El Salvador’s vicious gangs have called a cease-fire, enticed in part by conjugal visits for incarcerated leaders. Salvadorans are skeptical it will last.... Read more»
A 33-year-old Mexican man with a prior human-smuggling conviction was sentenced to 57 months in prison for illegal re-entry into the United States, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced.... Read more»1
The U.S. Labor Department named an auditorium in honor of Cesar Chavez while Los Angeles closed offices in honor of the late labor leader.... Read more»
The mystery of why a 19-year-old intellectually disabled man walked away from his grandparents’ foothills home and how he came to be found in an LA-area park was explained Monday.... Read more»1
A 27-year-old Guatemalan man was sentenced to more than three years in jail for illegal re-entry of felon, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Friday.... Read more»
Don Cornelius, creator of “Soul Train,” the television dance show dating back to the 1970s, was found dead in Los Angeles on Wednesday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 75.... Read more»
American Airlines’ regional affiliate is adding an afternoon flight from Tucson to Los Angeles International Airport, the Tucson Airport Authority said.... Read more»
Mexican cartels have long operated in the United States and forged ties on a smaller level with American gangs, using them to sell drugs on street corners. A report by the National Drug Intelligence Center said that Mexican cartels already operate in more than 1,000 U.S. cities — or almost every urban area in the United States.... Read more»1
Major League Soccer’s teams are playing for a chance to face off on Nov. 20 at the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles for the MLS Cup. The MLS post season is shorter than in other American sports, and has a few quirks here and there.... Read more»2
Submachine guns and handguns belonging to the Los Angeles Police Department were stolen last week from an unguarded, secure building used by the SWAT unit, the Los Angeles Times reported.... Read more»
Fighter jets were scrambled Sunday to escort American Airlines Flight 34, heading from Los Angeles to New York City’s JFK airport, after three passengers reportedly locked themselves in a bathroom and were “not compliant.”... Read more»
Philanthropists spend $4.4 billion over 10 years to improve schools, but are humbled by setbacks and the need for new approaches. Has this big money made the big impact that they — as well as teachers, administrators, parents and students — hoped for?... Read more»
A mayors’ group approved resolutions Monday that condemns Arizona’s new immigration law.... Read more»
If Los Angeles wants to boycott Arizona over its new immigration law, they’d better get ready to do so in the dark, one official says. But that may be an empty threat.... Read more»5
L.A.‘s city council voted to ban city travel to Arizona and future contracts with the state. During a morning-long debate on the resolution, council members compared Arizona’s action to Nazi Germany and the beginning of the Holocaust, said the LA Times.... Read more»
It seems to me that if I had a choice between continuing to wander a forbidding desert or heading due west to La La Land., it might take me awhile to make up my mind.... Read more»3
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