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Amid floats, music and hometown pageantry, tens of thousands of Angelenos stood shoulder-to-shoulder in a historic parade that delivered a rare thing on a divided planet: a night that felt safe, generous and genuinely shared.

Potent synthetic opioids up to 500 times stronger than morphine are flooding the US despite rising enforcement. Experts warn only education can cut demand and stop the cycle of lethal new drugs.

Police arrest 246 sex crime suspects in a week-long sting, including repeat offenders seeking to exploit minors as young as 12.

An unlicensed cannabis extraction operation kept running after workers died in fiery explosions. Six now face felony charges—including murder—in a case exposing the deadly cost of black-market profits.