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Monday's Powerball jackpot is the 8th-largest ever. Here's how high it could go

Four of the top 10 Powerball jackpots have had tickets sold in California. Here's how big Monday's jackpot has grown.

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Influencer charged in sugar daddy rip-offs is denied diversion; judge questions her truthfulness

After reviewing extensive mental health examinations records, Judge Diego H. Edber questioned Adva Lavie's truthfulness and denied her lawyer's request to direct her to a diversion program.

Raman will lose homelessness committee chair as mayoral race heats up, sources say

Nithya Raman will lose her post as chair of the Housing and Homelessness Committee just as her race against Mayor Karen Bass enters its final months.

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Lawyer for officer charged over recording racism at LAPD slams D.A.'s handling of case

LAPD Officer Daniel Flores pleaded not guilty Monday to 16 counts of felony eavesdropping, and his lawyer accused Dist. Attny. Nathan Hochman of making "a desperate effort to save face" with a motion last week that sought to justify the prosecution of man who documented racist remarks by his peers.

After more than a million hearings without a transcript, California high court allows recording

California's Supreme Court ruled that proceedings in some civil cases can be electronically recorded to create transcripts, settling a dispute that has pitted attorneys for domestic violence victims and others against court reporters, who argue only humans can be trusted to do the work.