President Trump is not conceding the presidential election to Joe Biden and is expected to fire foes and pardon friends.
Kamala Harris will be the first female vice president, as well as the first Black and Asian American person to occupy that post.
World reacts as Joe Biden becomes U.S. president-elect after several days of vote counting.
Now the hard work of rebuilding our democracy and economy begins.
Winning election may well prove to have been the easy part for a President Biden. Can he achieve his ambitious agenda, and hold together the Democratic Party?
The Times asked political strategists for the most likely contenders from whom Newsom might choose to replace Harris for the rest of her Senate term.
Kamala Harris’ groundbreaking rise to the vice presidency could make her an unusually creative vice president.
Even if Trump slinks off into obscurity to mutter about voter fraud, the fissures and fractures he exploited will live on.
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Democrats have made inroads over the last 30 years and now have a 3.5% advantage in voter registration that is likely to continue to grow. But the GOP is still a potent force in the county.
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The reshuffling will reduce the size of the vaunted but troubled Metropolitan Division, as well as cut the air support, robbery and homicide and gang and narcotics divisions.
August, September and October were the state’s warmest on record, according to a new report.
Several members of the Dodgers organization tested positive for the coronavirus, although none were inside the World Series bubble in Arlington, Texas.
More than 2,100 new coronavirus cases were reported Friday. It’s the first time the county has seen that level since mid-August.
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Facing a fast-shrinking path to a second term, President Trump baselessly accused his opponents of fraud Wednesday as he launched an aggressive legal effort to reverse or stop vote counts in four battleground states that could clinch the race for Joe Biden.
We pay tribute to the media figures we’ve relied on during a strange, tense week in American politics, from podcasters to local newspaper reporters.
Anne Hathaway, who plays Grand High Witch in the new film ‘The Witches,’ apologized to the disability community and those with limb differences.
At Warner Bros.’ request, Johnny Depp has resigned his role as Grindelwald in the “Fantastic Beasts” franchise after losing a libel case in the U.K.
“The Bachelorette” has confirmed months of rumors that star Clare Crawley left the show early after getting engaged to contestant Dale Moss.
UCLA might not need an A-level game to beat Colorado on Saturday, but the opener could go a long way in determining how good the Bruins will be in 2020.
The Trojans play the Sun Devils in a 9 a.m. game Saturday at the Coliseum to open the long-delayed season. Here is how USC and Arizona State match up.
Spreading the blame, MLB says it won’t punish Justin Turner for joining the Dodgers’ World Series celebration after his positive coronavirus test.
Ash Narayan, a former Orange County financial advisor who stole millions of dollars from pro athletes, was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison.
Nagorno-Karabakh authorities say at least three civilians have been killed in the latest Azerbaijani shelling of the separatist territory.
Ethiopia nears civil war, threatening the stability of one of the world’s most strategic regions. Here are key reasons for the international alarm.
The United Arab Emirates has announced a major overhaul of the country’s Islamic personal laws, allowing unmarried couples to cohabitate, loosening alcohol restrictions and criminalizing so-called ‘honor killings.’
As the remnants of Hurricane Eta moved back over Caribbean waters, governments worked to tally the displaced and dead from Guatemala to Panama.
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