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How violent online groups like CVLT and 764 recruit, extort and abuse teens
L.A. Times staff writers Clara Harter and Brittny Mejia spoke with women who said they were targeted by CVLT, a violent online group that coerced girls into sexual abuse and self-harm on camera. Four alleged key members have since been charged in federal court in Los Angeles. Investigators, however, say …
2025 was Robby Hoffman’s year, but don’t call her an overnight success
Robby Hoffman was born into an audience. Growing up as one of 10 kids in a Hasidic Jewish family in Brooklyn, the comedian says she has always been most comfortable in a crowd.“I’ve always lived in very dense apartments or neighborhoods,” she says. “It feels very natural. I love being …
‘Acts of pure evil': Feds indict alleged members of child sex abuse network
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. This article contains descriptions of sexual violence. The 15-year-old girl was sitting in her bedroom when “Sociopath” and “Rohan” added her to a Discord chat that, several months later, would nearly end in her death. She …
Rob Reiner's son arrested on suspicion of homicide as more details emerge about shocking killings
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Rob Reiner’s son Nick was arrested on suspicion of murdering his parents after the Hollywood legend and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead at their Brentwood home Sunday.Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell said …
Nick Reiner struggled with addiction and shared his recovery with the world. Now, he's accused of killing parents
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. You can find live updates to this developing story in this link.Nick Reiner spent years struggling with addiction and with help from his father, Hollywood legend Rob Reiner, told his story to the world.On Monday, Nick …
Dropout is the part-internet, part-studio streaming service that built its own comedy ecosystem
When Netflix launched the streaming era it had a simple promise: One place for everything. But when entertainment studios launched their own services, suddenly every major company wanted to be The Streamer, racing to fill their platforms with the most content possible to beat out competitors.Amid the chaos of the …
A child dies. Two men vanish. Police investigate secretive California religious group
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The ambulance siren blared down the quiet residential street where a 4-year-old boy was dying.When police and paramedics arrived at 1521 Latham St. in Colton, they had no clue they were entering the home of a …
Cheech Marin's museum legitimizes Chicano art and boosts the local economy
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. In 2022, the iconic L.A. comedian Cheech Marin opened an art museum with the hope of inspiring a Chicano art renaissance.“I looked around and said, ‘This could be the next big art town’ — because the …
Pali High football: A team of wildfire nomads searches for normalcy
Twenty-four days after the worst wildfire in L.A. history burned their stadium, members of the Palisades Charter High School football team stretched and twisted on a middle school field in Santa Monica. To the north, a sickly orange haze hung along the horizon, a reminder of the inferno that had …
How the Inland Empire became key to música Mexicana's success
Not even a mini heatwave could deter thousands of Inland Empire residents from showing up to a local música Mexicana festival.On a Saturday afternoon in May, when the temperature peaked at 100 degrees, dozens of banda fans filed into an ever-growing line outside downtown Riverside’s John W. North Park as …
A free L.A. hike, yoga and a sound bath under the full moon? Here’s how to join
As the last bit of the afternoon sun beamed down on a patch of grass right outside Elysian Park, hikers unfurled yoga mats and stretched beside a busy street.
Meet the L.A. sisters ushering in a new era of YA literature
Annabelle Chang recommends books for a living. If you were to ask which one she finds most “criminally underrated,” she’d tell you it’s Katie Henry’s “This Will Be Funny Someday.”“It is truly one of my favorite books I’ve ever read, not just my favorite YA books, just one of my …
A woodworker gives life to maple and ash in his stunning handcrafted furnishings
On a hot August morning, sunlight pools across a warm-toned teak dining table in Harold Greene’s backyard in San Pedro.
He was one of California’s most notorious Mexican outlaws. Now they ride in his honor
CANTUA CREEK, Calif. — For three days and 65 miles, the riders will travel through the heat and dust of the Central Valley to honor a man from the Gold Rush era who, depending on the point of view, was either a freedom fighter or a ruthless criminal.Their journey begins …
The Chicano artist melting ice blocks in Riverside has a bigger story to tell
Some SoCal residents spent their summer at the beach, or at their local rooftop pool; others spent it indoors, hiding from ICE agents. It’s why Riverside artist Perry Picasshoe spent his summer documenting the melting of 36 ice blocks on sidewalks across the Inland Empire.He traveled to nine locations, a …
8 swoon-worthy L.A. spots to celebrate Bookstore Romance Day
In 2019, Oregon bookseller Billie Bloebaum saw an author raise a question on X she had heard many times before: “Why should I support independent bookstores when independent bookstores don’t support romance?”“For a long time, and still somewhat to this day, independent bookstores have had a reputation as being not …
The Magic Castle's training program for kid magicians is like a real-life Hogwarts
Anja Steyn has three disparate loves: puzzles, horror movies and magic.And during her show at the Magic Castle two weeks ago, she not only predicted the horror film someone was thinking of — she produced an almost-finished puzzle of the movie poster, with the last piece in the unsuspecting audience …
'Japanese walking’ promises big health gains in 30 minutes. Health experts are skeptical
Dubbed “Japanese walking,” the latest viral fitness trend is all over TikTok and has people wondering whether this short-interval workout can improve health more efficiently than a traditional stroll.
'A state of emergency': How L.A. dance groups are pivoting amid steep funding cuts
Linda Yudin was sipping coffee with family and friends on May 3, the morning of her birthday, when they warned her not to check her emails.Later that afternoon, she learned why: Her dance company, Viver Brasil, had lost a $20,000 grant. It was among 30 Los Angeles arts organizations that …
They built their careers in network TV. Then they started a production company for the influencer age
Jeff Kmiotek, Michael Zinman and Andrew Watnick have been in unscripted TV production for decades. Kmiotek became a producer after working in a variety of unscripted formats including game and cooking shows and garnered an Emmy nomination for his work on “The Masked Singer.” Zinman has a background in visual …
Galaxy disciplines fans for rule violations while protesting team response to ICE raids
The Galaxy have banned a fan from the Angel City Brigade support group following the July 4 match at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson. The team has also restricted access for other fans accused of harassing the MLS team’s management.Bruce Martin, a 12-year Angel City Brigade member, was banned …
Blackpink pumps up the SoFi crowd with first U.S. show in two years
Blackpink is back in the area.The K-pop girl group, made up of Rosé, Lisa, Jennie and Jisoo, triumphantly kicked off the North American leg of the Deadline world tour Saturday night at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.
Justin Bieber’s ‘Standing on Business’: The biggest takeaways from ‘Swag’
Is it finally clocking to you? Justin Bieber is back.The 31-year-old singer surprise-released a new album, “Swag,” Friday after teasing fans the previous morning with a series of billboards and social media posts. Bieber’s first album since 2021’s “Justice,” the new music prompted an online frenzy and revived a devoted …
Is walking 10,000 steps a legit fitness goal or a marketing myth?
The magic number shows up on smartwatches, fitness apps and office step challenges. For many, hitting 10,000 steps in a day has become a marker of good health — a goal that prompts post-dinner walks, lunchtime laps around the block and a reason to park a little farther away.
At 90, he's a competitive stair climber. 'It gives me a goal, and that's why I keep going'
Gripping the stairwell railings inside the Crowne Plaza Ventura Beach Hotel on a recent afternoon, Tom Kutrosky ran up the steps two at a time — part of his training for an upcoming race that involves taking on 110 floors’ worth of stairs.
ICE seeks to deport Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr., alleges links to Sinaloa cartel
United States immigration agents have detained prominent Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. and are working to deport him, with officials saying he has “an active arrest warrant in Mexico for his involvement in organized crime and trafficking firearms, ammunition, and explosives.”Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials arrested Chávez, 39, in …
Sabrina Carpenter reveals alternative album cover 'approved by God' amid backlash
While some interpreted the cover as cheeky and ironic — especially given the themes of the album’s first single, “Manchild” — others accused the former Disney Channel star of promoting sexist stereotypes and setting women‘s rights back decades.