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A fire reignited inside a freezer container at a Boyle Heights cold-storage facility due to a shift in the wind on Friday evening. While the flare-up has caused a visible increase in black and white smoke, the Los Angeles Fire Department stated there is no additional hazard. Local shelter-in-place orders have been lifted, though a smoke advisory from the South Coast Air Quality Management District remains active.

The 2026 ranking of the “World’s 101 Best Burgers” has officially dropped, and while Los Angeles made a killer showing by snagging six coveted spots on the global list.

The Americans advanced to the knockout round of the World Cup without their injured star forward, beating Australia 2-0 on Friday for their second straight victory in the expanded 48-team tournament.

Investigators are trying to determine how the toddler fell and are asking anyone with information to call police.

There are no evacuation orders, but a temporary shelter has been established at the direction of Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda Solis.

After last night's violence in Koreatown, other venues hosting watch parties aren't taking any chances.

The video release came ahead of a candlelight vigil Friday night outside LAPD headquarters, where activists called for the identification of the officer involved and the release of additional records.

On her final day as Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard released a wave of declassified documents targeted at Dr. Anthony Fauci. In a final video message, Gabbard accused the former top health official of using American taxpayer dollars to fund dangerous gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology and subsequently misleading Congress under oath about the origins of the pandemic. Dr. Fauci has not yet publicly commented on this latest document release, but he holds a pre-emptive pardon issued by former President Joe Biden in January 2025. Gabbard is officially stepping down from her role as Intel Chief to care for her husband during his battle with cancer.

An LAPD spokesman said the officer involved in the shooting was taken out of the field for a few days, as is standard in such shooting cases, but he had no additional details about the officer's status or identity.

The funds were mostly to support Palisades and Eaton fire recovery efforts.

The suspect is facing multiple felony charges, including attempted murder, after police stated he appeared to intentionally target and hit pedestrians.

The suspect is being held on $3 million bail.

Bystanders and staff tried to intervene, but he allegedly attacked them too.

A shift in the wind caused the flare-up, which was reported shortly after 5 p.m. Friday, Los Angeles Fire Department officials said in a statement.

The holiday marks June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, at the end of the Civil War with an order declaring the state’s enslaved people to be free with “absolute equality.” By then, 2 1/2 years had passed since the Emancipation Proclamation declared the freedom of enslaved people in the South.

The bill authorizes a $10 billion immediate investment over three years for election administration funding at the state and local level ahead of the 2026 and 2028 elections.

A person infected with measles flew on a transpacific flight and passed through Los Angeles International Airport last week, potentially exposing other passengers to the highly contagious disease.

On May 22, contractors digging for fiber optic lines struck an underground pipeline, causing 25,000 gallons of crude oil to spill near Torrres High School.

Shelter-in-place orders were lifted Friday, but a smoke advisory issued by the South Coast Air Quality Management District remains in effect.