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The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Thursday was undergoing the transformation process ahead of the big, Fourth of July celebration. In addition to a block party, fireworks and a drone show, star power is set to be demonstrated on stage Saturday with Chaka Khan, the Smashing Pumpkins, Chris Stapleton performing. Queen Latifah will be the host

LAX expects to handle more than 2 million passengers during the Independence Day travel period and on Thursday, airport officials continued urging travelers to plan ahead as one of the busiest stretches of the summer gets underway. The holiday travel period runs through July 8, with the busiest days expected to be Wednesday and Thursday,

A man was arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of his wife in Moreno Valley, authorities said Wednesday. Deputies responded to a report about an unresponsive woman in the 21000 block of Box Springs Road a little after 8 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. There, deputies say they found

The real estate mogul has become the billion-dollar crypto man. President Donald Trump‘s latest financial disclosure report showed he took in about $1.2 billion last year from various crypto holdings, overshadowing a real estate business that brought him fame and helped propel him to the nation’s top office. Whereas it took decades for Trump to amass his

The FBI and the Los Angeles Police Department are conducting an undercover operation targeting sex trafficking Wednesday morning at the Figueroa Corridor in South Los Angeles. According to federal officials, the raid is connected to arrests in August 2025 involving South LA gang members. FBI agents and other law enforcement officers were seen outside a

Mexico fans flocked to the streets of Southern California on Tuesday in celebration of the team’s World Cup win against Ecuador. The Mexican team advanced to the Round of 16 following its 2-0 victory against Ecuador, putting an end to its 40-year drought without a win in the knockout stage. To celebrate, fans crowded the

A proposal to allow noncitizens to vote in Los Angeles city elections will not appear on the November general election ballot after the city council Tuesday decided to further review measure. The motion, introduced by Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez, was going to ask LA voters whether they want the city to explore the option of permitting

The Supreme Court ruled President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship is unconstitutional, striking down a key element of his immigration agenda. The high court holds the order violates the 14th Amendment. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the majority, said that children born to parents who are in the United States unlawfully or temporarily

The instructions were clear: He had four days to make each victim fall in love. And there were a lot of victims. Online, Safeer Mohammed Koorimannil, who was trafficked to a scam center in Myanmar, impersonated a 28-year-old Singaporean woman named Ella. On a typical shift, he said, he chatted with more than 100 people

A 19-year-old year woman was charged Monday with felony assault and other crimes in an attack on a downtown Los Angeles street vendor earlier this month that was caught on video. Harmunie Heaven Church was arrested Thursday. Arraignment was scheduled for later Monday. Church was charged with felony assault by means of force likely to

A screaming tattooed man with no shirt and a neck tattoo was arrested today after tossing chunks of concrete and a fire extinguisher from atop a downtown Los Angeles apartment building. The trouble was reported about 3 a.m. Monday in the 800 block of South Broadway, according to Los Angeles Police Department Sgt. Jesus Salazar.

Donations poured into a Venezuelan restaurant in Pasadena on Sunday, with the items set to be flown to Venezuela to help those impacted by Wednesday’s powerful back-to-back earthquakes. The death toll has jumped to more than 1,400 people, the government reported Sunday afternoon. Volunteers at Chamo Venezuelan Cuisine boxed up dozens of essentials — from

Los Angeles County firefighters have provided support in Venezuela after powerful back-to-back earthquakes devastated the South American country’s northern state of La Guaira. The LA County Fire Department shared in a post to social media on Sunday aerial images of the destruction from the temblors. Members from the department’s USA-2 team flew to Venezuela to

Iran‘s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard launched drone and missile attacks Sunday targeting Bahrain and Kuwait in response to U.S. airstrikes that hit the Islamic Republic, and threatened a “complete halt” could come to negotiations to end the war if Washington continues its attacks. Efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz without Iran’s direct oversight sparked the

 Lionel Messi didn’t have much time to try to become the first to score in seven consecutive World Cup games. Argentina‘s superstar did it anyway as a second-half substitute. Messi made it seven straight while extending the all-time men’s World Cup scoring record with his 19th goal in Argentina’s 3-1 victory over Jordan in a group stage finale on

Nate Yi was at a World Cup watch party for the Mexico vs. South Korea game in Koreatown when he spotted an elderly man holding both teams’ flags.  In a video posted to social media, Yi captured the sweet moment of community. “Does anyone know this sweet, cute, gentle soul?” the text on the video

The situation has grown more desperate by the hour in Venezuela as people dig through the rubble of collapsed homes and apartment buildings three days after the devastating one-two punch of 7.2 and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes, knowing time is running out to find survivors. Authorities announced Friday night that they would block access to La Guaira,

Long Beach confirmed its first human case of West Nile virus and the first symptomatic case reported in California this year, the city’s health department said on Friday. West Nile virus is spread through the bite of an infected mosquito, but most people infected do not have symptoms. When symptoms do occur, they typically include

Firefighters and paramedics rushed to a North Hollywood construction site after receiving a report about a man who fell into a confined space, the Los Angeles Fire Department said Friday. Officials said the man fell up to 45 feet into the concrete space at around 3:07 p.m. near Burbank Boulevard and Vineland Avenue. It was

A 21-year-old man is in critical condition after falling 50 feet down a cliff and was rescued in San Pedro early Friday.  The man was lifted out of the area via a “high point” lift operation with the use of an aerial ladder, ropes and a stretcher basket, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.