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By GENE JOHNSON The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has for the first time issued registrations to medical marijuana dispensaries, a bureaucratic maneuver under President Donald Trump’s historic rescheduling of the drug that could pave the way for the businesses to …

LA Metro’s board of directors recently approved spending $6 million on engineering and environmental work that advances a plan to relocate the Metrolink Commerce Station from Commerce to nearby Pico Rivera. The plan − which coincides with long-term visions of …

Four people have been arrested on suspicion of arson and conspiracy, including a man with the same name as the apparent owner of an auto body shop that burned in a destructive fire that blazed through Old Town Newhall in …

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an alert Thursday about safety issues related to beds sold by medical supply company Medline, saying two people have died and 16 have been seriously injured. The FDA issued an Early Alert warning …

Huntington Park is suing a contractor to determine what happened to more than $9 million paid toward a failed aquatic center project that is now at the center of a criminal investigation and to claw back any money left over. …

I’m not a fan of professional sports. It’s too expensive for a family. The best thing about my divorce was that I never had to endure another football game. That said, I don’t understand why fans aren’t revolting over the …

A person was found dead in a burning car early Friday in Roseland on the Far South Side. Around 12:15 a.m., the Chicago police and fire departments responded to a vehicle fire in the 10800 block of South Eggleston Avenue …

Even if President Donald Trump cuts the peace deal of the century with Iran before Thanksgiving, calming jittery oil markets in the process, holiday travelers are unlikely to catch a break with air fares or achieve dramatic savings at the …

An artist’s Halloween display showing a lynching in a tree outside his Brooklyn home was designed to symbolize how minorities are being abused in the U.S. — but the work outraged neighbors, and investigating cops charged Aaron Mealy with aggravated …

Decades ago, in the early 1990s, when the annual Día de Muertos exhibit at the National Museum of Mexican Art in Pilsen was still new, Cesáreo Moreno, now chief curator, would get calls from Chicago teachers: “They would want to …

Mission statement Nov. 1, 2026, is the 250th anniversary of the founding of Mission San Juan Capistrano and we have a look at its history and where it fits in as the seventh of the 21 Spanish missions to be …

An admitted member of an extremist group pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal charge of helping plan bombing attacks on New Year’s Eve 2025 across Southern California — a plot that was derailed by authorities weeks earlier. Dante Gaffield, 25, …

Mayors of some of California’s larger cities gathered together at Riverside City Hall on Friday, Oct. 30, to collectively press for continued state support for homeless programs and other city needs. “We set out to restore HHAP (Homeless Housing, Assistance …

A no water contact advisory for Upper Castaic Lake was issued Friday by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation due to harmful algae in the water. The algae is believed to contain toxins that may pose health …

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA — There should be no problem with the Golden State Valkyries and Atlanta Dream approaching the first WNBA Finals Game 7 in league history with a sense of urgency. Then again, that’s what …

When Aerosmith took the stage at the Hollywood Bowl on Thursday, Oct. 29, it was short – just six songs over 30-some minutes – but oh so sweet to see the hard rock legends back in the saddle for the …

In-N-Out Burger’s “family band” rocked The Wiltern last weekend in a concert to combat substance abuse. The band, named .48 Special, opened for punk band The Offspring during the annual concert called Rock 2 Freedom, which benefits Slave 2 Nothing, …

DEAR ABBY: I’m 78, and my husband is 79. This past year, he lost $500,000 through a fraudulent bitcoin site. Fortunately, we have $500,000 left, but I’m so angry about this, you can’t imagine — all of my hard-earned savings, …

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The top federal prosecutor in Alaska confirmed on Friday the existence of a criminal investigation related to an alleged scheme to confuse voters by putting a Senate candidate on the ballot with …

By LARRY NEUMEISTER and ALI SWENSON NEW YORK (AP) — The federal government must pull three taxpayer-funded Trump administration ads that appear to have been made for political or propaganda purposes, including one touting the president’s claim that every American …