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May 13, 2025, 6:30 a.m. Pacific time

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A Resentencing Could Mean Freedom for the Menendez Brothers. Here's How.

Proceedings are underway this week to determine whether Lyle and Erik Menendez could eventually be set free after spending decades in prison for killing their parents.

Trump Officials Investigate California Aid for Undocumented Immigrants

The Department of Homeland Security is focusing on a program that provides cash assistance to certain individuals who are older, blind or disabled.

Hollywood Groups Call for Tax Changes After Trump's Tariff Threat

"Returning more production to the United States will require a national approach and broad-based policy solutions," the groups said in a letter to the White House.

An L.A. Doctor's House Burned. Now He Treats the Fires' Effects in Neighbors.

A new clinic, opened by a pulmonologist who lost his home in the Palisades blaze, is addressing the health issues developing among people exposed to the fires.

'We're Starting to Move Everything': Trump's China Deal Frees Up Shipping

The temporary lowering of tariffs may compel some U.S. businesses to order goods that they had held off buying after President Trump raised them to 145 percent.

Tory Lanez Is Attacked by Another Inmate in Prison

The rapper was hospitalized after being stabbed 14 times, his Instagram account said. He is serving a 10-year sentence for shooting the hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion.

Newsom Asks Cities to Ban Homeless Encampments, Escalating Crackdown

"There are no more excuses," the California governor said in pushing for municipalities to address one of the most visible byproducts of homelessness.

Is the California Dream a Mirage?

The state is confronting what officials say is an unprecedented confluence of forces that will test its long record of enduring catastrophes, natural and otherwise.

What to Know About the Hepatitis A Outbreak in L.A. County

A highly contagious liver infection is surging among groups who are not typically at risk. At least seven people have died.

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