If you or someone you know is suffering from abuse, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673. One of two Los Angeles-area women who were brutally attacked in LA’s Venice Canals neighborhood on April 6 is speaking out about the horrific and near-deadly crime. Los Angeles authorities have arrested and charged Anthony Francisco Jones, 29, with two counts …
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High school students, parents warned about deepfake nude photo threat
Multiple Los Angeles-area school districts have investigated instances of “inappropriate,” artificial intelligence-generated images of students circulating online and in text messages in recent months. Most recently, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) announced that it is investigating “allegations of inappropriate photos being created and disseminated within the Fairfax High School community,” the school district told Fox News Digital in …
Read More »LA mayor pleads for wealthy to help buy housing for the homeless: 'Unprecedented partnership'
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass pleaded with “the most fortunate” to help fund housing for the homeless as part of a new strategy to tackle the crisis during her State of the City address on Monday. “We will not hide people but what we will do is house people,” the Democratic leader touted as she began her remarks on the …
Read More »2 Kennedy children endorse opponent of progressive Los Angeles DA, cite parole hearing for RFK's killer
Two of Robert F. Kennedy’s adult children threw their support behind a former federal prosecutor running against current Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, citing his progressive policies, noting that it was the first time they had supported a candidate against a Democrat. Max and Rory Kennedy announced their support of Independent Nathan Hochman in downtown Los Angeles in …
Read More »Daughter of Army veteran killed in front yard calls for justice, change to policies: 'This is a vicious cycle'
The daughter of a U.S. Army veteran who was killed in front of his California home while doing yard work called for changes to local criminal justice policies critics say have enabled criminals at the expense of victims. Mario Morales-Moreno, 51, was killed on April 4 at his Long Beach home when someone opened fire, hitting him and another victim, …
Read More »OJ Simpson dead: Groundbreaking 1990s murder trial followed LA's heated racial tensions
O.J. Simpson, who broke into the public eye as a star NCAA running back at the University of Southern California and became a public pariah decades later when he was charged with fatally stabbing his ex-wife and her friend, has died at 76 years old. Nicknamed “Juice” on the field, he won a Heisman Trophy, spent 11 seasons in the …
Read More »Missing California college student’s phone found at LAX airport amid vanishing: police
A Sacramento State student left her parents’ Southern California home in a “difficult state of mind,” was in a car accident and has not been seen or heard from since April 3, her family said. Her parents and Los Angeles police retraced 23-year-old Noelle Lynch’s steps going back to April 1, when she first left in a vulnerable state, her …
Read More »Los Angeles woman allegedly stabs partner before throwing children out of moving vehicle onto freeway
A woman who authorities say fatally stabbed her partner at their Los Angeles apartment Monday then threw her two children from a moving SUV onto the freeway, killing her infant daughter, was an astrologer who called the impending solar eclipse “the epitome of spiritual warfare” in an online post days earlier. Los Angeles police believe Danielle Cherakiyah Johnson, 34, posted …
Read More »Wisconsin man facing decades behind bars for identity theft scheme that sent victim to jail, mental hospital
A Wisconsin man is facing decades behind bars for a 36-year identity theft scheme in which the victim was sent to jail and even a mental hospital because authorities did not believe his story. Matthew Keirans, 58, faces up to 32 years in prison for making false statements to a National Credit Union Administration insured institution and aggravated identify theft. …
Read More »Top universities in California based on enrollment rates
As the most populous state in the nation, California educates hundreds of thousands of college students each year. Accordingly, the Golden State is home to the largest higher-education system in the U.S., according to the Public Policy Institute of California. The 10 campuses that comprise the University of California system are the state’s main academic research institution, while the California …
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