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President Donald Trump said in his State of the Union address he would make L.A. 'safe' ahead of the Olympics — triggering a quick response from Mayor Karen Bass.
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In one year, the program has responded to more than 6,000 calls, 96% of which didn't require armed police support. But will city budget woes doom the program?
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L.A. County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said he does not believe Lyle and Erik Menendez have fully accepted responsibility for killing their parents in 1989.
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Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder-turned-alleged-drug trafficker, "went from shredding powder on the slopes at the Olympics to distributing powder cocaine," the FBI's L.A. field office says.
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Dozens of old criminal convictions should be revisited because of the misconduct, the defense says.
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The state attorney general’s alleges that officers “allowed and, in some instances, encouraged” 69 fights among the youth. The 30 officers are charged with child abuse and endangerment.
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An NPR investigation law clerks and other judicial employees are vulnerable to mistreatment and have few job protections. California Congresswoman Norma Torres is trying to change that.Listen 27:39
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Parole officials have been asked to evaluate whether Erik and Lyle Menendez pose a threat to public safety if they were to be released.
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Hochman also talked about Lyle and Erik Menendez and the court processes the brothers are pursuing in hopes of getting out of prison.
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Jurors found Rocky, a rapper and the longtime partner of Rihanna, not guilty of firing a gun at a former friend on a Hollywood street in 2021. He could have faced up to 24 years in prison.
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A state board found last year that the county repeatedly failed to meet minimum staffing requirements at the facility.
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Prosecutors said a Culver City man agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge stemming from the incident that briefly grounded the plane.
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The federal government recently settled with Orange County over reforms. But a pending ruling could call into question their effectiveness. A decision is expected soon.
