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The month-long search for Hannah Kobayashi appears to have come to a conclusion this week with her family saying they have found her safe.

As part of the plea deal with Justice Department special counsel David Weiss, California resident Alexander Smirnov will admit he fabricated the story that became central to the Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress.

Book bans are tanking sales of children's books. Schools and libraries aren't buying books about LGBTQ+ issues and race as they brace for culture war pushback.

When the matriarch died, investors eyed the Cypress Park rental she had owned since the 1970s. Then a local nonprofit stepped in to buy the property and preserve affordable rents for its nine residents.

Luigi Mangione was arrested in the slaying of Brian Thompson. To many, the crime highlighted anger over insurers' relative impunity in denying medical treatment.

A high-ranking L.A. County probation official said the department won't comply with a state oversight body's order to close troubled Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall, according to a recording obtained by The Times. But the Board of State and Community Corrections seems unsure of how to enforce its order.

Light winds, increasing humidity and a chance of rain are forecast to bring relief to the Los Angeles area, helping put a damper on the Franklin fire.

The dangerous problem of sleep deprivation leads to a health and safety crisis in prisons and jails.

The suspects are believed to be part of a large organization operating outside the United States. Arrests are rare because scammers often disappear after taking money from victims, authorities say.

Over the phone, Lena Gonzalez's voice had the patient but proud tone of a lawyer charged with defending the damned.