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President Barack Obama is scheduled to arrive aboard Air Force One at Los Angeles International Airport this afternoon for a planned 24 1/2-hour visit to conduct two political fundraisers and speak at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College.

The Los Angeles Police Department advised drivers to avoid an area near Los Angeles' border with Beverly Hills and portions of Hancock Park today because of President Barack Obama's visit.

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Pallbearers carry the casket of LAPD Officer Nicholas Lee during his funeral procession at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, CA March 13, 2014.

A mystery drone was seen hovering over the scene of a massive blaze as it tore through a South Los Angeles charter school Tuesday afternoon.

Prosecutors on Tuesday filed charges against a robbery suspect accused of fatally shooting his accomplice during a botched store heist in El Sereno.

About 25 firefighters were battling a blaze that tore through a South Los Angeles charter school Tuesday, sending a huge plume of black smoke into the air.

The Toronto International Film Festival unveiled a star-heavy lineup amid increased festival jockeying for the most plum premieres of Hollywood's fall season.

Forbes magazine reports Downey is the highest paid actor in Hollywood for the second straight year, estimating the "Iron Man" star earned $75 million between June 2013 and June 2014, which is about the same amount as he earned last year.

Family members are grieving over the death of a loved one who was beaten by two attackers at a Metro train station.

A demolition project of an unused bridge will close a key intersection near the Los Angeles International Airport from Friday night through Monday morning.

Police tape closes off access to the parking structure at the Target store at Sepulveda Boulevard and Hatteras Street in Van Nuys after a man died when he was stabbed and possibly shot around 5 a.m. Customers were able to enter the structure to the south on Sepulveda.

A man was fatally shot inside his car in Van Nuys early today and the suspected gunman was taken into custody, police said.

No progress was made on Ballmer's bid to buy the L.A. Clippers, but ESPN reports it was otherwise a "friendly conversation."

An American-born Israeli soldier who was killed in Gaza over the weekend died for a cause he was passionate about and committed to after a birthright trip to Israel, a Jewish Federation official said Monday.

In the midst of a 24-hour fundraising swing through Los Angeles, President Barack Obama will speak Thursday at Los Angeles Trade- Technical College, and a limited number of free tickets will be available to the public beginning tomorrow.

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