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you are in the "cnn newsroom." im paula reid in washington. jim acosta is off. a major move today in an attempt to halt a global banking crisis. switzerlands largest banking group ubs just agreed to buy its rival credit suisse in an emergency rescue bid. the purchase is aimed at halting investor panic brought on by two sudden u.s. bank failures this month. the deal comes after shares of the ailing bank lost 25% over the last week. even an emergency loan from the swiss national bank fai...

A Los Angeles fourth-grader brought a stolen 0.40-caliber Glock 22 to his elementary school this week<i>, </i>reflecting a larger problem. As of April 15, there were 903 weapons incidents across L.A. schools.

LOS ANGELES — A 10-year-old fourth-grader brought a loaded handgun to Glassell Park Elementary school on Tuesday, the Los Angeles Times has learned.

The gun recovery reflects an alarming increase of "weapons incidents" and fights at Los Angeles Unified schools since the pandemic.

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Labor leaders claim the district has used Prop 28 money to pay for current staff, not to create new programs or bolster existing ones.

Federal pandemic relief funds for childcare programs expired Sept. 30, leaving providers around the country worried about shutting their doors. In California, the state’s put in some stopgap measures.

“It felt so good to know that I could cover the rent by myself,” said Yadira Martinez, special education assistant

Unite Here represents an estimated 15,000 hospitality workers at 60 Southern California hotels whose contracts expired June 30.

Child-care providers reached a tentative agreement with the state to raise wages and change the way California calculates subsidies for low-income families.