DEADLY EPIDEMIC
Fentanyl is fueling a surge in overdoses among unhoused people in Los Angeles, playing out as a daily battle for life and death in encampments.
BENCH BATTLE
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Patrick Connolly sought to disqualify a fellow justice from ruling on the resentencing of a convicted cop killer. Legal experts say the move is nearly unprecedented and deeply concerning.
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ENTITLED TO PAROLE
A California appeals court reversed Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision to deny parole for Leslie Van Houten, a follower of cult leader Charles Manson.
Deputy gangs
In an apparent change of course from her sworn statements last year, Undersheriff April Tardy testified there was no work slowdown led by deputy gangs at the Compton sheriff’s station in 2019.
On the Ropes
The California State Athletic Commission, which administers a 40-year-old pension plan for boxers, said it will step up efforts to find fighters with unclaimed money.
'Shark Tank'
After a Times investigation in which former NFL player Al “Bubba” Baker described his “nightmare” experience with “Shark Tank” investor Daymond John, the “shark” went to court seeking to stop Baker from airing his complaints publicly.
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Scientists are using a UC Santa Cruz greenhouse to recreate the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs. They want to learn why some species survived when so many did not.
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One of the most complex phases of the reconstruction of fire-ravaged Notre Dame de Paris is underway: the rebuilding of the cathedral’s famous spire.
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The stunning animated sequel to the 2018 Oscar-winning ‘Into the Spider-Verse’ blends Abstract Expressionism, storybook illustrations, ballet and punk with a gleefully disruptive attitude.
Shohei Ohtani homered in consecutive innings, including a 459-foot drive, and drove in four runs to lead the Angels over the Chicago White Sox 12-5 Wednesday.
The Los Angeles National Cemetery hosted its first public Memorial Day event since 2019, after halting for the pandemic.
North Korea’s attempt to put its first spy satellite into space failed, in a setback to leader Kim Jong Un’s push to boost military capabilities.
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