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January 23, 2024

Adam Schiff among California Democrats ‘concerned’ about struggling Los Angeles Times' looming layoffs

California Democrats penned a letter expressing the desire to save the struggling Los Angeles Times because "preserving democracy is contingent upon a free and robust press."

January 23, 2024

LA Times editor implores ex-Californians to stop insulting the state on their way out

As thousands flee the blue state for greener pastures, an L.A. Times editor pleads with former residents to stop bashing California on their way out.

January 23, 2024

I was stranded in an EV at midnight. Progressives don't want you to know about my nightmare

The push by Biden and Democrats to clean energy is strongly focused on EVs (electric vehicles). But the utopian future envisioned by progressives is really a nightmare scenario.

January 23, 2024

California Senate candidates gang up on lone Republican on stage during debate: 'Always a Dodger'

The three Democrat candidates for U.S. Senate from California took aim at the lone Republican on stage during the debate, accusing the former baseball star of dodging questions.

January 23, 2024

On this day in history, January 23, 1957, Wham-O produces first Frisbees, reshaping leisure, sport

Wham-O Manufacturing Co. of California produced its first Frisbees on this day in history, Jan. 23, 1957. The beach toy began as a 19th-century campus activity and is now a worldwide sport.

January 22, 2024

Colorado sextortion scam targets middle and high school students: police

Aurora, Colorado police are investigating several reports from high school and middle school students alleging they were victims of sextortion.

January 22, 2024

LA Times endorses Gascón for re-election, claims backlash to crime policies is a MAGA 'fairy tale'

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has earned an endorsement from the Los Angeles Times, with the paper defending his record on crime.

January 22, 2024

Dexter Scott King, son of Martin Luther King Jr., dead at 62

Dexter Scott King, 62, died Monday at his home in California after a battle with prostate cancer, the King Center announced.

January 22, 2024

California man faces 2 life sentences plus 30 years for deadly bombing of ex-girlfriend's spa

California man Stephen Beal received 2 concurrent life sentences plus 30 years for blowing up his ex-girlfriend's spa business, killing her and injuring two others in the process.

January 22, 2024

Las Vegas high school students indicted as adults on murder charges in beating of classmate

Four of the 10 Las Vegas, Nevada, high school students involved in the deadly beating of their schoolmate in November have been indicted as adults on charges of second-degree murder.