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California Today

October 10, 2025, 6:31 a.m. Pacific time

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What Courts Have Said in Challenges to Trump’s National Guard Deployments

Federal courts across the country have heard legal challenges to the mobilization of troops in Los Angeles, Washington, Portland, Ore., and Chicago. Here’s how some judges have ruled.

Los Angeles Times Moves Closer to a Public Stock Offering

The company, which says it plans an initial public offering next fall, announced on Thursday that it would seek to raise up to $500 million selling private shares to investors.

Parts of the Southwest May Get More Than a Month’s Rain This Weekend

Moisture from a former Pacific hurricane was expected to bring the risk of heavy rain and flash flooding across desert areas.

Dodgers Beat Phillies in Extra Innings to Advance to N.L.C.S.

Los Angeles captured a series-clinching 2-1 walk-off win thanks to a wild Philadelphia error in 11th inning.

What We Know About the Florida Man Arrested in the L.A. Wildfire Case

More details are emerging about Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, who was accused of starting a small blaze in January that later rekindled and grew into the fire that devastated Pacific Palisades.

Katie Porter Goes Viral for ‘Unhappy’ TV Interview in California Governor’s Race

The former Democratic congresswoman, known for her own grilling of executives on Capitol Hill, threatened to abandon an interview after she was asked several follow-up questions.

A Taylor Swift Mystery: Which Musso and Frank’s Booth Is ‘Best’?

The pop star name dropped the storied Hollywood restaurant on her new album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” and the restaurant confirmed she is a customer. But which booth does she prefer?

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