When they spoke at the Vatican, Pope Francis praised California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision to temporarily end the death penalty.

Once on former President Trump’s shortlist of potential running mates, Kristi Noem also repeated allegations about cartels using Native lands that have resulted in tribes barring her from their property.

A performance artist who goes by the name Reckless Ben filmed himself on a slackline between two downtown L.A. skyscrapers 40 stories above Figueroa Street.

Former Los Angeles Angels’ infielder David Fletcher may have made bets with the same bookie used by baseball star Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter, ESPN has reported.

A former San Diego sheriff’s deputy who has already pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter for the 2020 fatal shooting of an unarmed suspect has been indicted on two federal charges that could put him in prison for life.

San Diego is enforcing a new ordinance that limits where people can hold outdoor yoga and fitness classes. Sunset Cliffs isn’t on the approved list.

A video showing Sean “Diddy” Combs violently attacking his then-girlfriend in a Los Angeles hotel in 2016 is likely to add more urgency to a federal sex-trafficking investigation into the star.

Prosecutors say Johnny Martinez was caught on a wiretap boasting of several murders, but he still has prominent voices calling for his release, including two L.A. County probation officials.

Mohamad Abdelfattah, a critical-care doctor, was in the southern city of Rafah with no way of leaving. He was at the end of a two-week trip volunteering in one of the few hospitals that has remained open in the besieged city.

California’s Medicaid program is testing a novel approach for people addicted to methamphetamine, cocaine and other stimulants: For every clean urine test, they can earn money — up to $599 a year.