The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether the decision of the White House television press pool to halt coverage of President Trump last month violated antitrust law. Some see the move as another administration act of intimidation.

The coastal flooding that damaged homes and flooded roads this week from Newport Beach to Long Beach came from a highly unusual combination of events that underscores the challenges California is facing amid predictions of a "super" El Nino winter.

No. 21 UCLA capitalizes on mistakes from No. 13 Oregon and stops the Ducks on a two-point conversion try to pull off a stunning 17-15 win.

The center and guard have lingering injuries, and coach JJ Redick is unsure when they will play in a game.

On Sunday, the scenario the Milwaukee Brewers most hoped to avoid comes true: Instead of starting for them in Game 1 of the NLCS, Tarik Skubal starts against them.

A meeting to choose a new agency to guide L.A.'s homeless services broke down when more than 1,500 people sought to vote on the matter online.

Long Beach ordered some Peninsula residents to evacuate and Newport Beach closed its beaches and piers as Tropical Storm Rachel neared Southern California. A National Weather Service coastal flood warning covers Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego county beaches through Sunday.

The mail carrier was caught on video striking the rare albino bird in Pasadena two months ago and now faces an animal-cruelty charge.

Christa Pike, who survived Tennessee’s attempt to execute her by lethal injection, has been moved back to prison after she was discharged from the hospital, her attorneys say.

San Diego County authorities say Polymaker made a "strategic business choice" to market and sell 3-D printer filament to Californians for the express purpose of building illegal weapons.

When officers arrived, they found David Gonzalez, 32, in handcuffs, with a gunshot wound to his midsection, according to a Fresno Police statement.

Hiking enthusiast Brian Seibert summited the more than 13,000-foot face of Mount Morgan's north ridge, offering him a sweeping panorama view of the jagged peaks and crystalline lakes of the Eastern Sierra. Three days later, his body was recovered.

Carmel-by-the-Sea recently got numbered street addresses for the first time in its 110-year history. All residents were told to re-register to vote.

An environmental group and water agency representing farmers are suing California, arguing the state is taking excessive amounts of water out of the Bay Delta, harming fish and the ecosystem.

Mike Ditka, the first ever tight end to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and coach of the legendary 1985 Chicago Bears, has died. He was 86.

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Fish farming has been marketed as a sustainable answer to overfishing. But an investigation found that the feed behind much of modern aquaculture is driving ocean depletion, labor abuse and unrest far from the dinner plate.

Every year, hundreds of animals die trying to cross State Route 62, connecting L.A. and Joshua Tree. The research to fix it is a bit unconventional.

The fast-growing wildfire has burned more than 150 acres and prompted evacuations near the Grapevine.

Despite political backlash and past weather delays, the massive wildlife bridge over the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills is racing toward a Dec. 2 opening. Now, the only threat to the deadline is Mother Nature.

A state audit found two employees at the California State Controller’s Office teleworked from Idaho, Tennessee and Alabama. The office also failed to quickly remedy salary overpayments to two other employees, the audit said.

The White House is expanding its campaign against international workers, targeting elite study and work visa holders with restrictions and a new investigation.

The USS Abraham Lincoln returned to San Diego after its crew spent 321 days away. At least eight members attempted suicide amid reports of poor conditions on board.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, speaking to the conservative TV outlet Real America’s Voice News on Wednesday, said the execution of Hasan will take place at Fort Hood on Dec. 3.

Los Angeles County looks into the claims practices of the California FAIR Plan, the state's insurer of last resort, after January 2025 wildfire victims' complaints.

Trump said Friday that the accused men “won’t get a fair shake." In painting the accused as victims, it appeared the president was speaking from personal experience.

Federal authorities and the Los Angeles Police Department swarmed Skid Row on Thursday in what was hailed as a takedown of suspected drug traffickers.

The buffet chain with a cult following will return to Orange County after nearly seven years of closure. More locations could follow.

Forecasters are warning that south-facing beaches in Southern California could be particularly at risk of flooding on account of Hurricane Rachel this weekend.

The California State Transportation Agency is expected to launch a study examining what would be needed to move the railroad line from the San Clemente coast.

An El Niño-fueled Kelvin wave is bearing down on the Southern California shoreline, bringing with it the boosted risk of significant coastal flooding and beach erosion.

Considering our food supply, industries, innovations, geographic diversity and overwhelming global cultural influence, California can’t be beat. But we can learn something from Texas.

A Times analysis of U-Haul data shows that young Los Angeles residents are more often leaving for other California cities than older Angelenos who are more likely to leave the state.

Ofelia Garcia Ortega, 36, was arrested Tuesday at the Salinas Superior Courthouse. She is facing multiple charges, including child endangerment.

Investigators from the California Dept. of Toxic Substances Control executed a search warrant at the Lineage cold-storage warehouse in Boyle Heights on Tuesday. The property was the site of a massive fire that impacted the surrounding neighborhood for weeks.

"Digger" is Tom Cruise's greatest role in decades. Now that it's flopped, will academy voters just see him as Slim Pickens riding the bomb that buried Warner Bros.?

Facing the camera, Councilmember Nithya Raman declared: "Only you can stop fascist liars!" as an image of Bass appeared onscreen. The video has been taken down.

The LAPD's officer union will oppose Measure FD, the half-cent sales tax measure on the Nov. 3 ballot pushed by the firefighters union.

Authorities said Guojon Xuan, 65, and Sylvia Zhang, 38, were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit child abuse Tuesday, more than a year after police rescued 21 of their biological children from an Arcadia mansion.

It can be hot in October, but it's generally not this sweltering for this long, according to climate experts.

Thirty-two years after the murders that shook the nation, Denise Brown's memoir "For My Sister Nicole" looks back on findings in her sister's diary, the anger that fueled her advocacy work and her final reckoning with O.J. Simpson’s death.

Restaurants with gas stoves and ovens are exposing workers to harmful air pollution and unsafe levels of heat, according to a new study led by California researchers.

Trump made the remarks during a rambling speech in which he said gas prices would be lower soon, touted his ouster of Venezuela’s dictator, and made attacks on news outlets.

Alan Rothenberg recalls the challenges the Kings faced in their early years as the team tried to establish Jack Kent Cooke's vision for hockey in L.A.

'The Outsiders,' winner of the 2024 Tony for best musical and based on the classic S.E. Hinton novel, has its L.A. premiere at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre.

The founders of Bryn Walker, a fashion brand for women, died at their home near the UC Berkeley campus. The co-founders were married. A gun was found at the scene.

Metrolink is raising its fares for the first time in 13 years. Many riders were surprised by just how much it would cost them.

Warner Bros.' climate change satire "Digger" collapsed at the box office with a domestic haul of $8 million, despite the star power of Tom Cruise.

Christa Pike remains unconscious and on a ventilator in a Tennessee hospital after a failed execution attempt

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