Los Angeles

LAX authorities arrest Iranian national attempting to traffic arms to Sudan for Islamic regime

Shamim Mafi, 44, was arrested at LAX for attempting to smuggle drones, bombs, and millions of rounds of ammunition to Sudan on behalf of Iran.

Shamim Mafi, 44, driving a luxury vehicle in an undated picture; illustrative.
Drones can cause significant disruptions in urban areas

Israeli drone‑detection start-up scores major US commercial breakthrough

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during a press conference about the wave of violence in Mexico, following the killing of Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, known as 'El Mencho', in a military operation on Sunday, at Palacio Nacional, in Mexico City, Mexico, February 23, 2026.

Mexico vows stricter action after 14th Mexican death in US migration detention

Guitars thrown at LAX.

Viral clip shows baggage crew hurling guitars at LAX


Big Los Angeles wildfire switches direction, posing new threat despite winds easing

Six blazes in Los Angeles have killed at least 11 people and destroyed nearly 54 square miles of land.

 A fire hydrant sprays water in front of a burned property, following the Eaton fire, one of six simultaneous blazes that have ripped across Los Angeles County, in Altadena, California, US January 11, 2025.

2024 was the hottest year on record, scientists say

Scientists claim that the last 10 years were the hottest on record

 Greeland's ice sheet is under pressure from human-induced climate change

When flames consume everything, hope and humanity prevail - comment

As so many people’s lives and livelihoods hang in the balance, all we can continue to do is show up and offer whatever help we can.

 A firefighter battles the fire in the Angeles National Forest near Mt. Wilson as the wildfires burn in the Los Angeles area, during the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, U.S. January 9, 2025.

Jewish community springs into action as devastating Los Angeles-area fires widen

As wildfires rage across LA, synagogues open doors to evacuees and Jewish groups mobilize aid, while rabbi who lost home vows 'we will rebuild together.'

 The Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center smolders after burning in the Eaton Fire in Pasadena, California, Jan. 8, 2025.

Pasadena synagogue burns down as fires rage across Southern California

Southern California has long been vulnerable to devastating fires, but climate change has altered weather patterns that in the past largely limited fire season to only parts of the year.

 A menorah is surrounded by flames from the Pacific Palisades fire along Sunset Boulevard, near Chabad of Pacific Palisades, on Jan. 7, 2025.

Famed Jewish record producer Richard Perry dies at 82

Colleagues memorialize one of the main movers of the Los Angeles music and film celebrity world in the 1970s.

 RICHARD PERRY and actress Jane Fonda attend an event in 2016 in Beverly Hills.

Los Angeles: Anti-Jewish crimes rise by 90%, anti-Israeli crimes by 450%

Anti-religion-motivated crimes surpassed sexual orientation crimes to become the second greatest motivation, representing 20% of hate-motivated crimes.

 Police officers stand guard, on the day a pro-Palestinian activists' set up an encampment, at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Los Angeles, California, US, May 23, 2024.

Holocaust survivor ‘wisdom project’ launched in Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Holocaust Museum has already begun this process with partners in Atlanta and New Zealand.

 HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR Erika Fabian.

36th Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles celebrates the Jewish state's cinema

The festival’s opening-night gala will feature the West Coast Premiere of Tom Nesher’s Come Closer at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills.

 TALI SHARON and Idan Amedi in ‘Highway 65.’

In a Jewish neighborhood of Los Angeles, the presidential election is all about Israel

Oct. 7 has changed the lives and feelings of many American Jews — and is shaping how they think about Tuesday’s election in states across the country.

 The Teach Coalition's mobile voting center parked in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood of Los Angeles.