California Today: Olympic Fans Get First Chance to Buy Tickets to 2028 Games in Los Angeles

January 14, 2026, 6:31 a.m. Pacific time

Today’s Top Story

Alex Welsh for The New York Times

Olympic Fans Get First Chance to Buy Tickets to 2028 Games in Los Angeles

Starting Wednesday, prospective buyers can enter a lottery to get a chance to purchase the first tickets in April. Prices will start at $28.

Playing Catch on an L.A. Sidewalk? You May (Technically) Risk Jail Time.

A little-known and rarely enforced law prohibits ball games on some Los Angeles streets and sidewalks. The local council has begun the process of repealing it.

Kiefer Sutherland Is Arrested After Assaulting Ride-Share Driver, Police Say

The actor also made “criminal threats” toward the driver, according to the Los Angeles police.

After Accident, Angels Prospect Fights For His Old Life, Family Hopes For Help From Team

Four months ago, Rio Foster was climbing his way to the major leagues. Now, on an afternoon in early January, he sat in a wheelchair, unable to walk, eat on his own, or hold a conversation.

Initial Review Finds No Widespread Illegal Voting by Migrants, Puncturing a Trump Claim

Republican election officials welcome the review, which relies on a federal verification tool, but they say they have not discovered a major problem when it comes to noncitizen voters.

How ICE Crackdowns Set Off a Resistance in American Cities

In Minneapolis and other cities where federal agents have led immigration crackdowns, residents have formed loose networks to track and protest them.

A Top Fed Official Says the Trump Administration’s Threats Are ‘About Monetary Policy’

Neel T. Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, defended Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, in an interview. He also said interest rates should be held steady this month.

Timothy Busfield, Actor and Director, Turns Himself In for Child Sex Abuse Charges

He was booked on Tuesday, the Albuquerque police said. He is accused of inappropriately touching two boys on the set of a drama series.

Trump Makes Obscene Gesture at Heckler in Ford Factory Tour

A White House spokesman said the president “gave an appropriate and unambiguous response.”

Times Opinion in L.A.

On Jan. 20, join New York Times Opinion columnists Jamelle Bouie and Ross Douthat in Los Angeles at the Aratani Theatre for a conversation about the first year of President Trump’s second term, hosted by Kathleen Kingsbury, the editor of Times Opinion. You can buy tickets here.