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One arrest was made and nine crime reports were taken during a pair of immigration protests in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday and Monday, while seven Los Angeles police officers suffered minor injuries, Los Angeles police officials said during a Board of Police Commissioners meeting Tuesday, Feb. 4.On Monday night, 200 demonstrators were detained, but were issued warnings and released.Officers also deployed eight less-lethal rounds at crowds on Sunday and 16 on Monday, LAPD Deputy Chief Daniel Randolph told the panel.No injuries to protestors were reported, LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said.The demonstrators called for immigration reform and were protesting against…

By GEOFF MULVIHILL Seven families with transgender or nonbinary children filed a lawsuit Tuesday over President Donald Trump’s executive orders to narrowly define the sexes and halt federal support for gender-affirming health care for transgender people under age 19. Related Articles National Politics | Trump’s tariff tactics carry higher economic risks than during his first term National Politics | Trump says he’s given advisers instructions for Iran to be ‘obliterated’ if it assassinates him National Politics | Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick to oversee US spy agencies, clears Senate committee National Politics | Trump’s foreign aid freeze could prove to be…

When newly acquired Patty Mills walked into the Clippers’ practice Tuesday the place felt strangely familiar. Not the building but the surroundings in a way.There was Clippers star Kawhi Leonard, who he won an NBA championship with in San Antonio.“Just a couple of young bucks back in the day,” Mills said.And Nicolas Batum, a former teammate in Portland and James Harden. Mills and Harden teamed up in Brooklyn for a season.“I felt like we had a cohesive little stint there in Brooklyn,” the 6-foot-2 point guard said.“So, there’s a lot of familiar faces around this team and locker room and…

When Gov. Gavin Newsom issues one of his periodic boasts about California’s superiority vis-a-vis other states — particularly those with conservative politics such as Texas and Florida — he conveniently omits aspects that are less than admirable. The exclusions include California’s levels of poverty, homelessness, unemployment, utility bills and housing coststhat are the nation’s highest, or close to it.One of California’s starkest — and most important — letdowns is the consistent failure to help elementary and middle school students achieve higher national test scores in basic educational skills, such as reading and math.Simply put, California’s education system is not only…

By Kimberly Palmer, NerdWalletSpending less, it turns out, can be pretty trendy.Social media influencers are celebrating the art of consuming less. They are thrifting, sharing no-buy challenges and buying items with longevity in mind, and showing followers how they can, too — all under the hashtag “#underconsumptioncore”.“There is a discourse pushing back against overconsumption,” says Dana Miranda, author of “You Don’t Need a Budget” and the “Healthy Rich” newsletter on Substack. “Things have become so easy to get, including things we don’t value very much. We don’t need all this stuff in our lives.”That stuff, adds Kasia Stolarz, a certified…

What began as a peaceful protest in San Bernardino against President Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportations of undocumented immigrants turned into a violent showdown between police officers and marchers on Monday, Feb. 3.At least five officers were injured and about the same number of protesters were arrested when officers formed a line to prevent marchers from walking onto the 215 Freeway, San Bernardino police said.Sgt. Christopher Gray, a Police Department spokesman, said on Tuesday that he did not know the conditions of the injured officers. He said several police vehicles were vandalized, but Gray said he did not know…

By DAVID KLEPPER and FARNOUSH AMIRI, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination to be President Donald Trump director of national intelligence cleared a key Senate committee Tuesday despite concerns raised about her past comments sympathetic to Russia and a meeting with Syria’s now-deposed leader.A former Democratic congresswoman, Gabbard is one of Trump’s most divisive nominees, with lawmakers of both parties also pointing to her past support for government leaker Edward Snowden. But the Senate Intelligence Committee advanced her nomination in a closed-door 9-8 vote, and it now heads to the full Senate for consideration. A vote has not been…

The next phase of the Galaxy preseason begins Wednesday with four games in 11 days in the Coachella Valley Invitational.After a short offseason break, Galaxy head to Indio looking to get on track for the upcoming season, which will begin Feb. 23 at home against San Diego FC.“The guys who are with us are making progress, the new guys are taking on things that we’re looking to do and getting their legs under them,” Galaxy coach Greg Vanney said. “We have more guys starting to add into training here over the next few days and we have to find the…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN, AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) — The Waffle House restaurant chain is putting a 50 cent per egg surcharge in place due to the biggest bird flu outbreak in a decade.The 24-7 restaurant said that the resulting egg shortage has led to a dramatic increase in its costs.Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost in the summer of 2023. And it appears there may be no relief in sight with Easter approaching.The average price per dozen eggs nationwide hit $4.15 in December. That’s not quite as high as the $4.82…

Esther Kim Varet, an art dealer and founder of Various Small Fires, a homegrown gallery with locations in Los Angeles, Dallas, Seoul and soon Tustin, is running for California’s 40th Congressional District.A lot has led her to this moment, but Kim Varet said the tipping point came when President Donald Trump returned to office alongside a Republican-controlled Congress after the 2024 election, “undoing progress” on issues she holds dear.“I see what we could lose, and what we are losing every day,” said Kim Varet, a Democrat. Waking up to headlines about the Trump administration rolling back diversity, equity and inclusion…