LAPD opposes further budget cuts that could result in "crippling" layoffs of cops

Demi Lovato is proudly showing off her curves while talking about her recovery from an eating disorder. The 28-year-old singer shared the empowering message on her Instagram account on Christmas Eve.

There’s no denying it: From global pandemic to social unrest and from economic recession to a polarizing presidential election, 2020 has been a tough year. Of course, amid the usual stresses of life and the extraordinary stresses of lockdown, many people have struggled to keep things together — things like their longtime relationships — and that includes some of Tinseltown’s most famous couples.

EXCLUSIVE: Labid Aziz has joined Wayfarer Studios as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer based in the Los Angeles office. The former Starzione executive is charged with the operational and financial health of the newly established company including development and oversight of corporate strategy, governance and growth along with oversight and management of all company investments.

Ariana Grande, 27, and her new fiance Dalton Gomez got a plethora of well wishes in the minutes and hours after they shared the happy news they’re engaged with a series of Instagram photos, which can be seen below.

Ariana Grande and her new fiance, Dalton Gomez, are getting a lot of love and support.

Demi Lovato has had a roller coaster of a year. The singer walked into the COVID-19 induced lockdown in the US with a secret relationship with actor Max Ehrich.

Kawhi Leonard had a very practical reason for leaving Toronto, his hands got cold.

Two Minneapolis City Council Members are denying their involvement with the "defund the police" movement just days after the council approved a budget that shifted approximately $8 million from the police department and months after they joined colleagues in calling for the dismantlement of the Minnesota city's department.

The union that represents rank-and-file Los Angeles police officers is targeting several City Council members through a billboard campaign amid talks of budget cuts that could lead to a reduction in services and cops. The Los Angeles Police Protective League is asking around 9,800 members to vote in favor of forgoing $22 each pay period over two years to fund the union's political activities, the Los Angeles Daily News reported.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office on Tuesday made the decision not to criminally charge two LAPD officers who accidentally fatally shot a Trader Joe’s store manager two years ago while trying to prevent an armed suspect from taking customers and staff hostage. Melyda Maricela Corado, 27, died from a single gunshot wound when she was struck at the entrance of a Trader Joe’s in the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles on July 21, 2018.

The New York Police Department is adding 900 officers in the coming months after previously delaying, or canceling, recruitment classes amid budget conflicts and issues related to the novel coronavirus pandemic, officials recently announced. The NYPD, said to be the largest police force in the nation, announced Monday it would begin bringing on new personnel in a recruitment class set to begin Dec.

As the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine was delivered at a Los Angeles-area hospital, the county’s hospital and ICU capacity dropped to alarming lows.

The Los Angeles Police Department received criticism from Democratic lawmakers and the Black Lives Matter group, who argued that officers who used batons against a crowd outside Mayor Eric Garcetti’s home used excessive force and infringed on protesters' First Amendment rights. Several videos posted to social media showed officers in riot helmets Sunday morning using batons in a skirmish outside Getty House, the official residence of the mayor of Los Angeles located in Windsor Square.

A new budget proposal in Los Angeles issued Friday would cut more than 1,800 city jobs -- including 951 police jobs -- amid a $600 million budget shortfall, according to a report. The cuts would also come amid spiking numbers for homicides and shootings, the city's police chief says.

direct to your inboxLabour councillors in Manchester have broken ranks to oppose proposals to axe the city council’s school catering service amid fears that hundreds of jobs could be put at risk.Manchester Fayre has been in ‘terminal decline’ for two years and could cost up to £1m to keep going, according to the town hall.Withdrawing from the school catering provider market by September 2021 is one of many proposals being considered by the council as it looks to plug a £105m budget shortfall