Los Angeles County community under quarantine due to invasive Tau fruit fly

In order to prevent further spread, residents living in the quarantine area are urged not to move any fruits or vegetables from their property.

Henrietta Lacks' family reaches settlement with medical company that profited from her cells

Henrietta Lacks' cancer cells changed the course of modern medicine after they were taken from her without consent or knowledge. The cells were the first living human cells to ever survive and multiply outside the body.

For LA tenants, rent repayment deadline arrives from first 18 months of pandemic

According to city data, eviction filings from the past 12 months were approximately 27,000, and may increase by another 10,000 for this upcoming year.

High bacteria reported in waters near Santa Monica Pier
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Health officials are warning visitors there are high levels of bacteria at the water near the Santa Monica Pier.

Woman ordered to pay $7,000 or face eviction
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Angelenos are hours from being forced to repay back rent for the first year and a half of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A.I. brain implant helps paralyzed man move, feel again

“There was a time that I didn’t know if I was even going to live, or if I wanted to, frankly. And now, I can feel the touch of someone holding my hand. It’s overwhelming," said Keith Thomas, the patient who received the revolutionary treatment.

Hotel workers picket for better pay
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Guests of this five-star hotel got a different kind of greeting Wednesday. The pickets from striking hotel workers filled the sidewalk from the Beverly Hilton on the north to the Waldorf Astoria to the south.

Nevada toddler dies from brain-eating amoeba

Nevada health officials said a 2-year-old boy died last week from a Naegleria fowleri infection, also known as a brain-eating amoeba.

Running could potentially reduce risk of Parkinson’s disease, study finds

Researchers in Italy have found that running, including on treadmills, can help produce a protein key to brain growth which can help prevent the neurological disorder.