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President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday nominated longtime ally Pam Bondi as his new attorney general nominee, capping a tumultuous week for his predecessor Matt Gaetz. Mr. Bondi’s promotion came just hours after Mr. Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration following intense scrutiny over sexual misconduct allegations. If confirmed, Mr. Bondi would lead the Justice Department and set the agenda for federal investigations and prosecutions. Mr. Trump’s selection as the nation’s top law enforcement official comes as some critics fear he will use his administration to seek retaliation. Hackers on Monday accessed files containing affidavits from two women involved in the…

The Los Angeles Dodgers spoke with four-time All-Star Juan Soto this week, but unless the market changes, the defending World Series champions may have trouble signing the coveted free agent. KTLA’s David “Ping” Pingalore reports. “Through a source, I can confirm that @juansoto25_ met with Andrew Friedman and Brandon Gomez in Orange County today,” Pin posted on his Instagram account on Tuesday. Soto is the most sought-after slugger on the free agent market, with other high-paying teams such as the New York Yankees (Soto’s most recent club) and New York Mets interested in acquiring the 41-homer outfielder. In 2024, when…

The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday night postponed a vote on whether to approve a minimum wage increase for tourism workers. Hotel and airport workers are demanding higher wages in time for Los Angeles to host the Olympics in 2028, but the City Council has decided to postpone the decision until December. Dozens of workers at the meeting were dissatisfied with the decision and began shouting, “We’ll be back!”, prompting city councilors to ask, “To all of you who are screaming, please don’t disrupt this meeting.” Next year, the City Council will decide whether to finalize changes to city…

The past few weeks have been a whirlwind for Zachary Ruderman.He’s a 10-year-old Dodgers fan who played one of the most important baseball games in team history. His favorite player, first baseman Freddie Freeman, hit a walk-off home run with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning of Game 1. 2024 World Series vs. New York Yankees.Since then, Zachary seems to have become one of the most famous people living in Venice.”My son is getting more attention than he’s ever experienced before,” said his father, Nico Ruderman. “He’s spoken in so many media outlets and interviews. People…

A powerful Mexican drug cartel leader was arrested in Riverside this week on suspicion of faking his own death in order to assume a false identity and live in California. Cristian Fernando Gutierrez Ochoa, identified by federal prosecutors as a member of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), was arrested on Tuesday. He was facing criminal charges of international drug trafficking and money laundering that were made public on Wednesday. Since Gutierrez-Ochoa, now 37, began working for CJNG in 2024, he has coordinated the transportation and distribution of approximately 40,000 kilograms of methamphetamine and 2,000 kilograms of cocaine bound for…

The driver was killed and his passenger was injured after a car crashed into a utility pole in Redondo Beach late Wednesday night. The City of Redondo Beach said in a news release that emergency crews responded to reports of a single-vehicle crash at Palos Verdes Boulevard and South Catalina Avenue just after 11:15 p.m. Firefighters found the vehicle engulfed in flames after the driver somehow lost control and hit a utility pole. According to investigators, there were two people on board at the time of the accident: a man who was driving and a woman in the passenger seat.…

A request challenging the validity of the Menendez brothers’ murder convictions is scheduled to be heard in a Van Nuys courtroom Monday morning. Eric and Lyle Menendez, who are serving life sentences without parole for the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents in Beverly Hills, are seeking a reduction in their sentences in a separate legal proceeding. Monday’s hearing ruled that the brothers’ convictions and prison sentences were unconstitutional, given new evidence that the brothers were victims of sexual abuse by their parents as children. It will handle the brothers’ 2023 petition for habeas corpus, which alleges that Father is…

Atmospheric rivers get talked about a lot during winter in California, and for good reason. The invisible rivers in the sky play a significant role in how much rain the state receives and can contribute to some of California’s wettest winters and most damaging storms on record. But what exactly are they? What is an atmospheric river? Atmospheric rivers are long, powerful portions of the atmosphere that carry lots of water from the tropical regions near the Earth’s equator towards the poles. They’re invisible to the naked eye. The water is moved over the ocean in the form of water…

This month, strong Santa Ana winds sparked massive wildfires in Ventura County, and stunning images of orange skies over Oxnard reminded us of the San Francisco Bay Area in 2020. Although the Mountain Fire is now mostly contained (along with the Sandy Fire in Monterey County), it is the most destructive fire to hit Southern California in six years, with fires spreading beyond Ventura toward Santa Barbara and beyond. polluted the air. Santa Ana winds and a prolonged fire season could cause smoke to spread again in Southern and Northern California into November and December, as happened in 2017 and…

Several Southern California teachers face disciplinary action after violent anti-Trump riots after November’s election disrupted school communities and sparked heated debate over teachers’ right to share political views facing. A Moreno Valley teacher was placed on leave this month after a racist and expletive-filled rant attacking Trump and his supporters.Meanwhile, two high school teachers, Chino and Cerritos, are under investigation for allegedly reacting to a student wearing MAGA gear in class and causing an outburst. A substitute teacher at Beverly Hills High School also said she was disciplined for online posts criticizing President-elect Donald Trump and denouncing students’ actions at…