Lifestyle
Los Angeles Catholic Archdiocese pays $880 million to 1,353 sexual abuse victims
The agreement escalates the total accumulated by Los Angeles based sexual abuse lawsuits to more than $1.5 billion
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Business
San Francisco Archdiocese files for bankruptcy amid 500 child sexual abuse cases
The Archdioceses is facing more than 500 lawsuits that claim it enabled child sexual abuse involving priests that were active in the ministry more than 30 years ago
Climate
Golden State survives Tropical Storm Hilary and 5.1 magnitude earthquake with no death toll
No deaths or major storm damage have since been reported in the Los Angeles area although other area municipalities are still assessing the damage
Climate
California expected to be hit by Hurricane Hilary this weekend
If the Hilary makes landfall as a tropical storm in California, it would be the first storm to do so in almost 84 years
Crime
North of the Border: 5 taco trucks in Los Angeles robbed in less than 2 hours
In all five robberies, employees said the suspects wearing all black pointed guns to their heads and asked them for money
Politics
President Biden to visit Maui on Monday as rescue and recovery efforts continue
The island’s death has reached 106 in what has been called the worst fire in modern U.S. history
Border
Border Patrol finds 200 pounds of meth hidden in pickup truck crossing California border
Hidden inside the truck’s four doors, tailgate, engine bay, center console, backseat area, and spare tire, agents discovered 235 pounds of methamphetamine. The drugs had an estimated street value of $235,370
Entertainment
Oops, she did it again! Britney Spears heads for second divorce
Confidential sources told TMZ Wednesday that an explosive argument erupted between Spears and Sam Asghari after the pop star’s husband heard rumors that his beloved had cheated on him
Crime
Los Angeles mother discovers woman wrapped in plastic in son's bedroom
It is unclear what led to her death or how long she had been in the room before she was discovered
Climate
Maui fires now deadliest in modern U.S. history with 96 casualties
The death toll of the fire surpassed the 85 casualties from the 2019 Camp Fire in Northern California, making the Maui wildfires the deadliest in the past century
Crime
VIDEO: 'Flash mob' of thieves ransack Los Angeles Nordstrom, steal up to $100,000
Videos of the incident posted on social media by the LAPD show the thieves smashing display cases and carrying away luxury goods through the broken glass on the floor as alarms throughout the store go off
