The archive of all headlines from July 25, 2015, organized by time of publication.
The Compton Fire Department needs a sweeping overhaul of how it responds to thousands of 911 calls for emergency help each year, according to a letter from the county's top regulator obtained by The Times. L.A. Now
Witnesses say they saw a man walking seemingly aimlessly down Ventura Boulevard firing into the air. The man was eventually shot by police. COMPANY TOWN
Hundreds of people shelter in place in Studio City's bustling business district, and traffic is closed on major streets as officers investigate. COMPANY TOWN
Much of the bustling business district is closed off amid a massive police response. Officials were concerned about explosives; the bomb squad was investigating. COMPANY TOWN
The potential exposure of American intelligence officers could prevent a large number of them from being posted abroad again.
Ventura Boulevard could be closed until midnight, an LAPD spokeswoman says, after a chaotic scene involving gunfire and bomb squad detonations. COMPANY TOWN
Ventura Boulevard could be closed until midnight, an LAPD spokeswoman says, after a chaotic scene involving gunfire and bomb squad detonations.
John Russell Houser — whom police called a “drifter” — had a criminal record from an arrest in an arson case, and his erratic behavior was noted in court filings.
Louisiana governor describes how ‘barbaric’ movie theater attack unfolded, when John Russell Houser killed two and injured nine
John Russell Houser — an anti-tax activist whom police called a “drifter” — was arrested in an arson case, and his erratic behavior was noted in court filings.
The man who leaked U.S. files to Israel will be eligible for parole in November, officials said. His release would erase a wedge in U.S.-Israel relations amid tension over a nuclear deal with Iran.
Chaos erupts along Ventura Boulevard when police receive reports of a man with a gun. Witnesses peer out of store windows and from behind cars as police fire on the man. But the drama continued.
A judge rules that control of a landmark project on Alzheimer's disease belongs to the La Jolla school. Left unresolved: UC San Diego's request for monetary damages. L.A. Now
The La Jolla school accused USC of illegally transferring the landmark study after Dr. Paul Aisen left UCSD in June. Still unresolved: UCSD's request for monetary damages. L.A. Now
Dozens of people who have been accused of being Taliban fighters have died in military detention amid accounts of torture, starvation and extrajudicial execution from ex-captives, relatives and rights monitors.
President Barack Obama heralded Africa as a continent “on the move” Saturday as he opened a U.S.-sponsored business summit in Kenya, the East African nation where he has deep family ties. CALIFORNIA
«Africa is one of the fastest growing regions of the world," the president says. «People are being lifted out of poverty."
Obama's visit has been highly anticipated in a nation that views him as a local son. Much of his stay is focused on boosting business and security ties.
Dozens of people who have been accused of being Taliban fighters have died in military detention amid accounts of torture, starvation and extrajudicial execution from ex-captives, relatives and rights monitors.
«I don't think that Kenyans think of Obama as African-American. They think of him as Kenyan-American," says one observer.
With taxes from hotels and Disney theme parks generating about half of the city's $286-million general fund, Anaheim officials are banking on the prospects that tourism will continue to flourish. Orange County cities push to expand tourism
Her appearance Oct. 22 will be public and follows months of disputes with the GOP-led committee, which the former secretary of state’s allies say is seeking material to damage her 2016 presidential bid.
Mass shootings remain an almost exclusively American phenomenon among advanced countries. These nine rocked the country and galvanized many in favor of gun control – so why has so little of it followed?
The BBC’s ‘Saving Syria’s Children’ “documentary” represents the fruit of a collaboration between BBC personnel and UK state security services
Mass shootings remain an almost exclusively American phenomenon among advanced countries. These nine rocked the country and galvanized many in favor of gun control – so why has so little action followed?
Standing side by side with President Uhuru Kenyatta, a staunch opponent of any change to his country's harsh laws toward homosexuality, Obama calls upon Kenya and other African governments to ban state discrimination of gays and lesbians. L.A. Now
Standing side by side with President Uhuru Kenyatta, a staunch opponent of any change to his country's harsh laws toward homosexuality, Obama calls upon Kenya and other African governments to ban state discrimination of gays and lesbians.Kenyans bemoan corruption as Obama calls for prosperity through start-ups
‘Veterans for Trump’ group formed after comments on John McCain includes second world war veteran who tells Guardian: ‘I don’t know anything about it’
Dozens of people who have been accused of being Taliban fighters have died in military detention amid accounts of torture, starvation and extrajudicial execution from ex-captives, relatives and rights monitors.
The strikes, which followed Turkish attacks on Islamic State targets in Syria, effectively ended a two-year cease-fire between Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party.
In the ruling, a judge finds federal officials had violated an 18-year-old court settlement regarding the detention of migrant children. L.A. Now
Unlike accredited schools, the unaccredited campuses exist in a regulatory gray area where they are not required to meet the same standards. Northwestern California