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Hiring for Metro police force begins this year. Officers to work with crisis teams, chief says

Chief Bill Scott, in an interview with LAist, did not discount the recruitment challenges affecting law enforcement nationwide.

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A black Metro subway train with yellow trim approaches the platform as three people wait. Two of them are wearing yellow and orange safety vests. The other is a woman wearing a white baseball cap with a black bag slung over one shoulder. The bag bears the word "Metro" and the organization's signature capital "M" in a white circle.

OC judge resigns and pleads guilty to mail fraud

Prosecutors say Israel Claustro headed up a scheme to defraud California’s workers' compensation fund.

A view of a tall building from closeup and below.

High-profile attorney withdraws from Reiner case; arraignment postponed

Reiner, 32, was expected to be arraigned Wednesday in connection with the deaths of his parents, Hollywood legend Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, last month.

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Director Rob Reiner, a man with light skin tone, bald head and white beard, smiles as he stands in between and hugs his wife, Michele Singer, a woman with light skin tone, wearing a black dress and sunglasses, and son, Nick Reiner, a man with light skin tone, short goatee, wearing a dark-colored flannel. They pose for a photograph with Rob Reiner and Michele Singer look at the camera, while Nick Reiner looks away.

3 alleged members of 'anti-capitalist' group plead not guilty in SoCal bomb plot

The group is accused of planning a New Year’s Eve bombing attack on businesses. A fourth defendant is expected to appear in federal court later this month.

A man wearing a navy blue suit, white button down, and bright red tie is speaking into a microphone sticking out from a podium with the Department of Justice seal on the front of it. At least three other men wearing suits are standing behind the podium out of focus.

Autopsy findings for Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner blocked from release

The move was ordered by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge and keeps the details of how the Hollywood couple died hidden from the public’s view for now.

ICE officer accused of excessive force, then sent back to work despite active probe

DHS's handling of the incident raises questions about the department's oversight mechanisms to investigate employee misconduct.

4 members of alleged 'anti-capitalist' group indicted in SoCal bomb plot

The defendants are part of the Turtle Island Liberation Front, or TILF, according to federal prosecutors. They are expected to be arraigned in January.

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A man in a blue suit with a red tie speaks at a podium, holding up one hand and pinching two fingers together. A man in a grey suit with a red tie and another man wearing a police uniform stand behind him.

Fake postage stamps are a thing. Here's everything you need to know this holiday season

Stamps online for 20 cents? Don't be fooled.

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Justice Department begins releasing the Epstein files

The documents are related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's criminal charges and his death by suicide in federal custody.

Angels settle in overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs, avoiding jury verdict

Skaggs was found dead in a suburban Dallas hotel room shortly before a road game against the Texas Rangers in 2019.

Cushioned signage at the edge of a ballpark shows the late Tyler Skaggs, in his Angels uniform, preparing to thow a pitch. There is a sign that says it is in memory of Skaggs, along with his jersey number — 45 — and his years of birth and death. There is a teammember off to the left, glancing back at a ball that has just struck above the signage.

Jack Smith defends his prosecutions of Trump in closed-door session in Congress

Smith told the a House committee that his team developed "proof beyond a reasonable doubt" that Trump took part in a criminal scheme to overturn the 2020 election.

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino says he will step down in January

Bongino's tenure was at times tumultuous, including a clash with Justice Department leadership over the Epstein files.

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