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ASAP Rocky in a suit and sunglasses posing next to Rihanna in a blue cut-out gown.

What we know about the woman accused of firing on Rihanna’s mansion

Authorities now allege a Florida woman inside a Tesla opened fire on the front gate and a nearby RV at the music legend’s home. The woman, identified by police as Ivanna Ortiz, was arrested soon after in Sherman Oaks.

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - SEPTEMBER 03: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a press conference at the Secretaria Of Foreign Affairs Building on September 03, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF. -- SATURDAY, SEPT. 23, 2017: Sugar and owner Ryan Rustan of Huntington Beach ride ride a wave into shore 9th Annual Surf City Surf Dog competition at Huntington Dog Beach Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Sugar, a World Dog Surf Champion, is battling cancer, says owner

White crystalline substance across the fuel tank. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered 944 pounds of liquid methamphetamine concealed inside the fuel tank of a 2019 Kenworth T680 commercial tractor-trailer at the Otay Mesa Import Cargo Facility. The driver, Oscar Alonzo Cesena Camacho, a Mexican citizen traveling on a business visa, was arrested and charged with Importation of a Controlled Substance. According to a complaint, on March 2 at approximately 11:20 a.m., a Customs and Border Protection officer observed a white, crystalline substance atop the passenger-side fuel tank. The United States Department of Justice

Wrong kind of fuel: Nearly 1,000 pounds of liquid meth seized in big rig fuel tank at Otay Mesa

Los Angeles, CA - February 08: Protestor holds up an American Flag in front of the Consulate General Israel in gratitude of the Israeli government on March, 5. 2026 in Los Angeles, CA. (Ronaldo Bolanos / Los Angeles Times)

As the war in Iran intensifies, Californians feel pain at the pump and fear a ‘forever war’

San Francisco, Calif, United States - February 21: Former United States Representative Katie Porter addresses the crowd at the General Session during the California Democratic Party State Convention at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Calif. on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (Christina House/Los Angeles Times)
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Skelton: Promising free college tuition is good politics -- and a good idea

Oceanside, CA - March 06: Shalena Critchlow, former military spouse and military parent, who's son served in Marines when Israel and Gaza conflict broke out, regional organizer with Secure Families Initiative, holds a photo of her son, Cpl. Saiveon Critchlow, shown in 2004, aboard the USS Carter when he was serving in the First Battalion, Six Marine Regiment at the Oceanside Pier Friday, March 6, 2026. Critchlow says she supports military and families and transparency. Critchlow's family are descendants of the Luiseno Rincon Band of Indians and Mesa Grande. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

‘What is the mission?’ With Iran, California military families fear another ‘forever war’

LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 30: Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42), Ranking Member for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, flanked by Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal (D-Long Beach), left, and State Senator Lena A. Gonzalez, California State Senate from the 33rd district, right, at a press conference alongside state and local leaders and immigration advocates, regarding the impeachment inquiry into Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem, at the Civic Center in downtown on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026 in Long Beach, California. Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) hosted a press conference alongside state and local leaders and immigration advocates, following the announcement by Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries that he will co-lead the impeachment inquiry into Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem if she is not fired by President Trump, alongside Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Bennie Thompson (MS-02). Congressman Garcia will also address local ICE raids and immigration enforcement across the district. (Gary Coronado / For The Los Angeles Times)

Candidates scramble, one quits, after redistricting shakes up California’s congressional races

Newsom’s fight with Trump and RFK Jr. on public health

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WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 01: U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) participates in a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on April 01, 2025 in Washington, DC. The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet and the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government held a joint hearing to investigate judicial overreach and limits on federal courts. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

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From left to right, Tony Thurmond, Tom Steyer and Antonio Villaraigosa participate in the California gubernatorial candidate debate Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Laure Andrillon)

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LOS ANGELES, CA, JANUARY 10, 2026: Candidates for California's next governor including Antonio Villaraigosa, left, greet union members including Maria Ortiz, center, at the 2026 Gubernatorial Candidate Forum in Los Angeles on January 10, 2026. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
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VENTURA, CA - NOVEMBER 18: Assemblymember Steve Bennett of Ventura County, along with other state officials and county farm bureau representatives, toured Petty Ranch in Ventura on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025 to discuss the impacts of federal immigration policy on the labor force since agriculture contributes billions of dollars to the state's economy. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

Legislators eye new prevention efforts in fire-scarred California: ‘A tipping point’

Los Angeles, CA - March 03: California governor Gavin Newsom shakes hands with attendees after the conclusion of an evening with Governor Newsom, an event to promote and speak about his new book Young Man in a Hurry! at Wilshire Ebell Theatre on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA. (Ronaldo Bolanos / Los Angeles Times)
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MT BALDY, CA, FEBRUARY 26, 2026: Friends Nicky Iriti, Moenau Montagnon, and Tevaihau Ducret, from left, of Tahiti, enjoy the sun drenched deck at Top of the Notch restaurant while visiting Mt. Baldy on Thursday, February 26, 2026. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
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BERKELEY, CA, FEBRUARY 19, 2026: James B. Milliken, University of California's 22nd president, is photographed at UC Berkeley's Hearst Memorial Mining Building on Thursday, February 19, 2026.(Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
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PALM SPRINGS, CA - APRIL 04: Banners in downtown Palm Springs show support for Canadians. The city is a popular tourist draw for Canadian snowbirds but many are worried about traveling to the United States because of Trump's immigration and border policies. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
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Los Angeles, CA - January 27, 2026: A pedestrian walks past the previous location of Sun Packing, a clothing exporter in the Fashion District on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA. In May 2024, seven men wearing masks and body armor and carrying assault rifles stormed into Sun Packing, a clothing exporter in the Fashion District, and shot dead Eduardo Perez Basurto. Police have charged 12 suspects with planning and carrying out the heist. Two have since turned up dead. (Kayla Bartkowski/ Los Angeles Times)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 28, 2026 - Jose Parra, 39, left, and his mother Rosa Garcia, 58, pack up their belongings after being evicted from their Boyle Heights apartment where they have lived for 30 years. They have until February 5 to pack up and leave. The building is owned by Will Tiao, who is trying to redevelop the location into a six story apartment building. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)
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Imagining a Future L.A.

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Los Angeles, California-A post card of palm trees in front of Republic Pictures, North Hollywood. (Patt Morrison Collection)
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Art Linfoot and Joyce Birdwell, whose Berry Creek home (shown in photo) was lost in the North Complex Fire in 2020, decided not to rebuild and moved into Joyce's condo in Irvine.
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Iva Toguri D'Aquino, Tokyo Rose of the Japanese propaganda "Zero Hour" broadcasts which were beamed to American troops in the Pacific during the war, seems in a pensive mood as she looks through the bars of her cell in Yokohama, Japan, Oct. 28, 1945. Born in Los Angeles, 29 years ago to Japanese parents, she is awaiting trial for treason against the United States. (AP Photo)

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Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson starts a Bible-reading marathon at Angelus Temple in Los Angeles, June 28, 1931. The contest will continue through July 1, with what is said to be the largest Bible in the world being used by contestants. (AP Photo)
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MONTEREY PARK-CA-DECEMBER 9, 2013: Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca faces the media during a news conference in response to an announcement of the F.B.I. arrests of 17 sworn members of the Sheriff's Department in connetion with a federal probe into activities at county jails at the Department Headquarters in Monterey Park on Monday, December 9, 2013. (Christina House / For The Times)

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FILE - In this June 5, 1968, file photo, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy addresses campaign workers moments before being shot in Los Angeles. At his side are his wife, Ethel, and his California campaign manager, Jesse Unruh, speaker of the California Assembly. Prosecutors for the first time are not opposing the release of Sirhan Sirhan. The 77-year-old prisoner on Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, faces his 16th parole hearing for fatally shooting Kennedy in 1968. (AP Photo/Dick Strobel, File)
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Los Angeles, California, July 13, 1981 - HILLSIDE STRANGLER - Angelo Buono, "Hillside Strangler" suspect, smiles as he listens to motion by the deputy district attorney to dismiss murder charges against him. With him is one of his attorneys, Kathy Mader. Photo Credit: R.L. Oliver / Los Angeles Times

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1990-06-22 - 'Holy Terror 'Manson tunnel LAPD crime scene photo. The railroad tunnel in which Ronald Baker was found had spooky graffiti and a dark mystique, the kind of place Valley kids dared each other to walk through at night. People called it the Manson Tunnel-the cult leader and his disciples had lived nearby at the Spahn Movie Ranch-and someone had spray-painted HOLY TERROR over the entrance.
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(Original Caption) Convicted spy Christopher Boyce is led by federal marshals at Burbank airport upon his arrival from Springfield, Massachusetts, for arraignment on charges related to his escape from Lompoc federal prison in January 1980.

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Boster, Mark -- - LOS ANGELES,CA.,JUNE 9, 2009: Veteran LAPD detective Stephanie Lazarus,49, appears at the Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles for her arraignment on murder charges June 9, 2009. Lazarus is charged with the 1986 murder of Sherri Rasmussen. (Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times)

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Los Angeles, CA - May 29, 1986 : Richard W. Miller (center) with his defense attorney (right) watch as the jury arrives to the Little League Park location as part of the espionage retrial. The park is located at Ohio Ave, and Sepulveda Blvd. May of 1986. ( Al Seib / Los Angeles Times )

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