When Jackie Robinson entered baseball’s Hall of Fame on July 23, 1962, he did more than seal his place among the sport’s legends. He became […]
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South L.A. leaders, patients fight federal health cuts at Planned Parenthood
LOS ANGELES — As the Trump administration advances an effort to gut federal funding for Planned Parenthood, elected officials rallied July 21 in defense of […]
California Attorney General seeks state takeover of L.A. County juvenile halls
LOS ANGELES — Citing what he called repeated operational failures at Los Padrinos and Barry J. Nidorf juvenile halls, state Attorney General Rob Bonta said […]
Cal State classes could face disruption as 80,000 union workers consider strike
LOS ANGELES – Classes and services for more than 450,000 students across 23 California State University (CSU) campuses could be disrupted if unions representing 80,000 […]
County orders flags lowered after three deputies die in training facility explosion
EAST LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County facilities will fly flags at half-staff following Friday’s explosion at a sheriff’s training center that killed three deputies […]
Concert canceled amid immigration raids rescheduled for July 26 in MacArthur Park
LOS ANGELES – The cumbia band Vilma Díaz y la Sonora will perform July 26 at Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles, after their June 21 concert […]
Muslim community mural to debut after hate graffiti attack
LOS ANGELES — A new mural celebrating resilience and cultural identity will be unveiled at the Islamic Center of Southern California on July 21, just […]
Workers may have been poisoned by cancer-causing gas at Carson facility
CARSON — Employees at a local medical equipment company may have been exposed to a cancer-causing gas for months while managers may have known about […]
This Week in Black History: 54th Massachusetts’ charge at Fort Wagner reshaped Black history and the Civil War
On July 18, 1863, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, one of the first United States Army units composed entirely of free Black men, made […]
L.A. Zoo releases hundreds of endangered frogs into San Gabriel Mountains
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Zoo has released 450 tadpoles and 193 sub-adult southern mountain yellow-legged frogs into the streams of the San Gabriel […]