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Instagram Boss: You Can't Be Addicted to Social Media

Adam Mosseri describes 16 hours a day on the app as 'problematic use,' not addiction

(Newser) - Adam Mosseri, the head of Meta's Instagram, testified Wednesday during a landmark social media trial in Los Angeles that he disagrees with the idea that people can be clinically addicted to social media platforms. The question of addiction is a key pillar of the case , where plaintiffs seek to...

Amid Epstein Files Furor, Casey Wasserman Keeps LA28 Gig

Outside review finds no new information beyond what was already known, committee says

(Newser) - Casey Wasserman is keeping his Olympics gig—at least for now. The chair of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic and Paralympic Games held onto the backing of LA28's Executive Committee on Wednesday, despite escalating criticism over his past ties to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, the Los Angeles Times...

Federalized Guard Units Quietly Pulled From Cities

US Northern Command confirms troops have left Chicago, Los Angeles, Portland

(Newser) - The Trump administration pulled federalized National Guard troops from American cities, without saying much about it. US Northern Command says all Guard units sent under federal authority to Los Angeles, Chicago, and Portland are now home, wrapping up a controversial experiment that ran into stiff resistance from governors, mayors, and...

Kristen Stewart Just Bought a Los Angeles Landmark

Actor buys historic theater, aims to restore it

(Newser) - Kristen Stewart ventured beyond acting to become a director. Now she's venturing beyond directing to become a theater owner. In an interview with Architectural Digest , Stewart explains that she bought the historic and dilapidated Highland Theatre in Los Angeles, a 1925 movie palace and former vaudeville venue. She aims...

These US Housing Markets Are Your Best Bet

ProFusion ranks McAllen, Texas, as nation's most affordable; LA is least affordable

(Newser) - It may be a buyer's market right now, but that doesn't mean there aren't still plenty of Americans struggling to find affordable homes. In an effort to suss out the "true purchasing power" that people have these days, ProFusion looked at nearly 100 of the most...

Woman Who Crashed Into LA Market, Killing 3, Is 92: Cops

All those killed were inside the market's bakery at the time

(Newser) - Three people were killed and six others were hurt after a 92-year-old driver collided with a bicyclist and then lost control and slammed into a grocery store Thursday in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Westwood, authorities said. The woman driving a Toyota Prius hit the bicyclist shortly after noon and...

Car Slams Into Grocery Store, Killing 3

Fire official says no 'ill intent' is suspected

(Newser) - Three people were killed and at least six others were seriously hurt when a car slammed into a grocery store Thursday in Los Angeles, authorities said. The crash was reported shortly after noon at a 99 Ranch Market in the city's Westwood neighborhood, according to Los Angeles Fire Department...

Don Lemon Arrested by Feds in LA
Don Lemon Arrested
by Feds in LA
Jan 30, 2026 8:00 AM CST

Don Lemon Arrested by Feds in LA

Former CNN anchor's detention seems to be tied to anti-ICE church protest in Minnesota, sources say

(Newser) - Former CNN anchor Don Lemon is in federal custody after being arrested Thursday night in Los Angeles, according to multiple sources cited by CBS News . Lemon's attorney, Abbe Lowell, confirmed that agents detained the veteran broadcaster while he was in LA to cover this weekend's Grammy Awards. A...

'Ms. Shirley,' a 'First Responder' for the Homeless, Dies at 58

Advocate Shirley Raines, who founded Beauty 2 the Streetz, used social media to spread the word

(Newser) - Shirley Raines, who turned makeup kits, hot meals, and a smartphone into a national platform for people living on the streets of Los Angeles, has died at 58. The Clark County Coroner's Office in Nevada confirmed her Tuesday death; the cause hasn't yet been released, per the Washington ...

Rob Schneider's 15-Year Marriage Ending

Patricia Azarcoya Schneider cites 'irretrievably broken' marriage in Arizona filing

(Newser) - Rob Schneider's 15-year marriage is coming to an end. Court records in Maricopa County, Arizona, show that his wife, Patricia Azarcoya Schneider, filed for divorce on Dec. 8, per People . Azarcoya Schneider, 37, and the 62-year-old actor married in January 2010 in Los Angeles. The filing describes the marriage...

His Job Was to Help Homeless. He Allegedly Helped Himself

Alexander Soofer, 42, ran the nonprofit Abundant Blessings

(Newser) - The CEO of a Los Angeles homeless services charity faces federal and state fraud charges after prosecutors said he lived a luxury lifestyle that included lavish vacations and designer clothes paid for with $23 million in public money meant to keep people off the streets. Alexander Soofer, 42, was arrested...

Former NFL Player Killed at Homeless Camp

Police investigate the death of Kevin Johnson, 55, as a homicide

(Newser) - Police in Los Angeles are investigating the killing of a man at a homeless camp this week, and the victim's name may be familiar to NFL fans. The Los Angeles County medical examiner says Kevin Johnson, 55, died from blunt head trauma and stab wounds on Wednesday, reports the...

Lawsuit: LA Schools Discriminate Against White Students

Conservative group challenges decades-old desegregation remedies in federal court

(Newser) - A long-running effort to steer extra resources to heavily nonwhite schools in Los Angeles is now at the center of a federal lawsuit claiming it illegally shortchanges white students. The 1776 Project Foundation, a conservative group that opposes racial preferences in education, sued the Los Angeles Unified School District on...

Now's the Chance to Get a Seat at the LA Olympics

Random draw will assign times for purchasing tickets, as low as $28

(Newser) - Olympic fans on a budget will have a chance to take in the action in Los Angeles in 2028 for as little as $28. Officials announced details of the ticket process on Tuesday, noting registration for a ticket lottery will open at 7am local time Wednesday (10am EST) and remain...

LA to Repeal Law Threatening Jail for Playing Catch

Council vote targets decades-old ban on ball games in streets, parks

(Newser) - An odd law in Los Angeles bans playing catch or kicking a soccer ball on many city streets, sidewalks, even in many public parks—but perhaps not for long. City council voted unanimously Tuesday to direct the city attorney to draft a repeal of Municipal Code Section 56.16, on...

U-Haul Truck Hits Protesters at Iran Protest in Los Angeles

Nobody was seriously hurt after what appeared to be a deliberate move

(Newser) - A weekend protest in Los Angeles against Iran's government briefly turned chaotic when a U-Haul truck drove into a crowd of demonstrators, reports the Los Angeles Times . Two people were treated at the scene for minor injuries, and the driver was taken into police custody, per CBS Los Angeles...

Two Suffer Broken Ankles on British Airways Flight

Turbulence over Greenland injures crew member and passenger

(Newser) - Two people ended a transatlantic flight with broken ankles after a burst of turbulence over the North Atlantic. The injuries happened on a British Airways flight from Los Angeles to London Heathrow last month as the aircraft flew near Greenland, reports the Independent , citing a newly released report from the...

California Reports First Drop in Street Homelessness for Years

Newsom plans to highlight progress in his final State of the State address

(Newser) - California's governor is seizing on a rare piece of good news in a problem that has dogged his entire tenure. Gavin Newsom plans to use his State of the State address on Thursday to highlight a 9% drop in the number of people sleeping outdoors in California between 2024...

Patrick Swayze's Brother Is Dead at 63
More Sad News
for the Swayze Family
Jan 8, 2026 11:12 AM CST

More Sad News for the Swayze Family

Patrick's younger brother Sean has died at age 63

(Newser) - Late actor Patrick Swayze's younger brother has died in Los Angeles at age 63. According to a death certificate obtained by People , Sean Swayze died Dec. 15 from an upper gastrointestinal bleed linked to severe metabolic acidosis, esophageal varices, and alcoholic liver cirrhosis. He was working as an entertainment...

Reality TV 'Villain' Wants to Be Mayor of LA

Spencer Pratt blames current mayor for Palisades Fire, vows to expose failures

(Newser) - Spencer Pratt is looking to trade the drama of reality TV for the drama of City Hall. The former star of The Hills, who lost his Pacific Palisades home in California's deadly Palisades Fire last year, announced Wednesday that he's running for mayor of Los Angeles, the LA ...

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