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How did thousands of sensitive LAPD files get leaked? City officials seek explanation

Elected officials are demanding answers from the L.A. city attorney's office about how a massive cache of confidential LAPD files got dumped online. The Times has found the compromised material includes crime scene photos, medical records and other sensitive police records.

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WATCH: A new development in Arizona has shops, a restaurant, a farmer's market and no cars.

For Earth Day, Ginger Zee reports on a Tempe, Arizona, community called Culdesac, built specifically for walking and biking, with free light rail and buses right outside if you want to get further.

An O.C. teen on an e-motorbike injured an 81-year-old man. The teen's mom now faces felony charges

The Aliso Viejo mother is facing two felony charges as Orange County prosecutors promise to hold parents accountable when they allow their children to illegally ride high-speed, electric motorcycles.

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Law requiring ICE agents to show identification struck down by 9th Circuit

Appellate judges ruled in favor of the Trump administration in its challenge to a California law that required federal immigration agents to display identification while on duty.

44% of Americans breathe dangerously polluted air. In California, it's 82%

The American Lung Assn.'s 2026 State of the Air report again graded L.A. as having some of the worst air quality in the country. California as a state performed poorly.