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A line forms Monday outside the courthouse for a chance to sit in on the 16th day of former President Trump's hush-money trial in Manhattan, N.Y. José A. Alvarado Jr. for NPR hide caption
These people waited hours to see the Trump hush-money trial up close. Here's why
Defendant Jerry Boylan, captain of the Conception, leaves federal court in Los Angeles on Thursday. Richard Vogel/AP hide caption
FILE - Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass waits to speak during a news conference in Los Angeles, Jan. 24, 2023. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption
FILE - The Universal Studios Hollywood officially reopens to the public at 25% capacity with COVID-19 protocols in place in Los Angeles, on April 16, 2021. A tram accident at Universal Studios in Los Angeles injured multiple people Saturday night, April 20, 2024, authorities and the company said. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption
Armored trucks are parked outside the GardaWorld facility in the Sylmar section of Los Angeles on Thursday, April 4, 2024. Richard Vogel/AP hide caption
A Waymo car is seen on the streets of San Francisco on Aug. 25, 2023. -/AFP/AFP TV/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Beverly Hills Police Chief Mark Stainbrook, left, Mayor Karen Bass and Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore announce the arrest of a suspect in three recent killings of homeless men, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Los Angeles. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption
Veterans John Follmer, right, and Alejandro Rocha, left, do outreach on on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. They met Chris Brown, center, and offered to connect him with veterans services. Alex Welsh for NPR hide caption
The answer to veterans homelessness could be one of LA's most expensive neighborhoods
Anthony Velbis, a nurse with the homeless service agency HOPICS, checks up on Anthony Boladeres outside the RV where he's living in South Los Angeles. "It's nice being able to meet the client where they're at," Velbis says. Grace Widyatmadja/NPR hide caption
A person places flowers on Tuesday at a makeshift memorial marking the site of the altercation that led to Kessler's death. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
Dan Valdez, housing acquisitions manager for the nonprofit Brilliant Corners, checks out a recently leased property near downtown Los Angeles. Grace Widyatmadja/NPR hide caption
To tackle homelessness faster, LA has a kind of real estate agency for the unhoused
Ziare Gearring (left) and his grandfather Ricky Brown pose for a portrait outside of their home in Los Angeles. The 65-year-old retired handyman had already been struggling, and taking in three grandsons after his ex-wife's sudden death has put him thousands of dollars behind on rent and utilities. Grace Widyatmadja/NPR hide caption
Los Angeles is using AI to predict who might become homeless and help before they do
Police cars block off a street where a sheriff's deputy was shot while in his patrol car in Palmdale, Calif. on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023. Richard Vogel/AP hide caption
Striking hotel workers rally outside the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown Hotel on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption
Political scientists confront real world politics dealing with hotel workers strike
Three RVs ready to be shipped to families in Maui. California Fire Foundation hide caption
A tow truck driver attempts to pull a stranded car out of floodwaters on the Golden State Freeway as tropical storm Hilary moves through the area on August 20, 2023 in Sun Valley, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Medano Beach, at Los Cabos resort in Mexico's Baja California state, is seen before the arrival of Hurricane Hilary on Friday. Alfredo Estrella/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
This 1:10 p.m. EDT Friday satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Hilary (right) off Mexico's Pacific coast. NOAA via AP hide caption
Cobbler James Wallace Sears has spent decades fixing the shoes of lawyers, consultants and financial advisers who work in nearby corporate towers. With so many of them still working from home, he's not sure his business will survive. Arezou Rezvani/NPR hide caption
FILE - Willie Nelson performs at the Producers & Engineers Wing 12th Annual Grammy Week Celebration at the Village Studio in Los Angeles, on Feb. 6, 2019. Richard Shotwell/Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP hide caption
This video still image provided by The Office of Arnold Schwarzenegger, shows former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, repairing what he called a pot hole on a street in his Los Angeles neighborhood on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. The Office of Arnold Schwarzenegger via AP hide caption
This video still image provided by Arnold Schwarzenegger's office, shows the former California governor (center back) repairing a pothole on a street in his Los Angeles neighborhood on Tuesday. The Office of Arnold Schwarzenegger via AP hide caption