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UC Regent Jay Sures condemns UCLA student government for criticizing Israeli hostage event
Controversy is growing over the UCLA undergraduate student government's move to condemn the campus Hillel for bringing a former hostage of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel to campus. On Friday, a prominent UC Regent criticized UC student leaders.
WATCH: Hikers flee erupting volcano
A group of tourists in Guatemala was forced to run down Santiaguito, an active volcano nicknamed “the Death Trail,” after it suddenly erupted, sending ash and debris falling around them.
Rare national archives are on public display at USC for America's 250th anniversary
On Friday, the USC Fisher Museum of Art began hosting the National Archives "Freedom Plane" exhibit, which traces the founding of the United States with 16 historical documents.
Officers called out serious problems at firearms training facility; LAPD retaliated, jury finds
The officers said LAPD retaliated against them for raising safety concerns at a firearm training facility.
WATCH: Tornado rips through northwest Oklahoma amid severe storms across Plains
More than a dozen tornadoes were reported across the central U.S. on Thursday night, including a powerful storm in northwestern Oklahoma.
Hiker stumbles upon a human skull near Twentynine Palms
Hikers located remains identified as a human skull on Wednesday morning. The explorers were out near Twentynine Palms on Wednesday around 7:30 a.m. when they came across unidentified remains.
Apr 23, 2026
More rain is on the way for Los Angeles this weekend
Man arrested in six-hour string of sexual assaults in the San Fernando Valley
Damian Denzell Robinson, 29, was taken into custody Wednesday night and booked into jail Thursday, records show.
L.A. voters doubt government can improve housing affordability, poll finds
A poll commissioned by the Los Angeles Business Council finds Angelenos rank housing and homelessness as serious concerns, but doubt local and state government can solve the problems.
A $40-million project will clean MacArthur Lake. Will it help fix the park?
The MacArthur Park Lake Stormwater Capture Project will turn rain runoff into enough clean water to fill 14 Olympic-size swimming pools of clean drinking water per year, city officials said.
California's rail systems need more riders. High gas prices could be fueling a new surge
Prices at the pump are soaring but is it enough to get people out of their cars and into public transit to save money?
LAFD's culture of obedience runs deep. Firefighters say they fear retaliation from bosses
Several current and former firefighters told The Times that it's often easier to keep their mouths shut than deal with the ramifications of speaking up.
Santa Monica nonprofit official, wife found dead; police investigate possible murder-suicide
Jeremy Ferguson, who was director of operations for Downtown Santa Monica Inc., and his wife, Mandy Zelinka, were found with fatal gunshot wounds, a source said.
Apr 27, 2026
Section VI football championship games moving to UB
Apr 27, 2026