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California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos on Jan. 22.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 27, 2026
California’s Newsom accuses TikTok of suppressing content critical of Trump
The Democratic governor launched a review of the platform’s ‍content moderation ⁠practices to determine if they violated state law.
A home is under construction (center), surrounded by empty lots, as homes are rebuilt in Altadena, California, on Dec. 29, almost one year after the Eaton Fire, in Los Angeles County, which claimed 19 lives and destroyed more than 9,000 structures.
WORLD / FOCUS
Jan 4, 2026
A year on, LA wildfire survivors struggle to rebuild
Tariffs on steel, wood and cement, all of which are often imported, have increased construction costs, and Latino construction workers fear arrest by ICE.
Members of the national guard outside of the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles in June
WORLD / Politics
Jan 1, 2026
Trump says pulling national guard from three cities — for now
Local leaders slammed the moves as authoritarian overreach and launched a string of successful legal challenges.
Rob Reiner (left to right), Michele Singer, Romy Reiner, Nick Reiner, Maria Gilfillan and Jake Reiner attend the Los Angeles premiere of “Spinal Tap II: The End Continues” at The Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles on Sept. 9.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 16, 2025
Rob Reiner’s son Nick arrested after parents’ stabbing deaths
Reiner was found dead Sunday at his home with his wife, both of whom appeared to have died from stab wounds.
American actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead at their southern California mansion in Los Angeles on Sunday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 15, 2025
Hollywood star Rob Reiner and wife found dead in Los Angeles home
Rob Reiner, co-founder of Castle Rock Entertainment and director of multiple Hollywood classics, has died at 78.
Members of the California National Guard are deployed outside a complex of federal buildings in Santa Ana, California, in June.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 11, 2025
Trump can’t deploy national guard in Los Angeles, judge says
The ruling is the latest setback in the administration’s bid to use soldiers to respond to civilian protests.
California National Guard members stand ready as people protest against the detention of migrants by federal law enforcement in downtown Los Angeles on June 9.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 16, 2025
Los Angeles declares state of emergency over immigration raids
The declaration is the latest effort to push back on President Donald Trump’s hard-line immigration policies.
A monitor shows AI-generated images found on the computer of a man who has been arrested on charges he intentionally ignited the Pacific Palisades Fire, during a press conference with Acting United States Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli and Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives of the Los Angeles Field Division Kenny Cooper, in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 9, 2025
Man charged with ‘maliciously’ starting massive LA fire
The Palisades Fire burned more than 23,000 acres and destroyed more than 6,800 structures before it was fully contained on Jan. 31.
Andy Weyman and Terry Davis are among the many people in Malibu, California, who are waiting to rebuild their home after this year’s California wildfires.
WORLD
Oct 5, 2025
The LA fires destroyed 11,000 homes. Less than 10% have permits to rebuild
People trying to restore their homes are grappling with slow permit approvals, high costs and low insurance payouts.
A U.S. Marine and a member of the National Guard patrol outside a federal building in Los Angeles in June.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2025
Resisting Trump’s show of force
In Trump’s paradigm, this is all a reality show and we are merely inconsequential extras without lines forever in the background.
Floaters are released into the water during a demonstration of Eco Wave Power electricity generation technology using the power of ocean waves in the harbor at AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, California, on Aug. 26.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Sep 1, 2025
New wave: Sea power turned into energy at Los Angeles port
A pilot project aims to use a 13-kilometer breakwater to harness enough wave energy to power 60,000 U.S. homes.
Democratic Texas Rep. Gene Wu speaks at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday. State officials are redrawing congressional maps to benefit Republicans.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 22, 2025
Americans worry democracy is in danger amid gerrymandering fights, poll finds
As Texas Republicans redraw the state’s congressional maps to benefit their party, California Democrats threaten to respond in kind.
National Guard troops keep watch outside Washington's Union Station on Tuesday. U.S. President Donald Trump has deployed the National Guard and ordered an increased federal law enforcement presence in the capital, which he has characterized as overrun with violence and homelessness.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 20, 2025
More Republican governors send National Guard to Washington, backing Trump
The U.S. president has characterized Washington as overrun with violence and homelessness, accusing the city of using fake data to “create a false illusion of safety.”
Rintaro Sasaki hits a home run during a game against Duke at Stanford's Sunken Diamond on March 16.
BASEBALL
Aug 17, 2025
Top MLB prospect Rintaro Sasaki is committed to doing it ‘the hard way’
The Stanford slugger could have taken an easier path with a quicker payday. Instead he’s determined to blaze his own unique trail to the top of the sport.
A dog looks through the bars of a cage at the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control as the shelter struggles with overcrowding caused by pets abandoned during recent immigration raids, in Downey, California, on July 29.
WORLD / Society
Aug 6, 2025
Trump’s immigration raids in LA affecting pets too
Dogs and cats are finding themselves in Los Angeles County’s care centers after their owners get detained or deported.
Members of emergency services work at the scene after a vehicle plunged into a crowd outside a nightclub, on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles on Saturday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 20, 2025
Driver charged after plowing into Los Angeles nightclub crowd, injuring 30
The suspect, identified as 29-year-old Fernando Ramirez, was charged on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.
The Culver City Express Car Wash remains closed after a raid by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency detained many of its workers in Culver City, California, on June 11.
BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2025
Immigration raids derail Los Angeles economy as workers go into hiding
Few places in the U.S. are feeling the shock as acutely as Los Angeles, a longtime sanctuary city and home to one of the nation’s largest migrant labor forces.
One of Aigen's solar-powered autonomous AI Element robots demonstrates how it can hammer down on specified targets at Bowles Farm in Los Banos, California, on June 26.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 6, 2025
AI robots fill in for weed killers and farm hands
Weeds are becoming immune to herbicides, but a shortage of laborers often leaves chemicals as the only viable option.
Terry Kilgore, 70, stands in his property where the yard used to be before losing his home to the Eaton Fire in January 2025, in Altadena, California.
WORLD / Society
Jul 4, 2025
Six months after LA wildfires, some adjust to new life in RVs
Many homeowners are crashing with friends and family, or renting during the rebuild, but others have chosen to live in RVs on their properties.
A crop field in Oxnard, California, on June 18
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 1, 2025
Immigration raids leave crops unharvested and California farms at risk
In the vast agricultural lands north of Los Angeles, farmers and field supervisors have said that ICE raids have led a majority of workers to stop showing up.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.

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