LA Post: Crime

Records reveal mechanical failures, faulty restraints and broken bones at Six Flags parks

In the years leading up to this week’s fatal accident at its Georgia theme park, Six Flags has been accused of failing to maintain its parks amid hundreds of reports of injuries and dangerous malfunctions on its aging thrill rides, according to a CNN analysis of public records and court filings. Kyung Lah reports.

October 15, 2026

Custodian sentenced for role in audacious New Orleans jailbreak of 10 inmates

A New Orleans jail worker received a 2.5-year prison sentence Thursday for enabling 10 inmates to escape through a hole behind a toilet after he turned off its water

October 16, 2026

Trump admin files ‘long shot’ lawsuit after California wouldn’t open a thumb drive of alleged non-citizens

October 16, 2026

Business|Crime|Economy|Europe|Sports

US businessman whose firm invested in European soccer clubs pleads guilty to fraud

An American businessman whose firm invested in several European soccer clubs that struggled under its ownership has pleaded guilty to fraud charges in New York

October 16, 2026

Car registered to man accused of planning mass shooting was at Hindu temple he targeted, police say

Illinois authorities believe a 19-year-old man charged with planning a mass shooting at a Hindu temple in suburban Chicago entered the building’s parking lot on Sunday, hours before police arrested him near his home after receiving a tip about the alleged attack plan

October 16, 2026

Crime|Political|US

Lawsuit by 2 women accuses ex-Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz of sex trafficking

Two women are suing former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, accusing him of sexual exploitation in violation of a federal anti-trafficking law

October 16, 2026

US plan to ease shadow fleet sanctions unlikely to free up many tankers, analysts say

A potential Trump administration plan to ease sanctions on vessels that have transported sanctioned oil and fuel would likely have limited impact on

October 16, 2026

Trump administration sues California to block state from counting alleged noncitizen mail-in ballots

The Trump administration has sued California election officials

October 15, 2026

Crime|Health

'At least I'm alive': Shopper injured while intervening in deadly grocery store attack

October 16, 2026

Crime|Entertainment

Nolan Wells’ family releases messages revealing friends’ reactions to his death

October 16, 2026

Crime|Environment|US

Las Vegas police to announce identity of body found in barrel in Lake Mead

October 15, 2026

Arts|Crime|Entertainment

Florida man killed ex-fiancee hours after their 'People's Court' episode aired, police say

Authorities say a Florida man whose former fiancee went missing nearly 15 years ago, just hours after they appeared together on a pretaped episode of “The People’s Court,” has been charged with her murder

October 15, 2026

FBI agents and analysts fired for roles in Trump classified files probe sue to get their jobs back

FBI employees fired for their roles in the investigation of President Donald Trump’s retention of classified documents at his Florida estate are suing to get their jobs back, calling their terminations unlawful acts of “political retribution.”

October 15, 2026

Arts|Crime|Environment

Las Vegas police plan to release the ID of a man found in a barrel in Lake Mead

Police in Las Vegas are poised to settle a mystery by publicly revealing the identity of a man whose body was found in a barrel in Lake Mead

October 15, 2026

Yemen's Houthis hit palace in Aden, coalition details attacks on Saudi infrastructure

Yemen's Houthis fired missiles at the presidential palace complex in the southern city of Aden on Thursday,

October 15, 2026

Crime

Justice Department cuts off evidence sharing with Minnesota investigators probing fatal ICE shootings

October 16, 2026

Crime|Sports

Packers running back Josh Jacobs sues to have evidence in his battery case permanently sealed

Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs has filed a lawsuit in an attempt to have evidence in his battery case permanently sealed

October 15, 2026

Authorities investigate letters with 'suspicious substances' sent to congressional, election offices

Federal authorities are investigating letters with “suspicious substances” that have been mailed to congressional and election offices nationwide

October 15, 2026

Business|Crime|Education|Health|Sports

Arizona State hires veteran NHL coach Dave Hakstol to lead program, Powers announces resignation

Arizona State has hired Dave Hakstol as hockey coach while investigating an outdoor workout incident that left a player on life support

October 15, 2026

Crime

New York man shot by ICE officers appears in immigration court

A New York man shot and wounded by federal immigration officers while driving with his young son has appeared before an immigration judge in Manhattan

October 15, 2026

Crime|Europe|Political|Technology|World

Drone strike and fire on ship in Romanian waters raise fears that war in Ukraine is spreading

Romanian authorities have launched search and rescue operations off the Black Sea coast after a drone struck a ship, causing it to catch fire

October 15, 2026

Crime

Police say Chicago suburb suspect in alleged mass shooting plot had white supremacy manifesto

A man arrested in a Chicago suburb had shared a document expressing white supremacist views and outlined an alleged plan to carry out a mass shooting, potentially

October 15, 2026