I-5 Artillery Explosion Investigation, Palisades Fire Cleanup, ICE Misconduct Probe, Gaza Ceasefire Tested, Latino Representation, NBC-Apple Streaming Deal

Headlines From The Times · Oct 21, 2025 · 6m

A Marine Corps anniversary event at Camp Pendleton sparked alarm when a live artillery round exploded midair over the I-5 Freeway, striking a California Highway Patrol cruiser with shrapnel and prompting an investigation into safety failures. In Pacific Palisades, officials declared eight fire-damaged homes public nuisances after owners missed cleanup deadlines for toxic debris. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and top Democrats in Congress announced a probe into ICE misconduct, citing racial profiling and wrongful arrests of U.S. citizens. U.S. envoys traveled to Israel to help stabilize the…