Immigration agents used racial slurs referring to Latinos in text messages, video obtained by ACLU
July 28, 2026
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Immigration agents used racial slurs referring to Latinos in text messages, video obtained by ACLU

Immigration agents who descended on Los Angeles last summer referred to Latinos using slurs like “tonk” and “wet,” according to body camera footage and text messages detailed in…

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Betye Saar dead: Assemblage artist ‘liberated’ Aunt Jemima
July 27, 2026
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Betye Saar dead: Assemblage artist ‘liberated’ Aunt Jemima

Betye Saar, a Los Angeles artist who transformed collections of bigoted bric-à-brac — Sambo dolls, ceramic mammies and crude renderings of pickaninnies — into potent works of assemblage…

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Huge waves from Hurricane Genevieve bring hazardous beach conditions
July 27, 2026
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Huge waves from Hurricane Genevieve bring hazardous beach conditions

Hurricane Genevieve, which is whipping up the Pacific Ocean about 500 miles off the southern tip of Baja California, will send big waves rolling toward beaches in San…

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Dove fire burns near Yosemite, prompting evacuation orders in Sonora
July 27, 2026
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Dove fire burns near Yosemite, prompting evacuation orders in Sonora

Backed by water tankers and a helicopter, firefighters on Sunday fought to contain a stubborn wildfire in Northern California that prompted officials to order evacuations. Authorities said they…

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Off-duty L.A. firefighter dies in highway collision with big rig
July 27, 2026
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Off-duty L.A. firefighter dies in highway collision with big rig

Los Angeles firefighters are mourning the death of a colleague in a crash in Whittier early Friday morning that involved a big rig. The L.A. Fire Department on…

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Multiple people injured in collision involving Waymo
July 26, 2026
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Multiple people injured in collision involving Waymo

A two-vehicle collision Sunday involving a Waymo near downtown Los Angeles sent two people to the hospital and left several others injured, according to first responders. The crash…

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Political consultant Clint Reilly built a lasting legacy
July 26, 2026
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Political consultant Clint Reilly built a lasting legacy

SAN FRANCISCO — Every election produces a campaign strategist whose victory bestows upon them, for at least a little while, the unofficial title of reigning political genius. James Carville, Karl…

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NDLON hosts the first day laborer convention since ICE raids began
July 26, 2026
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NDLON hosts the first day laborer convention since ICE raids began

Carlos wasn’t surprised when immigration agents cornered him at a Home Depot in Los Angeles last summer. His luck had finally run out, he thought. The 68-year-old, originally…

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Pasadena temple mural vandalized with swastikas, antisemitic graffiti
July 26, 2026
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Pasadena temple mural vandalized with swastikas, antisemitic graffiti

Authorities are investigating a hate crime after a beloved Pasadena mural was vandalized this week with an antisemitic message and swastikas. The incident took place Friday on the…

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Pasadena demonstrators protest ICE shootings on National Day of Action
July 25, 2026
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Pasadena demonstrators protest ICE shootings on National Day of Action

Approximately 50 demonstrators gathered Saturday morning in Pasadena as part of a national action to honor lives lost during immigration enforcement operations and in detention centers during the…

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