Walt Disney Co. tells employees it will pay for travel costs for their reproductive care

The Walt Disney Company told employees Friday that it recognizes the impact of the Supreme Court's ruling on abortion – and that it remains committed to providing access to healthcare, including family planning and reproductive care, "no matter where they live."

California, West Coast states promise access to abortion, contraceptives

Within hours of the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade on Friday, the governors of California, Oregon and Washington promised to defend access to reproductive health care, including abortion and contraceptives.

Crews contain brush fire in Sylmar

Crews have contained a brush fire that was burning in Sylmar Thursday afternoon.

'Jet pack man' back? FAA investigating new report near LAX

Is the infamous “Jet Pack Man” back? Authorities received a new report suggesting a possible sighting as recent as this afternoon near LAX.

Elon Musk’s daughter granted legal name, gender change

A California judge has approved a request by Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s adult daughter to change her name and gender on her birth certificate.

California crews use 4,500 gallons of water to put out Tesla fire

Sacramento fire crews used about 4,500 gallons of water to fully extinguish a Tesla that kept re-igniting and then ended up submerging the high-tech car into a makeshift pond to fully quell the blaze. 

Swimmer Anita Alvarez pulled from bottom of pool by coach in dramatic rescue

U.S. coach Andrea Fuentes knew something was wrong when she saw swimmer Anita Alvarez sink motionless to the bottom of the pool during a solo free routine on Wednesday.

FDA bans Juul e-cigarettes, orders them off the U.S. market

The FDA says San Francisco-based Juul may have played a “disproportionate″ role in the rise in teen vaping.

California's dirtiest and cleanest beaches of 2022

The report assigns A-to-F letter grades for 500 California beaches based on levels of fecal-indicator bacterial pollution in the ocean measured by county health agencies, according to Heal the Bay. 

Woman, 2 dogs struck and killed by lightning in Pico Rivera

A woman was walking with her two dogs on the San Gabriel River bike path when it appeared that all three were struck by lightning and killed.

Uvalde school shooting: Officer whose wife was shot was disarmed and 'escorted' away, Texas DPS chief says

Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Director Steven McCraw ripped into the Uvalde school police chief's handling of last month's shooting at Robb Elementary School and said that some officers wanted to approach the gunman earlier, including a school district police officer whose wife was killed in the massacre. 

Slain El Monte police officer posthumously promoted to sergeant

One of the El Monte police officers killed in the line of duty during a shootout with a suspect last week is receiving a posthumous promotion.

Suge Knight: Mistrial declared in wrongful death lawsuit

A judge declared a mistrial Wednesday in a wrongful death suit brought against Marion "Suge" Knight by relatives of a man run over and killed by the former rap mogul with a pickup truck in Compton in 2015, with jurors deadlocked 7-5 in favor of finding him liable.

50 years of Title IX: What is it, and what impact has it had?

Title IX, the law best known for its role in gender equity in athletics and preventing sexual harassment on campuses, is turning 50.