Citing budget fears, L.A. council committee rejects $2.7-billion Convention Center plan
A $2.7-billion plan to expand the Los Angeles Convention Center is in jeopardy after a narrowly divided City Council committee opted on Tuesday to recommend…
OPEC+ to ease oil cuts, citing stable market outlook
A gas flame is seen in the desert at Khurais oil field in Saudi Arabia in June 2008. File Photo by Ali Haider/EPA Sept. 7…
Irish rap group Kneecap cancels U.S. tour, citing court date
Irish rap group Kneecap has canceled all U.S. dates on its upcoming tour after its fiery criticism of Israel and advocacy for Palestinian causes brought…
Ethics agency drops case against Assemblyman Roger Hernandez citing death of witness
Reporting from Sacramento — The state ethics agency cited the serious illness and death of key witnesses in its decision to drop charges that political contributions were…
Stanford Daily sues Trump administration citing threats to free speech
Stanford University’s student newspaper is suing the Trump administration, claiming the threat to deport foreign students for speaking out against Israel’s handling of the war…
Trump freezes $200 million in UCLA science, medical research funding, citing antisemitism allegations
The Trump administration has frozen hundreds of science, medical and other federal grants to UCLA worth nearly $200 million, citing the university’s alleged “discrimination” in…
Trump singles out Brazil for 50 percent tariffs, citing political motives | Donald Trump News
United States President Donald Trump has continued to publish letters announcing individualised tariff hikes for foreign trading partners. But on Wednesday, one of those letters…
Federal Reserve again leaves interest rates unchanged, citing caution
June 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve held key interest rates steady Wednesday but said it still sees the possibility of two cuts later…
Grupo Firme cancels La Onda festival, citing visa issues
Grupo Firme was unable to show up for its previously planned June 1 set at Napa’s La Onda festival.The Tijuana band announced the cancellation Friday…
White House to amend flagship health report citing phantom studies | Health News
The White House said the citation errors were ‘formatting issues’ that did not detract from the report’s importance.The United States government has said it will…
UN rejects US-backed Gaza aid plan, citing lack of neutrality | News
UN stresses adherence to principles of neutrality and independence in delivering life-saving humanitarian aid to Gaza.The United Nations has said it will not take part…
Lord Buffalo cancels European tour, citing immigration issues
Texas psych-Americana band Lord Buffalo has canceled its upcoming European tour after it claims that drummer Yamal Said was taken off a plane by border…
Judge denies Lil Durk bail in murder-for-hire case, citing jail calls
A federal judge ordered that rapper Lil Durk remain behind bars pending his trial on murder-for-hire charges, citing a report that he is violating jail…
Poland and Baltic states to dump landmine treaty citing Russian threat | News
The quartet bordering Russia proposes withdrawing from the Ottawa treaty, but add they have no plans to use landmines.Poland and the Baltic states plan to…
Lawmakers call on Trump administration to nix plan to shoot 450,000 owls, citing cost
A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers is calling on the Trump administration to cancel a controversial plan to kill up to nearly half a million…
Citing threats, DWP seeks to spend up to $700,000 on private security for CEO
The chief executive of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has asked the utility’s board to spend around $700,000 on private security for…
AP sues 3 Trump administration officials, citing freedom of speech
The Associated Press is suing three Trump administration officials over access to presidential events, citing freedom of speech in asking a federal judge to stop…
British study finds children citing distress over gender dysphoria rose 50-fold
1 of 2 | L.A. Pride parade participants walk along Hollywood Boulevard in 2023. On Friday, British researchers reported that the number of children telling…
Biden hands preemptive pardons to family, allies citing Trump retaliation | News
Republican lawmaker Liz Cheney, immunologist Anthony Fauci and former Joint Chief of Staff Mark Milley among those offered protection.Former United States President Joe Biden used…
L.A. officials stop use of disappearing Google Chats, citing Palisades fire
For years, Los Angeles city employees could communicate through Google Chat messages that were automatically deleted after 24 hours. Even after the practice, which was…