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Trump accepts Nobel Peace Prize medal from Venezuelan opposition leader Machado
Jan 15, 2026 - Us 
President Donald Trump met with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado at the White House Thursday, where she said she presented him with her Nobel medal.
L.A. firefighter union launches sales tax initiative to fund new stations and more
Jan 15, 2026 - Us 
The city's firefighter union announced its push Thursday to raise hundreds of millions of dollars annually for the department through a bump in the city sales tax.
Trump administration sues California over law keeping oil wells from homes, schools
Jan 15, 2026 - Us 
Senate Bill 1137 establishes a 3,200-foot minimum distance between new oil wells and homes, schools, hospitals, parks and other places where people live, work and gather.
With Yosemite ditching reservations for firefall, will it be a mess? Here's what to know
Jan 15, 2026 - Us 
The winter convergence of sunbeams and falling water at Yosemite's Horsetail Falls has drawn growing crowds.
Watts tried to mourn 'Mama Curtis.' Then came LAPD officers with Tasers and batons
Jan 15, 2026 - Us 
An event in remembrance of 94-year-old Earlene Curtis — a neighborhood matriarch who lived near the Jordan Downs housing development and worked to quell gang violence — turned chaotic over the weekend when LAPD officers responded to the gathering and used force while making an arrest.
