President Trump signs an executive order on Hispanic Prosperity Initiative

Beginning Monday, L.A. will offer appointment-free COVID vaccinations May 9, 2021

The move is intended to give people who don't have the time or technological resources to navigate online booking platforms a chance to get the shot

Alex Wigglesworth

LAPD issues tactical alert to break up punk show in Cypress Park; revelers set off fireworks, disrupt traffic May 9, 2021

Video of the show posted to social media showed a crowd of about 1,000 people or more

Alex Wigglesworth

California high schoolers are saying no thanks to reopened campuses and are staying home May 9, 2021

The 'Zoom in a room' option for in-person schooling — the format for high schools in Los Angeles and San Francisco — has failed to draw back the vast majority of students.

Paloma Esquivel, Howard Blume

Two people critically injured when balcony at Malibu beach house collapses May 9, 2021

Four other people suffered less serious injuries, officials said.

City News Service

Rare gathering of world's vast schools of Buddhism offers healing against racial hate May 9, 2021

Southern California is the world's only place where all major schools of Buddhism are represented — and followers recently gathered for what's believed to be the first time to offer healing against anti-Asian bias and other racial hate.

Teresa Watanabe

Earthquake: 3.7 quake registered near Redondo Beach May 9, 2021

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake was reported Saturday evening at 6:55 p.m. two miles from Redondo Beach, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

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'I will not be quiet': Teens speak out about anti-Asian attacks at L.A. event May 9, 2021

Hate crimes against Asian Americans had increased as of earlier this year in Los Angeles, according to a recent report by the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at Cal State San Bernardino.

Emily Alpert Reyes

Column: History pegs Cruz Reynoso as a defeated judge. Let's remember him as a fighter May 8, 2021

He is remembered in the Latino community as a towering champion of civil rights who was also unfailingly humble and gracious

Gustavo Arellano

Prosecutors will no longer seek death penalty in the Anthony Avalos torture case May 8, 2021

Avalos' mother and her boyfriend are accused of torturing the 10-year-old Lancaster boy for days before his death in 2018.

Alex Wigglesworth, Alene Tchekmedyian

Inmate assaulted jail employee in possible hate crime, Sheriff's Department says May 8, 2021

An L.A. County Jail inmate is accused of striking an Asian American custody assistant, the Sheriff's Department says.

Alex Wigglesworth

A flower shortage is driving up costs for a Mother's Day of post-COVID-19 reunions May 8, 2021

A bouquet of 25 roses is running between $30 and $60, one vendor said, compared to the more typical range of $16 to $30.

Hayley Smith

Is Garcetti going? Los Angeles waits with uncertainty as city faces major crossroads May 8, 2021

Garcetti is in the running for a post in the Biden administration, just as L.A. emerges from the pandemic, confronts a homelessness crisis and faces huge issues around race.

David Zahniser, Dakota Smith

Fat shaming, BMI and alienation: COVID-19 brought new stigma to large-sized people May 8, 2021

The coronavirus pandemic has brought into stark focus the long battle between the medical establishment and the fat acceptance movement.

Maria L. La Ganga

Column One: The pandemic shaped my family for generations. Not COVID — the 1918 flu May 8, 2021

"My father died in the 1918 flu," my dad told me. Only later did we learn how the pandemic created enduring family secrets and mysteries.

Mitchell Landsberg

Has the Golden State lost its luster? California population shrinks for the first time ever May 8, 2021

State officials attributed California's historic population decline to the falling birth rate, deaths from COVID-19 and reductions in immigration.

Thomas Curwen

Cruz Reynoso, California's first Latino state Supreme Court justice, dies at 90 May 8, 2021

Cruz Reynoso, a child of migrant workers who worked in the fields as a child and went on to become the first Latino state Supreme Court justice in California history, has died.

Maria L. La Ganga

As 'diesel death zones' spread, pollution regulators place new rules on warehouse industry May 8, 2021

Southern California air quality officials are imposing new rules on nearly 3,000 warehouses, citing increased pollution from diesel truck traffic.

Tony Barboza

L.A. City Council meetings will return to City Hall starting June 15 May 8, 2021

After more than a year, the Los Angeles City Council will convene in its downtown chambers next month.

Leila Miller, David Zahniser

California sees record number of guns confiscated under 'red flag' law May 8, 2021

Though many courts were operating under restrictions because of the pandemic, courts received petitions for the orders at a greater rate than the year before.

Patrick McGreevy

Paul Van Doren, cofounder of Vans shoes, dies at 90 May 8, 2021

A focus on custom kicks and an early embrace by SoCal skaters helped him build a multi-billion-dollar brand.

Adam Tschorn

President Donald Trump signs an executive order Thursday on the White House Hispanic Prosperity Initiative.

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Golden Globes controversy: Scarlett Johansson joins criticism May 9, 2021

The actress has backed a host of stars criticising the awards over how it is tackling discrimination.

Kabul attack: Families bury schoolchildren of blast that killed dozens May 9, 2021

Most of the victims of Saturday's blasts which killed more than 60 near a Kabul school were girls.

Lampedusa: More than 1,000 migrants arrive on Italian island May 9, 2021

The arrivals on Lampedusa in the space of a few hours coincided with the improving weather.

Chad claims win over rebels after President Déby's death May 9, 2021

The conflict with rebels culminated in the death of President Déby on the battlefield last month.

Kentucky Derby: Bob Baffert's winner Medina Spirit fails drugs test May 9, 2021

Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit, who provided trainer Bob Baffert with a record seventh win in the race, has failed a drugs test.

Italy Mafia: Murdered judge Rosario Livatino beatified May 9, 2021

Rosario Livatino, who was gunned down by the mafia in 1990, is a step closer to sainthood.

Covid: Dracula's castle in Romania offers tourists vaccine May 9, 2021

All visitors to the Romanian castle get a jab and free entry to its exhibit of medieval torture instruments.

Jerusalem protests: Netanyahu defends Israeli action after clashes with Palestinians May 9, 2021

The prime minister spoke after two nights of clashes between Palestinian protesters and police.

Elon Musk reveals he has Asperger's on Saturday Night Live May 9, 2021

The 49-year-old Tesla CEO appeared as a guest host on the US comedy series Saturday Night Live.

Chinese rocket debris crashes into Indian Ocean - state media May 9, 2021

Most of the Chinese Long March-5b rocket reportedly disintegrated as it re-entered the atmosphere.

ICYMI: Nine babies and a giant squid May 9, 2021

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Kenneth who? How Africans are forgetting their history May 9, 2021

When Zambia's founding president celebrated his 97th birthday, some people had never heard of him.

Has Honduras become a 'narco-state'? May 9, 2021

President Hernández has been linked to what US prosecutors call "state-sponsored drug trafficking".

Joe Ligon: America's 'longest juvenile lifer' on 68 years in prison May 9, 2021

After waiting seven decades for freedom, Joe Ligon tells the BBC how he intends to spend the rest of his days.

Sophie Scholl: Student who resisted Hitler and inspires Germany May 9, 2021

Germany marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Sophie Scholl, who was killed defying the Nazis.

Mystery of why thousands of fish have died in Lebanese lake May 8, 2021

A search for answers as at least 40 tonnes of carp float to the surface of a lake in southern Lebanon.

Olympics: 'The Taliban wouldn’t let me cycle because I’m a woman' May 8, 2021

Masomah had to flee the Taliban in Afghanistan because she wanted to ride her bike. Now she's part of a team nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize and hopes to compete in the Olympics.

Chinese dreams on Native American land: A tale of cannabis boom and bust May 8, 2021

How the pandemic cannabis boom led to chaos on the Navajo Nation, pitting two minorities against each other.

The 'smart and cheeky' Aboriginal boy teaching Australia a lesson May 7, 2021

A film about an Aboriginal boy's experience of school shines a light on Australia's failure to give all children a fair start.

Philippines Covid surge throws country into disarray May 7, 2021

A second Covid surge is putting renewed pressure on the country's healthcare and economy.

President Trump signs an executive order on Hispanic Prosperity Initiative

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