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LOS ANGELES — Two new baby lizards have hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo, the first of their species to be bred there, zoo officials said Thursday. Perentie lizards, or Varanus giganteus, are native to Australia and one of the world’s largest lizards, dwarfed only by the Komodo dragon and a few others. “It is…

A judge on Thursday granted nearly $4 million in attorneys’ fees to a former UCLA hematologist previously awarded $14 million by a jury who found she was forced out of her job as director of the medical school’s lymphoma program because a male-dominated administration ignored her complaints of gender discrimination. The Los Angeles Superior Court…

A 7-year-old girl was killed and at least five other students and a teacher were wounded in a knife attack at a school in Croatia, police said. Top Featured Tags: – California News Press Release Distribution Service

Her father John Ramsey said DNA testing on items like a blanket and a rope could point to the killer. Top Featured Tags: – California News Press Release Distribution Service

There’s concern about whether emigration after Oct. 7, 2023 will drive a “brain drain” in sectors like medicine and tech. Top Featured Tags: – California News Press Release Distribution Service

Los Angeles Deputy Mayor of Public Safety Brian Williams was placed on administrative leave following an investigation into a bomb threat he allegedly made against City Hall earlier this year, Mayor Karen Bass’ office announced Wednesday, Dec. 18. The Mayor’s Office was notified that the FBI searched Williams’ home Tuesday as part of their investigation,…

By FRED SHUSTER, City News Service The judge presiding over the trial of convicted former attorney Tom Girardi has canceled Friday’s sentencing hearing and will hold a status conference in its place to schedule a psychological examination to determine if hospitalization rather than prison is appropriate for the 85-year-old defendant, who suffers from cognitive impairment.…

A former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy accepted a plea deal Tuesday, Dec. 17, after following a transgender man last year for nearly two miles, beating him in a parking lot because he flipped the deputy off and lying about the assault in an incident report. Joseph Benza III, 36, was charged late Tuesday with…

Gisèle Pelicot said she had no regrets, but hope for the future after a judge sentenced her ex-husband to 20 years in prison for drugging and raping her for years. Top Featured Tags: – California News Press Release Distribution Service

“Mayotte is demolished,” an airport security agent told President Emmanuel Macron as he arrived in the remote French territory five days after Cyclone Chido. Top Featured Tags: – California News Press Release Distribution Service

The Teamsters union says workers at seven facilities will walk off the job Thursday morning. It’s an attempt to pressure the e-commerce giant for a labor agreement during the key holiday shopping period. Top Featured Tags: – California News Press Release Distribution Service

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has enacted emergency powers, typically reserved for disasters, to speed up the hiring and firing of probation officers and allow for the deployment of potentially hundreds of county employees from other departments to bolster staffing at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall, which remains open in defiance of state law.…

A Los Angeles County investigation was launched by the Board of Supervisors into the death of a 1-year-old baby from Canoga Park who may have died of malnourishment as a result of alleged neglect over a period of several months, despite the family being visited by a county social worker. The Los Angeles County Board…

World coal use is set to reach an all-time high in 2024, the International Energy Agency says, in a year all but certain to be the hottest in recorded history​. Top Featured Tags: – California News Press Release Distribution Service

Chris Stanford is facing a reckless endangerment charge after shooting at a fugitive several times and hitting a home that had a family inside. Top Featured Tags: – California News Press Release Distribution Service

One person was killed and nine others were injured after a shooting and fiery crash in the Baltimore suburb of Towson, authorities said. Top Featured Tags: – California News Press Release Distribution Service

Due to a new pilot program, an estimated 150,000 residents across LA County will soon have their medical debt cleared, and thousands more will be notified in the coming month of similar news, officials announced Monday. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health launched its Medical Debt Relief Program, an initiative aimed to eliminate…

The ex-wife of a beloved Woodland Hills doctor was charged with murder Monday, Dec. 16, with prosecutors accusing her of hiring two men to beat him with baseball bats in May and to fatally shoot him in August, authorities said. Ahang Mirshojae, 53, did not appear in court Monday due to issues with transport, but…

A deadly earthquake has struck the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, damaging buildings in the capital, including one housing the U.S. embassy. Top Featured Tags: – California News Press Release Distribution Service