Laverne Cox & Her Friend Assaulted By Transphobic Attacker At A Los Angeles Park

Los Angeles County reached yet another grim milestone on Saturday as Public Health officials reported more than 600,000 total cases of Covid-19. To date the county has recorded a total of 610,372 coronavirus cases.

Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon has backtracked on criminal sentencing enhancements, just days after announcing he would get rid of them with "no exceptions" in a short-lived policy. Enhancements are policies that make certain behaviors extra punishable under specific circumstances, like speeding in a school zone or committing a crime while having a prior conviction.

Under assault by the rising surge in COVID-19 cases, available space continued to dwindle on Friday at Los Angeles County hospitals. As a result, health-care professionals were imploring the public to take the virus seriously to prevent medical centers from being overrun and unable to care for patients.

Los Angeles is now the epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic. It is the most infected county of the most infected state in the most infected country in the world.

Alex Stedman News Editor, Variety.comLos Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said he’s turned down a role in President-Elect Joe Biden’s upcoming administration, and that he’ll stay in L.A.

The sister of slain Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Joseph Solano blasted newly proposed justice reform measures that would soften the prison sentencing for her brother's alleged killer. "I can’t even think the thought of this happening," Christina Solano told "America’s Newsroom." "If they do that, then his sentencing goes to 15 to 20 years.

The Los Angeles district attorney has responded to "fear-mongering" about new directives introduced in the last two weeks, according to reports. District Attorney George Gascon has dealt with backlash to directives introduced shortly after he was sworn in just nine days ago.

 Arnold Schwarzenegger  has been very active! ‘The Terminator’ star is enjoying Los Angeles with his family. Recently, he took girlfriend Heather Milligan for a ride in his vintage Mercedes Excalibur.

“I want to be clear: Our hospitals are under siege and there is no end in sight,” said Los Angeles County’s Director of Health Services, Dr. Christina Gahly. “Unless we remain more vigilant and more diligent through the holidays and beyond, we will not be able to stop the surge.”

“The worst is not behind us,” said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Thursday. “The worst is right in front of us.”

A California judge issued a ruling on Tuesday that said Los Angeles County acted “arbitrarily” and without rational justification when it banned outdoor dining late last month, according to reports. "The Restaurant Closure Order is an abuse of the Department’s emergency powers, is not grounded in science, evidence, or logic, and should be adjudicated to be unenforceable as a matter of law," wrote Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James C.

Laverne Cox has come forward about being the target of a transphobic attack while walking with a friend in Los Angeles' Griffith Park.Speaking on Instagram this past weekend (via ET), Laverne said that she and a friend were walking in the park when a man "aggressively asked for the time." Her friend told him the time, "and then the guy who asked for the time says to my friend: 'Guy or girl?'" At this point, Laverne's friend told the man to "f*ck off" and then suddenly "the guy is attacking my

A post shared by laverne cox (@lavernecox)"The guy really wanted me to answer [when he asked for the time] so that he could spook whether I’m trans or not," Cox continued. "I don’t know why, I don’t know why it matters.

Laverne Cox opened up about being targeted in a transphobic attack in Los Angeles.The Orange Is the New Black alum, 48, posted a 10-minute-long video to Instagram on Sunday, November 29, that detailed her scary experience.

Laverne Cox and her friend were subjected to a transphobic attack while taking a socially-distanced walk in Los Angeles' Griffith Park on Saturday, she shared on Instagram Live. "I'm in shock, and I'm triggered," Cox said, before recounting the horrifying attack.Cox said she and her friend were walking through the park when a man "very aggressively" asked for the time.

Variety Staff Follow Us on Twitter“Orange Is the New Black” star and LGBTQ+ advocate Laverne Cox took to Instagram on Saturday to share that she and her friend were the victims of a transphobic attack that has left her “in shock.”In an IGTV video, Cox detailed that she went for a socially-distanced walk with a friend in Los Angeles’ Griffith Park, and soon encountered a man who aggressively asked them for the time.“The friend that I’m with looks at his watch and tells him the time, and then the

An off-duty law enforcement officer was recorded on cell phone video fighting with another person inside a sprawling Los Angeles-area shopping mall Friday.  The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department told Fox News affiliate KTTT-TV that the confrontation at the Los Cerritos Center stemmed from a social media post.  The sheriff's office could not confirm that information with Fox News.

Laverne Cox and Paris Hilton both look so glamorous on the red carpet at the 2020 American Music Awards, which is airing on Sunday (November 22) and taking place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.