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U.S. Muslim pilgrims have been preparing for this year's Hajj against the backdrop of a tenuous ceasefire, tensions and uncertainty in the Iran war.

Your morning catch-up: Fire crews are attempting to cool down a tank with thousands of gallons of a toxic chemical, Los Angeles hotels are still waiting for a World Cup surge in demand and more big stories

A new survey finds deep concern about presidential overreach, persecution of enemies and other unchecked abuses of power. The poll shows the stakes in November.

Democratic Socialists of America candidates in Los Angeles raised $30,000 for their campaigns during a fundraiser where they played Dungeons & Dragons.

Some campaign finance advocates are concerned that voters could increasingly be influenced by social media posts that they don’t know are sponsored.

Although homicides and other violent crimes are down to near-historic lows, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass' challengers have zeroed in on homelessness and public drug use.

Hundreds of Scouts from the Western Los Angeles County Council, Scouting America, along with veteran groups and community volunteers, gathered Saturday morning at the Los Angeles National Cemetery to place 90,000 American flags before Memorial Day.

Your morning catch-up: Yolo County targets high school courses to encourage young people to vote, thousands of residents living near a leaking Orange County chemical tank have evacuated and more big stories

The chemical leak that triggered evacuations across a swath of Orange County on Friday is located at GKN Aerospace, a manufacturing company based in the United Kingdom.

The candidate and the columnist have something in common, but comparison ends there.

Students traumatized by the 2025 fires are cultivating campus nurseries to reforest Southern California’s fire-scarred landscapes, fulfilling an idea co-conceived by the late conservationist.

Pratt raised nearly 10 times as Bass — $2.72 million — in the last reporting period. Raman trails far behind both Pratt and Bass with less than $1 million.

Your morning catch-up: Battery power in California, wildfires trigger unhealthful air quality alert in SoCal and more big stories

At the start of the 20th century, Southern California was home to an astonishing number of military academies designed to turn boys into officers and gentlemen.

Hollywood service organizations conducted their own homeless count to help them adapt their outreach to a changing population that has fewer tents and more people sleeping rough or in vehicles

Pratt, whose home burned in the Palisades fire, has said he is living at the hotel because of threats he has received.

Andri Luescher just wants to build a 1,400-square-foot home for his family in Mount Washington. But four years and $73,000 in permit costs later, he still hasn't broken ground.

City Councilmember Traci Park cast the lone opposing vote, saying the plan shortchanges the fire department and cuts the number of homeless encampment cleanups in her coastal district.

Your morning catch-up: Good news in Carmel-by-the-Sea, some of the dirtiest beaches in California and more big stories.