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President Trump issued an executive order Monday banning federal funding for any research abroad that involves a field of scientific study known as "gain-of-function" research. Here's what it means.

Production in Hollywood has been suffering. But it's unclear how a 100% tariff on movies produced outside the United States would work — or who it would help.

Cases of the liver infection have more than tripled since 2023. The reason is not entirely clear.

President Trump authorized 100% tariffs on films made in "foreign lands." We talk to an entertainment business reporter and an economist about what this may mean for Hollywood's film industry.

President Donald Trump’s budget proposal in its present form would have huge effects on housing and homelessness in California.

In December, California’s Democratic legislative leaders deemed affordability an 'urgent' issue this year. So far they have little to show for it.

Officials plan to nearly double the number of machines, called “community health stations,” over the next few months.

For arts students who lost so much as fires swept through the Los Angeles area in January, a new musical instrument is a big step back toward normalcy.

Following the release of text messages related to the January fires to other media outlets, LAist requested to review the available public records. The mayor’s office shared some texts, but LAist is still waiting on communications from the days prior to the start of the fire.

The prison on a forbidding island off San Francisco was operated at a prohibitive cost. Now, President Donald Trump says it's time to substantially enlarge and rebuild Alcatraz as a federal penitentiary.

California regulator investigates State Farm over L.A. fire survivors’ complaints as insurer awaits approval of rate increase.

Kosmos 482 has been orbiting the Earth for decades. It's still unknown if the craft will fall to Earth intact or burn up upon atmospheric reentry.