L.A. City Council president resigns after using racist language in leaked recording

Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez resigned from her position Monday after she and two other councilmembers were recorded making racist remarks.

The latest: Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera submitted his resignation on Monday night over his involvement in the racist conversation, per the Los Angeles Times.

He quit at a meeting of the labor organization's executive board, California Labor Federation head Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher told the New York Times.

Driving the news: In a statement announcing her resignation, Martinez asked for forgiveness "from my colleagues and from the residents...