LA Mayor Karen Bass declares victory as 2,000 National Guard troops are pulled from Los Angeles. A state bill that would ban law enforcement masks is one step closer to becoming law. A big payday for a man who spent decades behind bars for a crime he didn't commit. Plus, more.

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