California protester left blind in one eye is among string of violent run-ins with federal agents
Read full article: California protester left blind in one eye is among string of violent run-ins with federal agentsA Southern California college student who says he was blinded in one eye by a projectile fired by a federal officer during a protest says he no longer has depth perception and lost the ability to drive.
LA county reaches tentative $828M agreement to settle 400 more claims of sexual abuse
Read full article: LA county reaches tentative $828M agreement to settle 400 more claims of sexual abuseLos Angeles County has reached a tentative $828 million agreement to settle more than 400 additional sexual abuse claims against county employees that were not included in an earlier settlement that was the largest sexual abuse settlement in U.S. history.
Billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times says he will take the newspaper public in the coming year
Read full article: Billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times says he will take the newspaper public in the coming yearDr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, the billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times since 2018, says he intends to take the newspaper public in the coming year.
Thieves targeting freight trains in California and Arizona deserts make off with $2M worth of Nikes
Read full article: Thieves targeting freight trains in California and Arizona deserts make off with $2M worth of NikesThieves have targeted freight trains running through California and Arizona in a string of audacious heists that have resulted in the theft of more than $2 million worth of new Nike sneakers.
Archdiocese of Los Angeles agrees to pay $880 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse
Read full article: Archdiocese of Los Angeles agrees to pay $880 million to victims of clergy sexual abuseThe Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $880 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse dating back decades.
Half a house for half a million dollars: Home crushed by tree hits market near Los Angeles
Read full article: Half a house for half a million dollars: Home crushed by tree hits market near Los AngelesNewly listed for sale in Southern California’s notoriously pricey realty market: half a house for half a million dollars.
Daughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt files court petition to remove father's last name
Read full article: Daughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt files court petition to remove father's last nameA daughter of actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt has filed paperwork to legally remove “Pitt” from her name.
California-based 99 Cents Only Stores is closing down, citing COVID, inflation and product theft
Read full article: California-based 99 Cents Only Stores is closing down, citing COVID, inflation and product theftCalifornia-based 99 Cents Only Stores says it will close all 371 of its outlets effective Friday.
Think the news industry was struggling already? The dawn of 2024 is offering few good tidings
Read full article: Think the news industry was struggling already? The dawn of 2024 is offering few good tidingsHardly a day goes by without news of another set of layoffs or business failure in journalism, an industry in the midst of a decades-long decline that has only seemed to accelerate lately.
Media workers strike to protest layoffs at New York Daily News, Forbes and Condé Nast
Read full article: Media workers strike to protest layoffs at New York Daily News, Forbes and Condé NastJournalists at The New York Daily News and Forbes are striking amid contentious contract talks with management and a difficult few weeks in the news industry.
What to do if you’re concerned you might be laid off — or if you’ve lost your job
Read full article: What to do if you’re concerned you might be laid off — or if you’ve lost your jobRecent mass layoffs from technology and media companies, including eBay, Riot Games and the Los Angeles Times, might have you thinking about your job security.
Matthew Perry Foundation established for late 'Friends' actor to help people with addiction
Read full article: Matthew Perry Foundation established for late 'Friends' actor to help people with addictionLess than a week after his death, a foundation has been established in the name of Matthew Perry to help people dealing with addiction.
AP wins public service, photo Pulitzers for Ukraine coverage
Read full article: AP wins public service, photo Pulitzers for Ukraine coverageThe Associated Press has won two Pulitzer Prizes in the journalism categories of public service and breaking news photography for its coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Los Angeles Council president resigns after racist remarks
Read full article: Los Angeles Council president resigns after racist remarksThe president of the Los Angeles City Council has resigned from the post after she was heard making racist comments and other coarse remarks in a leaked recording of a conversation with other Latino leaders.
Coroner IDs girl killed by police in Los Angeles shooting
Read full article: Coroner IDs girl killed by police in Los Angeles shootingThe coroner’s office has identified the 14-year-old girl who was fatally shot by Los Angeles police Thursday when officers fired on an assault suspect and a bullet went through the wall and struck the girl as she was in a clothing store dressing room.
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Former Houston Rockets star Tracy McGrady is selling his $8M Sugar Land estate
Read full article: Former Houston Rockets star Tracy McGrady is selling his $8M Sugar Land estateBasketball Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady is selling his Sugar Land home, which he has owned since his time with the Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Times reports.
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Owner of boat that burned, killing 34, sells other vessels
Read full article: Owner of boat that burned, killing 34, sells other vesselsThe owner of the boat that burned and sank off the California coast, killing 34 people, has sold his two remaining vessels. The Los Angeles Times says Glen Fritzler of Truth Aquatics Inc. sold the dive boats to Channel Islands Expeditions. (Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP, File)LOS ANGELES – The owner of a scuba diving boat that burned and sank off the California coast, killing 34 people, has sold off his two remaining vessels. Federal safety investigators blamed Truth Aquatics for a lack of oversight. Fritzler and Truth Aquatics haven't been charged with a crime.
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The Latest: Texas reports 227 more confirmed COVID-19 deaths
Read full article: The Latest: Texas reports 227 more confirmed COVID-19 deathsThere were an additional 227 COVID-19 deaths, more than 4,900 new cases and 7,535 hospitalizations, a decline of 222 people hospitalized, the department reported. But he said other services would be allowed only for those who have received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. A nation of some 620,000 people, Montenegro has reported more than 70,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 939 known deaths. ___PHOENIX -- Enrollment at U.S. community colleges dropped 0% from fall 2019 to fall 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic. Arizona on Saturday reported 2,047 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases and 59 deaths, increasing the state’s pandemic totals to 806,163 cases and 15,480 deaths.
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Search is on for new leaders in journalism's upper echelons
Read full article: Search is on for new leaders in journalism's upper echelonsBaron, executive editor of The Washington Post and one of the nation's top journalists, says he will retire at the end of February. The Los Angeles Times is further along in its search for a successor to Executive Editor Norman Pearlstine. The Washington Post named Krissah Thompson the newspaper's first managing editor for diversity and inclusion. Kevin Merida, a senior vice president at ESPN and former Washington Post editor, is a name on many lists as a potential hire. The news industry's financial troubles over the past two decades has thinned the usual pipeline of leaders, Geisler said.
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Anti-vaccine protesters temporarily shut down vaccine site
Read full article: Anti-vaccine protesters temporarily shut down vaccine siteDrivers with a vaccine appointment enter a mega COVID-19 vaccination site set up in the parking lot of Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021. One of the largest vaccination sites in the country was temporarily shut down Saturday because dozen of protesters blocked the entrance, stalling hundreds of motorists who had been waiting in line for hours, the Los Angeles Times reported. The Los Angeles Fire Department shut the entrance to the vaccination center at Dodger Stadium about 2 p.m. as a precaution, officials told the newspaper. The Los Angeles Fire Department shut the entrance to the vaccination center at Dodger Stadium about 2 p.m. as a precaution, officials told the newspaper. The protesters had members of anti-vaccine and far-right groups, the Times reported.
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LA Times executive editor Norman Pearlstine steps down
Read full article: LA Times executive editor Norman Pearlstine steps downLOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Times Executive Editor Norman Pearlstine has stepped down after two and a half years heading a newspaper roiled by management shakeups, a drop in revenue and questions about its commitment to newsroom diversity. Pearlstine announced in October that he planned to retire but would stay on to help with the search for a new top editor. The Times’ owner and executive chairman Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong wrote Monday in a note to staff that Pearlstine was no longer overseeing the newsroom and had shifted to an advisory role, the newspaper reported. The paper recently hired a search firm to manage the process to find a new executive editor, which is expected to take several months, the Times said. I also recognize it’s the right time to find a successor — an editor who embodies the qualities needed to continue the Times’ revival.”
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California wildfire likely to grow from wind, low humidity
Read full article: California wildfire likely to grow from wind, low humidityThe blaze, known as the Bobcat Fire, is expected to grow through Sunday and Monday as critical fire weather conditions continued due to gusty wind and low humidity. The Bobcat Fire started Sept. 6 and has already doubled in size over the last week — becoming one of Los Angeles County's largest wildfires in history, according to the Los Angeles Times. Though the Bobcat Fire neared the high desert community of Valyermo, a Benedictine monastery there appeared to have escaped major damage, according to the Los Angeles Times. More than 7,900 wildfires have burned more than 5,468 square miles (14,164 square kilometers) in California this year, including many since a mid-August barrage of dry lightning ignited parched vegetation. Meanwhile, officials were investigating the death of a firefighter on the lines of another Southern California wildfire that erupted earlier this month from a smoke-generating pyrotechnic device used by a couple to reveal their baby’s gender.
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