2 h. ago EastEnders star was due to work with Biggie Smalls but he was murdered hours before filming

The former host of MTV's Top Of The Pops had been scheduled to meet with Biggie but the rapper missed his flight and stayed back in Los Angeles, California.

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10 h. ago Inside the hotel of horrors where serial killers 'let their hair down': How the Hotel Cecil became a haven for evil criminals who prowled its halls

The former Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles has a remarkably macabre past - with murders, suicides, and accidental deaths taking place there, as well as serial killer residents.

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20 h. ago Los Angeles agrees to $4bn deal to settle thousands of sexual abuse claims

County’s offer – largest of its kind – would settle lawsuits filed over alleged abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959Los Angeles county has reached a $4bn agreement to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959, officials said Friday.The agreement, which still needs approval from the Los Angeles county board of supervisors, would be the largest of its kind and have long-lasting financial effects for the county, officials said. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago A list of largest settlements reached by organizations and victims of sexual abuse

Los Angeles County has reached a $4 billion agreement to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959

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22 h. ago Couple leave horrific racist message on receipt for horrified waiter at restaurant

Guillermo Ortiz, a waiter working at a Planet Hollywood restaurant at Los Angeles Airport, has shown a racist message that was left scribbled by a couple on a receipt

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22 h. ago LA County reaches $4 billion agreement to settle sexual abuse claims at juvenile facilities

Officials say Los Angeles County has reached a $4 billion agreement to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959

Economics

24 h. ago Video shows Kanye West's LA church building up in flames in arson fire less than two years after he bought it

Newly unearthed video shows Kanye West's Los Angeles church building going up in flames as dozens of firefighters battle to extinguish the blaze, less than two years after he purchased it.

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25 h. ago Best hotels in LA for beach views, luxury stays and Hollywood glamour

From historic landmarks to modern hideaways, here’s our selection of the very best places in the City of Angels to rest your head in 2025

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27 h. ago Sean 'Diddy' Combs hit with new sex trafficking charges a month before trial

Federal prosecutors have added two charges to Sean “Diddy” Combs’ indictment, expanding on allegations that the jailed hip-hop mogul engaged in sex trafficking as recently as last year

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27 h. ago Inside Patsy Palmer's life with taxi driver husband and kids after swapping UK for Los Angeles

EastEnders legend Patsy Palmer will be swapping Walford for the Celebrity Big Brother house in a matter of days but actually lives in Los Angeles with her family

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35 h. ago UK set for warmest day of the year so far amid Scottish wildfires warnings

Some parts of the country will be warmed than California, Los Angeles according to Met Office forecasts.

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38 h. ago LeBron James screams and writhes around in pain after suffering scary injury during Lakers game

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was seen writhing around in pain after running directly into an opponent on the Golden State Warriors.

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48 h. ago LA wildfires death toll climbs to 30 after officials find more human remains

Discovery in Altadena months after fires brings deaths in Eaton fire up to 18, while 12 people killed in Palisades fireMonths after wildfires tore through Los Angeles communities, officials announced this week they had discovered another set of human remains, bringing the death toll in the disaster up to 30.Investigators were dispatched to Altadena on Wednesday to investigate possible human remains in the community, which was hit hard by the Eaton fire in January. The special operations response team confirmed that the remains were human, the Los Angeles county medical examiner’s office said in a statement. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Death toll from the wildfires that tore through the Los Angeles area reaches 30

Nearly three months after two wildfires destroyed thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area, officials say the combined death toll from the blazes has reached 30

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49 h. ago Inside Patsy Palmer's life away from EastEnders from LA move to Love Island link

EastEnders star Patsy Palmer is best known for playing Bianca Jackson in the BBC soap and as she continues to appear on our screens, let's take a look at her life off camera...

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51 h. ago Both her home and school burned down during the LA fires. She’s just one of 700,000 uprooted kids

Los Angeles children suffered traumatic disruptions to their education and social lives from the wildfiresThe Eaton fire that devastated Altadena in early January burned down Juan Carlos Perez’s family home and the school where his younger daughter attended sixth grade.Losing both anchors at once, Perez said, has been traumatizing for the 12-year-old. As the family moved from hotel to Airbnb, his daughter has become increasingly withdrawn and too anxious to return to school, asking to finish the semester online. The only time she interacted with friends was during soccer practice, Perez said, but that routine was suspended last month when the family moved this month to a friend’s house in Connecticut. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Stephen A Smith v LeBron James turns NBA’s narrator into a main character

ESPN’s biggest name has never been shy about giving his opinion. But now he is part of the drama he so often comments onWho would win in a fight between LeBron James and Stephen A Smith is a question only Stephen A Smith would think to ask. There has been little avoiding the question since the Los Angeles Lakers superstar confronted ESPN’s No 1 personality during a recent game against the New York Knicks. The player was venting his displeasure at Smith for his pointed comments about James’s eldest son, and Lakers teammate, Bronny – the 55th pick in last year’s NBA draft.James approached Smith, a courtside spectator for the game, and appeared to tell him to “keep my son out of this shit” – a callback to Smith questioning whether Bronny deserved to be on a league roster. Smith went on TV the next day to make clear that he wasn’t actually picking on Bronny, the player; he was really calling out LeBron as a bad father for setting a high bar for his son’s pro career. Smith would come bac...

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59 h. ago Former Australian rugby star Jordan Petaia signs NFL deal with Los Angeles Chargers

Petaia appeared at two World Cups for the Wallabies but will now pursue the NFL as a tight end

Economics

69 h. ago Why Brad Pitt, 61, is 'doing everything he can to keep the love alive' with Ines de Ramon, 32

The Hollywood actor has been filming his latest movie in New Zealand while his girlfriend remains at their home in Los Angeles.

Politics

3 d. ago Angelina Jolie's daughter Shiloh, 18, debuts new look at dance class after years of tomboy style

Shiloh Jolie debuted a fresh new hairstyle while attending a dance class in Los Angeles on Tuesday, showcasing a softer look. The adorable teenager is famous for her tomboy aesthetic.

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