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Damon Stoudamire fought back tears as he was formally introduced as the Georgia Tech mens basketball coach

ATLANTA — Damon Stoudamire managed to get one word out — “Wow!” — before he was overcome with emotion.The longtime NBA guard is thrilled to be back in the college game, heading a men’s basketball program that he thinks can once again be a national...

A judge tentatively ruled today that a former chief digital and marketing officer for the National Academy or Recording Arts & Sciences, who alleges she was wrongfully terminated in 2021 from the organization.

A woman has reached a tentative settlement in her lawsuit against a Santa Monica hospital in which she maintained she was wrongfully fired in 2019 from her position in the cancer division for getting pregnant and falsely accused of abandoning her job while on leave.

A judge who previously ordered Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva to appear before the Office of Inspector General and answer questions about so-called deputy gangs said Wednesday he will conduct a follow-up hearing on the issue next month.

The decision by two Los Angeles police officers to open fire before the accidental fatal shooting of an assistant manager inside the Trader Joe's store in Silver Lake in 2018 was "reckless," according to a former deputy chief for the Irvine Police Department who is a use-of-force expert.

Los Angeles Sheriff Alex Villanueva has been scheduled to testify under oath on Friday regarding alleged gang-like groups of deputies accused of operating within the department for years.  

Los Angeles Sheriff Alex Villanueva is expected to testify under oath Friday regarding a watchdog's allegations of deputy gangs operating within his department, delivering a blow to the sheriff who has been fighting the subpoena for more than a year arguing it was politically motivated in nature.

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance Tuesday giving the county personnel director, instead of the department heads, including Sheriff Alex Villanueva, the authority to discipline and fire employees who do not comply with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

Sheriff Alex Villanueva will have to appear before the Office of Inspector General and answer questions about alleged deputy gangs within the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department while under oath, a judge ruled Monday.