Hundreds of migrant families were detained under the bridge, sleeping in the dirt, without much food or medical care, people who were released said.
The vice president’s responsibilities will involve diplomatic relations with El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras to address root causes of migration.
The Bay Area Democrat will be the first Filipino American to serve in the role, replacing Xavier Becerra, now in the Biden Cabinet.
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The U.S. Senate has confirmed former Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be the nation’s assistant secretary of health.
A growing number of California’s health departments have broken with state guidelines and made COVID-19 vaccines available to more people, sparking joy from some and envy among others.
Encampment residents were told they must leave within 24 hours, police said.
Social media was key to the riot. Now courts are struggling with whether to forbid suspects from using the internet.
Mourners hold a vigil to remember the 10 people killed at a Boulder, Colo., supermarket, on the eve of the suspected gunman’s first court appearance.
The Los Angeles Police Commission ruled Tuesday that two LAPD officers were justified in fatally shooting an armed 28-year-old man in a South Central alleyway last April, though the panel disapproved of some of the officers’ tactics.
UCLA’s slow start prevented the comeback in the 71-62 loss to Texas in the second round of the NCAA women’s tournament on Wednesday.
Single-game Dodgers tickets are expected to go on sale by the end of March, following the completion of the re-seating process for season-ticket holders.
L.A.’s biggest quake threat sits on overlooked part of San Andreas, study says. Why that may be good
L.A.’s biggest quake threat sits on overlooked part of San Andreas, study says. Why that may be good
Researchers assessed which parts of the San Andreas fault were likely to pose the biggest threat to Los Angeles. The Mission Creek strand tops the list.
Where to get a fried fish sandwich.
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Local AAU basketball team, the Compton Magic, was once home for five players who are still playing in the NCAA tournament.
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The plan would help fight climate change and reduce deadly air pollution from cars, trucks and power plants and gas furnaces.
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If you want to stop Google from providing your personal information to authorities who have issued an administrative subpoena, you need to act fast.
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Curative’s mouth swabs should be administered only under strict protocols, federal regulators caution. Fred Turner, Curative’s 25-year-old founder, thinks otherwise.
Days of unprecedented protests over Asian hate could be the beginning of a larger movement. Here is what the activists want.
Coronavirus: What You Need To Know
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Going away to college helped many LGBTQ students claim their identity and freedom. Being back home threatens to unravel that.
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Vaccine eligibility in L.A. County changed on March 1. If it’s your turn, here are some ways to sign up for a COVID-19 vaccine appointment.
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The city should move no one until everyone has been offered interim housing.
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Why must it take a lawsuit to stop cities and counties from approving sprawling new housing developments in fire-prone areas?
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Protesters gather in a showdown emerging as a flashpoint in the city’s struggle with homelessness.
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A shooting at a Colorado supermarket Monday killed 10 people, including a police officer, and a suspect was in custody, authorities said.
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U.S. officials recorded 100,441 encounters with migrants at the border last month — nearly triple the total in February 2020.
Theaters and other arts groups big and small scramble to make COVID-safe plans, but in many cases the rules are still murky.
Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland” cemented its Oscar front-runner status Wednesday, winning the top award at the 32nd Producers Guild of America Awards.
Founding Fleetwood Mac guitarist Peter Green died in July, five months after Mick Fleetwood organized an all-star tribute concert to his ex-bandmate.
Amid entertainment’s reckoning over systemic racism, activists have launched initiatives aimed at helping marginalized film and TV talent advance.
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What role can art play in opening eyes to the humanity of people different from ourselves? After the Atlanta-area shootings, the answer is urgent.
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L.A. may see light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel. But for the punk musicians and artists of the Sidewalk Project, harm-reduction work carries on.
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Julie Piñero wrote the one-person play “Delejos” after the killing of her partner, video game developer Jose Zambrano.
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It is a unique experience to watch “The Father” alongside your own father. I did so twice — onstage and onscreen.
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Palm Springs Art Museum leader Louis Grachos resigns after less than two years on the job, more than half of which was spend in COVID-19 closure.
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Wilson, co-curator of a groundbreaking new MoMA exhibition, counteracts architecture’s inherent racism with ideas framed by the Black experience.
The parents of UCLA basketball players have come to the NCAA tournament to watch and communicate with their sons, even if it’s from behind a glass door.
The Clippers routed the Spurs 134-101 on Wednesday in San Antonio.
Darryl Polk Jr. had 19 points and five steals as Pepperdine romped past Coastal Carolina 84-61 for the College Basketball Invitational championship.
Uriel Antuna scored following a sloppy giveaway by Sebastian Soto in the 45th minute, and Mexico beat the U.S. 1-0 in the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament.
South Korea says North Korea has fired two unidentified projectiles into its eastern waters as it revives its testing activity to expand its military capabilities.
The latest twist created another layer of uncertainty for a product already facing dwindling public support in Europe
A mammoth cargo ship has been grounded in the Suez Canal since Tuesday, disrupting shipping and causing a huge waterborne traffic jam.
Most virus mutations are trivial, but scientists are investigating which ones might make the virus spread more easily or make people sicker.
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Julie Giuffrida’s basic approaches: swap in matzo meal for other ingredients, flaunt the matzo or use recipes that don’t require anything forbidden.
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10 recipes to feed your sweet tooth during Passover
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How to use matzo — and recipes that naturally meet the Passover dietary restrictions — to make easy meals for the holiday.
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Do you wait for LeBron James and Anthony Davis to return or make a move now?
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What questions did Garrett Bradley ask herself in making the documentary movie ‘Time’? An in-depth conversation in our podcast will answer that.
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After 20 hours in the Pacific Ocean, Desireé Rodriguez was the only one in her family left alive. She had almost given up. Then two fishermen spotted her.
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Marion Lewin and her twin brother, Steven Hess, were sent to the Nazi camps as young children and knew little of their previous life in Amsterdam — until now.
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Hablamos con los migrantes mientras cruzan la frontera con contrabandistas y se entregan a los agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza.
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Se proyecta que Cyber Monday alcanzará $12.7 mil millones impulsados por la pandemia
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Marjorie Leach, 101, is one of those men and women who are at least 100 years old and have survived COVID-19.
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Check out these events, pop-ups and drops in Los Angeles — and thank us later.
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These 50-plus hikes capture all that LA and Southern California has to offer. Use our filters to find the best type of hike by difficulty levels, length and type of view.
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A hike is a good excuse to eat a sandwich. A sandwich improves every hike, and in L.A., you can almost always find one not far from the other.
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I thought I remembered why I didn’t get cast in “Gossip Girl.” But the truth was much more complicated.
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I told my best friend that I wasn’t sure whether it was a date or just a casual meetup. When Andrew showed up at my house in a T-shirt, shorts and flip-flops, I thought: ‘OK, not a date.’
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If you want to stop Google from providing your personal information to authorities who have issued an administrative subpoena, you need to act fast.
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Curative’s mouth swabs should be administered only under strict protocols, federal regulators caution. Fred Turner, Curative’s 25-year-old founder, thinks otherwise.
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A growing number of California’s health departments have broken with state guidelines and made COVID-19 vaccines available to more people, sparking joy from some and envy among others.
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More California counties are rapidly reaching a point where they can further untether themselves from the strictest rules imposed to combat the pandemic.
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California lags behind some other states in expanding eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine. When will that change?
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Texas is set to become the most populous state so far to make COVID-19 vaccinations available to all adults, beginning next week.
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The endangered California condor could return to the Pacific Northwest in the fall for the first time in 100 years.
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A list of the worst mass shootings in the United States in the last four years.
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Local leaders join calls for gun reform after the Boulder, Colo., supermarket attack. Survivors of prior mass shootings question momentum for change.
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In court filings, the Justice Department has alleged for first time that the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers were communicating before the Capitol assault.
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A late-afternoon burst of selling on Wall Street erased an early gain for stocks Wednesday, pulling the market further below the all-time high it reached just a week earlier.
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Healthcare companies are taking on more debt to pay dividends to their private equity owners, just a year after the start of a pandemic that plunged the industry into crisis.
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Who’s legally responsible for policing social media posts? The heads of Google, Facebook and Twitter have taken different positions on that question.
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Creedence Clearwater Revival’s John Fogerty is asking $9 million for his contemporary mansion that he dramatically remodeled.
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The Lakers have informed players and other organization members that they can get vaccinated for COVID-19 starting this week.
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Vanessa Bryant posted videos of herself and oldest daughter Natalia getting tattoos in honor of the late Kobe and Gianna Bryant.
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The Lakers are short-handed at center with the absence of Marc Gasol because of health and safety protocols.
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The Lakers continue to struggle without LeBron James and Anthony Davis, and lose to the Pelicans 128-111 on Tuesday in New Orleans.
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The park’s initial reopening will be for hotel guests, pass holders and existing ticket holders with a wider opening for the general public on April 15
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Your weekend watch list includes Benjamin Millepied’s L.A. Dance Project, the L.A. Phil with chef José Andrés and a Passover music celebration.
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The Dodgers plan to hold a lottery for the chance to buy an extremely limited number of opening day tickets. About 11,000 fans will be allowed in.
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Architect professor Alexis Navarro designed and built an accessory dwelling unit that is affordable and attractive. The result is inspiring.
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I am the invisible “B” in LGBTQIA+ — and I deserve to be seen. “Bierasure” is one of the lesser known issues that plague the LGBTQIA+ community. It’s the tendency to ignore and falsify evidence of bisexuality and its existence, and it leads to painful reactions when someone comes out as bisexual.
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It’s been one year with him. One year without my mom, who died shortly after we started dating. How do I love, when I carry this certainty that love is always lost?
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“You can wear high heels,” he said in a voice that conveyed this would turn him on. “I don’t wear high heels anymore,” I responded. “They’re too uncomfortable.”
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Look, I’m 37 and in a no-B.S. zone. What you see is what you get. I’m at the point in my life where I’d rather get everything out on the table on Day One so there are no unwanted surprises.
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The forced homecoming of students because of COVID-19 has been painful for those whose families do not know of or reject their LGBTQ identities.
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A former teacher on what the state needs to do to make its new ethnic studies curriculum successful.
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Parents say health concerns and an unsatisfactory hybrid learning plan are fueling their reluctance.
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Since before pandemic lockdowns and closures hit California, racism and violence have been targeted at people of Asian descent here, around the U.S. and beyond.
A deadly fireworks explosion in Ontario is a reminder of California’s patchwork of pyrotechnics laws: illegal in L.A., legal in the next town over, sometimes. The current status quo partly dates to a Sacramento corruption and sex scandal in the 1980s.
If you see someone harassing or being violent toward another person, what are your options to act and intervene safely? Plus more tips on how to be a good ally.
Emergency funds protect against much more than job loss. Also: why seller home financing doesn’t help credit scores.