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April 20, 2021

Maxine Waters' comments during Rodney King riots resurface amid 'confrontational' controversy

A video of Rep. Maxine Waters’, D-Calif., comments during the Rodney King riots resurfaced amid the controversy surrounding her inflammatory remarks about the Derek Chauvin trial.

April 20, 2021

Los Angeles mayor proposes $24M pilot basic income program in budget

Eric Garcetti, the Democrat mayor of Los Angeles, outlined the city’s budget that takes effect on July 1 and includes $24 million earmarked for a Guaranteed Basic Income pilot program that will provide 2,000 low-income families with $1,000 a month for the year.

April 19, 2021

Rodney King trial: a look back at the racially charged high-profile case

With the Derek Chauvin trial nearing a final decision on whether or not he is guilty in the death of George Floyd, many are recalling the parallels with four Los Angeles police officers whose “not guilty” verdict in the brutal beating of Rodney King, a Black man, sparked nearly a week of rioting in Los Angeles in 1992.

April 19, 2021

OJ Simpson trial: A look back at the racially charged high-profile case

As the nation awaits the verdict in the trial against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the police death of George Floyd, authorities are preparing for possible and protests and unrest. 

April 19, 2021

Maxine Waters must be removed from office, former congressional opponent tells 'Fox & Friends'

Joe Collins, a Navy veteran and South Los Angeles native who ran against Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., in November argued on Monday that she must be removed from office because she is “very dangerous” and her actions and rhetoric are “absolutely irresponsible.”

April 18, 2021

LA County sheriff says he has no relationship with DA Gascón, his policies ‘are not working’

Los Angeles County sheriff Alex Villanueva said he has spoken to District Attorney George Gascón once since he assumed office in December, and said it was a "big problem" that rioters might believe they will face no "prosecutorial consequence."

April 17, 2021

California mom who confessed to killing her kids said she ‘social justice warrior’ against human trafficking

A California mother who confessed to killing her three children in a recent jailhouse television news interview described herself as a “social justice warrior” who traveled up and down the state advocating against human trafficking. 

April 16, 2021

California murderer accused of killing another woman weeks after probation ended

A Los Angeles stabbing in late March has led to charges against a man who had been paroled after spending decades in prison for a previous murder conviction, according to court documents.

April 16, 2021

LA mountain biker dangles from side of cliff, is rescued by helicopter

A mountain biker held on for dear life as he dangled over the side of a cliff before being rescued by Los Angeles County Sheriffs.

April 16, 2021

Podcast helped in hunt for 1996 killer of California student

Chris Lambert would like to get back to making music but he can’t seem to stop chasing a ghost that has haunted him for nearly 25 years.