6 h. ago Killed over $10: Teenager arrested after relative of discount shop owner is run over trying to prevent shoplifting

The 16-year-old boy has been identified as the driver involved in the killing of 60-year-old Kourosh ‘Steve’ Yaghoubi in South El Monte, Los Angeles, on April 9

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6 h. ago Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial to open Wednesday with majority

Opening statements are set in former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial, this time with a majority-female jury deciding the landmark #MeToo case

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7 h. ago Simone Biles unsure of competing at 2028 LA Olympics: ‘My body is aging’

American has won seven Olympics goldsBiles would be 31 at the start of next Summer GamesSimone Biles says she is unsure whether she will compete at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028.The 28-year-old says she has other priorities, and is mindful of the demands her sport puts on her body at an age when most elite gymnasts have long since retired. Biles will be 31 when the LA Olympics start: the oldest all-around female gymnastics champion is Maria Gorokhovskaya, who won gold at the age of 30 at the 1952 Games. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Scott Peterson’s lawyers claim ‘substantial new evidence’ exonerates him

Los Angeles Innocence Project has challenged ‘every aspect of the prosecution’s theory’ in an attempt to overturn Peterson’s conviction

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13 h. ago Simone Biles reveals impact of Paris Olympics success: ‘My body collapsed’

The 28-year-old said she is yet to decide whether to compete in Los Angeles in 2028

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16 h. ago Meghan Markle reveals why she changed name of her lifestyle brand to As Ever in latest podcast with BFF 'hippie' hairdresser Kadi Lee

Kadi Lee runs the Highbrow Hippie salon in the Los Angeles neighbourhood of Venice, with her clients including Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt and Sigourney Weaver.

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21 h. ago A sequoia forest in Detroit? Plantings to improve air quality and mark Earth Day

Arborists are hoping to transform vacant land on Detroit’s eastside by planting giant sequoias, the world’s largest trees

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25 h. ago Los Angeles mayor proposes slashing over 1,600 city jobs to close budget hole

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is proposing laying off over 1,600 government workers to close a yawning budget gap

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26 h. ago NFL hall of famer Shannon Sharpe accused of rape in Nevada lawsuit

Woman files complaint against former player and analystSharpe’s lawyer issued denial of allegationsNFL hall of famer Shannon Sharpe has been accused of sexual assault and battery by a former partner in a lawsuit filed on Sunday in Nevada.The woman says she met the 56-year-old Sharpe, who is now an ESPN analyst, at a Los Angeles gym in 2023 when she was 22. A two-year consensual relationship ensued, during which she alleges he raped her. Continue reading...

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35 h. ago Kristen Stewart marries Dylan Meyer in intimate ceremony at Los Angeles home

The actor and the screenwriter got engaged in 2021

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43 h. ago Kristen Stewart and fiancée tie the knot in 'intimate ceremony' in LA after nearly six years together

Kristen Stewart and her fiancée Dylan Meyer cemented their love on Sunday with an 'intimate' wedding ceremony held in Los Angeles.

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52 h. ago Victoria Beckham and her lookalike sister send fans wild with birthday selfie

Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham celebrated her latest birthday earlier this month - and fans have been sent wild by seeing the star with her sister in a photo

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54 h. ago Gavin Newsom catching heat again as LA's 2028 Olympics headed for DISASTER with costs skyrocketing  and sponsors pulling out

The Los Angeles 2028 Olympics could be heading for financial meltdown despite its original optimistic logistics as sponsors drop out, executives resign and costs spiral.

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57 h. ago Shohei Ohtani returns to Dodgers' lineup after birth of daughter in Southern California

Two-way star Shohei Ohtani has returned to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ lineup for the series finale against the Texas Rangers

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58 h. ago Popular '80s star from famous acting dynasty is unrecognizable as he rides his motorcycle...can you guess who?

This star of the 1980s and beyond was spotted earlier this week while taking his motorcycle out for a spin with other enthusiasts around Los Angeles.

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68 h. ago Marijuana holiday 4/20 coincides with Easter and Passover this year. Here's what to know

Marijuana culture’s high holiday known as 4/20 falls this year on Easter, as well as the last day of Passover

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2 d. ago Thousands rally in London in support of trans rights after British ruling on gender

Thousands rally in London in support of trans rights after British ruling on gender  Los Angeles Times

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3 d. ago Members of burned LA church bear a cross through their devastated neighborhood to mark Good Friday

The Community United Methodist Church in Pacific Palisades burned down in wildfires that devastated much of Los Angeles in January

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3 d. ago Further delay as Menendez brothers seek freedom after decades in prison

Brothers had hoped resentencing hearing would pave way for immediate release – but judge orders pause until MayThe Menendez brothers have spent years waiting for another day in court and a chance to prove that they should be freed after serving over three decades in prison for the 1989 slayings of their parents.This week it appeared their time was perhaps finally coming – a judge was set to review their request for a resentencing and determine whether they have been rehabilitated. Their attorney, Mark Geragos, planned to ask the Los Angeles county judge Michael Jesic to reduce Erik and Lyle Menendez’s charges to manslaughter, which would allow them to be released from prison immediately. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago NBA playoff guide: Who plays when, how to watch, what the odds are

It’s go time

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