This evening: SoCal residents among victims of Reno casino mass shooting

Plus a literary reading inside of a pool at the Korean Spa.‍ What you need to know this evening.‍  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­   ADVERTISEMENT July 29, 2025 | View in browser This Evening's Big Stories SoCal residents visiting Reno for bachelor party were among victims of mass shooting A group of friends from Thousand Oaks were among the victims of a mass shooting in Reno Monday. The friends had attended a bachelor party prior to the shooting. Read More ADVERTISEMENT UCLA violated Jewish students' civil rights with 'deliberate indifference,' feds say The DOJ issued a notice to UCLA and a warning of a pending lawsuit, saying the campus violated Jewish student civil rights last year during a pro-Palestinian encampment. The same day, UCLA said it would pay $6.45 million in a suit over the encampment brought by Jewish students. Read More New York gunman, a former L.A. high school football player, left a note saying: 'Study my brain please' Shane Tamura, a former football player at Golden Valley and Granada Hills high schools, entered a New York skyscraper and began spraying bullets, police say. Read More ADVERTISEMENT Trump administration maneuvers to keep Essayli as L.A.'s top federal prosecutor The Department of Justice has taken unusual steps to allow Bill Essayli to remain U.S. attorney for the Central District of California without Senate confirmation or judicial appointment. Read More Metro can move forward on subway car plans ahead of Olympics after deal Metro settled a lawsuit with Jobs to Move America over a contract with Hyundai to build a new fleet of rail cars that the advocacy group said violated law and the transit agency's policy. Read More Keep up with California Your support helps us deliver the news that matters most. Subscribe to the Los Angeles Times. Subscribe Now In a digital age, old-fashioned watchmaking schools, including a new one from Rolex, are in demand Amid a shortage of watchmakers in the U.S., Rolex has opened a new school for watchmakers in Dallas. But industry stakeholders say more educational programs are needed. Read More July is the worst month for drug overdose deaths. Is heat to blame? Recent L.A. County reports show overdose deaths are down, but a troubling trend is that over the last decade, a bulk of deaths occurred in the summer months. Read More California, other states sue Trump administration over bill defunding Planned Parenthood California and other liberal-led states sued the Trump administration Tuesday over a measure aimed at defunding Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide. Read More Oh, you weren't at the 200-person literary reading inside of a pool at the Korean Spa? Substack's sold-out literary reading, 'A Night of Desire,' had a dress code for both readers and attendees: bathing suits. Read More ADVERTISEMENT Thank you for reading This Evening's Big Stories from the Los Angeles Times Sign up for more L.A. Times newsletters. Sign Up You received this email because you opted to receive email communications from L.A. Times. Unsubscribe | Manage marketing email preferences | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell My Personal Information | CA Notice of Collection   Advertisers have no control over editorial decisions or content. Place an ad or classified.   Copyright © 2025, Los Angeles Times 2300 E. Imperial Highway, El Segundo, CA 90245 1-800-LA-TIMES latimes.com