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'A voluptuous sex symbol.' Judge invokes Dolly Parton in overturning Texas 'drag ban'
08/26/26 11:22 PM
U.S. District Judge David Hittner on Tuesday cited Dolly Parton in his decision to strike down Senate Bill 12, a 2023 law that sought to restrict drag shows in Texas.
'The Emperor is a fan': Darth Vader backs San Diego Flock surveillance cams
08/21/26 9:16 PM
Darth Vader defends controversial Flock surveillance cameras at San Diego city meeting.
08/26/26 1:00 PM
City council member and former City of Commerce Mayor Ivan Altamirano was seeking a fourth term in office. A judge just delivered some bad news.
After 15 years, a landmark South L.A. theater is set to reopen
08/24/26 10:00 AM
The wait is over, and the Vision Theatre Performing Arts Center is preparing to reopen, ushering in a new era of performance, events and Black culture in Leimert Park.
Arellano: Dolly Parton stood up for undocumented immigrants when few others would
08/26/26 6:06 PM
The singer never revealed why she included 'Deportee' in '9 to 5 and Odd Jobs.' It's one of the few times she so explicitly addressed politics, which she famously and repeatedly said wasn't her thing.
Bass tells LAPD to stop issuing criminal citations to street vendors
08/27/26 8:46 PM
Street vendors are a new pressure point in the mayoral race, as Councilmember Nithya Raman unveiled a new pro-street-vendor plan Wednesday and Bass' office announced that some erroneous criminal citations were being rescinded.
Big oil and gas companies are partly responsible for California's water woes, study finds
08/26/26 9:22 PM
Scientists have found that climate pollution from the fossil fuel industry is significantly worsening the water crisis in California and the western United States.
Bills rally to close out preseason with perfect record, beating Steelers 28-27 after early errors
08/28/26 2:55 AM
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Ian Wheeler scored on a 2-yard run with 1:06 left, Steve Buechele completed an off-balance pass to Dante Pettis for a 2-point conversion and the Buffalo Bills beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 28-27 in the preseason finale for each team Thursday night. The Steelers' last chance to pull ahead ended with [...]
Bodysurfer dies after being pulled from water in Laguna Beach
08/27/26 7:33 PM
A man was unconscious when lifeguards pulled him out of the water Wednesday at Laguna Beach's South Crescent Bay. He died after being taken to a nearby hospital.
Buffalo's Hindu community reacts to catastrophic flooding in Nepal
08/27/26 8:37 PM
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Catastrophic and deadly flash floods have Nepali families in Western New York holding their loved ones a little closer and praying for the family members they have back home. Bishnu Kapri is one of the thousands of Nepali immigrants in Western New York who woke up to shock and sadness to [...]