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Typhus, a flea-borne bacterial disease, is on the rise in Los Angeles County, with the latest localized case reported in the Wilshire Center neighborhood, public health officials said Tuesday. The disease is spread to humans by infected fleas that commonly live on rats, opossums, stray cats and other animals. Common symptoms include headaches, chills, muscle

President Donald Trump is set to address the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday at a tumultuous moment for the world — and for his presidency. Trump is scheduled to speak at 10 a.m. ET and address a range of issues facing the international community. The global economy has been shaken by his decision to launch

A bill named after a Southern California boy who died after months of horrific abuse was signed into law Monday to bolster protection for children from parental or familial abuse. The so-called Gabriel’s Law was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom after the bill, Assembly Bill 2304, was introduced by Assemblymember Tom Lackey of Palmdale. Gabriel

Doc Rivers is trading in his whistle for a headset. The NBA champion head coach, who was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this summer, is joining NBC Sports as a game analyst for the upcoming 2026-27 season. Rivers previously worked for NBC as a studio analyst at the 2012 London Olympics,

CNN, MS NOW and Politico said Monday they’ve notified President Donald Trump’s administration that they’re filing a lawsuit over being denied White House access. The three outlets made the announcement in a joint statement posted on X, two days after their reporters were blocked from the White House and prevented from doing their jobs. The

Presley Gerber, the son of supermodel Cindy Crawford and businessman Rande Gerber, died Sunday at age 27, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. Gerber died at a rehabilitation facility, according to the Medical Examiner report. An autopsy had not yet been completed, and a cause of death was not immediately available. A representative

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Saturday providing $7 million in new investments for Los Angeles’ preparations for the upcoming 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Appearing at Exposition Park in front of Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Newsom signed the following bills: — AB 2411. Requires the California Office of Emergency Services to negotiate and enter into

When President Donald Trump first ran for office, he called out China as a menace to the U.S. economy, saying it had gutted America’s factories and eroded the middle class. That tough talk helped Trump get to the White House a decade ago, but since then, he increasingly speaks in glowing terms about Chinese President

Several families’ lives changed this week after back-to-back tragedies occurred in Chatsworth, claiming the lives of five people. The devastating chain of events began Tuesday at about 5 p.m. after a suspected DUI driver traveling the wrong way T-boned a Metro bus near the intersection of Nordhoff Street and De Soto Avenue. Just two hours

Los Angeles County health officials warned Friday that people who were at Union Station during a four-hour period last weekend may have been exposed to measles by an infected train passenger. The passenger, whose name was not released, arrived at the station aboard Amtrak’s Southwest Chief Train 3 at 7:03 a.m. Saturday and left at

Google on Friday disclosed the first known instance of its artificial intelligence software, Gemini, carrying out an undirected computer hack, weeks after similar disclosures by AI firms Anthropic and OpenAI raised security alarms about AI models going beyond the instructions of their human creators. Google said in a statement that in May its AI model

For those who knew Marciniw best, two things stand out: his love of flying and his love for Burbank. A 1974 graduate of Burbank High School, Marciniw spent decades building deep roots in the city he called home. One of his favorite places was The Blue Room, a longtime Burbank bar where employees and regulars

The Los Angeles Police Department is searching for two men they say smashed their way into a home in Encino early Friday.  Video showed shattered glass from a back door of the home.   Officers responded to the home on Emerita Street at around 1 a.m. The homeowner was not present at the time of the

Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, after more than 60 years guiding the firm that turned him into a household name for millions of investors worldwide. Buffett was named chairman emeritus effective immediately, with his son Howard G. Buffett taking over as chairman, Berkshire said in a statement Friday. “As Chairman

New video obtained by NBCLA showed the final seconds before a news helicopter crash Tuesday night that killed the two-member crew and a person on the ground in Chatsworth. The video from a nearby camera provides a brief view of part of the descent of the helicopter, which had been hovering over an intersection to

The Los Angeles Dodgers clinched their fifth straight NL West title Thursday with a 8-2 win over the Reds. The division crown is LA’s 13th in 14 seasons. It comes with nine games left in an injury-plagued season for LA. Kyle Tucker had four hits and three RBIs, finished a triple short of the Dodgers’

OpenAI has disclosed six reports of “unexpected or concerning” behavior in artificial intelligence models as the debate on AI safety becomes increasingly heated. The AI company also said Wednesday it was introducing a new framework for tracking, probing and disclosing instances of what it called “misalignment,” including where AI models acted without authorization, coordinated with

The third victim who died Tuesday when the news helicopter working on coverage for KNBC and KVEA crashed has been identified as a 29-year-old man, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner. Edy Gutierrez Mejia, 29, was visiting the city from Cuilapa, Guatemala when the crash occurred in Chatsworth. His cousin, who

What to Know A Los Angeles news helicopter crashed Tuesday as its crew provided coverage of a deadly Metro bus crash in Chatsworth. Pilot George Marciniw, NBCLA and Telemundo 52 journalist Eliana Moreno and a third person on the ground were killed in the Chatsworth crash. A witness described the helicopter, known as NewsChopper4, as

The United States has confirmed for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space, a remarkable revelation after previous warnings about countries such as Russia possibly weaponizing a global frontier long agreed in treaties to be used for only peaceful purposes. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said Monday that the U.S. has fielded