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L.A. Metro’s downtown subway project may not open until mid-2022

Progress on Metro's Regional Connector, an ambitious 1.9-mile subway project connecting three rail lines, has slowed due to labor shortages and other issues.

Pot smuggling arrests at LAX have surged 166% since marijuana legalization

Emboldened by legalization and facing only light punishment if captured, more and more smugglers are taking to the friendly skies.

This L.A. district is 80% non-white, but both school board candidates are white

Board District 5 enrolls the largest number of Latino students in L.A. Unified.

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Suddenly conservative lawyers are condemning Trump for abuses of power

Even as Republicans in Congress have fallen in line to defend the president at every turn, a surprising number of right-wing lawyers have broken ranks.

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Don’t call it breakdancing: ‘Breaking’ tries to bust into the Olympics

Earlier this year, organizers of the 2024 Summer Games in Paris proposed adding it to their program.