David Pearce, who allegedly dumped two women at L.A. hospitals after they overdosed in his apartment in 2021, was convicted of two counts of murder and seven counts of sexual assault involving claims from women that dated back nearly two decades.
Moderates have always feared that Latinos waving the flags of Mexico, El Salvador, Venezuela and other ancestral countries is political suicide — that it taps into the part of the American psyche that believes Latinos will never assimilate.
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A deep analysis of the Palisades fire evacuation paints a chaotic scenario: As the fire roared toward homes, major escape routes were gridlocked before the first evacuation orders were given.
An L.A. Times/WeedWeek investigation finds alarming levels of pesticides in cannabis products at dispensaries across the state
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