Little Lake teachers end strike with tentative contract agreement

Little Lake City School District teachers reached a tentative agreement on April 29, ending a historic strike over healthcare costs and class sizes.

Costco employee fatally shot after confronting armed man at Ohio store entrance

A 61-year-old Costco employee in Strongsville, Ohio, was fatally shot after confronting an armed man and refusing him entry into the store, police said.

Little Lake City School District teachers strike over
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The 14-day walkout that began April 16 was the third-longest teachers' strike in California since 1996, behind the 34-day strike in Oakland in 1996 and this year's 18-day work stoppage in the Sacramento-area Twin Rivers Unified School District, according to the California Teachers Association, the state's largest education union.

Cole Allen: WHCA dinner shooting suspect won’t fight detention, attorney says

Cole Tomas Allen, the Torrance man accused of opening fire at the Washington Hilton during the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, agreed to remain in custody during a federal court hearing Thursday, according to FOX News.

Rents in LA County hit 4-year low
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The median asking rent dropped to $2,520 in the first quarter of 2026, down $97, or 3.7%, from a year ago and well below the peak reached during the pandemic-era surge in 2022, according to Realtor.com.

More parents having fewer kids due to rising costs, survey reveals

Parents say raising kids is getting more expensive, forcing many into debt and even changing how many children they plan to have, according to a survey.

Federal government made $186B in improper payments last fiscal year

A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report reveals that improper federal spending surged to $186 billion in 2025. The GAO found that the bulk of these payments happened within the nation’s largest programs.

Little Lake City School District teachers strike ends
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Teachers in the Little Lake City School District will return to their classrooms Thursday after a tentative agreement on a new contract was reached, ending their 14-day strike.

New rescued sea otters debut at Aquarium of the Pacific
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Neither will live in the wild again. But aquarium officials in Long Beach have a future in mind for the pair.

Pilot reports drone encounter over San Diego
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A United Airlines pilot reported that he'd possibly hit a drone shortly before landing at San Diego International Airport on Wednesday, April 29.

Six Flags ride abruptly shut down over cell phone violation, leaving riders stuck 200-feet high

More than a dozen riders aboard Supergirl Sky Flight at Six Flags Fiesta Texas were given an unexpected – and extended – view of the Six Flags theme park after the ride was abruptly shut down for several minutes, as the ride was near its highest peak. 

Woman killed in South LA hit-and-run crash
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A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a vehicle in South Los Angeles early Thursday morning, officials said. 

Costco makes changes to $1.50 hot dog combo
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The price of the quarter-pound all-beef hot dog remains unchanged at $1.50, despite widespread inflation and "shrinkflation" trends in the fast-food industry.

Bel-Air estate could be listed for $400 million
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Purchased for $35 million in 2010 by a group with ties to Qatar’s ruling Al-Thani family, the estate took 10 years to complete, according to The Wall Street Journal.