A desert tortoise in the Desert Tortoise Research Natural Area in California City in 2022. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) The California Fish and Game Commission has formally recognized the Mojave desert tortoise as endangered. The designation, granted Thursday, is the latest in a long series of steps to try to protect the dwindling … Read more
Mayor Karen Bass meets a graduating class of officers and new recruits Dec. 7 at the LAPD academy. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times) The Los Angeles Police Department has graduated an average of 31 recruits in its past 10 academy classes, a Times review shows, about half the number needed to keep pace with Mayor Karen … Read more
Shaylee Mejia with her little brother. The Los Angeles County medical examiner determined that her death was an accident. (Maria Juarez) After the death of a 16-year-old girl last month, questions swirled as to the cause: Was it an accident, as Los Angeles County officials initially ruled, or the result of injuries suffered during a … Read more
LAPD Det. Ryan Moreno, center, speaks at press conference Friday to ask for the public’s help in identifying the driver and victims involved in a hit-and-run at a street takeover. (KTLA) The Los Angeles Police Department is offering a $25,000 reward for information about a South L.A. street takeover where a driver struck several pedestrians, … Read more
The latest climate outlook for the upcoming summer shows much of the Lower 48 will continue to bake with temperatures that are well-above average, with varying amounts of precipitation across the country. NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center released its updated seasonal outlooks on Thursday, which showed the probability of regions seeing above-normal, near-normal, and below-normal temperatures and precipitation. That … Read more
Goldie Hawn was touched by an alien and ‘discussed’ by three beings (Picture: Goldie Hawn / Instagram) Goldie Hawn may have had a very close encounter with the third kind: she claims an alienonce touched her. The actress and mother of Kate Hudson is known for appearing in the likes of Death Becomes Her, First … Read more
Both US senators from Arkansas are pushing for answers from the Justice Department about a federal law enforcement search warrant execution last month that ended with an airport executive shot dead. Sens. Tom Cotton and John Boozman are seeking answers in the death of Bryan Malinowski, the executive director of the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport … Read more
A girl who wrote to God in her diaries, a boy with learning disabilities who was just learning to like who he was and a teen who would spend every free minute fishing were among the 13 victims of the Columbine High School shooting remembered during a vigil Friday on the eve of the 25th anniversary of … Read more
Millie Bobby Brown’s famous father-in-law hasn’t seen Stranger Things (Picture: Andrew H. Walker/Shutterstock) Even celebrities have to navigate meeting the in-laws and for Millie Bobby Brown that’s none other than the legendary Jon Bon Jovi. Turns out the 80s music icon had no pre-conceived notions about his soon to be daughter-in-law as he wasn’t even … Read more
David Beckham is suing former friend Mark Wahlberg (Picture: F45) David Beckham is taking legal action against Mark Wahlberg after a fitness deal left him more than £8,000,000 out of pocket. The footballing legend’s firm, DB Ventures Ltd, claims the actor ‘duped’ Beckham into collaborating with F45. F45 Training is an Australian franchiser and operator … Read more