L.A. Times - Religious News

The California attorney general said Trump's claims are "wrongly and dangerously alleging the [state] government is involved in fraud" and said state authorities have worked arduously over the years to combat fraud, recovering nearly $2.7 billion through criminal and civil prosecutions since 2016.

Derrick Callella, of Hawthorne, was arrested Thursday after federal authorities say he sent "imposter" ransom messages to the family of Savannah Guthrie. The "Today" co-host's mother, Nancy, is still missing in what officials believe was an abduction.

It's unusual for so many major candidates to be on the fence about a mayoral bid so close to the filing deadline, Pomona College politics professor Sara Sadhwani said.

Matthew Jason Kroth, 52, is the second person to be sentenced as part of a sprawling criminal scheme that targeted the homes of elderly and vulnerable victims.

Two Democratic lawmakers inspected conditions at the immigration detention facility in downtown L.A. following a federal court ruling prohibiting the Trump administration from requiring advance notice on visits.

A California man is facing a criminal charge for allegedly BASE jumping off Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park during the federal government shutdown last year.

Three people were killed and seven injured after a car crashed into the 99 Ranch Market in Westwood on Thursday.

Los Angeles police shot a man after receiving reports of someone with a firearm in the parking lot of the California Science Center in Exposition Park on Thursday morning. Fire officials said the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Negotiators for seven states remain deeply divided over how to cut water use along the Colorado River. The chances of a court battle appear to be growing.

A 19-year-old was arrested in connection with a shooting at a Halloween party in Santa Clarita that left two people dead. He has been charged with two counts of murder.

Beutner made his announcement a month after his daughter, 22-year-old Emily Beutner, died of undetermined causes.

Adam Miller said Los Angeles is on a downward trajectory and beset with problems — and needs someone with strong leadership skills at City Hall.

In recent years, more than a half-dozen cities in the region have established moratoriums as they consider the environmental impacts and the health of residents.