When President Donald Trump gave his joint address to Congress last week, he boasted that in his first few weeks back in the White House he had "brought free speech back to America." But First Amendment advocates say they've never seen freedom of speech under attack the way it has been in Trump's second term.

Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath on Thursday proposed creating a new county department to consolidate homeless services beginning July 1, 2025, following a scathing report ...

U.S. inflation slowed last month for the first time since September and a measure of underlying inflation fell to a four-year low, even as widespread tariffs threaten to send prices higher. The consumer price index increased 2.

It’s no secret that animal shelters across America are full to bursting point. In Los Angeles the situation is being mainly blamed on the fires which have rendered so many families homeless. But we realized there is another,

Los Angeles County officials urged wildfire survivors on Wednesday to make critical decisions about property debris removal before the March 31 deadline, as the region simultaneously braces for heavy rainfall that threatens burn areas with potential mudflows and landslides.

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Los Angeles County officials have issued urgent safety warnings as a potentially dangerous storm system threatens to bring flash flooding, debris flows, and high surf conditions to the region starting Wednesday evening.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has cleared hazardous materials from half of the properties that were initially too dangerous for EPA crews to handle after burning in the Palisades Fire earlier this year.

In President Donald Trump's idealized framing, the United States was at its zenith in the 1890s, when top hats and shirtwaists were fashionable and typhoid fever often killed more soldiers than combat.

In President Donald Trump's idealized framing, the United States was at its zenith in the 1890s, when top hats and shirtwaists were fashionable and typhoid fever often killed more soldiers than combat.

The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District announced that Webster Elementary School will be closed Wednesday as it is located in an evacuation zone. Three other Malibu schools — Malibu ...

In Santa Monica, more than a thousand people gathered on February 23 for a rally at City Hall organized by the Stand With Ukraine Foundation. Blue and yellow Ukrainian flags billowed beside ...

In Santa Monica, more than a thousand people gathered on February 23 for a rally at City Hall organized by the Stand With Ukraine Foundation. Blue and yellow Ukrainian flags billowed beside ...

Thomas Bach says he feels a rare calm in his final weeks as IOC president even as a "new world order" gains speed ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Bach led the International Olympic Committee through two locked-down Games in a global pandemic and several affected by Russian doping and military aggression,

Drug and alcohol overdoses continued to be the leading cause of death among Los Angeles County's homeless population in 2023, accounting for 45% of all deaths despite increased distribution of the overdose-reversal medication naloxone,

The future of Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District’s Special Education students will be on the agenda of Thursday’s Board of Education meeting. In a special study session, the district’s Special Education staff will discuss how SMMUSD prepares those students for life after high school,

A litany of Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District construction projects were discussed by the SMMUSD Board of Education this past week, all centered around updates on the district’s bond ...

Big Oil faces mounting lawsuits as extreme weather worsens, with California leading efforts to make fossil fuel giants pay billions of dollars for the climate damage they have long denied. Across the country,

Similarly, BOA Steakhouse at 101 Santa Monica Blvd. will donate $2 from every dessert sold toward the campaign. Just a little south of Santa Monica lies Alfred Coffee in Venice, which is a 10-year ...

According to the Santa Monica Police Department, officers were dispatched to the call at about 8:59 p.m. and arrived at 9:15 p.m. to find the group at the Pacific Park security office.