SAN FRANCISCO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today announced that he is suing Ashford University, an online for-profit school based in San Diego, and its parent company Bridgepoint Education for engaging in unlawful business practices. In the lawsuit, Attorney General Becerra allege...

A 39-year-old man has been sentenced to 25 years in state prison for forcing a young woman into prostitution and beating her, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. Okang Palmer was found guilty last month of one count each of human trafficking, assault with a deadly weapon,...

A Compton man was sentenced yesterday to 28 years to life in state prison for his role in the strangling of a man whose body was later set ablaze, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. Deputy District Attorney Brian Kang said José Ángel Martínez, 22, was found guilty on Oct...