Some events, however, are beyond human control. On the morning of January 7, Mike Park, a 55-year-old captain with the Los Angeles County Fire Department, had just finished a 24-hour shift.

Trump border czar Tom Homan announces National Guard deployment to Los Angeles County after anti-ICE demonstrations turned violent, stating authorities won't apologize for enforcing the law.

To toughen up young fighters, he said, cartel leaders forced them to eat barbecued human flesh. Still, he is looking again for opportunities to go abroad as a mercenary.

The company’s time in the limelight, however, is coming to an end. The U.S. operator of Forever 21 plans to close roughly 200 stores as well as its downtown Los Angeles headquarters.