Los Angeles City Councilmember Curren Price was taken to a hospital by paramedics on Wednesday after fainting during a Black History Month event at City Hall. Price, 75, was taken by ambulance at Los Angeles General Medical Center, where he was in stable condition, Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson said. It was not the first such medical incident to involve Price at a public event. Last year, Price fainted while appearing at a groundbreaking for the upgrade of the Los Angeles Convention Center, which is located in his district. The medical incident comes a roughly week after a judge ruled that a corruption case against Price can proceed to trial.

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Casey Wasserman, chairman of the organizing committee for the 2028 L.A. Olympic and Paralympic Games, speaks during an International Olympic Committee meeting in Milan on Tuesday. Casey Wasserman, chairman of the organizing committee for the 2028 L.A. Olympic and Paralympic Games, greets International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry during an IOC meeting in Milan on Tuesday. California Epstein files reveal emails between Ghislaine Maxwell, L.A. Olympics boss Casey Wasserman. “The L.A. Games will not happen in a vacuum,” Wasserman told IOC members. I’d argue that it’s exactly because of these challenges [that] the world needs a strong Olympic games more than ever.

February 05, 2026 01:07 UTC

Or it could be that Skarsgård is enjoying the fact that he himself is having a moment. Harry Melling, left, and Alexander Skarsgård in the movie “Pillion.” (Festival de Cannes)At the forefront is “Pillion,” a provocatively daring film that eschews shock value for real emotion. Skarsgård laughingly calls it a “kinky gay biker rom-com” and it is, but it’s also an endearing coming-of-age story. “It was so thrilling having not explored or talked about the scenes with Melling,” Skarsgård says. AdvertisementCharli XCX and Alexander Skarsgård in the movie “The Moment.” (A24)“It was such a delicious character,” Skarsgård says.

February 05, 2026 00:46 UTC

›Los Angeles County sheriff's homicide detectives are investigating possible links among the recent killings of four homeless people, including former NFL lineman Kevin Johnson, in a Willowbrook encampment since October. On October 5, Michelle Steele, 52, was shot in the head. On November 12, Michelle Steele died from her injuries. On January 21, former NFL player Kevin Johnson, 55, was found dead with blunt force trauma and stab wounds. Octavio Arias A 52-year-old homeless man who was killed with head and neck trauma on December 4.

February 05, 2026 00:42 UTC

“Full House” actor Dave Coulier, who previously beat non-Hodgkin lymphoma, says he is in remission more than a month after he revealed his tongue cancer diagnosis. For “Full House” star Dave Coulier, his cancer journey has “been a roller coaster ride, for sure.” Now that ride has seemingly come to an end. Coulier announced Wednesday, to commemorate World Cancer Day, that he is cancer-free for the second time. Beloved for his portrayal of Uncle Joey in “Full House,” Coulier was diagnosed with stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2024 and diagnosed in December with a form of tongue cancer. That helps.”Since going public with his cancer journey, Coulier has underlined that early detection tests, including prostate exams and mammograms, can be life-saving.

February 05, 2026 00:41 UTC

(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)His remarks coincided with a student walkout, with teen protesters converging on the Metropolitan Detention Center about a mile away. Los Angeles is the largest archdiocese in the United States, home to 3.8 million Catholics. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times )Advertisement“I don’t know if anyone’s OK with what’s happening right now,” said Isaac Cuevas, the archdiocese senior director of life, justice and peace. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)“It breaks my heart, because I’m an immigrant,” said Lupita Sanchez, a Franciscan nun who joined the Mass on Wednesday. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)AdvertisementTrump’s newest 9th Circuit appointee, Eric Tung, also converted under the movement’s influence.

February 05, 2026 00:38 UTC

When it was announced in the fall that Puerto Rican singer and rapper Bad Bunny was chosen to headline the Super Bowl LX halftime show, some folks took it personally. And this great display of American-ness would take place during the Super Bowl, stealing away viewers and ratings from that other guy with the funny name. “He’s said he’s having a dance party, wearing a dress, and singing in Spanish?” said Kid Rock of Bad Bunny. In 2004, he was one of several performers flanking Super Bowl headliner Janet Jackson. We are humans, and we are Americans.”And also Super Bowl headliners.

February 05, 2026 00:31 UTC

Murder of former NFL player possibly connected to 3 separate killings The murder of ex-NFL player Kevin Johnson may be connected to three separate murders of homeless people living in encampments along the L.A. River near Willowbrook, California.

February 05, 2026 00:29 UTC

'I was foolish': Bill Gates denies wrongdoing after latest release of Epstein files Microsoft founder Bill Gates is speaking out for the first time since the latest release of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, in which he is mentioned.

February 05, 2026 00:28 UTC

Kristen Stewart bought L.A.’s historic Highland Theatre, which shut down nearly two years ago, and hopes to revitalize theatergoing. So she bought a historic movie theater in L.A.Stewart purchased and is restoring the Highland Theatre, a cultural landmark that once hosted vaudeville acts. Advertisement“When people are desperate, they start doing desperate things,” Stewart said in an interview with Architectural Digest. The theater was designed by architect Lewis Arthur Smith, known for other local theaters like the Vista in Los Feliz and El Portal in North Hollywood. Stewart, who was raised in the San Fernando Valley, has been a longstanding advocate of the L.A. community.

February 05, 2026 00:22 UTC

A sidewalk memorial is set up for former NFL lineman Kevin Johnson, who was one of four people recently killed in a Willowbrook homeless encampment. Los Angeles County sheriff’s homicide detectives are looking for possible links among the recent slayings of four homeless people in Willowbrook, including the killing of former NFL lineman Kevin Johnson, who was stabbed to death last month. Then, on Dec. 4, a 52-year-old homeless man was killed in the riverbed embankment. Eight homicide detectives — two per case — are looking into the killings. But the recent wave of violence highlights how overrepresented L.A. County’s unhoused community members are as victims of violent crime.

February 05, 2026 00:20 UTC

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved sweeping cuts to an array of homeless services, a move some advocates said will push more people onto the streets. Pathway Home, the county program that cleans up encampments and moves people into motels and shelters, will see a $92-million cut in funding, according to the county homeless department. Folding the bed rate increase into the homeless budget cost more than $100 million, according to the county homeless department. The coming reductions to some homeless programs could threaten the slight progress Los Angeles has made in getting people housed in recent years. In 2025, there was about 72,000 people living on the streets or in shelters in L.A. County, 4.3% fewer than in 2023, according to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.

February 05, 2026 00:18 UTC

A federal judge was skeptical of President Donald Trump’s argument to try to move the appeal of his hush money conviction to federal court — after lawyers already took their shot in two other courts. Trump’s attorneys are trying to get the appeal of his hush money conviction moved into federal court where the judges could interpret challenges involving federal preemption and presidential immunity. Removal would also plow a quicker path to have the appeal heard by the US Supreme Court. “All your doing is saying your good cause is you’re afraid to anger the state court and you want to give the state court the first chance” to rule on the Supreme Court decision before trying the argument in federal court, the judge said. That appeal can ultimately be brought to the US Supreme Court but it has additional layers of review.

February 05, 2026 00:01 UTC

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