Page 177 - Timulating News Today

A judge has dismissed a former state assemblyman's defamation claim against two sisters who are current members of the state Legislature -- including one who is the plaintiff's ex-wife -- whom he alleged maligned his reputation while speaking out on domestic violence issues.

In the midst of his trial, a Torrance man pleaded no contest Monday to raping and murdering a teenage girl and a young woman about eight months apart in 2011, opening himself to a sentence of life behind bars without parole.

State and local authorities are warning parents to be vigilant about the possibility of narcotics or other contaminants being mixed in with their children's candy this Halloween.

This limited series explores the origins of fentanyl, and how it has surpassed methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine as the illicit drug of choice.

"Black Adam" kept its spot atop the box office this weekend, taking in $27.7 million at theaters in the United States and Canada, according to industry estimates released Sunday.

Four workers were sickened Monday -- one critically -- by carbon dioxide fumes emanating from a utility room about 200 feet from Terminal 8 at Los Angeles International Airport, prompting an evacuation of the terminal and impacting some inbound flights.

The Los Angeles Lakers will retire the No. 99 jersey worn by George Mikan when he led the then-Minneapolis Lakers to six championships from 1949-54 before Sunday evening's game against the Denver Nuggets at Crypto.com Arena.

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Saturday for the 24th consecutive day since rising to a record, decreasing 3.5 cents to $5.644.

A man was killed early Saturday morning in a shooting at a bus stop in the Westlake area of Los Angeles.

As of Friday, 103 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in Orange County with 18 of them being treated in intensive care.