He graduated high school with honors. ICE detained him the next day ^19.4%

Los Angeles Times - By Itzel Luna - 6/17/2026, 10:00 AM

Halo Effect 12.6% - Appeal to Emotion 10.5% - Anecdotal 6.9%

Wilber Urbina Garcia had an ambitious list of errands to run the day after his high school graduation, before his summer really began. The shy boy was the first in his family to walk the graduation stage, and he was determined to get a head start on his future. He had a diploma to pick up, a high school textbook to return and fall... more

The California-born fast-food chain crushed by costs, crime and competition ^63.9%

Los Angeles Times - By Itzel Luna - 5/18/2026, 10:00 AM

Negativity Bias 37.3% - Hasty Generalization 11% - Self-Serving Bias 4.3%

Carl’s Jr. began in 1941 as a hot dog cart on the corner of Florence and Central in Los Angeles and grew into one of the region’s best-known burger chains. Eight decades later, the now-global chain is struggling in its old neighborhood. The high costs of doing business in California, festering labor issues, fierce competition and crime... more

‘It’s easy to die there’: Icy Mt. Baldy claims three lives as hikers warn of extreme danger ^62%

Los Angeles Times - By Alex Wigglesworth, Itzel Luna - 12/31/2025, 11:24 PM

Officials have identified one of the three hikers found dead on Mt. Baldy this week as 19-year-old Marcus Muench Casanova of Seal Beach. Casanova fell 500 feet on Monday while hiking Devil’s Backbone, a sharp ridge with steep drops on either side, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. Two other hikers were then... more