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From music legends to classic film stars, here’s a look at the well-known figures who have died in 2026.

Competitive eater Tim Janus, known as “Eater X," has died after a battle with cancer. Janus competed with Joey Chestnut on “The Amazing Race" in 2018.

Thousands of flights across the Northeast were delayed or canceled after an equipment failure and a severed fiber-optic cable exposed vulnerabilities in the nation’s aging air traffic control system.

Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman leads incumbent Mayor Karen Bass 39% to 28% in a new Berkeley IGS poll ahead of the runoff.

Officials at Salinas Valley State Prison are investigating the fatal Sept. 21 attack on inmate Michael Loftin as a homicide.

Long Beach has declared a local emergency as the city works to repair damage and prepare its coastline for the possibility of more powerful surf.

Police in South LA are searching for two people who allegedly took off after striking two teenage siblings walking with their mother Tuesday night, killing a 16-year-old boy and leaving his sister in critical condition.

A new flea-borne typhus outbreak is under investigation in Los Angeles’ Wilshire Center area after seven people became sick and six were hospitalized, health officials say.

Justin Bieber was spotted participating in a jam session at MacArthur Park.

More than 500 living and dead cats were found at various properties tied to an animal rescue.

Members of the "Block the Merger Coalition" rallied outside Paramount Studios on Tuesday to protest the studio's acquisition of Warner Bros.