Since switching to a new federal reporting system, the department includes more than just violent killings in its count. In areas patrolled by the Los Angeles County sheriff, homicides fell from 184 to 159 last year — a nearly 14% decline. Lawful killings by police officers are not included in the LAPD’s homicide total; officials have said the Porter killing remains under investigation. 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. Police officers stand in front of the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building during the “No Kings Day” protest on Oct. 18 in downtown Los Angeles.

A brief spike in housing satisfaction from moving into “larger accommodations” produces no durable effects on overall life satisfaction. This even compensates for smaller homes. In Latin America, people are far happier than per capita gross domestic product alone would predict, most likely because of positive interactions among larger households (despite smaller homes). But the optimal number of square feet in your life may be smaller than you think - potentially much smaller. This difference helps explain why Europeans report higher well-being than their American counterparts, despite having smaller homes and smaller households.

5 years later, Jan. 6 aftermath 'a remarkable turnabout': Legal analyst ABC News legal contributor James Sample discusses actions taken by President Donald Trump during the first year of his second term related to the Jan. 6 attacks.

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The Trump administration is freezing $10 billion in funds for social services and child care in five Democratic-led states, according to a Health and Human Services official, with the agency suggesting without evidence that the funding has been used fraudulently. “Under the Trump Administration, we are ensuring that federal taxpayer dollars are being used for legitimate purposes. The Colorado Department of Human Services told CNN that the agency has not received a notification from the administration about the freeze. The news comes just days after the Trump administration paused federal funding of child care programs in Minnesota amid a deepening federal probe into allegations of fraud involving social services. The allegations were made in a YouTube video by 23-year-old content creator Nick Shirley, who claimed, with little evidence, that Somali-run child care centers in Minnesota were fraudulently taking funding meant to provide child care for low-income families.

Share LinkedIn Pin EmailGareth Cattermole / Getty Images for Disney / TNSEvangeline Lilly says she has brain damage after fainting and falling on a boulder at a beach in Hawaii last year. The “Ant-Man and the Wasp” star kicked off 2026 by sharing an update about her concussion on Instagram. A lot of you have inquired about the brain scans that you heard I got. Nothing-not even this will defeat you my friend,” Pfeiffer wrote. Actors David Dastmalchian and Alyssa Milano were also among the Instagram well-wishers.

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Why Trump’s Greenland play makes no national security senseCNN's Jim Sciutto breaks down two treaties that protect Greenland as President Trump is “discussing a range of options” to acquire the island, according to the White House, and making clear that using the US military is not off the table.

I could not have known then that I was just getting started on the biggest story I would ever cover. Soon I was back home, furiously channel surfing, taking notes, trying to find out as much as I could about what was unfolding: Americans storming the Capitol in a violent attack. On Tuesday, Jan. 6, the Trump White House created a page on its website lionizing Trump for pardoning the insurrectionists. No, what Jan. 6 really was is one of the worst attacks on America and on freedom in my lifetime. 'We call them terrorists': How the worst day in Trump's presidency unfolded on TV newsReach Goodykoontz at bill.goodykoontz@arizonarepublic.com.

A car slammed into the front of the Ali Baba Persian Restaurant on Monday. Police were on scene Monday afternoon in Granada Hills after a Tesla driver lost control and careened into the Ali Baba Persian Restaurant. The crash occurred at lunchtime, but despite the chaotic scene, no injuries were reported among restaurant staff, patrons or the driver, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The front of the Tesla struck the concrete exterior of the building and sustained major damage. They did not confirm if drugs or alcohol were a factor in the accident, though no arrests were made.

A sign posted to the Saugus Superette, the liquor store adjacent the Original Saugus Cafe, promises the reopening of the restaurant. I visited the Saugus Cafe in the spring of 2025 for a feature on the oldest restaurants in Los Angeles County. Jackson Hahn dresses his food with hot sauces while at the Original Saugus Cafe during its official last day of business. “The food was really, really good.”But despite the memorable experience, it took 30 years, and the impending closure to return. Though Ponce didn’t mention reopening the restaurant, she said her family plans to continue selling Original Saugus Cafe merchandise online.

Flu cases on the rise across the US ABC News' Dr. Darien Sutton discusses how you can stay healthy during this flu season.

The challenges US oil companies could face when reentering Venezuela Landon Derentz, VP of energy and infrastructure at the Atlantic Council, says companies face an "above-ground risk" in Venezuela.

“They’re trying to intimidate all of us,” Kelly said. And especially for members of the military ― retired members like me ― keep your mouth shut or they’re coming after you. “That is what they’re trying to do. “We have a right in our country to speak out about the government, to say things about the president,” Kelly said. “They can’t take that away from us.”Watch the full interview with Sen. Mark Kelly on “The Daily Show” below:

Display of continuity amongst Venezuelan leadership after Maduro's arraignment ABC News' James Longman reports there is "a sense that not much perhaps has changed in Venezuela" after ousted leader Nicolas Maduro was arraigned in court after his capture.