More than 20 people were injured when turbulence disrupted a United Airlines jetliner, which was bound to Los Angeles from Washington on Tuesday. The flight was diverted to Denver.

The Greater Los Angeles Area has been a site of havoc as a tanker truck exploded, closing the district’s busiest freeways on Friday.

The city council of Los Angeles passed a resolution that it will ban any future business deals with companies in the state of Arizona as a sign of economic boycott.

The world premiere of the much awaited movie Iron Man 2 has been transferred from London to Los Angeles.

According to reports, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is entertaining offers from the Memphis Grizzlies to join their coaching staff and help train their centers.

Moments after officials started an online lottery for what could be described as the last Michael Jackson event, the online servers of Staples Center have crashed due to the sheer mass of users who signed up for free tickets.

On a statement last Saturday, US President Barack Obama had called on Iran to “stop all violent and unjust actions to its own people”, despite the current turmoil surrounding the region due to its electoral tensions.

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s private jet had to take an emergency landing in Los Angeles last Friday, when the pilot reported seeing smoke coming from some of the cockpit’s controls, reports have said.

Fans gathered outside the Staples Center after the game and began behaving like animals—damaging vehicles, throwing rocks and bottles at officers and tearing down signs and tree branches.

Hundreds of passengers were left stranded Monday when a metal baggage container was sucked into the engine of a Japan Airlines Boeing 747 as it was leaving a terminal gate at the Los Angeles International Airport.