Emma G. Gallegos

Want to get mom a present for tomorrow without paying a dime? Take her to the Santa Monica Pier tomorrow where moms ride for free all day just for being moms. (But we can't promise there won't be a line.)

Two local students studying abroad in New Zealand were killed when a van full of students overturned and crashed on a highway last Saturday. Austin Brashears of Huntington Beach and Roch Jauberty of Los Angeles— both 21— were killed last Saturday on their way to a hike.

John Travolta's antics on the massage table got him blacklisted from the spa of Fifth Avenue hotel for years, according to a fourth man who is stepping forward to complain about the star's allegedly creepy behavior.

Hollywood tour buses are getting special treatment from local parking cops, according to an investigation. While folks like you and me stand a good chance of getting ticketed within minutes of our meter expiring, these tour buses can park at meters without paying a dime for hours.

Gray whales are migrating up north from the warm waters of Baja California where they breed around this time of the year, but on the way they face a dangerous predator: transient orcas.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, we have some complicated family situations, a message from Hollywood and Highland and the winners of the George Clooney sweepstakes announced. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports. You can also find us on Pinterest, Storify, Foursquare, and Instagram (laistpics).

A dude in Orange County tried to rob a bank but it ended up being a total bummer. The dude handed the teller a note, saying he was robbing the bank. The clerk announced that actually they were fresh out of money.

A pair of F-16's swooped in to intercept a small plane that flew into the restricted airspace just as President Barack Obama was trying to leave town this morning.

It's official: the Country Boy at Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles is no longer a menu item. From now on the dish that comes with 3 wings will be known as Obama's Special.

As we speak President Barack Obama should be on plane bound for Los Angeles. When he touches down, he'll head over to George Clooney's place for a fundraiser that will bring quite a bit of cash into the campaign coffers. But who else in Los Angeles is giving money during this campaign year?

Rather than flee the Obamajam, a group of protesters will head into the eye of the storm to confront Obama about his policies affecting financially-strapped home-owners—and the banks they say have gotten a free pass.

John Travolta is facing allegations of sexual assault and battery from not one but two male masseurs.