Federal judge bars LAPD use of some ‘less-lethal’ weapons at protests
A federal judge banned Los Angeles Police Department officers from using some so-called less-lethal launchers at protests, after finding that ...
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DOJ ends monitoring of Orange County district attorney’s use of informants
More than a decade after a jailhouse snitch scandal rocked the Orange County district attorney’s office and nearly upended the ...
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L.A. to host congressional hearing on arrests of U.S. citizens in immigration raids
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and congressional Democrats have announced a sweeping investigation into potential misconduct in the Trump administration’s ...
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AI is infiltrating the classroom. Here's how teachers and students say they use it
As the use of AI continues to explode within education, these are the advantages and disadvantages students and teachers are ...
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Robbery suspect dies after being hit by ‘less-lethal’ LAPD projectile
A man died after Los Angeles police officers shot him with a hard foam projectile during an attempted robbery of ...
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Pepper-balls, rifle rounds, drones: UC police get green light for military-grade weapons
SAN FRANCISCO — University of California police will be replenishing and increasing their stockpile of military-grade weapons and equipment — including drones, ...
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Veteran L.A. County politician to challenge Kenneth Mejia for city controller
Isadore Hall, a former state legislator and Compton City Council member, launched a campaign Monday to challenge Los Angeles City ...
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FDA panel on SSRI antidepressants in pregnancy raises alarms
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is turning its attention to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, a class of antidepressant drugs ...
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‘Making America militarized again’: Use of military in U.S. erodes democracy, veteran advocates say
Spouses experiencing health emergencies alone, because their loved ones are serving on the streets of Los Angeles. Troops fatigued by ...
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Government drones used in ‘runaway spying operation’ to peek into backyards in Sonoma County, lawsuit says
Three residents filed a lawsuit this week against Sonoma County seeking to block code enforcement from using drones to take ...
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