Clara Harter is a breaking news reporter at the Los Angeles Times. Previously, she covered politics and education for the L.A. Daily News. While at the Daily News, she published a series on fentanyl addiction that won a first-place investigative journalism award from the L.A. Press Club. Harter majored in political science and Middle Eastern studies at Columbia University. She loves surfing and, when not reporting, can most likely be found in the ocean.
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The internet exploded with fury after the parents of 3-year-old soccer phenomenon Nevada Pierre claimed on Instagram that police had been called to remove their son from a youth sports league because he was too talented. Recently released body camera recordings shed light on what took place.
As Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy came under fire for releasing an attack ad featuring his Democratic competitor Amy Acton’s estranged mother, a mysterious news site was running a Facebook ad boosting the controversial video.
Un vídeo en el que se ve a un vecino de Long Beach gritando que tiene el brazo roto y pidiendo ayuda, mientras unos agentes de inmigración lo mantienen inmovilizado en el suelo, ha desatado la indignación en la comunidad.
Videos of a Long Beach resident screaming that his arm is broken and begging for help as he is pinned to the ground by immigration agents have sparked outrage in the community.
The Norte fire broke out Friday afternoon in Orange County, triggering evacuations in San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano.
San Clemente Mayor Rick Loeffler said the blaze has affected only properties north of the city in San Juan Capistrano largely because of wind direction.
A red flag warning will be in place across most of Los Angeles County on Thursday and Friday, providing one of the first major tests of whether government agencies have applied the painful lessons learned from the Palisades and Eaton blazes.
A Berkeley engineer released a secret recording of her co-worker poisoning her water. She is frustrated that he has petitioned to get his felony conviction dismissed and believes he is a danger to others.