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The Police Commission sided with Chief Charlie Beck in unanimously faulting Officer Charles Garcia for firing his gun and for tactics used before pulling the trigger and killing 70-year-old Alejandro Mendez.
Police said the 17-year-old falsely claimed that three men had tried to break into his apartment. A handgun was recovered near the unit.
Billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel is reportedly moving to Los Angeles - and bringing his Bay Area investment firms with him.
With water use climbing in Southern California and the state appearing to plunge back into drought, state and regional water managers may consider permanently reinstating some watering bans
New research shows money can buy happiness, for a certain amount.
Her boyfriend was convicted of murder last year in Gabriel Fernandez's killing. A jury recommended the death penalty for him.
A Mississippi man told CBS News he warned the FBI last September about a comment he claims was posted by the Florida school gunman.
The suspect, equipped with a gas mask, smoke grenades and magazines of ammo, opened fire with a semi-automatic weapon, killing 17 people.
The collision left a gaping hole the side of Trinity Christian Fellowship. A witness told CBS2 the drivers are cousins who were racing.
An orphaned 19-year-old with a troubled past and his own AR-15 rifle was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder Thursday morning after being questioned for hours by state and federal authorities following the deadliest school shooting in the U.S. in five years.
Actor Luke Wilson played a real-life hero in the aftermath of a Los Angeles car crash that also involved golfer Bill Haas, a witness said Wednesday.
Milo Yiannopoulos' speech titled "10 Things I Hate About Mexico," planned for this month at UCLA, has been canceled. The conservative provocateur had been scheduled to speak in Westwood on Feb. 26.
McDonald's will soon banish cheeseburgers and chocolate milk from its Happy Meal menu in an effort to cut down on the calories, sodium, saturated fat and sugar that kids consume at its restaurants.
Some drivers on the 105 near the 110 Freeway near Vermont got front row seats to a sloppy fist fight.
Yuneng Wong said she feels lucky to have survived the brutal attack during which a robbery suspect choked and pistol-whipped her.
