LA County allows businesses to make indoor masking optional for vaccinated customers

Establishments, businesses, and venues now have the option to allow fully vaccinated customers and workers to unmask indoors if they can provide proof of full vaccination against COVID-19.

Russia-Ukraine: What to know as Russia attacks Ukraine

Russian troops launched a broad, three-pronged assault on Ukraine that opened with air and missile strikes on Ukrainian military facilities and included ground troops invading from Crimea.

CDC's COVID-19 mask guidelines to loosen Friday, AP sources say

The Biden administration will significantly loosen federal mask-wearing guidelines to protect against COVID-19 transmission on Friday, according to two people familiar with the matter.

California murder victim’s family appalled by Gascón push to drop killer’s death sentence

California's Scott Forrest Collins was 21 when he robbed and shot Fred Rose, a 41-year-old father of three, "execution-style" in January 1992. Now Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón wants a judge to vacate Collins' death sentence.

Ex-Minneapolis cops found guilty for violating George Floyd's civil rights

A federal trial jury has found the three other Minneapolis police officers guilty for violating George Floyd's civil rights during the deadly arrest on May 25, 2020.

LA spending up to $837,000 to house a single homeless person

A $1.2 billion program intended to quickly build housing for Los Angeles’ sprawling homeless population is moving too slowly while costs are spiking, with one project under development expected to hit as much as $837,000 for each housing unit, a city audit disclosed Wednesday.

Tarzana couple convicted in $18M coronavirus fraud captured after 6 months on the run

Richard Ayvazyan, 43, and his wife Marietta Terabelian, 37, have been fugitives since Aug. 29 after being convicted of stealing more than $18 million in COVID-19 relief loans. The pair, along with family member and co-defendant Tamara Dadyan, 42, have been captured in Montenegro.

Two assistant principals charged for failing to report multiple on-campus sex assaults

Charges have been filed against David Shenhan Yang, 38, and Natasha Harris, 37, both assistant principals of Carter High School in Rialto, for failing to report multiple sex assaults that occurred on campus.

Abbott directs DFPS to investigate "abusive" gender-transitioning procedures on Texas children

Abbott's letter also states that Texas law imposes reporting requirements on licensed professionals with direct contact with children, including doctors, nurses, and teachers, and criminal penalties for failing to report abuse.

Mom pays teen son $1,800 to stay off social media for 6 years

Lorna Klefsaas of Motley, Minnesota, paid her son, Sivert, to stay off social media, allowing him to escape many of the pressure teenagers face today.

Ahmaud Arbery Day: Family marks 2 year anniversary of murder caught on camera

On Feb. 23, 2020 — at the age of 25 — Ahmaud Arbery ran through the Satilla Shores neighborhood in Brunswick, Georgia for the final time. Two years later and after two trials, three men have been convicted in both state and federal courts for his murder and hate crime.