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Hannah Kobayashi, a Maui-based artist known for her mandala and geometric designs, began her journey on 8 November, flying from Maui to Los Angeles International Airport. She was scheduled to catch a connecting flight to New York City but never boarded. Police reported that Kobayashi had expressed a desire to «step away from modern connectivity» before her trip. Lt. Douglas Oldfield of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) added, “Her social media posts suggested she wanted to disconnect from her phone.” After leaving the airport without her phone, Kobayashi visited several locations in Los Angeles, including The Grove shopping area and Union Station. She was last seen crossing the US-Mexico border on 12 November with her luggage.

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The owner of an oil field in Los Angeles County is suing the state of California over a law that will require it to stop production and plug its wells or face costly fines

Angelina Jolie has been grabbing the headlines recently due to her legal disputes with Brad Pitt. The actress is back in the spotlight after reports emerged that she is planning to leave Los Angeles. While she has always been an avid traveller, 2024 has seen Jolie spend a considerable amount of time in New York City due to her involvement in producing The Outsiders on Broadway. According to OK! Magazine, Jolie plans to leave Los Angeles as soon as her children, Maddox (23), Pax (20), Zahara (19), Shiloh (18), and 16-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne, are all adults. The reports mention that the actress has always felt happiest “when she and the children travelled”, experiencing different cultures, learning from local tutors, and embracing new ways of life. This lifestyle has always been a key part of their family dynamic. Once her children are all grown, Jolie is expected to return to her solitary ways, with the ease of having friends in Europe making travel easier for her.

Oil company Phillips 66 has been federally indicted in connection with alleged violations of the Clean Water Act in California

tariff increases and seek to avoid labor-related disruptions at alternate ports. “The Port of Los Angeles handled a robust 905,000 container units in October,” Executive Director Gene Seroka told reporters on Wednesday. That’s a 25% gain over last year and is the first time the port handled more than 900,000 containers for four months in a row. “Los Angeles processed more cargo between July and October than we did during our peak year in 2021 or our second-best year in 2022,” Seroka said.

Federal water officials have made public what they call “necessary steps” for the seven states and multiple tribes that rely on the Colorado River to meet an August 2026 deadline for deciding how to manage the waterway in the future

The founder of an artificial intelligence company that worked with large school districts nationwide has been arrested on fraud charges

Diamond Sports Group has reached a multi-year agreement with Prime Video to make its 16 regional sports network channels available as an add-on subscription

Waymo on Tuesday opened its robotaxi service to anyone who wants a ride around Los Angeles, marking another milestone in the evolution of self-driving car technology since the company began as a secret project at Google 15 years ago

Sean Diddy Combs is having trouble finding a buyer for his freak-off mansion in Los Angeles. With its purported connections to Sean Diddy Combs' notorious freak-offs, the market for his Beverly Hills estate has apparently been sluggish to grow, as quoted in a report by the Daily News. A few months after the mansion was raided by FBI and Homeland Security agents and months before he was arrested by federal agents in New York in September, the 55-year-old disgraced music mogul put it up for sale during the summer.

Former US President Donald Trump has eventually interpreted the non-endorsements from major newspapers which includes The Washington Post, USA Today and Los Angeles Times as a tacit endorsement of his Presidential campaign. According to CNN, Donald Trump asserted that the decision of not endorsing any Presidential candidate eventually reveals that these publications believe US Vice President Kamala Harris is totally unfit for office. CNN reported that this sudden non endorsement marks a pretty significant departure from tradition because if history is being traced, both The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times have always endorsed Democratic candidates. The leadership of all these prominent newspapers has eventually asserted that their decision to abstain from all kind of endorsements actually aims to rebuild the trust of the reader and combat perceptions related to media bias. Also Read: Was Liam Payne leading a devastating double life before his death? Here's all you need to know

Amazon reported a boost in its quarterly profits Thursday and exceeded revenue estimates

Nike executive John Slusher is moving into the Olympic world to head the commercial arm for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

The Grammys will have a new broadcast home on ABC starting in 2027

Robert Downey Jr. doesn’t think Marvel executives would ever recreate his portrayal of Tony Stark using artificial intelligence

Aaron Judge was voted player of the year and the American League’s outstanding player for the second time by fellow major leaguers in the annual Players Choice Awards of the Major League Baseball Players Association. Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani was voted the National League’s outstanding player, the union said Saturday. Judge led the major leagues with 58 homers and 144 RBIs, hitting .322. He also won both awards in 2022. Ohtani became the first player with 50 homers and 50 stolen bases, batting .310 with 54 homers, 130 RBIs and 59 steals. He was voted the AL's outstanding player in 2021 and 2023 when he was with the Los Angeles Angels and won the overall player of the year in 2021.

Two more members of the Los Angeles Times editorial board have resigned after the newspaper’s owner blocked its plan to endorse Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for president

Major League Baseball’s dream matchup is the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees in the World Series

Alphabet's self-driving unit, Waymo, said on Friday it had closed a $5.6 billion funding round led by the Google parent, as it looks to expand its autonomous ride-hailing service. Automakers and technology companies are investing in autonomous ride-hailing services to capitalize on the technology to drive commercial success, even as it faces widespread skepticism and tight regulatory scrutiny. The investment round also saw participation from existing investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Fidelity, Perry Creek, Silver Lake, Tiger Global, and T. Rowe Price, Waymo said.

A journalism trade publication is reporting that the editorials editor of the Los Angeles Times has resigned