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The U.S. Department of Justice announced this week it is terminating hundreds of federal grants, a move that will impact several Southern California organizations providing victim services and working to prevent crime in local communities. According to Reuters, the Justice Department is cutting 365 grants totaling $811 million that were awarded to organizations across the country. The Washington Post reported that the Justice Department cited concerns about inadequate vetting processes under the previous administration as the reason for the cancellations. The cuts span a wide range of programs, including services for domestic violence survivors, trauma centers, crisis hotlines, police training…
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI The Trump administration on Monday announced federal officials are launching investigations into Harvard University and the Harvard Law Review, saying authorities have received reports of race-based discrimination “permeating the operations” of the journal. The investigations come as Harvard fights a freeze on $2.2 billion in federal grants the Trump administration imposed after the university refused to comply with demands to limit activism on campus. A letter sent to the university earlier this month called for the institution to clarify its campus speech policies that limit the time, place and manner of protests and other activities. It also…
For the Kings, Tuesday night’s pivotal Game 5 of a tied first-round playoff series with the Edmonton Oilers will arrive on the heels of two third-period collapses in Canada and shift the series back to Southern California. The Kings have had a penchant for playing it safe and encountering danger anyway, downgrading a one-goal edge through two periods into a three-goal loss on Friday and turning a two-goal lead with 12:09 remaining into a disastrous overtime defeat on Sunday. Those direct hits came after a harrowing near-miss in Game 1, which the Kings led 4-0 and 5-2, but ended up…
President Donald Trump might be the deal-making genius he and his supporters claim he is, but so far genius and chaos look similar. Trump’s tearing up trade deals and slapping tariffs onto most of the countries in the world. He’s trying to pressure the Federal Reserve chairman to lower interest rates. And he’s imposing massive pain on the stock market to accomplish his goals of reviving U.S. manufacturing and, I don’t know, something amorphous and generic like making America “win.” Trump is frustrating allies and trade partners with his unpredictability and unreliability. The Dow is headed for its worst April…
The Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office announced Friday that it has declined to file charges against hundreds of people arrested in pro-Palestinian and counter protests on the UCLA and USC campuses last year, citing insufficient evidence. In a statement, the City Attorney’s Office stated that after reviewing more than 300 arrests from the mass protests in April and May of 2024, criminal cases were declined for most people “for evidentiary reasons or due to a university’s failure or inability to assist in identification or other information needed for prosecution.” Misdemeanor charges were filed against two people, both stemming from alleged…
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER WASHINGTON — A former career Justice Department prosecutor is challenging his firing by the White House, saying it was for “unprecedented partisan and political reasons” and undermines a “bedrock principle” of the justice system after he was dismissed following a post by right-wing activist Laura Loomer. Adam Schleifer, an assistant U.S. attorney in Los Angeles, was fired without explanation last month in an email from a White House official. It came exactly one hour after Loomer, a conservative internet personality known for incendiary comments, called for his removal in a social media post highlighting his past…
Chatsworth basketball star and USC commit Alijah Arenas’ health continues to improve in the days since he was involved in a serious single-car accident. An update was provided on the show “Gil’s Arena,” which is hosted by Arenas’ father and former NBA star Gilbert Arenas. “Happy to announce that Alijah is doing much better,” show producer Josiah Johnson said. “I just got off the phone with Gil about five minutes ago. Alijah is doing better — walking, talking, progressing very well and should be released from the hospital very soon.” Johnson also said that Arenas was on his way to…
Once again, Sacramento is trying to force high-density living down the throats of people who have worked their whole lives to own a single-family home in a low-density neighborhood. You may remember that in 2021, Sen. Toni Atkins, now a candidate for governor, abolished single-family zoning throughout California with her Senate Bill 9, which required cities to approve lot splits that turned one single-family home into four residences on the same parcel of land. This week, the Senate Housing Committee considered SB 677, a bill from Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) that would make changes to SB 9. In a…
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics Writer President Donald Trump is badgering the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, but even if the Fed gave in to the pressure, it wouldn’t necessarily lead to lower borrowing costs for consumers. In fact, economists say, Trump’s ongoing attacks on Fed Chair Jerome Powell and his tariff policies could keep the longer-term interest rates that matter for consumers and businesses higher than they otherwise would be. A less-independent Fed can lead, over time, to higher borrowing costs, as investors worry that inflation may spike in the future. As a result they demand higher yields…
Arrests as well as citations for illegal use of handicapped parking placards at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival both increased in 2025 over 2024, the Indio Police Department said. There were 223 arrests over the two-weekend festival in 2025 and 193 in 2024, an increase of 16.5%. Arrest charges included drug and alcohol intoxication, false identification, possession of illegal drugs and property crimes including theft. On the first weekend in 2025, April 11-13, there were 22 arrests for intoxication but only two on the second weekend, April 18-20. There were 29 drug-possession arrests on the first weekend and…