The "Ovas" from East L.A. are an all-woman cycling collective fighting against gender-based violence

While most of residents now feel safe and trust the police, homicides are still a daily occurrence.

Inhabitants of the heavily Latino neighborhood of Wilmington, in Los Angeles, California, live surrounded by toxins. To the west is the Phillips 66 refinery, to the east is Route 110 and to the south is the L.A. port, the most active port in the United States. In most families, at least one person suffers from respiratory conditions, asthma and even cancer.

In Wilmington, California, Teresa López lives with an oil rig in her backyard. It pumps oil 24 hours a day, expelling toxic fumes and producing nonstop noise. In California, nearly 5.4 million people live less than a quarter mile from an oil or gas rig. "They put them where the poor live," López says. "We can't move anywhere."

Jose Montanez, 48, and Armando Serrano, 43, were released after allegations of misconduct by police investigators.

Donald Trump accepted the presidential nomination in a speech painting the United States as a nation in “crisis” due to immigration and bad trade deals