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February 1, 2022

LA Democrat sounds alarm about homelessness, crime before Super Bowl LVI: 'A disaster and an embarrassment'

Los Angeles Democrat city councilman Joe Buscaino said Tuesday that the homelessness crisis is a “disaster” as officials try to address the problem in advance of the massive crowds that will arrive for Super Bowl LVI.

February 1, 2022

LA Times decries 'vitriol in politics' after columnist called Larry Elder 'the Black face of white supremacy'

The California paper repeatedly attacked the former GOP gubernatorial candidate during the 2021 California recall.

February 1, 2022

Transgender California inmate sentenced to juvenile detention after molesting girl could only face 6 months

A Los Angeles County judge on Jan. 27 ordered Hannah Tubbs, a male-to-female transgender Californian, to serve two years in a juvenile facility after Tubbs pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in 2014.

February 1, 2022

Son of California business owner accused of killing firefighter calls it a 'freak circumstance'

The son of Robert Somerville, who is accused of killing California firefighter Max Fortuna, said the shooting was a misunderstanding.

February 1, 2022

UCLA department cancels in-person classes after apparent mass shooting threat: report

A former lecturer at UCLA appeared to post a troubling video and a manifesto that referenced race and a mass shooting-- prompting the university’s philosophy department to cancel in-person classes on Tuesday, according to a report.

January 31, 2022

California firefighter shot and killed while battling fire; suspect facing homicide and weapons charges

A firefighter was shot and killed in Stockton, California, on Monday morning while battling a dumpster fire, officials announced.

January 31, 2022

California mom of 5 dies after falling from party bus on freeway: ‘a tragic ending for us’

A California mom of five died over the weekend after falling from a party bus while celebrating her 30th birthday with family and friends.

January 31, 2022

Dana Perino takes a 'trip down memory lane' to Biden's past Supreme Court filibuster

President Biden is pledging to nominate a Supreme Court justice based on whether that person is Black and female, the panel on "The Five" discussed Monday.

January 31, 2022

Gavin Newsom's claim about wearing mask at NFC championship contradicted by Rams 'fan cam'

Fan cam footage from Sunday's NFC game appears to contradict Gov. Gavin Newsom's claim that he only took off his mask to take a photo with basketball legend Magic Johnson.

January 31, 2022

Kathie Durst's family sues widow of late real estate scion Robert Durst

The family of Robert Durst's first wife Kathie Durst filed a wrongful death suit Monday against his widow –- exactly four decades after Kathie's murder.