Lead Stories
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Singer John Legend addresses graduates at LMU commencement
By Scout Jacobs Contributing Writer WESTCHESTER — At a time when several area college campuses are experiencing unrest due to protests…
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Writing program targets youth in justice system
By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Jimmy Yu knows what its like to spend time in a juvenile…
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County OKs $3.4 million payout in Kizzee death
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The county Board of Supervisors has approved a nearly $3.4 million settlement of a…
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Campus tensions erupt over Middle East conflict
Wave Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — A week of intensified student protests over the Israel-Palestine conflict escalated overnight…
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Council members seek ban on no-cash businesses
By Ray Richardson Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Several City Council members are renewing efforts to ban cashless retail businesses…
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Rev. Cecil Murray is remembered as force of good for L.A.
Wave Wire Services SOUTH LOS ANGELES — Political figures and community and spiritual leaders honored the late Rev. Cecil L.…
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Haddish shares ‘curses,’ life lessons at book festival
By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Entertainers Tiffany Haddish and Kerry Washington were among the many guests appearing…
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$12.8 billion city budget a ‘reset,’ Bass says
Wave Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — Amid financial concerns due to lower-than-planned revenues and unexpected spending needs, Mayor…
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L.A.-based activist captured images of Black liberation
By Edward Henderson Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Photographs serve as historical records, framing both big moments and small ones…
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Cornel West chooses Melina Abdullah as VP
Wave Staff and Wire Report LOS ANGELES — Longshot presidential hopeful Cornel West has chosen Melina Abdullah — a founding…
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