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This L.A. company was hit with state's largest-ever COVID-19 fine. Some say it's a model for worker safety September 25, 2020

Overhill Farms formed a coronavirus safety committee with its workers and union after the state opened an inspection into coronavirus health violations.

Leila Miller

Column One: Discovering the life story of Dr. Good, who survived the Nazis September 25, 2020

As he and his father hid from the Germans in a Polish forest, the boy who would become a kindly suburban Southern California doctor vowed to study medicine.

Kevin Baxter

Op-Ed: California's burning; Americans are dying. I'm safe in Finland. Why would I ever go home? September 25, 2020

I'm a Northern Californian but I find myself inching toward a status I never dreamed of: expat.

David Kirp

Vehicle plows through Breonna Taylor protesters in Hollywood, hitting at least one person September 25, 2020

A truck drove through a group of protesters in Hollywood on Thursday night, striking and running over at least one person as it sped through the crowd, footage shows.

Matthew Ormseth, James Queally

App-based food delivery companies must work with restaurants under new California law September 25, 2020

Companies like DoorDash, Grub Hub, Postmates and Uber Eats must sign formal agreements with local restaurants before advertising food delivery to customers.

John Myers

L.A. Metro cuts budget by $1.2 billion, locking in steep reductions to bus, rail service September 25, 2020

With ridership and sales tax revenues plummeting, L.A.'s transit agency extends 20% cut in bus and rail service for nearly a year.

Laura J. Nelson

Parents sue LAUSD, blasting its online learning as an 'educational crisis' September 25, 2020

Los Angeles parents filed a class action lawsuit against Los Angeles Unified, saying the district is failing to provide students with their constitutional right to an education during distance learning.

Paloma Esquivel

LAPD officer rearrested on new felony charge after allegedly stealing cash at pot grow September 25, 2020

An LAPD officer was arrested for a second time — this time on a felony count — in connection to an incident in which he is accused of stealing cash from the backpack of a pot-grow employee.

Kevin Rector

Los Angeles D.A. will not prosecute KPCC reporter arrested after shooting of sheriff's deputies September 24, 2020

The Los Angeles County district attorney's office said there was "insufficient evidence" to prosecute KPCC reporter Josie Huang, who was accused of interfering with an arrest outside a hospital the night two deputies were shot and seriously wounded.

James Queally

California's largest-ever fire threatens cannabis farms worth millions. Many won't evacuate September 24, 2020

Authorities want communities to evacuate from the approaching August Complex fire, but some weed growers are staying put, with lucrative buds close to harvest time.

Anita Chabria

Video shows O.C. sheriff's deputies fatally shooting Black man, sparking protests September 24, 2020

A Black man was fatally shot by Orange County sheriff's deputies in a videoed confrontation. One deputy yelled, "He's got my gun."

Richard Winton

UC Regent Richard Blum wrote 'inappropriate letter of support' to get student into Berkeley September 24, 2020

University of California Regent Richard Blum, a wealthy donor to UC Berkeley, wrote an "inappropriate letter of support" to help a student get into the university, according to the California State Auditor's office. UC officials are reviewing the case, which was discovered during an audit of the UC system's admission's process.

Teresa Watanabe

L.A. County D.A. hands off review of fatal LAPD shooting involving daughter of top police union official September 24, 2020

D.A. Jackie Lacey has handed off an investigation tied to an LAPD officer whose father is a powerful police union figure. The union has donated to Lacey's reelection campaign.

James Queally

Samuel Magaña, Mexican immigrant who rose to become L.A.'s tortilla mogul, dies at 88 September 24, 2020

Samuel Magaña immigrated to the U.S. by himself at 14. He eventually founded Diana's Mexican Food Products with his wife. On Monday, he died at 88.

Gustavo Arellano

Mountain lion found dead, apparently struck by traffic on 101 Freeway in Calabasas September 24, 2020

CHP officers said the body of a mountain lion found Wednesday morning on the 101 Freeway in Calabasas appeared to have been struck by a vehicle.

Luke Money

'Gimme Shelter': How wildfires ravaging California make its housing crisis harder to solve September 24, 2020

Massive wildfires are more frequent and more ferocious in California, and the risks are making it more difficult to solve the state's housing shortage.

Liam Dillon

'If you think it's bad now, just wait': California faces new fire threats, further straining resources September 24, 2020

A new heat wave is building in California, bringing dangerous fire weather to parts of the already fire-scarred state. And fire season is just beginning.

Luke Money, Anita Chabria, Faith E. Pinho

Recent rise in COVID-19 cases threatens to slow L.A. reopening, mayor says September 24, 2020

L.A. County can only enter a new tier on the state's color-coded reopening blueprint if the positivity rate and number of COVID-19 cases remain low.

Dakota Smith, Colleen Shalby

Spread of the Bobcat fire slows dramatically as some residents return home September 24, 2020

The Bobcat fire has burned 113,000 acres and destroyed nearly 50 structures, but officials say it will be contained by Sept. 30, a month earlier than projected.

Hayley Smith

Magnitude 3.1 earthquake strikes near Healdsburg, Calif. September 24, 2020

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 10 miles from Healdsburg, Calif., on Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Former White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders released a video defending President Trump after a bombshell story in the Atlantic.

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Today’s Global Headlines

Ruth Bader Ginsburg becomes first woman to lie in state in US capitol September 25, 2020

Thousands have already paid their respects as she lay in repose outside the Supreme Court this week.

Paris attack: Two people stabbed near former Charlie Hebdo office September 25, 2020

Two suspects are arrested after the incident near the scene of the deadly 2015 attack on the magazine.

European Commission to challenge Apple tax bill verdict September 25, 2020

EU court ruling that the tech giant does not have to pay hefty back taxes to Ireland goes back to court.

Kim Jong-un apologises for killing of South Korean official - South September 25, 2020

Seoul said the man was shot dead and set alight while allegedly trying to defect to the North.

Mali coup: Bah Ndaw sworn in as civilian leader September 25, 2020

The ex-defence minister was picked by the coup leader to head a transitional government until elections.

Cardinal Becciu: Vatican official forced out in rare resignation September 25, 2020

Cardinal Becciu unexpectedly leaves his post, revealing he was told to do so by Pope Francis.

Disney sued over Toy Story 4 Evel Knievel 'knock-off' September 25, 2020

The company is accused of basing its Duke Caboom character on the 1970s stuntman without permission.

Mine-detecting rat receives prestigious gold medal September 25, 2020

Mine-detecting rat, Magawa, has sniffed out dozens of landmines and unexploded munitions in Cambodia.

Lizzo says body positivity has become too 'commercialised' and 'cool' September 25, 2020

Pop star Lizzo says the movement has been hijacked by those who don't need to benefit from it.

The threat of 'vaccine nationalism' September 25, 2020

Ros Atkins looks at why vaccine nationalism is a growing concern in the global effort to tackle Covid-19.

SP Balasubrahmanyam: Legendary Indian singer dies September 25, 2020

SP Balasubrahmanyam sang more than 40,000 songs for films in 16 Indian languages.

Coronavirus: Rio 2021 carnival parade postponed indefinitely September 25, 2020

Organisers say they are not yet certain enough to provide a new date for the carnival parade.

Global warming driving California wildfire trends - study September 24, 2020

Climate change is behind the scale and impact of recent wildfires in the western US, scientists say.

Covid-19: China's dilemma over wild meat trade September 24, 2020

Breeding snakes and types of rat for food or medicine is a source of income for some of China's poorest people.

How worried should we be about deadly cyber-attacks? September 24, 2020

Experts have been warning for years that it's not a matter of if, but when, hackers will kill somebody.

PMC Bank collapse: 'We lost our money and then our son' September 24, 2020

Little has changed one year after nearly a million Indians lost their savings in a bank collapse.

'One day everyone will use China's digital currency' September 24, 2020

China plans a digital version of its currency, which some say could become a big global payment system.

Breonna Taylor: Why it's hard to charge US police over shootings September 24, 2020

There are reasons why it's rare that excessive use of police force leads to a trial. Here they are.

The German medical students who want to learn about abortion September 24, 2020

Lack of training is restricting access to abortion in Germany, but students are trying to change that.

Coronavirus: Are the lockdown restrictions too strict? September 24, 2020

Some people, including scientists, believe the hard lockdown measures can be confusing.

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