'Cognitive stunting' and the potential threat generative AI poses for children's brains

09/14/26 4:00 PM

As LAUSD starts moratorium, there aren't much data on what AI does to kids. The little information that is available doesn't look good

'Super cute' Hello Kitty cards draw crowds to the L.A. County Library

09/19/26 1:56 AM

Hundreds of people across Los Angeles County braved long lines to score the limited-edition library card, which is available through mid-October. All California residents are eligible for one.

'We've lost contact': NBC4 covers its own helicopter tragedy with grief, purpose

09/16/26 6:00 AM

NBC4 news reported on its own news chopper that crashed and burst into flames, killing three.

1 dead in tanker truck rollover on Elm Street

09/18/26 4:26 PM

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- One woman is dead after a crash between a tanker and a car on Elm Street near the intersection of Broadway in Buffalo just before 11 a.m. Friday, Buffalo Police said. “After the impact occurred, the civilian vehicle was forced onto the sidewalk, and the tanker truck actually rolled multiple times,” [...]

1 killed after 2 glider planes collide in upstate New York, police say

09/19/26 3:14 AM

At least one person was killed when two gliders collided in mid-air in upstate New York on Friday afternoon, New York State Police said in a statement.

18-year-old Cal State Fullerton student dies after frat party

09/16/26 5:16 PM

Anthony Joseph Blas was pronounced dead shortly after someone dropped him off at Providence St. Jude Medical Center around midnight, Fullerton police said.

2 homes destroyed, another damaged in Palos fire in La Habra Heights

09/14/26 11:04 PM

A fast-moving brush fire dubbed the Palos fire erupted Monday in the hills near La Habra Heights, destroying at two structures and damaging a third, authorities said.

A California gender gap: Young Latinas want to fight Trump harder than Latinos, study finds

09/17/26 10:00 AM

Young and working-class Latina voters in California care more about protecting immigrant communities and fighting President Trump's agenda than their male counterparts, according to a UCLA study.

A conservative win: UC temporarily blocked from enforcing transgender name and pronoun rules

09/19/26 10:00 AM

A judge barred UC from enforcing part of its anti-harassment policy against members of a conservative education group whose member may use names and pronouns for transgender people that do not match their gender identities.

A Summer Olympics economic windfall is headed for SoCal, a new analysis says

09/15/26 6:30 PM

L.A.-based analysts say the 2028 Olympics will supercharge revenue, jobs and taxes. Projections for the Paris Olympics didn't pan out.