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July 28, 2026, 6:31 a.m. Pacific time

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D4vd Murder Case Can Go to Trial, Judge Rules

The decision capped a five-day preliminary hearing in which prosecutors detailed how and why they say the musician killed the 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.

Case to Be Dropped Against Labor Leader Caught in L.A. Immigration Raid

The arrest of David Huerta last summer helped spark a wave of protests against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

How Do You Move 30 Beluga Whales? With Cranes, Planes and Anti-Anxiety Medicine.

Relocating the whales from a closed marine attraction in Canada to aquariums in the United States and Spain requires coordination, permits and a police escort.

A TV Judge and an R&B Singer Fought Online Trolls. They Didn’t Get Far.

Faith Jenkins Lattimore and Kenny Lattimore took the rare step of battling defamation on YouTube. Even with money and legal experience, they struggled to make progress.

To Recruit Teachers, School Districts Are Building Homes

The nation’s housing shortage has made it challenging for some essential workers like educators to live where they work. An increasing number of school districts are trying to change that.

Can Rock Climbing, Weight Lifting and Free Lattes Keep People Sober?

A growing number of clubs see community as the antidote to relapse.

Betye Saar, Artist Who Upended Black Stereotypes, Dies at 99

Working with dolls, family photographs, fabric scraps and other found objects, she became a leading figure in assemblage art.

Shohei Ohtani’s Interpreter Betrayed Him. New ESPN Podcast Retraces the Steps

ESPN’s new six-episode podcast series, “The Betrayal of Shohei Ohtani,” debuts this week and includes the audio of the only extensive on-record interview that Ippei Mizuhara has ever given.

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