suspicious bag was discovered, authorities said.

The ticketing area of Tom Bradley International Terminal was cleared after the luggage was reported to police about 12:45 p.m., Los...

A grand jury has indicted an ex-Transportation Security Administration screener on six federal charges after he allegedly made a series of 9/11-related threats against Los Angeles International Airport, court documents show.

The indictment, issued Friday, alleges that Nna Alpha Onuoha, 29, intentionally...

The former Transportation Security Administration screener arrested last week after allegedly making a series of threats against Los Angeles International Airport was denied bail by a federal judge Monday.

U.S. District Judge Patrick Walsh ruled Nna Alpha Onuoha, 29, a flight risk and ordered him...

Rapper Kanye West was charged Friday with battery and attempted grand theft in connection with a July paparazzi clash at Los Angeles International Airport, city prosecutors said.

West, 36, faces up to six months in jail for each misdemeanor charge, Los Angeles city attorney spokesman Frank Mateljan...

Join us at 9 a.m. when we talk with Times reporter Ruben Vives about a the frantic search and arrest of an Inglewood man who allegedly made threats on the 12th anniversary of 9/11.

The former Transportation Security Administration employee was charged Wednesday after he allegedly made a series...

The TSA office near Los Angeles International Airport was evacuated for a short period Wednesday afternoon after a report of a "suspicious package" that was mailed to the location, allegedly by an ex-TSA employee, a spokesperson said.

Officials at LAX said the package was sent by Nna Alpha Onuoha,...

A Los Angeles-based U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer and his two brothers have been charged in an international weapons-smuggling scheme, federal prosecutors announced Friday.

Authorities allege Wilfredo Maralit, 48, and his brothers -- Rex Maralit, 44, a New York City police officer,...

Attorney Gloria Allred filed a lawsuit against Kanye West on behalf of a photographer who was allegedly assaulted by the rapper and blasted celebrities who defend the singer's conduct.

In the lawsuit, video photographer Danny Ramos alleges assault, battery, negligence and violation of civil rights.

A photographer captured on video being attacked by Kanye West plans to sue the rapper with the help of attorney Gloria Allred, the lawyer's office said Wednesday. 

Allred, known for representing high-profile clients that have included love interests of Tiger Woods, is expected to announce later...

Rapper Kanye West may like to be the focus of attention, but LAPD's Robbery Homicide Division is probably not what he had in mind.

The elite Los Angeles police division that investigates high profile murders, robberies and sexual assaults is now handling the probe in an altercation between  Kanye...

A video has emerged showing an altercation between rapper Kanye West and a photographer at Los Angeles International Airport.

It's now under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department.

The video shows West emerging from the airport and heading toward a waiting car. He then stops and gets...

Edward Snowden, who is wanted by the United States on suspicion of leaking national security secrets, isn’t the only person to have been caught in the diplomatic limbo of an airport transit zone.

Mehran Karimi Nasseri, an Iranian-born refugee, famously spent nearly 18 years inside Terminal 1 of...

Inland Empire officials have rejected as unreasonable an offer by Los Angeles to resume negotiations on transferring ownership of L.A./Ontario International Airport back to the city of Ontario.

The decision rebuffed a proposal made almost two weeks ago by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa...

Rapper 2 Chainz was arrested at LAX this week after officials found marijuana and a bottle of “purple drank” in his checked bag.

Tauheed Epps, 35, was removed from a departing flight and arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, according to a statement from Sgt. Belinda Nettles,...