Geography & Travel
Los Angeles
California, United States
Also known as: El Pueblo de la Reina de los Angeles
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Apr. 12, 2024, 5:17 PM ET (CBS)
LA County deputy dies in off-duty crash
Apr. 6, 2024, 8:22 PM ET (AP)
Cecil L. 'Chip' Murray, influential pastor and civil rights leader in Los Angeles, dies
Apr. 4, 2024, 5:52 PM ET (AP)
This Los Angeles heist sounds like it came from a thriller novel. Thieves stole $30 million in cash
Mar. 30, 2024, 4:40 PM ET (AP)
Easter weekend storm hits Southern California with rain and mountain snow
Mar. 25, 2024, 9:40 PM ET (AP)
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Los Angeles , city, seat of Los Angeles county, southern California, U.S. It is the second most populous city and metropolitan area (after New York City) in the United States. The city sprawls across a broad coastal plain situated between mountains and the Pacific Ocean; the much larger Los Angeles county, which encompasses the city, contains some 90 other incorporated cities, including Beverly Hills, Pasadena, and Long Beach. The county also encompasses two of the Channel Islands, Santa Catalina and San Clemente; Mount San Antonio, familiarly known as Mount Baldy or Old Baldy, 10,046 feet (3,062 metres) high; more than ...(100 of 11493 words)