Records provide look into "affluenza" teen's upbringing
As authorities return Ethan Couch's mother to U.S., divorce records show he grew up in wealthy yet unstable household
Los Angeles
"Potty watch" policy ended in one Los Angeles County Jail
Inmates were chained to walls until they expelled contraband from their bodies, sometimes for up to 11 hours
Man accused of burning woman alive on street Christmas Day arrested
Authorities say they arrested a Pomona man for dousing a woman with gasoline and burning her to death during a domestic argument
Guatemala band unable to get visas for Rose Parade
A band from Guatemala, that has appeared in the parade before, has been unable to get visas to participate in the parade this year
Grinches on bikes swipe items from Christmas display
Los Angeles-area homeowner puts on elaborate display and a lot of it is secured -- but some decorations still "disappeared"
San Andreas may be a "zipper" fault
A new theory may help explain what's going on beneath some of the world's most earthquake-prone regions
Final curtain coming down on Hollywood junkyard, home to "Jaws"
Aadlen Brothers Auto Wrecking is a living, breathing monument to Los Angeles pop culture
Police shoot dead suspect inside L.A. emergency room
Man arrested for tossing bottles at neighbors alleged to have attacked arresting officers on scene and inside the hospital
Maine native at center of school threat hoax probe
Investigators say all of the emails were routed through a server in Germany run by Vincent Canfield, a 21-year-old American
Alleged Mexican drug cartel leader extradited to U.S.
Agents allegedly seized cocaine from New York; Texas; and Chicago, moved by a cartel that used an elaborate network of stash-houses and front companies
Houston, Miami-Dade school districts receive threats
Warnings of violence deemed not credible, classes to be held as scheduled Thursday, school officials say
Police given email account details in LA hoax threat
The owner of an email hosting service known for pranks says he gave police information they subpoenaed concerning the account that generated the threat that shut Los Angeles schools
Video shows man threatening passengers on L.A. subway
"If you can buy a gun right now, you... should," man tells passengers on board Metro Red Line train in Los Angeles, also invokes ISIS
The impact of abruptly shutting down Los Angeles schools
Early morning robocall from nation's second-largest school district stopped parents and 640,000 students in their tracks
L.A. and NYC: How two cities reacted to the same threat
Police commissioner of NYC called Los Angeles' reaction to threat that closed nation's second-largest school district a "significant overreaction"
Los Angeles schools closed over threat
Electronic threat referencing backpacks and other packages sent to school board members; NYC received same threat but deemed it a hoax
L.A. appeal rejected in award of $5.7M to felon
Justices let stand the award to Robert Contreras, who was left paralyzed in 2005 after police shot him when he fled the scene of a drive-by shooting
33 shots: L.A. deputies defend slaying of crawling man
When asked whether the suspect ever pointed a weapon at deputies, sheriff's spokesman says "pointing is relative"
Video shows L.A. cops pumping bullets into crawling man
Family, activists say father's death similar to Chicago shooting of Laquan McDonald; L.A. sheriff's office says suspect refused to drop gun
Los Angeles River getting a makeover, thanks to Frank Gehry
City has tapped the famous architect to help reinvent 51-mile river, amid problems from El Niño and the California drought
L.A., Boston film critics name "Spotlight" year's best
"Mad Max: Fury Road" a runner-up for both critics' groups; Michael Fassbender, Charlotte Rampling, Paul Dano, Leonardo DiCaprio among acting award winners
Calif. mother convicted of killing 3 daughters
Carol Ann Coronado, 32, is facing a potential life sentence if she is judged to have been sane during the May 20, 2014, killings at her home in suburban L.A.
Russian girls thank police for dad's Hollywood rescue
Girls write NYPD, after detectives on business in L.A. subdued a man who was slashing their father on the Walk of Fame
Hunt continues for mother of newborn buried alive in L.A.
Authorities heard a "baby's muffled cry" and located the infant buried alive under pieces of asphalt and rubble
Kobe Bryant says he will retire at end of season
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant made the announcement in a post on The Players' Tribune
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Trump asking advisers if Hegseth should go, sources say
Democrats' election rout is poised to reorder federal health policy
Huge space telescope plunges back to Earth after 22 years in orbit
Dow posts biggest gain of the year after Democrats sweep Congress
Trump touts White House ballroom after GOP midterm losses
House Republican who voted to impeach Trump loses reelection
Outcome of Alaska Senate race could take weeks to determine
Vance blames Iran conflict for GOP defeats: "The reason we lost is the war"
