Jamshid Ghomi, 63, of Newport Coast is accused of conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, according to a federal criminal complaint.
Spencer Pratt says he's on a mission from God to save Los Angeles. He is currently running second to Mayor Karen Bass, ahead of Councilmember Nithya Raman.
Last weekend the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) screened a diverse slate of feature films, both by U.S.
Police responded to a shooting in the parking lot at Fairfield High School at 7:15 p.m. One person was pronounced deceased from gunshot wounds, officials said.
Ted Danson is apologizing for roasting Whoopi Goldberg in blackface amid their 1993 affair. 'I thought I could pull this off. ... That was so arrogant and stupid," he said.
In the contest for L.A. County sheriff, voters had a choice between incumbent Robert Luna and an array of challengers, led by former sheriff Alex Villanueva.
In preliminary returns, Los Angeles voters were rejecting Measure TT to raise hotel bed taxes, but were approving Measure TC to make hotel booking companies pay a higher bed tax rate.
A broad coalition that included organized labor and business leaders helped Bass win a spot in the mayoral runoff, where she will face either Spencer Pratt or Nithya Raman.
Restaurant and retailer guest counts are up 40% from last year, and northbound traffic at Ragged Point has risen 900% year-over-year.
An LAPD Internal Affairs report said officers in the San Fernando Valley operated like a "law enforcement gang," while another specialized unit in South L.A. is under investigation for allegedly turning off their body-worn cameras to stop motorists and improperly search their vehicles.

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