Pentagon Appeals Court Upholds Plea Deals in Sept. 11 Case
The three-judge decision appeared, at least for now, to put plea proceedings for Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and two others back on track to take place in early January at Guantánamo…
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The most-read Los Angeles Times stories of 2024
2024 was the year of a riveting election cycle. It was also marked by Hollywood’s slowdown, the scandal involving Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter and the truth about California’s legal weed….
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State suspends L.A. County sheriff’s deputy’s certification
A California police oversight agency suspended the peace officer certification of a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy this month, weeks after court records show he was arrested in Long Beach…
Read More »Military Judge Postpones Guilty Plea Proceedings in Sept. 11 Case
The judge asked defense and prosecution lawyers to settle on a date for the accused mastermind of the terrorist attacks to plead guilty. Source link
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Parents sue elite L.A. school for expelling boy over squirt-gun emoji, rap
The parents of a fifth-grader are suing an elite private Mulholland Drive elementary school after their son was expelled over emails he exchanged with a classmate containing rap lyrics and…
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49ers’ Ricky Pearsall may make debut seven weeks after being shot
Ricky Pearsall is close to making his NFL debut. In fact, the San Francisco 49ers wide receiver could take the field for the first time very soon — as in…
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces new lawsuits, allegation he molested a teen
Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing six new lawsuits alleging sexual abuse, including accusations that he molested a 16-year-old boy at a party in 1998. The lawsuits filed in…
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L.A. serial arson suspect arrested, accused of lighting fires downtown
A man suspected of starting a string of fires in downtown Los Angeles — including a blaze that required 170 firefighters to extinguish and caused $7 million in damage —…
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OC firefighter injured in rollover is transferred to rehab hospital
Two of eight Orange County firefighters injured in a freeway crash last month transitioned from hospital care to rehabilitation on Wednesday, the Orange County Fire Authority announced. That means six…
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California’s summer COVID surge is over. But expect another spike
California’s protracted summer COVID surge has finally ended, a welcome window that provides a key opportunity to prepare for yet another expected resurgence of transmission this autumn and winter, doctors…
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2024 VP debate live updates: What to expect from Vance and Walz
JD Vance and Tim Walz meet Tuesday night in the first and only vice presidential debate of the 2024 campaign. Historically, the face-off between running mates hasn’t mattered in terms…
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A VP debate that matters? Vance, Walz will try to sway the undecideds
Five weeks before the final day of voting in the U.S. presidential election, Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate represents what will probably be the last face-to-face showdown between the Democratic…
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Line fire tips California over grim milestone: 1 million acres burned
The flare-up of the Line fire worsened Monday as evacuation orders expanded and firefighters lost some ground on containment of the San Bernardino County wildfire. The new acres charred also…
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Mexico’s AMLO gives his last news conference as president
MEXICO CITY — On Monday, for the last time, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador strode up to the podium at the National Palace and addressed the crowd of journalists with…
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Study: Some California residents exposed to ‘toxic soup’ pesticides
A recent UC Davis study found that as Central Valley residents go about their day, they regularly breathe in pesticides, including one that has been banned in California and another…
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Column: Harris’ economic plan is a subsidy grab bag. Trump’s is nonsense
WASHINGTON — The presidential campaign produced plenty of noise last week, but the race still appears mired in a virtual electoral-college tie. Polls show Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of former…
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Harris holds final California fundraisers before the November election
Vice President Kamala Harris wrapped up her final California fundraising swing before the November general election on Sunday at a star-studded event in downtown Los Angeles. Donors were asked to…
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Line fire flareup forces residents to flee; over 40,000 acres burned
The Line fire in San Bernardino County, after burning nearly a month, has surged once again, causing new evacuations Sunday. Residents in Seven Oaks and the Barton Flats area, including…
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Fall is on hold. SoCal temperatures set to soar this week
For a minute there, it felt like fall. But even as October kicks off, the cool weather reprieve is ending, and Southern California is going to see temperatures climb into…
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Who was Hassan Nasrallah, longtime Hezbollah leader killed by Israel?
BEIRUT — Hassan Nasrallah was for a long time one of the world’s most hunted men. A founder of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and its longtime secretary general, Nasrallah had…
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