FBI says Charlie Kirk shooter is college age, blended into campus
OREM, Utah — Authorities said Thursday they have fresh leads in their massive manhunt for a college-age shooter who killed influential right-wing activist Charlie Kirk with a…
What horrifying videos tell us about the killing of Charlie Kirk
Multiple videos from the scene show graphic details about the killing of conservative commentator and political organizer Charlie Kirk at a university in Utah on…
Trump suggests more U.S. cities need National Guard but crime stats tell a different story
President Trump has threatened to deploy the National Guard to Chicago, New York, Seattle, Baltimore, San Francisco and Portland, Ore., to fight what he says…
Why Newsom’s cops aren’t the same as Trump’s troops
Just how unsafe are American streets? To hear President Trump tell it, killers lurk in every shadow not already filled by rapists and thieves. California…
Trump orders could target ‘cashless bail’ cities from D.C. to L.A.
WASHINGTON — President Trump took executive action Monday threatening to cut federal aid to cities and counties that offer cashless bail to criminal defendants, a move that…
Trump administration reviewing all 55 million people with U.S. visas for potential deportable violations
WASHINGTON — The State Department said Thursday that it’s reviewing the records of more than 55 million foreigners who hold valid U.S. visas for potential revocation or…
Is Trump really deporting the worst of the worst?
They called them the “worst of the worst.” For more than a month and a half, the Trump administration has posted a barrage of mugshots…
California, 17 other states challenge ‘suspicionless’ stops by masked ICE agents in L.A.
California and a coalition of 17 other states threw their support Monday behind a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of recent federal immigration enforcement raids in…
After bomb threat allegation, Bass names new deputy mayor for public safety
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has named a new deputy mayor for public safety, installing former FBI official Robert Clark as her top aide overseeing…
Mayor and LAPD chief tout declines in homicides and shootings
Los Angeles leaders are touting the latest batch of crime data as proof that the city is safe and getting safer — at least on…
FBI agents search home of L.A. deputy mayor over City Hall bomb threat
FBI agents searched the home of a Los Angeles deputy mayor as part of an investigation into a bomb threat made against City Hall, officials…
Mt. Baldy is closed to hiking till December 2025. Rebellion is brewing
As 30-mph wind gusts howled across a flat spot known as “the notch” halfway up Mt. Baldy last weekend, three young men staggered down from…
Mayor and LAPD chief tout double-digit drop in homicides
Los Angeles has so far this year recorded double-digit percentage declines in homicides, nonfatal shootings and slayings stemming from gang feuds, according to police data…
Trump confirms deportation strategy will include military
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to execute mass deportations of immigrants in the U.S. illegally will involve the military and a national emergency declaration, he…
California can have both public safety and criminal justice reform
California voters decided this week to roll back criminal justice reforms and appeared to be ousting progressive prosecutors in Los Angeles and Alameda counties, effectively…
Tide shifts against criminal justice reform among California voters
In deep-blue L.A. County, the “godfather of progressive prosecutors” lost his reelection bid by more than 20 percentage points to a former Republican.In the Bay…
In two L.A. City Council races, police ‘abolition’ is a wedge issue
Long before she uttered the words “F— the police,” Los Angeles City Council candidate Ysabel Jurado made clear she was not happy with the city’s…
Kevin de León aide played a role in “F— the police” controversy
In a room full of students at Cal State L.A. last week, a young man told Los Angeles City Council candidate Ysabel Jurado that he…
D.A. Gascón struggles to raise money as Hochman surges in L.A. race
When George Gascón ousted Jackie Lacey from office in 2020, it marked the end of the most expensive district attorney’s race in L.A. County history.…