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A contract worker was killed and another was seriously injured when a box truck veered onto the shoulder of a Southern California freeway, authorities said. The crash happened Monday morning as a cleanup crew of about seven employees hired by Caltrans was working behind a guardrail along State Route 71 in Chino Hills, according to the California Highway Patrol. LOS …

A Los Angeles bus driver was seen on video fighting back against a woman who attacked her on Sunday. The incident unfolded around 1 p.m. near South Central Avenue and Jefferson Boulevard in South Los Angeles. The suspect was boarding a DASH bus, which offers free service, and tried to pay a dollar to the driver, the Los Angeles Department …

The last episode of the hit television sitcom”I Love Lucy” aired on this day in history, May 6, 1957. William Asher, iconic producer, director and screenwriter, directed the episode, which was titled “The Ricardos Dedicate a Statue.” “Lucy organizes a Revolutionary Day Celebration, including a statue dedication,” the episode’s page on IMDB notes. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY, MAY 5, …

After massive downpours flooded California’s rivers and packed mountains with snow, the state reported Monday the first increase in groundwater supplies in four years. The state saw 4.1 million acre-feet of managed groundwater recharge in the water year ending in September, and an 8.7 million acre-feet increase in groundwater storage, California’s Department of Water Resources said. Groundwater supplies are critical …

A gang-related shooting wounded at least seven victims in a parking lot in Long Beach, California, on Saturday night, authorities said. Two men are believed to have opened fire on a group of people at around 11:15 p.m. near South Street and Paramount Boulevard, the Long Beach Police Department said. The suspects fled the area immediately after the shooting. Responding …

Two bodies were found inside an excavation in Los Angeles, California, on Sunday morning, according to fire officials. The Los Angeles Fire Department said in a news alert that firefighters arrived at a residence on the 8700 block of N. Lindley Avenue at approximately 10:38 a.m. Sunday and located two victims. Firefighters said a “white powder substance” was also found …

The police union representing officers at University of California schools is criticizing UCLA administrators for the “lack of response” to violence that broke out at anti-Israel student protests on campus last week. The union also called for an independent investigation into the response. “UC administrators are solely responsible for the University’s response to campus protests, and they own all the …

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall rode in the cockpit of a fighter jet on Friday, which flew over the desert in California and was controlled by artificial intelligence. Last month, Kendall announced his plans to fly in an AI-controlled F-16 to the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee’s defense panel, while speaking about the future of air warfare being dependent on …

The legislative push to require all pornography websites to adopt age verification technology to protect children from being exposed to explicit content online is gaining momentum in more than a dozen states. Seventeen states have enacted verification laws to date, including Alabama and Georgia, whose governors signed the porn ID laws last week. “We’re building momentum in the states, but …

Civil rights attorney and University of California-Los Angeles alumnus Leo Terrell called out his alma mater for its response to anti-Israel chaos on campus, adding that every other presidential administration save for Joe Biden’s would have rightly protected Jewish students under Title VI. “First of all, let me be very clear: Let’s not use the First Amendment to describe the …