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Manhattan DA challenges Trump's appeal of his 2024 hush money conviction
Jul 29, 2026 - Us 
The Manhattan DA's office is urging an appellate court in New York to reject President Trump's challenges to his 2024 criminal hush money conviction.
UC accepts record number of Californians, but some select campuses out of reach for most
Jul 29, 2026 - Us 
UC admissions data for fall 2026 show a record number of Californians were admitted, even as acceptance rates diverged sharply between its most and least selective campuses.
Lopez: In this Hollywood courtroom, defendants are sentenced to get help, and graduations are celebrated
Jul 29, 2026 - Us 
Among other legal matters, the mental health courts handle the cases of defendants who have a serious mental illness and have been judged incompetent to stand trial in criminal court.
The LAPD has quietly stopped putting many public records online
Jul 29, 2026 - Us 
According to a UCLA professor, public records related to the police department began disappearing from a Los Angeles city website last April, turning the LAPD into a "black hole of information."
State regulators crack down on polluted runoff from L.A. shopping centers, warehouses
Jul 29, 2026 - Us 
California water regulators in Los Angeles are requiring stormwater permits for shopping centers and warehouses for the first time. Big parking lots are major contributors to stream pollution.
