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Congressional nominee Mike Garcia at a podium | Courtesy Mike Garcia
Despite initially hesitating as vote-counting continues, Republican aerospace executive Mike Garcia -- possibly spurred on by President Donald Trump -- effectively declared victory today in a special election.
Father Albert Avenido standing next to Eileen Neri's casket at her funeral. No one was allowed to attend because of COVID-19.
The Rev. Albert Avenido fiddled with the wires connecting the sound board to the cameras, microphones and recording equipment.  He and his assistant worked late the night before to be ready for mass.
Explosion in Downtown Los Angeles on May 16, 2020. | Courtesy Sean Miura
A fiery explosion left 11 firefighters injured tonight as they fought flames engulfing a single-story commercial building in the Toy District of downtown Los Angeles, authorities said.
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An investigation is underway today to determine if criminal conduct was involved in a fiery explosion in the downtown Los Angeles Toy District that injured a dozen firefighters and damaged buildings and fire equipment.
Handlers walking a cheetah and a dog at the San Diego Safari Park. | Taken March 25, 2020 by Tammy Spratt/San Diego Zoo
For zoo workers deemed essential -- the zookeepers, hospital workers and others who care for and feed the animals -- life has gone on as usual during the break.
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, California Governor Gavin Newsom, California Air Resources Board (CARB) Chair Mary Nichols, and California Environmental Protection Agency Secretary Jared Blumenfeld
City Attorney Mike Feuer today announced Los Angeles has joined a coalition of cities and states in a lawsuit challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's final rule on rolling back the national Clean Car Standards.
Los Angeles County Coronavirus Briefing May 19, 2020
On a day the county reported more than 70 coronavirus deaths, Los Angeles County officials announced today a goal of achieving a "safe reopening" of the local economy as early as July 4.
Faces from Transamerica Center for Retirement Survey, 2020
About a quarter of workers currently employed or recently unemployed say their confidence in their ability to retire comfortably has declined in light of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a study released today by Transamerica Center for Retirement.
Lori Loughlin, center, and her husband Mossimo Giannulli, behind her at right, leave the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in Boston on Aug. 27, 2019 | John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe/Getty Images
Actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion-designer husband Mossimo Giannulli have agreed to plead guilty in Boston to federal conspiracy charges for their roles in the college admissions scandal and will spend time behind bars, prosecutors announced today.
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Los Angeles may find itself in a worse financial situation than envisioned in the mayor's proposed budget for the next fiscal year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, city officials said today.
Student taking a SAT practice test | Still from SoCal Connected's "Under Pressure"
The University of California Board of Regents voted unanimously Thursday to eliminate ACT and SAT exams as admissions requirements, setting aside the controversial tests that many believe favor the wealthy.
Los Angeles County COVID-19 Briefing May 22, 2020
Ahead of Memorial Day weekend, Los Angeles County today reopened some beach parking lots and authorized retail businesses inside enclosed shopping malls to reopen with curbside pickup service only.
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