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Legendary Bassist Rejects Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Invite

Carol Kaye cites teamwork of studio musicians

(Newser) - Carol Kaye, a legendary session bassist known for her work with the Beach Boys and other top acts of the 1960s and '70s, has turned down her invitation to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction this year, where she was set to receive the Musical Excellence...

Actor Accuses Tyler Perry of Sexual Harassment, Assault

Derek Dixon's $260M lawsuit alleges actor used career promises to silence his accuser

(Newser) - Tyler Perry is facing a $260 million lawsuit over allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault by a former actor on one of his BET shows. In court documents filed last week in Los Angeles, actor and screenwriter Derek Dixon accuses Perry of making repeated unwanted advances, attempting to...

LA Mayor Lifts Downtown Curfew
LA Mayor Lifts
Downtown Curfew
Jun 17, 2025 3:26 PM CDT

LA Mayor Lifts Downtown Curfew

She says it provided 'successful crime prevention and suppression efforts'

(Newser) - Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass lifted a curfew in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday that was first imposed in response to clashes with police and vandalism amid protests against President Trump's immigration crackdown in the city. The curfew imposed June 10 provided "successful crime prevention and suppression efforts"...

Car Plows Into Crowd in Los Angeles
Car Plows Into Crowd
in Los Angeles
Jun 16, 2025 2:30 AM CDT

Car Plows Into Crowd in Los Angeles

Multiple people injured, including teenager

(Newser) - A number of people were injured Saturday night in California when a car plowed into a group of LA-area pedestrians. Reports conflicted on the details; ABC 7 reports at least six were injured while NBC 4 puts the number at 10. A 14-year-old was among those hurt. The crowd was...

Cops: Dead Burglar Was Shot by One of His Own

Authorities in LA County say 5 men all in black entered home in Lynwood; only 4 made it out

(Newser) - In today's "with friends like these" files, a California burglary gone wrong left one of the suspects dead—and cops now say he was shot dead by one of his own crew, reports the Los Angeles Times . Per a release from the LA County Sheriff's Department, deputies...

Curfew Imposed in Downtown LA
Curfew Imposed
in Downtown LA
Jun 11, 2025 12:00 AM CDT

Curfew Imposed in Downtown LA

Mayor's move follows surge in arrests amid anti-ICE protests

(Newser) - Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Tuesday announced a curfew for a one-square-mile area of downtown LA after four nights of anti-ICE protests led to hundreds of arrests. The nightly curfew runs from 8pm to 6am and covers the area bounded by the 5, 10, and 110 freeways. Bass...

Home Depot Thrust Into Tricky Spot in LA

Chain is the site of immigration raids and protests

(Newser) - One chain has found itself squarely in the crosshairs of the immigration unrest in Los Angeles: Home Depot. As the Los Angeles Times puts it, that chain has been put in "a difficult situation, with its locations serving as a frequent site of raids, potentially turning away customers."...

Australian PM Condemns LAPD's Injuring of Reporter

It's 'horrific' that Lauren Tomasi was hit by a rubber bullet, says Anthony Albanese

(Newser) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has raised concerns with the Trump administration over the police response to protests in Los Angeles after an Australian reporter was shot with a rubber bullet. Footage shows an officer aiming in the direction of Nine News correspondent Lauren Tomasi and her camera operator, then...

Fetterman Blasts Democratic Response to LA 'Chaos'

Says party 'loses the moral high ground when we refuse to condemn setting cars on fire'

(Newser) - John Fetterman has been catching flak from his party lately and flipped the tables on Monday, blasting Democrats for depicting the Los Angeles protests as peaceful. "I unapologetically stand for free speech, peaceful demonstrations, and immigration—but this is not that," Fetterman wrote Monday on X alongside an...

Billie Eilish's Brother Tear Gassed at LA Protests

Finneas writes that authorities are 'inciting'

(Newser) - The brother and collaborator of Billie Eilish was among those getting tear gassed at the Los Angeles protests this weekend. Finneas posted on his Instagram story about the experience Sunday, saying he was at a "very peaceful protest downtown" and was "tear gassed almost immediately." He accused...

LA Protester Now Among FBI's Most Wanted

Suspect allegedly threw rocks in Paramount, injuring federal officer

(Newser) - The FBI's Most Wanted List now includes a man accused of assaulting a federal officer during a protest of immigration raids in Los Angeles. The FBI is asking for the public's help in identifying the man accused of throwing rocks at law enforcement vehicles on Alondra Boulevard in...

Newsom Says He's Suing Feds, Dares Homan to Arrest Him
What to Know
About the LA Protests
Jun 9, 2025 6:20 AM CDT

What to Know About the LA Protests

Newsom threatens to sue feds, dares Homan to arrest him

(Newser) - The tensions in Los Angeles over the city's protests of immigration raids may play out in the courts as well as on the streets. California Gov. Gavin Newsom tweeted Sunday night that he will sue President Trump over the president's decision to deploy the National Guard. The governor...

LA Protesters Shout 'Shame' at National Guard

California governor, Los Angeles mayor decry president's deployment of troops

(Newser) - Tensions in Los Angeles escalated Sunday as thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to President Trump's extraordinary deployment of the National Guard, blocking off a major freeway and setting autonomous vehicles on fire as local law enforcement used tear gas, rubber bullets, and flash bangs to...

Newsom Calls Threat to Use Marines 'Deranged'

Los Angeles is mostly calm, but National Guard and immigration enforcement protesters clash at federal complex

(Newser) - National Guard members sent tear gas into a crowd of protesters outside a federal detention center in Los Angeles on Sunday, while President Trump and his aides escalated their threats to use force against demonstrators opposing immigration enforcement . Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted on X that active-duty Marines stationed at...

Trump Deploys National Guard to LA to Quell Protests

Move comes over Gov. Gavin Newsom's objections

(Newser) - President Trump is deploying 2,000 California National Guard troops over the governor's objections to Los Angeles where protests Saturday led to clashes between immigration authorities and demonstrators. The White House said Saturday that Trump was deploying the Guardsmen to "address the lawlessness that has been allowed to...

ICE Presses Raids in LA as Trump Officials Taunt Bass

'You have no say in this at all,' Stephen Miller tells mayor

(Newser) - Trump administration officials mocked Mayor Karen Bass on Saturday while pressing their immigration raids and battles with protesters in Los Angeles. A standoff lasted hours outside an industrial park, with Border Patrol personnel deploying tear gas while bystanders and protesters standing on medians and across the street chanted "Fuera...

In LA, 'Extraordinary Show of Force' During Raids

Protests, clashes with federal agents, dozens of arrests as national immigration crackdown continues

(Newser) - Federal agents conducted high-profile immigration raids on Friday in Los Angeles, including in the city's Fashion District, where they used flash-bang grenades and what appeared to be less-than-lethal rounds to disperse protesters after targeting a clothing wholesaler called Ambiance Apparel. The action was part of at least three...

Slain Actor's Final Film to Premiere

Johnny Wactor of General Hospital fame was working on Caio, Mama when he was killed last year

(Newser) - Roughly one year after General Hospital actor Johnny Wactor was fatally shot by suspected thieves, his final film is scheduled for premiere. Caio, Mama will be screened at the Dances with Films Festival in Los Angeles on June 24, reports ABC News . Wactor, 37, was killed in May 2024...

Landlord Decided to Play 'Baby Shark' on a Loop

He blasted it at a homeless encampment until the LAPD forced him to stop

(Newser) - A landlord tired of seeing a homeless encampment near his building in Los Angeles resorted to blasting the toddler favorite "Baby Shark" on repeat—for days on end. However, he finally turned it off after the LAPD threatened to cite him for disturbing the peace, reports the Los Angeles ...

LA Hotel, Airport Workers Win Vote on $30 Minimum Wage

Opponents warn increase will cost jobs, workers say they can't keep up with inflation

(Newser) - In time for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, arriving in 2028, the Los Angeles City Council has voted in favor of raising the minimum wage for tourism industry workers, with pay rising to $30 per hour. That's a 48% increase over three years for employees of hotels with more...

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