Tom Girardi found guilty of wire fraud for embezzling tens of millions in client money
The verdict brings to a close a weeks-long trial marking the lowest point for disgraced attorney Tom Girardi, who was once a legal titan.
Man accused of decapitating parents sang Tina Turner after being shot by deputies
Joseph Brandon Gerdvil was arrested on suspicion of killing his parents, 77-year-old Ronald Walter Gerdvil and 79-year-old Antoinette Gerdvil in their San Juan Capistrano home July 9, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.
Three friends drown in Central Valley whirlpool while trying to save one another
A group of friends was canyoneering Friday near the Seven Teacups Trail in Tulare County when one got caught in a whirlpool. She drowned, as did two others who tried to save her.
A woman died on Burning Man’s opening day. The cause is under investigation
Officials confirmed the woman died at the festival on Sunday, but a cause of death has not been announced.
As national heat deaths rise, California girds for worsening bouts of extreme temperature
The last seven years have been marked by a surge in heat-related deaths, including 2,325 deaths in 2023 — the planet’s hottest year on record.
How much more water and power does AI computing demand? Tech firms don’t want you to know
Every query on Chat GPT or another artificial intelligence app requires extraordinary amounts of electricity and water. Users have no way of knowing.
L.A. confiscated his goats. He went to war with Animal Services to get them back
Dael Wilcox said Animal Services kidnapped Beatrice and Benito, his goats. It took a lawsuit to get his hooved property back.
Fake QR codes posted on Redondo Beach parking meters to scam drivers, police say
The QR codes, which appear to be connected to a ‘quishing’ scam, were found on about 150 parking meters along the Esplanade and in the Riviera Village area, police said.
Two fatal Saturday night shootings in Carson under investigation
Two men were found fatally shot at about the same time Saturday night on adjacent blocks in Carson. It wasn’t clear if they were connected.
Doctor shot and killed outside Woodland Hills clinic
Friends identified the victim as Hamid Mirshojae, a doctor at Woodland Hills Medical Clinic and Urgent Care, according to KTLA-TV.