15 h. ago Urban fires can mean long trips for helicopters to get water. One firefighter had a better idea

Retired firefighter Mark Whaling knows firsthand what it’s like to wait on a helicopter to refill on water while he's battling a blaze on the ground

Events

3 d. ago 'I'm an American and these funfair foods would send Europeans into a coma'

People have been left gobsmacked by what is on offer to eat at the Los Angeles County Fair in the US as a resident of the area insists that the offerings would 'send Europeans into a coma'

Society

4 d. ago Hugh Mangum's book of barbecue recipes brings international flair to the grill

Hugh Mangum grew up grilling with his Texan father in the backyard of their Los Angeles house

Society

7 d. ago Motown icon Smokey Robinson under criminal investigation for alleged sexual assault

Motown legend Smokey Robinson is under criminal investigation in Los Angeles over accusations of sexual assault. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department confirmed it had launched a formal inquiry into the allegations, saying the probe was in the "early stages"

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8 d. ago Smokey Robinson facing criminal investigation over sexual assault allegations

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says it is ‘actively investigating criminal allegations’ against the Motown legend

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8 d. ago Man wrestled gun away from California police officer before another fatally shot him, video shows

A video released by a Southern California police department shows a man wrestling a gun away from an officer and getting into her police car before another officer shoots and kills him

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8 d. ago Bungling Treasury minister wrongly claims domestic abusers and sexual offenders will be excluded from prison early release scheme

UK Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood is introducing a standard 28-day 'recall' period for released inmates who are locked up again for breaking the rules.

Events

9 d. ago Menendez brothers eligible for parole as judge reduces life sentences

Los Angeles County judge reduces brothers' sentences from life without parole to 50 years to life

Events

1 week ago Menendez brothers have sentenced reduced to 50 years in prison opening possibility for parole

The brothers appeared in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Tuesday, where Judge Michael Jesic reduced their sentences from life without parole to 50 years to life.

Events

1 week ago LA County wildfire alert mistakenly sent to millions due to tech glitch

A congressional report says a technological glitch caused an emergency alert to be mistakenly sent to millions of Los Angeles County residents in January rather than only those in the proximity of a wildfire

Events

2 w. ago LA sexual abuse victims say $4bn deal cannot undo decades of mistreatment

Survivors of abuse in county-run children’s homes say closure will not come until ‘monsters’ are held accountableThousands of victims of abuse in juvenile facilities and foster homes across Los Angeles are being compensated for decades of mistreatment in a historic settlement, but some say the money will never rectify a system that hurt vulnerable children and protected their abusers.LA county officials this week unanimously approved a landmark $4bn settlement to address nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse at county-run facilities. Some of those claims date back to the 1950s, but most took place throughout the 1980s through the 2000s. The payout is the largest of its kind in US history. Continue reading...

Economics

3 w. ago L.A. County pays out $4 billion to victims abused in juvenile facilities and foster homes

Record settlement comes after a 2020 California law waiving the statute of limitations and giving sexual abuse survivors three years to come forward

Economics

3 w. ago Los Angeles approves $4bn payout to settle thousands of sexual abuse claims

Deal represents largest aggregate settlement in US history as officials issue apology for ‘reprehensible acts’Los Angeles county officials on Tuesday approved a $4bn payout to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959.The agreement reached on April 4 far surpasses a $2.6bn settlement reached in 2022 with the Boy Scouts of America that was the largest aggregate sexual abuse settlement in US history at the time. Continue reading...

Economics

3 w. ago Los Angeles County approves $4 billion payout to settle sexual abuse claims at juvenile facilities

Los Angeles County officials have approved a $4 billion payout to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959

Economics

3 w. ago More than 50,000 Los Angeles county workers strike disrupting key services

Two-day walkout begins after contract negotiations fail amid ‘unprecedented stresses’ on county budgetMore than 50,000 Los Angeles county workers were on strike again on Tuesday, closing libraries and disrupting administrative operations across the nation’s most populous county.The two-day walkout that began on Monday followed failed negotiations with the county for a new contract after the last one expired in March, according to the Service Employees International Union Local 721. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Prince Andrew's ex Lady Victoria Hervey sparks outrage with Virginia Giuffre post

Socialite Lady Victoria dated Prince Andrew in 1999 and has been vocal in her criticism of Virginia Giuffre's sexual abuse claims

Politics