The LA Report

What's happening today: Search underway for man accused of abducting his two year old son and killing his mother; UCLA researches link extreme precipitation and greenhouse gas emissions; Long Beach LGBTQ coalition says businesses need more help; Wrong message received from last month's flex alert.

Here's your morning news: Los Angeles County health officials Monday recorded another 436 new coronavirus cases, along with two additional deaths; An L.A. man has been arrested and charged with illegally transporting some 32,000 pounds of fireworks and other explosives into California. Those are the fireworks that led to that massive explosion in South LA last week. and more.

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In this special weekend edition: Our Race In LA series asks Angelenos how race and identity shapes their day-to-day lives. Tracy Park began writing an illustrated letter as a way to shed her fear of the person who racially insulted her children. By the end, she says that she remembered that racists are the ones who are truly afraid.

What's happening today: Health insurance for low income residents over 50; USC professor will plead guilty in admissions cheating scandal; HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra please with conditions at Pomona migrant center; Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer placed on administrative leave over sexual assault charges; Fire officials warn fireworks can cause wildfires.

Here's your morning news: Los Angeles County could be on the brink of another wave of COVID-19 cases driven by the highly transmissible delta variant; Actor James Franco has settled a lawsuit brought by two women who alleged that he exploited them sexually during acting classes, and more.

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What’s happening today: Truck containing illegal fireworks confiscated by LAPD explodes; Fire officials ramping up fireworks crackdowns; Action and inaction from L.A. city council on homelessness; Male students of color among highest for college dropout rates.

Here's your morning news: The attempt to safely dispose of a cache of siezed illegal fireworks by police went sideways, and at least 16 people were hurt; Orange County says it has reached its Fourth of July goal of having 70-percent of adults receive at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, and more.

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What’s happening today: Bill Cosby's sentence overturned; What happens to the state budget when revenue dips?; Donald Rumsfeld dies at 88; Supervising of juvenile offenders shifts from state to county.