Los Angeles is still reeling from January’s deadly wildfires — and with the World Cup soccer championships and the 2028 Olympics on the horizon — Mayor Karen Bass has been urging residents to come together to revitalize LA’s image.

About 30 people gathered outside the Cedar Rapids Federal Courthouse on Monday in a show of solidarity with the protests in Los Angeles.

Roughly 700 Marines are deploying to the Los Angeles area to protect federal buildings and personnel in the wake of protests over immigration that have already led President Trump to federalize National Guard troops,

Grammy-winning artist Doechii accepted her first BET Award Monday. But as she held the award for best female hip-hop artist, she couldn’t ignore what was going on outside the televised show at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.

Doechii made the most of her first BET Award win, telling an audience of honorees and attendees at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Monday that she felt a “responsibility as an artist” to address nation-wide conflicts on stage.

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