SoCal News NOW
A well-known conservative activist in Northern California was arrested last week after an investigation revealed a 100-foot-long tunnel connected to an underground bunker containing a cache of illegal weapons, ammunition and body armor. In a news release, officials with the California Highway Patrol said an investigation was launched after the agency received a tip about a suspected [...]
A planned sonar search of MacArthur Park Lake for possible bodies and firearms was stopped after the organizer who spearheaded the effort said authorities had threatened to arrest him. John Alle said he organized the search after hearing persistent rumors, including claims of weapons and possible human remains in the lake. The MacArthur Park area [...]
Members of the National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday said there are safety concerns about air traffic into and out of Hollywood Burbank Airport and that if there's another midair collision in the U.S., it would likely happen there. The warning came from NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy during a hearing about last year’s midair collision [...]
Four suspects were arrested after two men were found shot to death near Compton Creek in Long Beach. Long Beach police identified the suspects as: On Aug. 6, 2025, police received reports of a dead body found near the area of Compton Creek and the 710 Freeway around 8:36 p.m. Officers found two adult male [...]
A residence in Bell Gardens suffered an explosion and fire Tuesday evening. The blast was reported a few minutes after 6 p.m. in the 6500 block of Purdy Avenue, the agency said. On social media, the Fire Department characterized it as a two-story home on fire, though Paul Camacho, chief of the Bell Gardens Police [...]
A Los Angeles man was arrested for the alleged human trafficking of a juvenile victim from Ventura County. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office identified the suspect as Bryan Jessie Garcia, 23. In December 2025, deputies were notified of a missing juvenile and had collected evidence that indicated the victim was being sex trafficked in Los [...]
A 26-year-old man from Phoenix, Arizona, was taken into custody after an alleged train burglary that led to a dangerous wrong-way pursuit on a Southern California interstate, authorities announced Tuesday. The Jan. 26 incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. in Needles, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release. Deputies with the department’s [...]
Local leaders on Tuesday announced a new initiative aimed at disrupting sex trafficking along Western Avenue, supporting survivors and holding traffickers and buyers accountable. Officials said the corridor, particularly near Koreatown and the Greater Wilshire area, has long been identified by residents and law enforcement as a hub of illegal activity, including the trafficking of [...]
President Donald Trump signed an executive order this week directing federal agencies to override California and local permitting rules to accelerate rebuilding after last year’s Pacific Palisades and Eaton Canyon wildfires — a move that quickly sparked criticism from Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles County leaders. The order instructs FEMA and the Small Business [...]
A Fontana man was brought into custody with the help of a K-9 unit after he tried to steal from a woman in Rancho Cucamonga Sunday afternoon, then was found to be in possession of a knife and drugs, authorities said. Just after 4:45 p.m., deputies were called to the 12000 block of Arrow Route [...]
SoCal News NOW
- Man arrested after spraying unknown substance on Rep. Ilhan Omar at Minneapolis town hall January 28, 2026MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man sprayed an unknown substance on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and was tackled to the ground Tuesday during a town hall Minneapolis, where tensions over federal immigration enforcement have come to a head after agents fatally shot an intensive care nurse and a mother of three this month. The audience […]
- Los Angeles man arrested for alleged human trafficking of juvenile victim January 28, 2026A Los Angeles man was arrested for the alleged human trafficking of a juvenile victim from Ventura County. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office identified the suspect as Bryan Jessie Garcia, 23. In December 2025, deputies were notified of a missing juvenile and had collected evidence that indicated the victim was being sex trafficked in Los […]
Media
“We are not producing a product enough people want,” Ms. Weiss told employees at her first all-staff meeting at the network. [...]
The Times sticks to facts and avoids language that passes legal judgment on events that are still unfolding. [...]
The newspaper will send a small team of reporters to cover the Olympics after it informed sports journalists on Friday that the paper would not send a group. [...]
Though Congress cut $500 million from NPR and PBS stations, vanishingly few have closed their doors. Angst about their long-term future remains. [...]
A.I.-generated content of Victoria Beckham has spread as wedding drama has engulfed the celebrity clan and the public has clamored for receipts (even fabricated ones). [...]
To get outside their bubbles — and crib some tactics — members of a listening club are plunging themselves into a world they had once avoided. [...]
Fox anchors were laser focused on promoting the Trump administration’s narrative that the slain protester, Alex Pretti, had brought the violence upon himself. [...]
Philippe Collin makes intricate series that are reshaping how French people understand uncomfortable parts of their history. Millions are tuning in. [...]
The abrupt change in direction came just weeks before the Olympic Games are set to begin in Italy. [...]
He endured years of frustration before emerging as the N.F.L.’s most valuable player. [...]
Media
- Bari Weiss Urges CBS News to Think Like a ‘Start-Up’ January 27, 2026“We are not producing a product enough people want,” Ms. Weiss told employees at her first all-staff meeting at the network.
- How We Think About Words Like ‘Murder’ in Our Minneapolis Coverage January 27, 2026The Times sticks to facts and avoids language that passes legal judgment on events that are still unfolding.
- Washington Post Reverses Decision on Olympics Coverage January 26, 2026The newspaper will send a small team of reporters to cover the Olympics after it informed sports journalists on Friday that the paper would not send a group.
- These Liberals Listen to Right-Wing Podcasts to Leave Their Media Comfort Zone January 26, 2026To get outside their bubbles — and crib some tactics — members of a listening club are plunging themselves into a world they had once avoided.
- Public Media Holds Its Apocalypse at Bay, for Now January 26, 2026Though Congress cut $500 million from NPR and PBS stations, vanishingly few have closed their doors. Angst about their long-term future remains.
Health
Executives who donated to the president’s super PAC met privately with him and urged a repeal of the rule, which was intended to prevent neglect of patients. [...]
Dr. Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist who leads the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, said a person’s right to refuse a vaccine outweighed concerns about illness or death from infectious [...]
A planned U.S.-funded study of a hepatitis B vaccine drew widespread condemnation from researchers. Now the host country says it cannot proceed. [...]
Dozens of doctors and therapists said chatbots had led their patients to psychosis, isolation and unhealthy habits. [...]
Drawing on his love of fly-fishing, he developed a balloon catheter that removes blood clots from patients’ limbs in a minimally invasive way. It has saved millions of lives. [...]
At two congressional hearings, lawmakers slammed executives of major companies, saying they were failing to rein in the cost of medical care for consumers. [...]
Researchers found an antibody that seems to play a role in people with better lung cancer prognoses, but turning it into a treatment could be difficult. [...]
The prohibition halts support for projects both inside and outside the N.I.H. President Biden had restored funding after an earlier ban by President Trump during his first term. [...]
Leaders of the D.S.M., the world’s most influential psychiatric manual, have been split for more than five years over whether to recognize postpartum psychosis as a distinct disorder. [...]
His pioneering work on the origins of cancer was later overshadowed by his contrarian views, notably his rejection of the established theory that H.I.V. causes AIDS. [...]
Health
- Kanye West Apologizes for Antisemitic Behavior in Full-Page Wall Street Journal Ad January 28, 2026The artist formerly known as Kanye West, who first apologized in 2023 before taking it back, said a four-month manic episode in 2025 had led him to embrace swastikas and Hitler.
- Peter H. Duesberg, 89, Renowned Biologist Turned H.I.V. Denialist, Dies January 27, 2026His pioneering work on the origins of cancer was later overshadowed by his contrarian views, notably his rejection of the established theory that H.I.V. causes AIDS.
- Thomas Fogarty, 91, Who Helped Revolutionize Vascular Surgery, Dies January 27, 2026Drawing on his love of fly-fishing, he developed a balloon catheter that removes blood clots from patients’ limbs in a minimally invasive way. It has saved millions of lives.
- How to Make and Keep Friends January 27, 2026Finding friendship and maintaining connections in adulthood is hard. Here’s where to start.
- Want to Reach Nirvana? Try a Colonoscopy. January 27, 2026It turns out that despite everything you’ve heard, getting a colonoscopy is wonderful.
Science
A newly discovered raptor had a knobby bump on its head, suggesting that, like some larger dinosaurs, it engaged in competitive head bashing. [...]
The finding, along with the discovery of a 500,000-year-old hammer made of bone, indicates that our human ancestors were making tools even earlier than archaeologists thought. [...]
Cuttlefish attract prospective sexual partners by creating a pattern on their skin, based on the orientation of light waves. [...]
The sensors used to listen for earthquakes could help protect people from the hazards created by falling spacecraft. [...]
The National Institutes of Health failed to protect brain scans that an international group of fringe researchers used to argue for the intellectual superiority of white people. [...]
A team of mathematicians seeks to cut an infinitely large pancake into as many pieces as possible, in a new take on an old puzzle. [...]
The very capable robotic picker-upper can grasp things on both sides and roam around freely. [...]
Filoplumes may be tiny, but these hairlike feathers enable nonstop flights that span thousands of miles. [...]
A pet cow named Veronika can scratch her own back with a broom — the first scientifically documented case of tool use in cows, researchers say. [...]
As a Navy mathematician in the 1950s and beyond, she played an unheralded but foundational role in making possible the global satellite-based mapping system. [...]
Science
- Gladys West, Unsung Figure in Development of GPS, Dies at 95 January 27, 2026As a Navy mathematician in the 1950s and beyond, she played an unheralded but foundational role in making possible the global satellite-based mapping system.
- Peter H. Duesberg, 89, Renowned Biologist Turned H.I.V. Denialist, Dies January 27, 2026His pioneering work on the origins of cancer was later overshadowed by his contrarian views, notably his rejection of the established theory that H.I.V. causes AIDS.
- How to Cut an Infinitely Large Pancake into as Many Pieces as Possible January 27, 2026A team of mathematicians seeks to cut an infinitely large pancake into as many pieces as possible, in a new take on an old puzzle.
- Radar Scans of Antarctica Offer Clues to What’s Happening on Jupiter’s Moon January 27, 2026Scientists are using radar to study damaged ice both in Antarctica and, with the help of a NASA spacecraft, on Jupiter’s ocean moon of Europa.
- A Shift for NOAA’s Surveys: From Science to Mining January 27, 2026A $20 million agency project will aid companies prospecting the sea for rare-earth elements.
World of Tech
Claude Code generates computer code when people type prompts, so those with no coding experience can create their own programs and apps. [...]
This month, resolve to revive or relinquish those old music players and point-and-shoot cameras — and retrieve any files trapped on the devices. [...]
Google’s A.I. assistant, Gemini, can create a to-do list based on recent emails, among other new tricks. There are implications for your privacy. [...]
From talking computers to self-driving cars, here are the trends to watch. [...]
Here’s a cheat sheet for decoding this year’s A.I.-driven tech lingo, from RAG to superintelligence. [...]
Under the shift, which Google said would eventually be rolled out to all users, old addresses would remain active. Messages and services would not be lost. [...]
After the country barred children under 16 from using social media, many parents have been asking whether similarly tough action is needed in their own countries. [...]
Try these useful shortcuts for sharing your Wi-Fi with guests, wrangling your to-do list or deciding what to do with family and friends. [...]
Governments are studying the decision to prohibit youths from using platforms like Facebook and TikTok as worries grow about the potential harm they cause. [...]
It can be easier to talk to strangers, which might explain why Reddit has become an increasingly popular resource for wedding planning. [...]
World of Tech
- Five Ways People Are Using Claude Code January 24, 2026Claude Code generates computer code when people type prompts, so those with no coding experience can create their own programs and apps.
- How to Deal With That Drawer Full of Old Gadgets January 22, 2026This month, resolve to revive or relinquish those old music players and point-and-shoot cameras — and retrieve any files trapped on the devices.
- A.I. Has Arrived in Gmail. Here’s What to Know. January 15, 2026Google’s A.I. assistant, Gemini, can create a to-do list based on recent emails, among other new tricks. There are implications for your privacy.
- The Tech That Will Invade Our Lives in 2026 January 8, 2026From talking computers to self-driving cars, here are the trends to watch.
- Gmail to Let Users Change Their Addresses While Keeping Data December 30, 2025Under the shift, which Google said would eventually be rolled out to all users, old addresses would remain active. Messages and services would not be lost.
Innovation
- 5 Gmail Features That Make Inbox Chaos Easier to Manage January 27, 2026Gmail’s AI and organization tools help users reduce inbox clutter, prioritize urgent emails, and catch up faster without changing how they work. The post 5 Gmail Features That Make Inbox Chaos Easier to Manage appeared first on TechRepublic.
- Apple’s AirTag Is Back With a Surprising New Advantage January 27, 2026Apple’s new AirTag is louder, tracks items from farther away, and helps travelers recover lost luggage faster through expanded airline support. The post Apple’s AirTag Is Back With a Surprising New Advantage appeared first on TechRepublic.
- 6 Hidden Android Features Most Users Never Discover January 27, 2026Discover six hidden Android features that improve performance, privacy, safety, and productivity—and unlock powerful features most users never find. The post 6 Hidden Android Features Most Users Never Discover appeared first on TechRepublic.
- Salesforce Bags $5.6B US Army Digital Revamp Contract January 27, 2026The 10-year agreement involves Salesforce as a long-term tech partner supporting data integration, AI, and cloud-based operations. The post Salesforce Bags $5.6B US Army Digital Revamp Contract appeared first on TechRepublic.
- 8 Best LinkedIn AI Courses and Certifications to Take in 2026 January 26, 2026Eight LinkedIn Learning courses to build AI skills in 2026, from generative AI and ethics to agents, productivity, presentations, and engineering. The post 8 Best LinkedIn AI Courses and Certifications to Take in 2026 appeared first on TechRepublic.
Artificial Intelligence
- Salesforce Bags $5.6B US Army Digital Revamp Contract January 27, 2026The 10-year agreement involves Salesforce as a long-term tech partner supporting data integration, AI, and cloud-based operations. The post Salesforce Bags $5.6B US Army Digital Revamp Contract appeared first on TechRepublic.
- Amazon Reportedly Set to Lay Off Another 14K Workers Following Similar 2025 Cuts January 26, 2026Amazon is reportedly set to lay off another 14k employees on the heels of a similar number of layoffs in 2025. The post Amazon Reportedly Set to Lay Off Another 14K Workers Following Similar 2025 Cuts appeared first on TechRepublic.
- Top Tech Conferences to Attend in 2026 January 26, 2026Explore the top tech conferences to attend in 2026. Discover key dates, locations, and must-see events in AI, cloud, cybersecurity, IT, and emerging tech. The post Top Tech Conferences to Attend in 2026 appeared first on TechRepublic.
- 8 Best LinkedIn AI Courses and Certifications to Take in 2026 January 26, 2026Eight LinkedIn Learning courses to build AI skills in 2026, from generative AI and ethics to agents, productivity, presentations, and engineering. The post 8 Best LinkedIn AI Courses and Certifications to Take in 2026 appeared first on TechRepublic.
- Meta’s Reality Labs Cuts Add to Fears of ‘VR Winter’ January 26, 2026Few believe Meta will abandon VR entirely, but many see an unmistakable pivot as resources move toward AI systems and devices such as smart glasses. The post Meta’s Reality Labs Cuts Add to Fears of ‘VR Winter’ appeared first on TechRepublic.
