Jun 12 Man headed to Los Angeles pride parade arrested with weapons By Corinne Segal A man who said he was headed to the Los Angeles pride parade was arrested Sunday after police found weapons in his car. Continue reading
Jun 01 UCLA gunman was a former doctoral student, police say By News Desk A Los Angeles Police spokeswoman has identified the gunman in Wednesday's apparent murder-suicide on the University of California-Los Angeles campus as Mainak Sarkar. Continue reading
May 24 Clinton, Sanders head for all-out blitz in California primary By Ken Thomas and Lisa Lerer, Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders dueled for support ahead of California's presidential primary on Tuesday as the Vermont senator showed few signs of backing off. Continue reading
Apr 09 WATCH: Jeffrey Brown interviews authors at LA Times Festival of Books By artsdesk More than 500 authors are set to appear at the LA Times Festival of Books this weekend for one of the largest literary events of the year. Continue reading
Mar 16 Hacker who stole nude photos of female celebrities will plead guilty By Corinne Segal Ryan Collins, a 36-year-old from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, used a phishing scheme to collect nude photos of female celebrities, including Jennifer Lawrence. Continue reading
Mar 07 Data shows how major U.S. cities are slowly re-segregating By Kenya Downs New research from Sociological Science suggests that white flight has been replaced with white avoidance, contributing to gradual re-segregation of American cities. Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch 9:13 LA schools grow more inclusive, but at what cost? By PBS News Hour The Los Angeles school system has come far in the last ten years, especially in terms of inclusivity. In 2003, only 54 percent of LA’s disabled students were taught alongside their nondisabled peers; today, it’s more than 90 percent. But… Continue watching
Feb 25 Los Angeles methane leak was officially the worst in U.S. history, study says By Nsikan Akpan What could be done to prevent future natural gas blowouts like the one that spewed greenhouses gases into Southern California skies from late October to early February?… Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch 9:01 Los Angeles’ bold move to reform special education By PBS News Hour Public schools in Los Angeles have experienced rapid change in the last decade, and graduation rates for the city’s 80,000 special needs students have nearly doubled since 2003. But greater transitions lie ahead: the district plans to transfer these students… Continue watching
Feb 08 Attorney General to visit 6 cities to highlight police work By Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Attorney General Loretta Lynch plans to visit six cities in the coming months to highlight police departments she sees as role models for law enforcement. Continue reading