Oct 16 Menendez family members advocate for brothers' release as prosecutors review 1989 murders By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press Lyle Menendez, who was then 21, and Erik Menendez, then 18, admitted they fatally shot-gunned their entertainment executive father, Jose Menendez, and their mother, Kitty Menendez, in 1989 but said they feared their parents were about to kill them to… Continue reading
Oct 13 Man with guns arrested at checkpoint outside Trump rally in California, authorities say By Associated Press A Nevada man with a shotgun, a loaded handgun and ammunition in his vehicle was arrested at a security checkpoint outside Donald Trump's rally Saturday night in the Southern California desert, authorities said Sunday. Continue reading
Oct 12 WATCH: Trump campaigns in Coachella in rare visit to solidly Democratic California By Michael R. Blood, Meg Kinnard, Associated Press With the presidency on the line in battlegrounds like Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, Donald Trump spent Saturday night in solidly liberal California, seeking to link Vice President Kamala Harris to what he described as the failures of her home state. Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch 7:40 Art and science collide in enormous project at dozens of museums and galleries By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson In 2011, some 60 art institutions in Southern California got together to create a region-wide art collaboration called Pacific Standard Time. PST Art, as it is now known, is on its third iteration and is an enormous undertaking, the largest… Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch 8:24 'The Boys of Riverside' chronicles school for the deaf's rise to state football champions By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson In 2021, the football team at the California School for the Deaf made it to the state championship but suffered a disappointing loss. In 2022 and 2023, they made it back and won. A new book chronicles that run and… Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch 7:04 How natural environments are making piano recitals less formal and more accessible By Mike Cerre Traditional piano recitals can often be intimidating for performers and audiences alike. Two California pianists have made it their mission to use outdoor spaces to make them less formal and more accessible. Special correspondent Mike Cerre reports from San Francisco… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch 6:01 How hundreds of California police officers have kept past misconduct confidential By John Yang, Harry Zahn, Kaisha Young For decades, California police departments that want to sever ties with officers for misconduct have agreed to let them resign and to keep the bad behavior confidential in order to avoid lawsuits. But as a result, hundreds of officers have… Continue watching
Sep 30 Newsom vetoes bill to create AI safety measures saying it could hinder innovation in California By Trân Nguyễn, Associated Press California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a landmark bill aimed at establishing first-in-the-nation safety measures for large artificial intelligence models. Continue reading
Sep 25 Passenger killed after gunman hijacks Los Angeles city bus, leads police on chase By Christopher Weber, Associated Press Authorities say a passenger was killed after a gunman hijacked a city bus in Los Angeles, leading to a slow police chase through downtown before the suspect was eventually arrested. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch 5:58 California sues ExxonMobil, saying company deceived public about plastics recycling By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold A new lawsuit accuses ExxonMobil of contributing to the world’s plastic pollution. The oil and gas company is one of the largest producers of the material used to make single-use plastics. California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed the lawsuit following… Continue watching