More than a week after the arrest of Jerrid Joseph Powell in connection with the shooting deaths of three homeless men and an L.A. county employee, much remains wrapped in mystery, including a motive in the slayings.
Gov. Gavin Newsom said his staff has been working with Democrats in the Legislature on the state’s healthcare minimum wage law in light of budget concerns.
A nine-count indictment was unsealed on the eve of President Biden’s arrival in Southern California.
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The Los Angeles Protective League’s Jamie McBride wrote a recent column in the union’s monthly newsletter accusing the department of lowering its standards on beards and hair.
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Palestinians fleeing Israel’s expanding ground offensive crowded into an ever-shrinking area in southern Gaza.
The best movies of 2023 include ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Past Lives’ and ‘Poor Things,’ according to our critic Justin Chang.
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