A suspect wanted for an earlier crime was detained near the Los Angeles Public Library after a foot pursuit through downtown; LAPD Central Division said one person was taken to a local hospital. Details remain limited as investigators continue their work.

Tech cuts and fresh deliveries have left Playa Vista, Culver City and Miracle Mile with stubbornly high vacancy even as other pockets slowly improve. Local owners are retooling buildings to attract non‑tech tenants.

Tina, 59, is battling a uterine infection at the Tulsa Zoo while activists and Samuel L. Jackson press to move her and Billy to sanctuary. The diagnosis has reopened a long‑running fight over where aging zoo elephants belong.

L.A. County has ordered a fast, 60/120‑day study to map how the Paramount–Warner Bros. transaction could affect local entertainment jobs and training needs.

Mountain House will open a Monterey Park location on May 1, bringing its signature Sichuan menu and a mountain‑retreat dining room to the SGV.

BET Experience opened registration and VIP sales for a June 25–27 FanFest in Los Angeles, with a celebrity basketball game at USC and free general admission with registration.

San Francisco nonprofit Urban Alchemy’s shelter model has split opinion after it took over Santa Fe’s Pete’s Place; city invoices and reports are now prompting closer scrutiny.

A woman was hospitalized after a stabbing near Olympic Boulevard and Hope Street in downtown Los Angeles. Police say the suspect fled and few details have been released.

An activist investor’s public letter to CEO Evan Spiegel rattled investors and sent Snap shares higher, urging layoffs, a Specs review and buybacks. The outreach sets up a test of whether outside pressure can force faster change at the Santa Monica company.

A state appeals court affirmed Roy Antonio Davis’s convictions in the 2018 pickax killing of Santa Monica resident John Hautz and left his 32-to-life term intact.

The Singaporean chain Paradise Dynasty — famous for rainbow xiao long bao — opened at the Americana in Glendale and got a TV spotlight on Good Day LA. Weekday happy hour discounts make it easier to try the dumplings without a long wait.

LAFD hazmat crews investigated an unknown substance found inside the LAPD's Piper Technical Center in downtown Los Angeles; two people were evaluated and refused hospital transport.

Two people were killed and three others critically injured in an early‑morning multi‑vehicle crash at Lincoln Avenue and Anaheim Boulevard; police say a speeding Infiniti is believed to have run a red light.