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Mayor Bass criticized the county as the council considers letting it manage city homelessness spending. Supervisor Horvath fired back, saying the current system is failing.
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A new brewery sign sprung up in its place recently. We dig into why.
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People with ties to the region are feeling recent events, including the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, in a variety of ways. Experts offer tips for coping. -
The United States evacuated diplomats across the Middle East and shut down some embassies as war with Iran intensified Tuesday. -
The U.S. and Iran have a long history of tensions, including a CIA-led campaign to topple Iran's prime minister in 1953 and the taking of American hostages in 1979.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testified amid a pause in funding to her agency and increased bipartisan scrutiny of her leadership.
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President Trump has fired his homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, and said Markwayne Mullin, a senator from Oklahoma, would replace her. -
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Over hours of testimony, the Clintons both denied knowledge of Epstein's crimes prior to his pleading guilty in 2008. -
The former president told members of Congress he saw no signs of Epstein's sexual abuse as he faced hours of grilling from lawmakers.
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Listen 25:11As Route 66 celebrates its centennial anniversary, we look back at its enduring impact as an iconic road that stretched from Illinois to California — and some of its darker past. It wasn’t just a mode of transportation for family road trips. The historic route was also a primary path for Black Americans to escape the South during the Jim Crow era, all while navigating around sundown towns. L.A. Explained Reporter Cato Hernandez joins Imperfect Paradise to discuss the significance of Route 66, its influence on California and its effect on Black migration to the West.
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