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A women's soccer player dressed in the blue shorts and white jersey of Team USA is running toward a soccer ball on a grassy field, with grandstands in the background. The number 19 is printed on one leg of her shorts. She has dark skin and her hair is held back by a blue headband.

Explore LA

Where To Watch The USA Vs. Portugal Women's World Cup Match

Where to watch the U.S. take on Portugal tonight.

Pregnant women sit in a row at Kindred Space

How Can I Calm The Nerves During Pregnancy?

We take this question to the best experts in SoCal on this topic — parents — who give their tips for facing the unknown during pregnancy.

An apartment building with stucco walls and a street number affixed beneath a "For Rent" sign. The last number, a "7," has come loose and swiveled upside down. Blurred in the foreground are the pointed tips of an iron fence.

Housing & Homelessness

In LA, A Deadline To Pay Back Rent Debt. Here’s Where Renters Can Get Help

Up until now, renters have been protected from eviction if they still owe debt from March 1, 2020, through Sept. 30, 2021. But it’s coming due on Tuesday.

A close up of a sprinkler spraying grass along a sidewalk. Tree trunks rise from the grass between the sidewalk and the curb.

Climate & Environment

Watering Three Times A Week In LA Is OK Again

Record winter snow and rain eases drought restrictions, which had imposed two days a week watering in 2022.

Climate & Environment

Wildfires Were Rare In The Mojave Desert. A Record-Breaking Fire Shows Why That's Changing

The 77,000+ acre fire is driven by high temperatures, strong winds and invasive grasses.

A map of Newport Beach with a red block showing where the closure is.

Climate & Environment

Sewage Spill In Newport Beach Prompts Water Usage Warning

The closure happened Sunday.

A sign reads on a dirty building reads: Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall. Street lights and wires are visible over the roof.

Criminal Justice

What’s Happening At Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall?

The detention facility that now holds more than 270 youth went on lockdown for the second time in two weeks.

A man with light skin tone and short dark hair is being interviewed. He has a small smile on his face.

News

Pee-Wee Herman Creator Paul Reubens Dies At 70

Reubens' persona of Pee-wee Herman was a petulant man-child, yes — but he was also a trickster spirit, a burst of joyous id that snuck his brand of anarchy into the mainstream.

Protestors hold up signs saying "patient need not corporate greed" outside of a Kaiser building.

Health

California Needs Thousands Of Nurses, But Leaders Can’t Agree On How To Fill Jobs

Some hospitals in Southern California have a nurse vacancy rate of 30%, stressing overworked staff and causing some to leave the industry earlier than they planned.