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Poll shows Bass, Raman and Pratt locked in tight race ahead of Tuesday's mayoral primary

Mayor Karen Bass leads Councilmember Nithya Raman by one percentage point, with Spencer Pratt close behind

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MS-13's 'Salvadoran rules' led gang to cut out man's heart, prosecutors say at L.A. trial

Federal prosecutors said at the trial of suspected MS-13 members in Los Angeles that a series of ritualistic machete murders were linked to the gang's local leaders adopting a brutal code of conduct that required aspiring members to kill in order to prove their loyalty.

O.C. chemical crisis prompts safety-record review, Newsom says

Gov. Gavin Newsom said California officials are starting to review safety records of GKN Aerospace after a pressurized tank nearly exploded over the weekend.

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Citing 'severe' math deficits, UC faculty demand a return to SAT tests for STEM applicants

Hundreds of University of California professors are urging the system to reinstate the SAT or ACT requirement for STEM majors by 2027, saying that the test-optional policy has created a widening preparation gap that threatens the value of UC science, technology, engineering and math degrees.

ICE agent who killed L.A. man allegedly threatened criminal charges over being identified

Brian Palacios, the immigration agent who fatally shot an L.A. man while off duty on New Year's Eve, allegedly threatened to have the person he suspected of leaking his name criminally prosecuted.