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High-speed rail authority wasted money on first-class flights, trips to nightclub, report finds

California's high-speed rail authority is under new scrutiny after an inspector general found the agency approved more than half a million dollars in wasteful and unexplained travel spending.

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Some California cars will get to skip smog checks. What to know about Jay Leno's Law

Gov. Gavin Newsom visited Jay Leno's Burbank garage to sign State Bill 1392, which expands smog check exemptions for certain collector cars.

Federal judge limits immigration arrests without a warrant in Southern California

A Los Angeles federal judge has ordered immigration agents to stop making civil arrests without a warrant unless they first determine that a person is likely to escape before one can be obtained.

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LAUSD faces tough choices: Which schools to close, update or rebuild as enrollment dives

As LAUSD enrollment drops, district officials face tough choices over school closures and how to prudently spend billions in voter-approved bond funds.

Dramatic recording could help answer why NBC4 helicopter crashed

At a news conference Wednesday, federal transportation officials said the most critical information available so far has been video captured from the helicopter during its final, live broadcast moments before it crashed.