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A judge on Monday denied a motion from L.A. County's attorney that could have led the case to dismissal.
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Allegations include failure to disperse, attempted murder and looting.
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Homeland Security said 118 people had been apprehended in immigration enforcement actions that were followed by escalating protests in L.A. and disputes among local, state and federal officials.
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A CalMatters investigation finds a dangerous shortage of defense investigators across the state.
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An indictment alleges the attack was part of a series of 'gladiator fights' that officers at Los Padrinos in Downey allowed and encouraged.
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Eduardo Medina-Berumen, 22, faces charges carry special circumstance allegations that could lead to a death sentence. California has had a moratorium on executions for six years and last executed a prisoner in 2006.
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Weinstein's sex crimes conviction in New York was overturned last year. In a new trial, three accusers have testified that Weinstein assaulted them. Closing arguments are underway.
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President Trump has promised to attack drug gangs and called for the death penalty for street dealers. But he has also pardoned more than 20 people serving time for serious drug crimes, some involving violence.Listen 4:11
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The move comes more than a month after the Board of State and Community Corrections affirmed its finding that the Downey facility was “unsuitable” to house youth.
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Asian American leaders gathered to support a Japanese American college professor attacked in an alleged hate crime last month in Montebello.
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Brian Williams was named deputy mayor in 2023 and oversaw LA's police, fire and other public safety departments.
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'It would take you a full business week to be able to afford a two-ounce tube of toothpaste and a bag of hot Cheetos," a California lawmaker said about wages paid to jail inmate workers.
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After he was appointed by President Donald Trump last month, the U.S. attorney in Los Angeles, Bill Essayli, took the rare step of moving to strike the conviction won by his own office.
