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From Boba Fett to Banksy: We take you inside Exposition Park's new Lucas Museum
The museum, which opens to the public Sept. 22, unites the Star Wars universe with all kinds of illustration and classic art.
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Paramount Skydance has reached a settlement with California and other states that sued over the Warner-Bros acquisition. Metro needs $2 billion from the federal government to deploy more buses for the 2028 Olympics; what happens if that money doesn't come in. Dolly Parton Day is officially happening this week.

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A collage of C3PO, R2-D2, a painting of the Pokemon Pikachu in Van Gogh style and a statue of a character in a red jacket from "Akira."
It's more than Star Wars at the Lucas Museum
A smiling woman with short curly hair and glasses, wearing a magenta blazer over a white top, stands surrounded by supporters holding "Vote Karen Bass for Mayor" campaign signs.
Congress warns Bass: 'Every tool' will be used to get her testimony
A woman with long dark hair speaks to reporters, gesturing with her hand while multiple microphones—including NBC4 and ABC7 branded mics—are held up to her by unseen reporters at a press scrum.
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By day he's a doctor. By night, he's 'that Peking duck guy
An ariel view of Altadena with empty lots and homes that remained after the Eaton fire.
Eaton fire survivors are fighting with insurance companies
Los Angeles city councilmember Nithya Raman speaking into a mic at an outdoor event.
Nithya Raman on prepping for LA's next disaster
A view of housing at Blue Butterfly Village. A fence surrounds the complex.
Blue Butterfly Village tenants say complex caused new traumas
A chef in a school kitchen with a tray of cooked spaghetti noodles.
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Vertical collage cover art for a Thrifty Ice Cream story: three hands hold classic scoop-shaped Thrifty ice cream cones (two Cookies and Cream, one Chocolate) against a close-up ice cream texture background, alongside the Thrifty mascot cartoon cone and a vintage metal Thrifty ice cream scooper.
Inside Thrifty Ice Cream's El Monte factory — LA's iconic ice cream, explained
A man wearing glasses, a black du-rag, and a black "Nike 3-on-3 Basketball" T-shirt sits in a white plastic chair in front of an off-white Ford van, one arm resting on the chair's armrest and the other extended along the van's bumper.
LA City Council is questioning its own homeless count — here's why
Olympics Monday
A woman with dark-tone skin speaks at a podium reading 'Lucas Museum of Narrative Art' as a man with light tone skin and gray hair stands behind her.
Mellody Hobson steps down from LA28 committee
The co-founder of the new Lucas Museum had faced pressure from L.A. activists about Olympics concerns.
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Supreme Court rejects Trump's mail voting restrictions for this year's midterms
The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration's request to allow mail-in voting restrictions under a U.S. Postal Service plan for the midterm general election.
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California wants to ban child marriage. Why are these civil rights groups trying to stop it?
Anyone under the age of 18 can get married in California. While lawmakers seek to restrict the practices, these liberal groups tried to block it.
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CSU went all-in on AI. At UC, students and faculty say AI use is all over the place
The UC system currently does not have a single systemwide AI product or mandatory AI protocols in place.
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A man in a red jacket and jeans sits on the edge of a piano trailer at sunset, facing a wide lake with distant hills, one hand resting near the other, smiling out at the water.
A pianist off-roads a Steinway into Griffith Park for an outdoor concert
"In a Landscape: Classical Music in the Wild" comes to Los Angeles for the first time in its 11-year run.
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Pawn Shop LA: The Hollywood sports bar with a James Beard chef
LAist sat down with two of the minds behind Pawn Shop, a new sports bar on Melrose with menu items like pickle-brined fried chicken and caviar.
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