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January 5, 2022

Rep. Devin Nunes of California formally resigns to join Trump media company

Republican U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes of California formally resigned from his House seat this week after announcing he had been named CEO of former President Trump’s new media company. 

January 5, 2022

California state Dem Lorena Gonzalez – known for F-bombs against Trump, Musk -- is stepping down

Lorena Gonzalez, a far-left California state lawmaker known for profane criticism directed at former President Trump and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, is resigning from her state Assembly seat.

January 5, 2022

Beverly Hills Guns sees boom in business after follow-home murder

The owner of a gun store in Beverly Hills said in an interview Tuesday that sales are booming after a string of violent crimes in the city that included last month’s killing of Jacqueline Avant, the wife of a legendary music producer.

January 4, 2022

Los Angeles County suspends criminal trials for two weeks following delta, omicron spikes

Beginning Wednesday, Los Angeles County will pause criminal trials for two weeks due to a surge of the delta and omicron as courts continue to struggle to clear a backlog of cases caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and earlier closures.

January 4, 2022

'Jeopardy!' champion Amy Schneider reveals she was robbed in Oakland

Record-breaking “Jeopardy” champion Amy Schneider on Monday revealed she was robbed in Oakland, California, over the New Year's weekend.

January 4, 2022

Larry Elder won't run again for California governor after recall loss

Conservative radio talk show host Larry Elder, the top finishing replacement candidate in September's California recall election, says he won't challenge Gov. Gavin Newsom again in November.

January 3, 2022

California woman found partially buried in desert decades ago identified by DNA

A woman found partially buried in the Southern California desert nearly three decades ago has been identified through a DNA sample, authorities said Monday.

January 3, 2022

Twins born in different years, 15 minutes apart: '1 in 2 million chance'

Alfredo Antonio Trujillo was born at 11:45 p.m. on Dec. 31, 2021, while his sister, Aylin Yolanda Trujillo, was born 15 minutes later, at exactly midnight on Jan. 1, 2022.

January 3, 2022

Groups demand arrest of LAPD officer who allegedly shot 14-year-old dead

Civil rights groups are demanding that the Los Angeles police officer who inadvertently shot and killed a 14-year-old girl during an encounter with a suspect at a Burlington Coat Factory be charged with involuntary manslaughter.

January 3, 2022

Aoife Beary, a survivor of 2015 Berkeley balcony collapse, dead at 27: report

A woman who was one of the survivors in the fifth-floor balcony collapse in 2015 that killed six college students in Berkeley, California, died Saturday night after suffering a stroke earlier in the week, according to a report.