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In a letter sent to students just after 10 p.m. Tuesday, top USC officials warned against the dangers of opioid use.
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Igor Dvorskiy acknowledged that he pocketed nearly $150,000 from William “Rick” Singer, a Newport Beach consultant at the center of the college admissions scandal, and in return allowed Singer to run a test-fixing scam out of his West Hollywood school for years. -
Starting in December, those looking to buy electric vehicles with a price tag of more than $60,000 won’t qualify for rebates — nor will plug-in hybrids with less than 35 miles of all-electric range.
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A congressional subcommittee will hear Thursday from investigators about the Conception boat fire.
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Minutes after the U.S. Supreme Court held a closely watched hearing on DACA, California reacted with student walkouts and pledges of support from top state leaders for young immigrants in the U.S. illegally.
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After a spate of deaths at USC, officials are struggling with what information to release about the students who died.
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California is home to more DACA recipients than any other state.
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Ruben Martinez Jr. was found innocent and walked free Tuesday, after years of campaigning by his wife and a friend led prosecutors to review his case.
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Dylan Hernandez fell from his top bunk early Thursday, medical officials said, ruling the death accidental.
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Two people were arrested Tuesday near an unincorporated area of Sonoma County after an officer found, among other things, a check stolen from a mailbox during the Kincade fire evacuation.
Times Investigations
Nearly 300 drinking water wells and other water sources in California have been found to have traces of man-made chemicals linked to cancer.
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Los Angeles Times reporters found two dozen cases in which a death investigation was harmed by the procurement of body parts.
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How firms helped rewrite a law to make it difficult for coroners to stop them from harvesting body parts.
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The Times found a rising number of death investigations across the country were complicated or upended after transplantable body parts were taken before a coroner’s autopsy.
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The Times found dozens of cases in which autopsy investigations were hindered or delayed by the procurement of tissues or organs — something the industry claims never happens.
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Skelton has covered government and politics for The Times since 1974.
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Among homeless, a small minority of the severely mentally ill could be best served in public mental health hospitals that offer more intensive care.
Led by a revolt by the Inland Empire, cities in Southern California push growth to Los Angeles and Orange County.
Las Vegas officials passed a law that makes it a crime to sleep on the streets when beds are available at established shelters.
Documentary “Disco’d” explores the L.A. homeless crisis through a series of profiles.
A study commissioned by Los Angeles County outlines some short-term strategies to rescue cash-strapped board and care homes from closing.
Board-and-care homes — created to care for those who cannot care for themselves — are being squeezed out of business by an antiquated state funding system.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation had sought nearly $25 million in Proposition HHH money to build more than 200 units of supportive housing on skid row.
Apple is the latest tech giant to pledge funds amid criticism that tech firms haven’t done enough to relieve a pressing problem that they made worse.
Prosecutor says community needs to police homeless camps
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Climate & Environment
There are at least 1,688 high hazard dams in poor or unsatisfactory condition in 44 states and Puerto Rico, an Associated Press investigation has found. California is home to six.
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State officials will vote this week on a proposal to allow “community solar” farms instead of rooftop panels.
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The most damaging hurricanes, by area of total devastation, are increasing the most, according to a study of 247 hurricanes that hit the U.S. since 1900.
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Westlands Water District, a sprawling Central Valley farm district with ties to the Trump administration, is poised to get a permanent contract for a massive quantity of cheap federal irrigation supplies.
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We started out planning to focus on the U.S. legacy of radiation in the Marshall Islands, then encountered firsthand the effects of climate change. Both issues are converging in the central Pacific.
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As catastrophic windblown blazes strike with more frequency, California’s system of mutual-aid firefighting is cracking, with fire chiefs sometimes reluctant or unable to assist their counterparts.
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Hundreds of Los Angeles students walked out of class Tuesday and rallied at the downtown federal building.
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Studying really hard can earn you high grades, but it might not do much for you on the SAT. Colleges need to know who is both smart and studious.
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A university having only business leaders and wealthy people on its board is akin to a corporation having only students and professors on its board.
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The small earthquakes under El Centro, Calif., are important to monitor, especially since they occurred close to major faults.
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A magnitude 4.9 earthquake was reported at 8:35 a.m.
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A magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported at 2:07 p.m. Sunday six miles from Indio, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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The magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported at 1:44 a.m. Sunday, two miles from Palm Springs, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Officers were still at the scene Tuesday evening.
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Authorities say Carlo Navarro, 20, swerved onto the sidewalk near Los Cerritos Park shortly before 10 p.m. on Halloween and struck a family of three.
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Police used pepper spray after students threw objects at officers during fights at Fremont High School.
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Prosecutors argued in court filing that Hunter’s new attorney’s firm represents witnesses who testified before grand jury
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Jamarr Antonio Stamps, a 43-year-old rapper known as Bad Azz, died Monday while in custody on suspicion of domestic violence, authorities say.
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As a photographer he shot defining images of Southern California; as an editor he looked for images that told stories about the world.
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On the eve of his election as the new leader of U.S. bishops, Archbishop José Gomez had a message for the faithful back home: It was well past time for immigration reform.
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After a spate of deaths at USC, officials are struggling with what information to release about the students who died.
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The ninth death since August was reported at USC, as the body of a male student was found in an off-campus apartment Monday.
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Bashing newcomers from California is a cyclical sport with a long history in the heart of Idaho’s Treasure Valley.
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Igor Dvorskiy acknowledged that he pocketed nearly $150,000 from William “Rick” Singer, a Newport Beach consultant at the center of the college admissions scandal, and in return allowed Singer to run a test-fixing scam out of his West Hollywood school for years.
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Dylan Hernandez fell from his top bunk early Thursday, medical officials said, ruling the death accidental.
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Laws & Policy
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City Atty. Mike Feuer alleges that developer Michael Hakim owes the city more than $220,000 for legal bills racked up during a court battle over his 27-story project.
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New California voter registration data shows House Democrats who upset GOP incumbents begin the new election season in pretty good shape.
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Rivals of Los Angeles City Councilman David Ryu have called into questions dozens of donations to his re-election campaign, saying that he has accepted money from real estate developers and the broader industry.
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The Camp fire in the town of Paradise exposed fatal flaws in California’s wildfire prevention and preparation plans. Lawmakers at the state Capitol in Sacramento worked to address some of the problems in 2019.
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The group’s former CEO called many of the allegations in the bankruptcy filing “incorrect and extremely misleading.” But he confirmed that some expenditures were “mistakenly made” on his work credit card, and said he will reimburse the group.
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