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Also known as: El Pueblo de la Reina de los Angeles
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Jun. 8, 2023, 8:05 PM ET (AP)
Los Angeles county DA's office quits Twitter due to barrage of 'vicious' homophobic attacks
The Los Angeles county district attorney's office has left Twitter due to barrage of what the office called vicious homophobic attacks
Jun. 7, 2023, 10:02 AM ET (AP)
New version of 'The Wiz' will be led by Wayne Brady and Alan Mingo Jr. sharing the title role
Two men who stepped into 6-inch heels for “Kinky Boots” on Broadway will play the title character behind the curtain when “The Wiz” tours the U.S. starting this fall and lands on Broadway in 2024 — Wayne Brady and Alan Mingo Jr. Brady will star as the Wiz in San Francisco from Jan. 16-Feb. 11 at the Golden Gate Theatre, and in Los Angeles from Feb. 13–March 3, before hitting Broadway in spring 2024
Jun. 6, 2023, 5:30 PM ET (AP)
New Suns coach Frank Vogel has blueprint in place for early success
Frank Vogel led the Lakers to an NBA title in his first season in Los Angeles by finding a way to mesh the skills of stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis
Jun. 4, 2023, 6:25 PM ET (AP)
Arson investigation underway after fire burns Los Angeles church for second time in 2 years
An arson investigation was under way Sunday after fire damaged a nearly 100-year-old Los Angeles church for the second time in less than two years, authorities
Jun. 3, 2023, 11:11 PM ET (AP)
Yankees' Judge knocks open bullpen door while making running catch
New York Yankees star Aaron Judge knocked open the door of the visiting bullpen at Dodger Stadium while making a spectacular running catch in the eighth inning
Los Angeles , city, seat of Los Angeles county, southern California, U.S. It is the second most populous city and metropolitan area (after New York City) in the United States. The city sprawls across a broad coastal plain situated between mountains and the Pacific Ocean; the much larger Los Angeles county, which encompasses the city, contains some 90 other incorporated cities, including Beverly Hills, Pasadena, and Long Beach. The county also encompasses two of the Channel Islands, Santa Catalina and San Clemente; Mount San Antonio, familiarly known as Mount Baldy or Old Baldy, 10,046 feet (3,062 metres) high; more than ...(100 of 11493 words)