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Self-driving Tesla hits and kills 71-year-old pedestrian on California freeway

Los Angeles Times

Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. A CHP officer conducts a traffic stop in San Francisco. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search.


Behind Elon Musk's plans for a mega-merger of SpaceX and Tesla

Los Angeles Times

Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. SpaceX and Tesla, both led by Elon Musk, may combine in a historic merger. See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Elon Musk says SpaceX and Tesla are considering a tie-up that could become the largest corporate merger ever, bringing rockets, electric vehicles and artificial intelligence under one roof. The goal would be to combine SpaceX's computing, as well as Starlink and AI capabilities with Tesla's robotaxis, autonomous-driving plans and robots.


Your guide to the L.A. County Superior Court Judge Office 87 election

Los Angeles Times

Things to Do in L.A. See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Los Angeles County voters will decide four runoff contests for Superior Court seats on Nov. 3, choosing who will preside over criminal and civil cases across the region. This race for an open seat pits a former U.S. assistant attorney who represented President Obama, the FBI and NASA against a seasoned Los Angeles County public defender who has taken more than 100 trials, some with three-strikes implications, to verdict. David DeJute, who defended Obama against the so-called birther claims, spent a decade as vice president of litigation at Sony Pictures Entertainment. He now works in litigation at a private firm.


At least 9 California federal lawmakers targeted in nationwide mail threat

Los Angeles Times

Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. At least nine California lawmakers, including Sen. Alex Padilla, are among dozens of officials and state election offices nationwide sent suspicious white-powder letters weeks before the Nov. 3 election.


Here's what we know about the man who allegedly bugged an OpenAI conference room in San Francisco

Los Angeles Times

Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. Here's what we know about the man who allegedly bugged an OpenAI conference room in San Francisco The OpenAI logo is seen displayed on a cell phone in front of an image on a computer screen generated by ChatGPT's Dall-E text-to-image model, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Boston. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search.


Mortgage lenders probed over how they handled L.A. wildfire insurance payouts

Los Angeles Times

Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. Mortgage lenders probed over how they handled L.A. wildfire insurance payouts Altadena residents and council members gather at a fire-damaged residential property on East Las Flores Drive in support of Senate Bill 1090 on June 29, 2026, in Altadena, CA. Two thirds of Altadena homes were destroyed in the Eaton fire on January 7, 2025. SB 1090 would help protect fire survivors while preserving opportunities for affordable housing. This is read by an automated voice.


Passenger arrested after breaching gate and stealing vehicle at John Wayne Airport airfield

Los Angeles Times

Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. A passenger at Orange County's John Wayne Airport somehow made it onto the tarmac Tuesday and stole a tug. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search.


One killed after sheriff's deputy collision sets off chain-reaction crash in Commerce, officials say

Los Angeles Times

Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. One killed after sheriff's deputy collision sets off chain-reaction crash in Commerce, officials say An investigation is underway after a driver was killed when a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy set off a deadly chain-reaction crash in the city of Commerce while rushing to another emergency overnight. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search.


Feds arrest more than a dozen suspects in sweeping Skid Row drug crackdown

Los Angeles Times

Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. A man rests outside a row of camper trailers in Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles on July 1. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search.


Fresno contractor who appeared on HGTV dies while hiking in Sequoia National Park

Los Angeles Times

Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. A contractor who has appeared on HGTV died while hiking Mt. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search.