The Latest Breaking News from Los Angeles

Hollywood producer Eric Weinberg arrested again after DA files 18 sex abuse and assault charges

LOS ANGELES — Hollywood producer Eric Weinberg was taken into custody by Los Angeles police on Tuesday after prosecutors filed 18 sexual abuse and assault charges against him.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 5, 2022

Are Cannabis Companies Paying Their Contractors?

Fully 36% of the American workforce freelanced in 2021, according to Upwork's 2021 Freelance Forward report, and they generated $1.3 trillion for the economy, a $100 million increase from 2020.

Benzinga · Oct 5, 2022

Cops: Fake 911 call helped unravel Vermont murder for hire

A Los Angeles biotech investor is back in Vermont where he is facing a murder for hire charge for his alleged role in the 2018 kidnapping and death of a Danville man

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2022

Brisbane Olympics president Andrew Liveris casts doubt over Gabba redevelopment plans

The Brisbane 2032 Olympics boss reveals the next steps in planning for the games and his desire to "create a feeling".

ABC News · Oct 5, 2022

Brickbat: Standards of Care

Richard Alexander Turner, an athletic trainer at Los Angeles high schools, has been charged with 18 counts of rape, among other charges. Local prosecutors said he assaulted at least 10 girls dating back to 2017. His alleged victims were all students receiving treatment from him for sports injuries. Turner was…

Reason · Oct 5, 2022

Three years after clinical trial, ketamine provides hope for severely depressed

LOS ANGELES -- Patients arriving at Dr. Philip O'Carroll's Newport Beach office for their first ketamine treatment are in pain and often lost. They have visited other doctors, tried other solutions and are ready for what is considered a last resort.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 5, 2022

Angelina Jolie accuses Brad Pitt of physical and emotional abuse on private jet flight

The Fight Club star is accused by Jolie of ‘choking’ one of their children and striking another in the face as the family flew back home to Los Angeles in 2016

Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2022

Angelina Jolie details abuse allegations against Brad Pitt in new court filing

In court papers filed in Los Angeles in an ongoing legal battle, Angelina Jolie alleges Brad Pitt was abusive

The New Daily · Oct 5, 2022

Arrest made in breach of LA County election worker data

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County prosecutors have accused the CEO of a small Michigan software company of compromising the personal information of hundreds of county elections employees.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 5, 2022

Third rapper shot and killed in LA County in less than a month

LOS ANGELES — An Inglewood rapper died after he was shot multiple times by someone inside a dark SUV in L.A.'s Koreatown neighborhood late Monday night, according to reports.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 4, 2022