Oct 11 Watch 6:29 Pressure mounts on Los Angeles city leaders following leaked audio of racist remarks By William Brangham A recording captured Los Angeles city leaders making derogatory and racist remarks as they conspired to consolidate their power. The comments by City Council President Nury Martinez and others have led to widespread calls for those on the recording to… Continue watching
Oct 11 Outrage erupts at Los Angeles City Council meeting over racist remarks By Christopher Weber, Michael R. Blood, Associated Press A raucous crowd of protesters packed the Los Angeles City Council chamber, calling for the resignation of three members involved in closed-door meeting in which racist language was used to describe colleagues. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 3:41 A woman’s Brief But Spectacular take on what it takes to be a professional fighter By Melissa Williams, Steve Goldbloom Kailia Attry is a boxer based in Los Angeles who has always seen sports as a means for connection and growth, whether that was bonding with her older brother or working to improve the visibility of women athletes. She gives… Continue watching
Jun 13 Police say 3 killed, 4 wounded in Los Angeles warehouse party shooting By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press Authorities say three people were killed and four wounded in a shooting during a warehouse party in Los Angeles. The violence broke out early Sunday morning in the Boyle Heights neighborhood. Continue reading
Apr 15 Los Angeles political donor gets 30 years in prison for fetish deaths By Brian Melley, Associated Press A wealthy Democratic donor has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for injecting two men with lethal doses of methamphetamine as part of a fetish that turned fatal. Continue reading
Mar 25 U.S. House leaders call on Nebraska Rep. Fortenberry to resign after found guilty of lying to the FBI By Grant Schulte, Brian Melley, Associated Press Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry is facing growing pressure to resign from congressional leaders and Nebraska's GOP governor after a California jury found him guilty of lying to federal authorities about an illegal $30,000 campaign donation from a Nigerian billionaire. Continue reading
Jan 21 City of Los Angeles considers banning new oil and gas drilling By Drew Costley, Associated Press The city council is expected to vote on a measure that would shut down oil and gas fields in the city after a decade of complaints from residents. Continue reading
Jan 10 14-year-old girl shot by police remembered at Los Angeles funeral By Christopher Weber, Associated Press Family, friends, civil rights activists and community members memorialized a 14-year-old girl shot and killed in a clothing store dressing room when Los Angeles police fired at a suspect and a bullet pierced a wall. Continue reading
Jan 06 Omicron surge sidelines 800 police, firefighters in Los Angeles By Brian Melley, Associated Press A dramatic surge in coronavirus cases has sidelined more than 800 Los Angeles city police and firefighters and led to slightly longer ambulance and fire response times. Continue reading
Dec 28 Family remembers 14-year-old’s dreams before shooting by LAPD By Stefanie Dazio, Christopher Weber, Associated Press The family of the 14-year-old girl who was killed by Los Angeles police last week says she loved skateboarding and had dreams of becoming an engineer to build robots. Continue reading