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Former governor of Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria, and director of the Adra Prison Samir Ousman al-Sheikh is arrested by the FBI in Los Angeles, California, United States. Al-Sheikh has been accused of torturing and killing political dissidents while serving as prison director and governor.
2024-07-16

Los Angeles FC win their first MLS Cup title, defeating the Philadelphia Union 3–0 in a penalty shoot-out following a 3–3 draw at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, California.
2022-11-5

The 73rd annual Primetime Emmy Awards takes place at the Event Deck in Los Angeles, with "Ted Lasso" winning four Emmys. Brett Goldstein, Jason Sudeikis, and Hannah Waddingham win their first career Emmys.
2021-09-19

A mass shooting on a Greyhound bus headed from Los Angeles to San Francisco leaves one dead and five wounded; the motive remains unknown.
2020-02-3

Police in California arrest Ramon Escobar, 47, on charges of killing and assaulting homeless people, and are investigating whether he may have attacked a fisherman napping beneath a pier, in the cities of Los Angeles and Santa Monica, California. Authorities believe Escobar may be a serial killer, who is now a person of interest in the disappearance of his aunt and uncle in Houston, Texas.
2018-09-24

Protests and riots against president-elect Donald Trump take place in Portland, Los Angeles, New York City, and Atlanta, leading to the arrests of over 225 people.
2016-11-11

A car crash on the Pomona Freeway in Los Angeles, California, kills six people.
2014-02-9

Writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, the only person to have won both an Academy Award and a Booker Prize, dies at the age of 85.
2013-04-3

Gloria Stuart, the oldest-ever nominee for an Academy award, specifically the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as the elder Rose in the 1997 film "Titanic", dies in Los Angeles, aged 100.
2010-09-27

Thousands of people across the globe film their daily lives for Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald and producer Ridley Scott's YouTube-based documentary "Life in a Day".
2010-07-24