All of Catalina’s deer will be killed to restore the island’s ecosystem
Mule deer were brought to Santa Catalina Island in the 1930s for game hunting. Per the plan conceived by the Catalina Island Conservancy, professional hunters will shoot the island’s non-native mule deer on the ground over four to five years. A mule deer doe licks its fawn at a feral cat feeding station behind the Descanso Beach Club in Catalina Island’s Avalon in 2023. “So this is really important to us.”AdvertisementA Catalina Island fox stares at a mule deer fawn. “The thing that we have to do before any of this is feasible at scale is to remove the mule deer,” she said.
Source:Los Angeles Times
February 04, 2026 18:28 UTC
Everything goes right for Xavier Booker and UCLA men in win over Rutgers
Tuesday’s result stretched the Scarlet Knights’ winless streak to six. Since switching from the American Athletic Conference to the Big Ten in 2014-15, the Scarlet Knights’ highest finish is fourth in 2020-21. “Rutgers has a lot of young kids,” said Cronin, who improved to 1-1 against the Scarlet Knights as UCLA coach after posting an 8-1 record against them in his 13 seasons at Cincinnati. Asked how UCLA was able to hold Rutgers to 26 points in the second half, Bilodeau credited the team’s defense. NBA lottery picks Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey, the Scarlet Knights beat UCLA 75-68 last year in New Jersey.
Source:Los Angeles Times
February 04, 2026 18:27 UTC
Clippers trade James Harden to Cavaliers for Darius Garland
James Harden’s tenure with the Clippers came to an end Tuesday when the team traded him to Cleveland for Darius Garland. James Harden is headed to the Cleveland Cavaliers, with the Clippers agreeing to send the 11-time All-Star back to the Eastern Conference during his highest-scoring season in six years, a person with knowledge of the agreement said Tuesday night. That approval could come by Wednesday, when the Cavaliers and Clippers face off at Intuit Dome. AdvertisementHarden is averaging 25.4 points this season, his most since averaging 34.3 points in 2019-20. AdvertisementFor the Cavaliers, it seems to be a move for right now — pairing the 36-year-old Harden with another star guard in Donovan Mitchell.
Source:Los Angeles Times
February 04, 2026 18:20 UTC
Prep talk: GALS LA to expand no-cost soccer program
The practice field for GALS, an all-girls public school in Los Angeles. Wednesday is National Girls & Women in Sports Day, so why not salute Girls Athletic Leadership School Los Angeles, the only public, all-girls middle school in California. “So many girls are excluded from organized sports due to cost, transportation, and small necessities,” said GALS LA executive director Vanessa Garza in a news statement. “We believe every girl deserves the opportunity to build teamwork, leadership, and belonging through sports.”AdvertisementInterested girls in grades six to eight can sign up for the GALS LA RISE soccer program here. GALS LA RISE competes in two leagues — FIYA and Lab Five Pacoima.
Source:Los Angeles Times
February 04, 2026 18:16 UTC
Statewide human trafficking crackdown led to hundreds of arrests, L.A. authorities say
Authorities in Los Angeles on Tuesday touted the results of a statewide crackdown on human trafficking, announcing the arrests of more than 600 suspects and saying more than 170 victims were rescued as part of the operation. “This is a multibillion-dollar industry,” said Los Angeles County Dist. In addition, 14 children were rescued from sex trafficking. “We have traffickers that are putting barely teenage girls out there on the streets of Los Angeles to be victimized,” he said. Hochman also criticized current state sex trafficking laws, which don’t consider incidents involving adults as serious, violent felonies, he said.
Source:Los Angeles Times
February 04, 2026 18:06 UTC
U.S. curling team’s decades-long journey culminates at Milan-Cortina Olympics
As a child, Korey spent almost as much time at the Broomstones Curling Club in tiny Wayland, Mass., as he did at home. Those games, in Pyeongchang, South Korea, also marked the only time the U.S. has climbed to the top of the podium in Olympic curling. Skip Tabitha Peterson, 36, has competed in eight world championships and two previous Winter Olympics, though she has never won a major international competition. U.S. skip Tabitha Peterson competes against Canada at the World Women’s Curling Championship in Uijeongbu, South Korea, on March 18. The U.S. has never medaled in women’s curling at the Winter Games, finishing fourth in 2002 and 2006.
Source:Los Angeles Times
February 04, 2026 18:01 UTC
Teen girl found dead in Hollywood house fire, elderly woman listed in ‘grave’ condition
A teen-aged girl was killed and a woman was in grave condition this morning after a fire ripped through a home in Hollywood. A teenage girl is dead and her grandmother in grave condition after a fire burned through a home in Hollywood, according to authorities. Cody Weireter told KTTV. Both were pronounced dead at the scene but paramedics were able to revive the elderly woman on the way to the hospital, Weireter told reporters. She was listed in grave condition.
Source:Los Angeles Times
February 04, 2026 17:56 UTC
Alijah Arenas leads USC to win over Indiana, but Chad Baker-Mazara is injured
USC guard Alijah Arenas celebrates after hitting a three pointer against Indiana Tuesday at the Galen Center. After USC leading scorer Chad Baker-Mazara went down early in the second half with what appeared to be a knee injury, freshman Alijah Arenas knew what he needed to do. USC’s game against Indiana (15-8, 6-6 Big Ten) Tuesday night at the Galen Center was close early. After leaving the game, Baker-Mazara returned to the Trojans’ bench with ice on his knee and crutches. “We felt if they shot 29% or below from 3, we would win the game,” Musselman said.
Source:Los Angeles Times
February 04, 2026 17:51 UTC
Attorneys for man killed by off-duty ICE agent call on California A.G. to investigate
AdvertisementCalifornia LAPD investigation continues into fatal New Year’s Eve shooting by off-duty ICE agent Federal officials have said the ICE agent was responding to an “active shooter situation” at his apartment complex. A Los Angeles police official said it was “too early to tell” if the man killed was firing a gun into the air on New Year’s Eve. Stacie Halpern, an attorney for the ICE agent, has said there is evidence that Porter shot first. Hours before the news conference, numerous speakers showed up to the commission’s meeting to demand that the federal agent responsible be arrested. California ICE agent who killed L.A. man accused of child abuse, racism in court filings The off-duty federal immigration agent who shot and killed a Los Angeles man on New Year’s Eve was previously accused of child abuse and making racist remarks about Black people and immigrants, court records show.
Source:Los Angeles Times
February 04, 2026 17:41 UTC
Netflix’s Ted Sarandos grilled in Senate hearing
Netflix Inc. Co-Chief Executive Ted Sarandos pledged to maintain a 45-day theatrical window for Warner Bros. films during a Senate subcommittee hearing Tuesday. He pointed to Netflix’s lack of comparable film and TV studios, or the distribution infrastructure that Warner Bros. has. The hearing comes just two months after Netflix prevailed in a hotly contested bidding war for Warner Bros. But Paramount has continued to pursue the company, fighting to acquire all of Warner Bros. Paramount has also filed proxy materials to ask Warner shareholders to reject the Netflix deal at an upcoming shareholders meeting.
Source:Los Angeles Times
February 04, 2026 17:38 UTC
5 things to know for Feb. 4: Shutdown ends, Assassination attempt, Jill Biden’s ex-husband, Nuclear talks, Bitcoin
Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters1️⃣ Shutdown endsPresident Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a sweeping spending package into law, ending a three-day partial government shutdown. While the deal funds several critical departments, it sets up another looming deadline for the Department of Homeland Security. 2️⃣ Assassination attemptThe man who attempted to assassinate then-former President Trump at a Florida golf course in 2024 will be sentenced today. New Castle County Police4️⃣ Nuclear talksUS and Iranian officials say they will meet for nuclear talks later this week, though tensions between the countries remain high. The White House, however, says President Trump is keeping open the option of military strikes in Iran if the talks are not successful.
Source:CNN
February 04, 2026 16:07 UTC
Live updates: Trump administration news, DHS withdraws 700 personnel from Minnesota
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, on January 17. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/Wana News Agency/ReutersPresident Donald Trump warned in an interview Wednesday that Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, should be “very worried” amid heightened tensions with the United States. The US has amassed military resources around Iran as Trump weighs taking action against the regime. We went in, we wiped out their nuclear,” he said, referring to the June bombing run on three Iranian nuclear facilities. He said he had been informed that Iran was looking to revive its nuclear program at alternative sites.
Source:CNN
February 04, 2026 15:56 UTC
‘It’s an absolute bloodbath’: Washington Post lays off hundreds of workers
The Washington Post laid off hundreds of employees on Wednesday, which its former executive editor said “ranks among the darkest days” in the newspaper’s history. Staffers at the Post have been on edge for weeks about the rumored cuts, which the publication would not confirm or deny. “Today, the Washington Post is taking a number of actions across the company to secure our future,” he said, according to an audio recording of the meeting. Post employees who have been laid off will continue to be on staff through 10 April, though they will not be required to work. “This is a case study in near-instant, self-inflicted brand destruction.”The union representing most Post employees said the cuts made on Wednesday were not “inevitable”.
Source:Washington Post
February 04, 2026 15:56 UTC
These two women will make history at the Olympics
Meet the world’s fastest skierSimon Billy is the fastest man in the world on two skis. In 2023, he set the world record, hurtling down a slope at 158.7 mph. He speaks to CNN about his ambitions and hopes to bring the sport to the 2030 Winter Olympics.
Source:CNN
February 04, 2026 15:55 UTC