'Nobody wants a strike.' LAUSD answers back after union leaders announce April 14 walkout

03/19/26 8:29 PM

Los Angeles school officials defended their contract offers Thursday, saying "nobody wants a strike" — a day after the district's two largest unions set April 14 as a strike date if no agreement is reached.

'Profoundly shocking' allegations against Cesar Chavez spark soul-searching in movement

03/17/26 5:08 PM

Celebrations of farmworker leader Cesar Chavez are being canceled nationwide as the UFW confronts allegations of sexual misconduct with women and minors.

A hero's welcome for NT girls basketball after winning state title

03/23/26 1:42 AM

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — North Tonawanda put the capstone on its first state championship season by claiming a title no team from its area ever has before. The Lady Jacks became the first NYSPHSAA state champions in Class AA from Section VI with their 57-37 trouncing of Bethlehem from Section II on Sunday at Hudson [...]

AI pilot program in L.A. County courts will help judges craft rulings in some cases

03/18/26 10:00 AM

A select panel of L.A. County judges now have access to an artificial intelligence tool that can help them summarize motions and draft rulings in civil court. The tool, Learned Hand, is already in use by judges in 10 states, according to the company's CEO.

Animal rescue says dogs injured during massive L.A. County animal enforcement operation

03/21/26 11:08 PM

Video shows Rock N Pawz official saying some dogs were hurt as agents seized over 300 animals from a Lake Hughes property.

Arellano: And just like that, the Cesar Chavez myth is punctured. What's next?

03/18/26 8:06 PM

Much of the Latino civil rights, political and educational ecosystem will have to grapple with why they held up Cesar Chavez as a paragon of virtue for too long above others just as deserving and, as it turns out, nowhere near as compromised.

As family said their final farewell, what they saw in the casket was 'grotesque,' suit says

03/16/26 11:14 PM

A lawsuit filed by relatives of a South Gate father claims a funeral home botched the embalming of the dead man, leaving his corpse in a grotesque and oozing state of advanced decay.

As mosquitoes go year-round in L.A., a promising fix hits a snag

03/22/26 10:00 AM

To curb a dengue-carrying mosquito, L.A. County officials are releasing sterilized males. The approach is promising, but funding to expand it is uncertain.

As precious groundwater vanishes, a few in California find ways to bring it back

03/21/26 10:00 AM

Groundwater has fallen to precarious depths in much of the world. New research highlights areas that have been able to bring levels back up.

Barabak: California can have both easy voting and quicker election results. Here's how

03/22/26 10:00 AM

The lag time between election day and final tabulations creates a vacuum filled by unwarranted fraud claims. A reformer offers steps to speed the count while preserving the ease of casting a ballot.