‘Trump’s terror campaign’: Protests erupt after man dies fleeing federal agent raid at LA Home Depot Democrats call on president to end immigration raids after vehicle collision kills man in Monrovia The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025
Mystery deepens as California man’s plane keeps getting stolen, taken for a joy ride, repaired and returned: ‘There’s no real leads’ The mystery pilot stealing Jason Hong’s airplane went so far as to replace its battery to keep it operational The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025
Trump administration tried to reopen deportation proceedings for man who was long dead: ‘They’re very negligent’ Government rushes to reopen years-old removal proceedings to boost Trump’s mass deportation agenda The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2025
Mystery grows as California mom-of-four and 8-month-old daughter remain missing after two week search Law enforcement in Fresno County have found no evidence of foul play in Whisper Owen’s disappearance The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2025
The LA Times’s owner wants to take the struggling paper public. Will it work? In recent years, the newspapers that have fared the best have been those with committed local ownership The Guardian - US · Jul 31, 2025
LAPD Fingerprinting Practices Continue to Aid ICE Deportations, Prompting Renewed Scrutiny of City Policy: Report A report by the LA Times has intensified debate over the effectiveness of a 1979 LAPD policy that prohibits officers from initiating enforcement based solely on immigration status Latin Times · Jul 31, 2025
Undocumented Farmworkers in California Struggle to Stay Safe as Temperatures and Fears Rise: 'The Body Just Gives Out' Southern California recently experienced forecasted triple‑digit heat waves, compounding risks for outdoor workers already under pressure from immigration fears Latin Times · Jul 25, 2025
Trump admin is dismantling ‘critical’ parts of California’s response to wildfires The Trump administration has left the National Weather Service with ‘critical staff shortages,’ according to an employee union The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2025
Veteran LA political adviser detained at US airport – and thinks having Obama-Biden T-shirt in his luggage may have been why ‘I know how the system works and have pretty good connections and I was still freaking out,’ Rick Taylor says The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2025
Dozens Of Dems Urge Lawmakers to Visit ICE Facilities Regularly Amid Reports of Abuse A new House resolution led by Rep. Frederica Wilson calls on Members of Congress to regularly visit ICE detention facilities Latin Times · Jun 26, 2025
Restaurants, hotels and farms beg Trump to exempt their businesses from immigration raids after screeching policy U-turn Confusion as tension between deportation targets and economic necessity bolsters fear and uncertainty The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2025
Washington Post Op-Ed Describes Infamous Salvadoran Prison As 'Political Human Zoo,' Decries Use Of Prisoners As Pawns Carolina Miranda, a former columnist for the LA Times, wrote in the Washington Post an op-ed likening El Salvador's infamous CECOT prison to a human zoo, decrying its use for political purposes Latin Times · May 22, 2025
Disneyland attempts to replicate founder Walt in animatronic form that one family member calls ‘dehumanizing’ A reanimation of Walt Disney will debut at Disneyland this summer—and the founder’s descendants are divided over whether he would have wanted such a thing. Fortune · May 5, 2025
Mel Gibson, Sylvester Stallone and Jon Voight are Trump’s ambassadors to Hollywood. No one knows what they are doing ‘I haven’t heard of anyone having any outreach from anyone from that group,’ L.A. Democratic representative says The Independent UK · Apr 22, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2025 Who are the brains behind Succession brought in for HBO’s Harry Potter? Francesca Gardiner and Mark Mylod to be executive producers alongside JK Rowling, who praised their ‘genuine passion’ for the books
PC Gamer · Apr 17, 2025 The LA Times gives mealy-mouthed AI the last word on its opinion pieces Is it raining? Yes—and also no.
Euronews · Apr 16, 2025 The end of the op-ed: LA Times uses AI to counteract its own views As the LA Times unveils its AI Insights function on their opinion pieces, we look at how the feature undermines opinion journalism.
The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025 Poisoned ‘almost demonic’ sea lions could terrorize beachgoers this summer Scientists say a mass poisoning event of the animals took place after an algal bloom in Pacific waters
The Guardian - US · Mar 5, 2025 LA Times reportedly removes new AI tool from story after it downplayed KKK A day after launch of contentious feature, its bias meter said some accounts see Klan as ‘responding to societal changes’
The Guardian - US · Mar 5, 2025 The LA Times’ AI ‘bias meter’ looks like a bid to please Donald Trump The paper’s billionaire owner, who barred it from endorsing Kamala Harris, is leaving human journalists out of the equation
The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2025 Friends actor recalls show’s ‘toxic’ and racist environment: ‘Nobody felt the need to correct this’ Steve Park opened up about a racist incident he witnessed on set in 1997
Pedestrian.tv · Mar 4, 2025 Friends Guest Star Recalls Racist Incident With Crew Member On Set: ‘Toxic Environment’ “If this was an isolated incident, I would not have felt compelled to write this mission statement. Unfortunately, I find this attitude and behaviour commonplace in Hollywood,” Stephen Park wrote at the time.
The Guardian - US · Mar 3, 2025 The LA Times published an op-ed warning of AI’s dangers. It also published its AI tool’s reply ‘Insight’ labeled the argument ‘center-left’ and created a reply insisting AI will make storytelling more democratic
The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2025 LA traffic officer confronted at home by ICE agents who were ‘hesitant’ about showing warrant while citywide sweep fails to materialize Federal officials reportedly arrested 12 people during the weekend raid, despite requesting space to hold 120
The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2025 Rob Lowe, Snow White and the mortifying night that nearly killed the Oscars OSCARS 2025: In dire need of a rebrand for their annual ceremony, the Academy Awards sought help from a lavish film producer famous for his caftans. The mortifying result, writes Clarisse Loughrey, nearly broke Hollywood. But more than 30 years later, the 1989 Oscars may teach us a few things…