Disability advocacy Archives

Street homelessness went up in Los Angeles. In Nithya Raman's district, it was nearly cut in half July 25, 2026

Street homelessness — people living outdoors or in their vehicles — went down by 49% in Raman's district compared to the previous year, she said at a press conference Friday.

Noah Goldberg

Lineage fined for flies, smell and 'unsanitary' conditions after Boyle Heights warehouse fire July 25, 2026

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has fined Lineage Logistics for what it called "unsanitary and nuisance" conditions at the company's fire-damaged Boyle Heights warehouse.

Salvador Hernandez

Woman who claims to run animal rescue locked 18 dogs in a car with no water, prosecutors say July 24, 2026

An Orange County woman who claims to run an animal rescue has been accused of felony animal cruelty following a pair of disturbing incidents involving dogs allegedly in her care.

Seamus Bozeman

With Big Bear eagle ailing, OpenAI co-founder drops $5.5M to buy land near nest July 24, 2026

OpenAI's Greg Brockman and his wife donated $5.5 million to conserve land near famed Big Bear eagles' nest as Jackie remains in critical care. The $10 million goal is now met.

Lila Seidman

D4vd's phone shows teen was pregnant and had abortion before killing, detective testifies July 24, 2026

An LAPD detective took the witness stand Friday and laid out years worth of text messages and phone calls that authorities say indicate the singer D4vd, sexually abused a teenage girl for years, impregnated her and convinced her to have an abortion before allegedly killing her in April of 2025.

James Queally, Richard Winton

DHS surveilled peaceful protesters and then yanked their Global Entry, federal lawsuit alleges July 24, 2026

Plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit filed in California allege that the Department of Homeland Security revoked their Global Entry privileges in retaliation for exercising their constitutional rights.

Brittny Mejia

California man drank all day then drove into a tree at 101 mph with a car full of people July 24, 2026

Prosecutors say Cameron Garcia was behind the wheel drunk during a deadly 2023 car crash then carjacked someone to flee the scene.

Jazmin Alvarado

Measles hits U.S. record not seen since 1991; California seen as vulnerable July 24, 2026

There have been 2,318 measles cases reported across the nation this year, according to the CDC. That's higher than in any year since a significant nationwide measles epidemic from 1989 to 1991.

Rong-Gong Lin II

Neurodivergent kids face special mental health risks. New initiative seeks ways to protect them July 24, 2026

Jake Collective and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention are launching a $5 million, five-year initiative

Corinne Purtill

4 more states report cyclosporiasis outbreak. Here's how the FDA does a traceback investigation July 24, 2026

Experts explain how health officials investigate foodborne illnesses amid a second outbreak of cyclosporiasis.

Karen Garcia

John Norman never let age define his ambition. At 60, the Indiana-born, Dayton-based actor and model is finally doing what he always dreamed of as…