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Your guide to the L.A. City Council District 3 race: Gaspar vs. Worth Girvan Tim Gaspar and Barri Worth Girvan oppose each other to represent the southwest San Fernando Valley, after Bob Blumenfield, who held the city council seat since 2013, is termed out. 🔗 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-10-01/2026-california-election-los-angeles-city-council-district-3-gaspar-worth-girvan-voter-guide #News #USNews #LATimes #US

Incredibly venomous African viper is loose in SoCal neighborhood, police say Police urged residents not to approach the extremely venomous snake, but to report sightings. 🔗 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-09-28/gaboon-viper-loose-santa-ana-police-warning #News #USNews #LATimes #US

A new flash point in the Iran war: The narrow strait called the ‘Gate of Tears’ The Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which links the Mediterranean Sea with the Indian Ocean, is a new tinderbox in the Iran war. 🔗 https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-09-27/new-flash-point-in-iran-war-narrow-strait-called-gate-of-tears #News #USNews #LATimes #US

Why Ed Ruscha made the poster for Tom Cruise's 'Digger': 'The movie blew my hair back' Tom Cruise, Jesse Plemons and John Goodman — stars of Alejandro González Iñárritu's 'Digger' — attended the LACMA unveiling of a new film poster by Ed Ruscha. 🔗 https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2026-09-28/alejandro-inarritu-digger-ed-ruscha-lacma #News #USNews #LATimes #US

Trump rolls back Biden-era auto fuel economy standards The Trump administration is planning to release new fuel efficiency mandates Monday that would roll back rules implemented under President Biden. 🔗 https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-09-27/trump-set-to-roll-back-biden-era-auto-fuel-economy-standards #News #USNews #LATimes #Trump #Biden

Trump supercharged ICE. Now battleground candidates are scrambling for a message Republican and Democratic congressional candidates are wrestling with how to talk about immigration. They consistently call for a strong U.S.-Mexico border but then diverge, with some calling for ICE to be abolished while others 🔗 https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2026-09-27/trump-ice-battleground-candidates-message-midterms #News #USNews #LATimes #Trump #Congress

USC didn't just lose to Oregon. Lincoln Riley fumbled away the Trojans' integrity. Columnist Mirjam Swanson writes USC coach Lincoln Riley's embarrassing lack of leadership cost the Trojans a potential win over Oregon. 🔗 https://www.latimes.com/sports/usc/story/2026-09-27/usc-coach-lincoln-riley-lost-more-than-game-to-oregon #News #USNews #LATimes #US

Trump uses rare authority to claw back nearly $1 billion in Congress-approved funding Trump is canceling nearly $1 billion in spending approved by Congress, largely for programs serving refugees and unaccompanied minors, using a rarely used authority. The Government Accountability Office says the maneuver is illegal. 🔗 https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-09-25/trump-claws-back-nearly-1-billion-in-funding #News #USNews #LATimes #Trump #Congress

This deadly fungus isn’t just a rural threat anymore. New studies point to cities and oil wells Researchers at UC Berkeley have discovered valley fever spores in cities in the Central Valley and linked nearby oil drilling to an uptick in infection risk — challenging the long-held belief that the deadly disease only affects rural areas. 🔗 https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2026-09-24/valley-fever-spreading-to-central-valley-cities-linked-to-oil-drilling #News #USNews #LATimes #US

Call it propaganda or a PSA, Trump's latest ad blitz is paid for by you Criticism spills over on strategically timed ads paid for by the U.S. government touting the alleged achievements of President Donald Trump. 🔗 https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2026-09-26/propaganda-psa-trump-ad-paid-for-by-you #News #USNews #LATimes #Trump #President

A dog steals 'Heart of the Beast' while Brad Pitt's charm is kept on leash Man and canine crash-land in the wild, where survival will depend on their resourcefulness. What should have been a star vehicle is stolen by a pooch. 🔗 https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2026-09-24/heart-of-beast-review-brad-pitt-uber-david-ayer-j-k-simmons #News #USNews #LATimes #US

How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Leslie Jones There will be a biscuit sandwich from the Waffle and spending too much money on a mobile puzzle game. 🔗 https://www.latimes.com/travel/story/2026-09-25/sunday-funday-leslie-jones-things-to-do-los-angeles #News #USNews #LATimes #US

CNN is left off Air Force One for Trump's upcoming trip The White House has signaled that CNN will be left off Air Force One for President Trump’s Saturday trip. 🔗 https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-09-25/cnn-is-left-off-air-force-one-for-trumps-upcoming-trip #News #USNews #LATimes #Trump #President

Appeals court orders Trump administration to distribute homeless funds The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has rebuffed a Trump administration effort to dictate how homeless service organizations in Los Angeles can seek millions of dollars in federal housing funds. 🔗 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-09-24/appeals-court-orders-trump-administration-to-distribute-homeless-funds #News #USNews #LATimes #Trump

Disney+ and Hulu raise prices again as Disney steers Ad-free Disney+ and Hulu now cost $21.49 a month each, up $2.50, while the ad-free bundle rises to just $21.99. Here's what's changing and when. 🔗 https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2026-09-23/disney-plus-hulu-price-increase-bundle #News #USNews #LATimes #US

California deal on Paramount-Warner Bros. merger spurs frustration, questions about political pressure Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta’s agreement clearing the $111-billion merger followed intense pressure from state leaders including Gov. Gavin Newsom and dissent among fellow Democratic state attorneys general. 🔗 https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2026-09-22/california-deal-on-paramount-warner-bros-merger-spurs-frustration #News #USNews #LATimes #California

Wesley Shermantine, one-half of the 'Speed Freak' killer duo that terrorized California, dies Wesley Shermantine, one-half of the Speed Freak Killers duo who murdered multiple women in the Central Valley in the 1980s, has died at 60. 🔗 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-09-22/speed-freak-serial-killer-wesley-shermantine-dies-in-prison-at-60 #News #USNews #LATimes #California

Raman says she's running for L.A. mayor because the city is 'really, really struggling' In an interview with The Times, Councilmember Nithya Raman addressed topics including homelessness, how her stance on the LAPD has changed over time, and her biggest mistake on the council. 🔗 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-09-20/raman-says-shes-running-for-la-mayor-because-city-is-really-really-struggling #News #USNews #LATimes #US

Ed Sheeran says situation in Gaza is 'catastrophic and unjustifiable' as he opens Philadelphia concert Ed Sheeran has opened a solo concert in Philadelphia with comments about Gaza, saying what’s happening is 'catastrophic and unjustifiable.' 🔗 https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-09-19/ed-sheeran-at-concert-says-situation-in-gaza-is-catastrophic-unjustifiable #News #USNews #LATimes #Gaza

No. 12 USC defeats Rutgers in Big Ten opener, but defensive woes detract from win No. 12 USC defeats Rutgers 42-35 in its Big Ten opener, but concerns about the defense continue to cast doubts over the Trojans' playoff readiness. 🔗 https://www.latimes.com/sports/usc/story/2026-09-19/usc-football-defeats-rutgers-big-ten-opener #News #USNews #LATimes #US