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A Los Angeles Police Department officer was arrested Wednesday in Huntington Beach for allegedly possessing and distributing child pornography. MORE: https://bit.ly/3tnaX0c

As America inches toward recovery amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, take some time during National Nurses Week to show appreciation and share these freebies and discounts with your favorite nurse. MORE: https://bit.ly/3bnCith

In an announcement sure to be welcomed by travelers worldwide, the EU’s executive branch has proposed easing restrictions on visiting the 27-nation bloc as vaccination campaigns keep gathering speed. MORE: https://bit.ly/3upTLZh

During a NASA simulated week-long tabletop exercise, experts had six hypothetical months to use their technological prowess to prevent an asteroid from crashing into Earth. They failed. MORE: https://bit.ly/2PWRNAO

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is kicking off an auction for a seat on the company’s first crew spaceflight a short Shepard-like hop launched by a rocket named New Shepard. The Texas liftoff is targeted for July 20, the date of the Apollo 11 moon landing.

Brood X, the largest and most widespread brood of cicadas in the U.S., is set to emerge from the ground this spring after 17 years.

The number of coronavirus patients in county hospitals continued its downward trend, declining from 1,521 Friday to 1,442, with the number of patients in intensive care dropping from 426 to 394.

Across most of America, GameStop is just a place to buy a video game. On Wall Street, though, it’s become a battleground where swarms of smaller investors see themselves making an epic stand against the 1%.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday announced stricter restrictions on travelers in response to new, likely more contagious variants of the novel coronavirus including making it mandatory for travelers to quarantine in a hotel at their own expense when they arrive in Canada and suspending airline service to Mexico and all Caribbean destinations until April 30. https://bit.ly/3r9V10R

The Seahawks cut Wheeler from the team hours after he was arrested for a brutal attack on his girlfriend.

Jack Palladino, the private investigator who worked on high-profile cases ranging from the Jonestown mass suicides to celebrity and political scandals, has been placed on life support after suffering a head injury during an attempted robbery.

As businesses set to reopen, Los Angeles County officials stressed the need for residents and merchants to follow health restrictions, noting that restaurants will face stepped-up infection-control requirements.

California has frozen 1.4 million unemployment claims as it battles fraud in its massive coronavirus unemployment relief program. https://bit.ly/3q2EZoX

'LET THEM PLAY': A group of coaches and advocates youth sports on Friday planned a news conference to urge the governor to "immediately get the safe return of youth sports in California underway." https://bit.ly/2NJzYUd

One day after Facebook blocked Trump’s account for 24 hours, the social media titan announced it will remain locked indefinitely. Here's why: https://bit.ly/2XkS0Og

Some medical experts, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, have said wearing two masks makes common sense and could offer more protection from COVID-19. Here’s what the data shows.

President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit wounded soldiers at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda on Friday - his first major trip beyond the White House since the inauguration. MORE: https://bit.ly/3j0AfOe

Law enforcement officials are investigating escalating threats of death and violence against California Gov. Gavin Newsom, his family and the wineries, shops and other businesses he founded.

BREAKING: President Donald Trump won’t have access to his Facebook or Instagram accounts for the foreseeable future. https://bit.ly/2XkS0Og

A resolution calling for the closure of Whiteman Airport was unanimously supported by the Los Angeles City Council.

HEARTBREAKING: A teenager died this week from multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) associated with COVID-19, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced Friday. https://bit.ly/3cnf1sH

President Biden is warning of a steep and growing "cost of inaction" on his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan as the White House searched for "creative" ways to win public support for a package that is getting a cold shoulder from Senate Republicans.

JUST IN: The devices found near the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday were actual explosive devices, according to a senior federal law enforcement official briefed on the investigations. https://bit.ly/39aeWVV

Freddy became internationally known in 2016 when his record was announced: he measured in at 3 foot 4 inches from foot to withers.

HAVE YOU SEEN THEM? Authorities are searching for two suspects who were involved in an 'unprovoked ambush' of a deputy in Altadena on Friday. MORE: bit.ly/37NKakV

HORRIBLE! Police have arrested two 14-year-old suspects for the murder of an Uber Eats delivery driver.

POLICE CHASE: Police are in pursuit of a vehicle in South Florida. (Source: WSVN)

The LA City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to put $100 million toward community programs in disenfranchised neighborhoods and communities of color.

Chanting "This isn't over! and "Stop the steal," supporters of President Donald Trump protested at state capitols across the country Saturday, refusing to accept defeat and echoing Trump's unsubstantiated allegations that the Democrats won by fraud. MORE: bit.ly/32oxu2h

Reactions were pouring in from Southland elected officials and community leaders on Saturday to the news that former Vice President Joe Biden and California Sen. Kamala Harris were declared the winners of the presidential election. MORE: bit.ly/2IfoxBn

GYM REMAINS OPEN DESPITE HEALTH ORDERS: With threats of fines and lawsuits, CEO of Rock Fitness in Wildomar, Adam Evans, has stood his ground and said he has still has not received a fine nor lawsuit. "Riverside County understands that they need to support businesses and hopefully keep them open, but also keep safe," he explained. https://bit.ly/37IYFIw

The photo was simply labeled "11.7.2020." It shows Joe Biden in a group embrace in a family home after learning that he had been projected to be the next president of the United States. MORE: bit.ly/3n3EPMt

Due to the COVID-19 stay-at-home order, the sheriff's department will not enforce street sweeping parking and expired registration violations in unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County as of Wednesday afternoon. MORE: https://bit.ly/3lXx9dG

A horrific crash in Newport Beach took the life of a young couple and injured their three children.

MISSING CHILDREN RECOVERED: The U.S. Marshals Service said 179 individuals were arrested by the Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force throughout the month of October. A total of 109 human trafficking survivors were rescued in the operation, including 45 missing children, officials said. https://bit.ly/3dWnZMf

You can actually see the Titanic next year -- as long as you have $125,000 to spare. MORE: bit.ly/2GKaUJO

TRAFFIC ALERT: Ferocious Santa Ana winds have caused numerous big rigs to overturn on Freeways across Southern California, snarling traffic on Monday morning. Here are the roads you should avoid due to lane closures: https://bit.ly/3mslJPV

EARLY VOTER TURNOUT: Nearly 50,000 voters turned out over opening weekend in Los Angeles County to cast their ballots in the Nov. 3 election. https://bit.ly/3e0ak6P

World leaders swiftly congratulated U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on his victory Saturday, cheering it as an opportunity to fortify global democracy and celebrating the significance of Americans having their first woman vice president. MORE: bit.ly/3p4GQtA

NOW: Firefighters ARE working to knock down a wind-driven vegetation fire that sparked in Orange County's Santiago Canyon on Monday morning: https://bit.ly/2HzMT8A

PROFESSOR FLOTUS: The 2020 election result is historic in more ways than one: Kamala Harris has become the first Black American and woman to become vice president-elect and Dr. Jill Biden, wife to the president-elect, will become the first first lady to work full time as a teacher. MORE: bit.ly/3k8KLC6

#BREAKING: Firefighters were working to knock down a wind-driven vegetation fire that sparked near Santiago Canyon Road in Santiago Canyon in Orange County on Monday morning. https://bit.ly/2HzMT8A