Lakers-76ers
The Los Angeles Lakers made a minor lineup adjustment which paid huge dividends to help end their recent skid, while the Philadelphia 76ers have been forced to play without one of their top players.
Authorities have charged the 20-year-old son of former NBA player Nick Van Exel with capital murder.
Lamar Odom responded to his first time out of the starting lineup this season by scoring 24 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers convincingly ended a three-game losing streak with a 103-88 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night.
Lakers coach Phil Jackson says he's "not happy" about the NBA's ownership of the Hornets and is pessimisticabout the club's future in New Orleans.
The Los Angeles Lakers are looking at possibly matching their longest losing streak of the season, and Kobe Bryant is seething. This time, however, he's not angry with his teammates.
Following the Los Angeles Lakers third consecutive double-digit loss, this time to the San Antonio Spurs, John Ireland caught up with a couple of players to get a feel for the recent struggles.
Tony Parker scored 23 points and the San Antonio Spurs, backing up their NBA-best record against the defending champions, beat Kobe Bryant and the reeling Los Angeles Lakers 97-82 on Tuesday night.
The Los Angeles Lakers assigned rookie Devin Ebanks to the NBA Development League's Bakersfield Jam on Monday.
As unhappy as Kobe Bryant sounded on Christmas, he might have a tough time feeling much better after this game.
The highly anticipated first matchup between the new-look Miami Heat and the defending-champion Los Angeles Lakers drew the highest television rating for an NBA regular-season game on ABC since 2004.
LeBron James had 27 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists while hitting a season-high five 3-pointers, and the Miami Heat thrived on the holiday stage in a 96-80 victory over Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday.
Ron Artest has absolutely no regrets about giving away his Los Angeles Lakers championship ring to boost mental health awareness.
Phil Jackson and LeBron James agree: Christmas Day games are not the ideal holiday gift.
Earl Boykins scored a season-high 22 points, John Salmons added 20 and the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks stunned the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night, snapping the two-time defending champions' five-game winning streak with a 98-79 victory.
Phil Jackson says humbug to the NBA's Christmas schedule.
Brook Lopez scored 26 points, Sasha Vujacic added a season-high 16 and the New Jersey Nets snapped a 10-game road losing streak with a 101-94 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night.
Home after a seven-game road trip and with a Christmas Day showdown looming, it'd be easy for the Los Angeles Lakers to overlook the Milwaukee Bucks.
Kobe Bryant scored 20 points, Pau Gasol had 19 and the Los Angeles Lakers won their fifth straight game Sunday, beating the Toronto Raptors 120-110.
Lakers Face Off With Sixers
Lamar Odom scored 28 points, Pau Gasol had 19 points and 13 rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 93-81 on Friday night.
Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman didn't make the trip to Colorado for a three-game series against the Rockies to close out the regular season so he could rest a sore ankle.
Federal prosecutors are joining law enforcement officials in downtown Los Angeles in announcing court filings and arrests in an "organized crime" matter.
Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn's office provided $5 million in landslide relief funding. A little over half of that is going to homeowners – up to $10,000 to each affected property owner.
"The peak of the heat is today, we are still plenty hot for the next several days," Paul Deanno, KCALNews meteorologist said as triple digits are forecasted for much of the Inland Empire Wednesday.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed hundreds of bills into law this year aimed at addressing a range of key issues facing California including retail theft, consumer protection and affordable housing.
CBS News poll finds Walz and Vance improved their standing in what debate watchers said was a positive debate.
Federal prosecutors are joining law enforcement officials in downtown Los Angeles in announcing court filings and arrests in an "organized crime" matter.
Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn's office provided $5 million in landslide relief funding. A little over half of that is going to homeowners – up to $10,000 to each affected property owner.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed hundreds of bills into law this year aimed at addressing a range of key issues facing California including retail theft, consumer protection and affordable housing.
"The peak of the heat is today, we are still plenty hot for the next several days," Paul Deanno, KCALNews meteorologist said as triple digits are forecasted for much of the Inland Empire Wednesday.
Federal prosecutors are joining law enforcement officials in downtown Los Angeles in announcing court filings and arrests in an "organized crime" matter.
Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn's office provided $5 million in landslide relief funding. A little over half of that is going to homeowners – up to $10,000 to each affected property owner.
"The peak of the heat is today, we are still plenty hot for the next several days," Paul Deanno, KCALNews meteorologist said as triple digits are forecasted for much of the Inland Empire Wednesday.
The Los Angeles Police Department also said they will have a strategic presence at critical sites across the area.
The Los Angeles Police Department arrested several teenagers for allegedly ransacking 7-Elevens after their parents turned them in to investigators.
The crash, which was allegedly caused by an unlicensed DUI driver, killed a woman and left her daughter in critical condition.
Elias Madriz Gutierrez, who has two prior DUI convictions, was arrested for a deadly hit-and-run crash involving a bicyclist in Huntington Beach. Police say that he was drunk when the collision happened early Monday morning.
A bill championed by Paris Hilton requiring state oversight and increased transparency at youth residential treatment facilities became law on Friday.
Dozens of cats and kittens are moving to their forever homes a month after officers seized the felines from an Irvine home.
The Santa Ana Department of Motor Vehicles building will reopen nearly a week after employees found a possible mold growth.
The crashes happened at around 3:15 a.m. on eastbound lanes of the freeway just west of Adams Street, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The quake, which was centered a little over three and a half miles southwest of Fontana, happened at around 4:11 p.m, the USGS said.
A bill championed by Paris Hilton requiring state oversight and increased transparency at youth residential treatment facilities became law on Friday.
Public health officials have issued a drinking water warning to Jurupa Valley residents after a positive case of E. Coli was discovered at a local water source.
It happened a little after 10 a.m. at Santiago Road and Ynez Road, near the Van Avery Prep Private School, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
While sometimes slow, the tracing system from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives played an instrumental role in helping law enforcement locate the man who opened fire inside a Monterey Park dance hall in 2022.
Following a deadly hijacking of a Metro bus, Ross Palombo digs through data about violence on the Metro system.
Ross Palombo goes over the crime statistics available for the Metro.
KCAL News investigates connection between Beverly Hills armed robbery and gun belonging to notorious police killer Christopher Dorner.
Ross Palombo shows how investigators arrested the man accused of starting the Line Fire after they spotted his white truck. Palombo also speaks to the man's family.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed hundreds of bills into law this year aimed at addressing a range of key issues facing California including retail theft, consumer protection and affordable housing.
CBS News poll finds Walz and Vance improved their standing in what debate watchers said was a positive debate.
CBS News fact checked the biggest claims made by Tim Walz and JD Vance during the vice presidential debate.
Sen. JD Vance and Gov. Tim Walz met in New York for the CBS News vice presidential debate. Here are the highlights.
John Amos was best known for his roles in "Roots" and the 1970s sitcom "Good Times."
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed hundreds of bills into law this year aimed at addressing a range of key issues facing California including retail theft, consumer protection and affordable housing.
CBS News poll finds Walz and Vance improved their standing in what debate watchers said was a positive debate.
CBS News fact checked the biggest claims made by Tim Walz and JD Vance during the vice presidential debate.
Sen. JD Vance and Gov. Tim Walz met in New York for the CBS News vice presidential debate. Here are the highlights.
Former President Jimmy Carter has defied the odds in hospice care and reached his 100th birthday.
Californians with iPhones and Apple Watches will now be able to store digital versions of their driver's licenses and identification cards on their devices, state officials announced.
The authorization comes after a week-long voting period for the more than 6,000 Food4Less workers represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers Local union.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
Target, looking for ways to add sales, is relaunching its Target Circle loyalty program including a new paid membership with unlimited free same-day delivery in as little as an hour for orders over $35.
When, who and how much to tip is becoming more of a question in consumers' minds.
In the ongoing fight against opioid addiction, Gov. Gavin Newson has signed a bill aimed at expanding access to methadone treatment in California.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law prompted by a decade-long CBS News California investigation into California's newborn genetic biobank.
Public health officials say this case is unrelated to the three other cases in Baldwin Park, which they called "unprecedented" last week.
The latest CDC survey found 4 in 10 adults in the U.S. were obese. A map shows the states with the highest and lowest rates.
So far there have been 20 reported cases of salmonella from patrons of Madre! Oaxacan restaurant in Valencia.
California would have become the first to require such systems for all new cars, trucks and buses sold in the state starting in 2030.
Californians with iPhones and Apple Watches will now be able to store digital versions of their driver's licenses and identification cards on their devices, state officials announced.
The Pac-12 Conference announced Thursday that Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State will become new members as the conference rebuilds.
A sweeping measure to regulate the development of artificial intelligence has passed the California Legislature and is headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk.
California residents with Android smartphones can now add their driver's licenses and ID cards to Google Wallet, the state's Department of Motor Vehicles announced Friday.
Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman didn't make the trip to Colorado for a three-game series against the Rockies to close out the regular season so he could rest a sore ankle.
Pete Rose, Major League Baseball's all-time hit leader who was later banned for betting on games, has died.
Dikembe Mutombo, who was an eight-time NBA All-Star, was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2022.
Patrick Mahomes passed for 245 yards and a touchdown while rediscovering his connection with Travis Kelce, and the Kansas City Chiefs rallied from an early 10-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Chargers 17-10.
Shohei Ohtani went 1 for 4 and fell short in his bid to become the National League's first Triple Crown winner since 1937, stealing his 59th base to help the Los Angeles Dodgers rally past the Colorado Rockies 2-1 in Charlie Blackmon's final game.
John Amos was best known for his roles in "Roots" and the 1970s sitcom "Good Times."
Kris Kristofferson, a songwriter who became a country star and A-list actor, died at his home on Maui surrounded by family on Saturday, a spokesperson said in an statement.
Throughout his 50-year career in show business, John Ashton appeared in nearly 100 movies.
During a stop on their "Music of the Spheres" global tour, which Billboard calls "the biggest rock tour of all time," Chris Martin, Will Champion, Guy Berryman and Jonny Buckland talk about their new album, the songwriting process, and their future playing together.
British actress Dame Maggie Smith had an extensive career in theater and movies, gaining international acclaim in later roles in "Harry Potter" and "Downton Abbey."
Excessive heat warnings and advisories continue with peak temperatures hitting Wednesday, with Woodland Hills reaching an October record-setting temperature of 114 degrees.
The gates down in Sierra Madre that lead to Chantry Flat open again on Wednesday, October 2nd following a four-year Bobcat Fire forest closure.
Excessive heat in the Inland Empire is expected through Thursday, with red flag warnings and air quality warnings in effect.
The Beverly Hills Police Department has increased patrols and partnered with private security around synagogues and houses of worship during Rosh Hashanah and the High Holy Days following escalating tensions in the Middle East with Iranian missile strikes targeting Israel.
As we get away from the coast, expect peak heat, reports Amber Lee.
The Bridge Fire in California's Angeles National Forest exploded to more than 34,000 acres Tuesday evening, prompting evacuations and road closures.
The Airport Fire burning in eastern Orange County is one of three brush fires continuing to rage in Southern California as hot temperatures and dry conditions challenge firefighting crews.
Desert Daze is a music festival that's brought together acts like Tame Impala, The Flaming Lips, Toro y Moi and Wu-Tang Clan since starting in 2012. It's been held in Lake Perris in Riverside County, where festival-goers can jump in the water amid live performances. In 2024, it was canceled for the second year in a row. And it's not clear when the SoCal psych-rock fest will be back.
A look back at the hallowed career of the indie "B-movie" filmmaker, known for exploitation films, monster flicks, and some bizarre movie posters.
Shots from the second day of the JM Eagle LA Championship held at the Wilshire Country Club in the Palos Verdes Estates.