Infections have been skyrocketing in the region’s mostly working-class Latino communities since the economy reopened around Memorial Day. The virus is spreading rapidly through factories, stores and other workplaces.
At fraternity houses and Hollywood mansions, parties that defy public health orders are fueling a coronavirus surge in the young.
The death of a promising young skateboarder fits into a surprising pattern: Increasingly, homeless people in Los Angeles and its environs are dying by hanging.
If Joe Biden chooses a short-listed Californian as his running mate — Sen. Kamala Harris or Rep. Karen Bass — the decision will have a significant impact on politics in the state.
Does Orange County need all that expensive water from Poseidon’s proposed seawater desalination plant in Huntington Beach?
NBCUniversal’s management shakeup on Thursday also includes new roles for veteran executives Matt Strauss and Frances Berwick.
Black and Latino voters are the most persistent targets of disinformation. Now, they are fighting back. Inside a ‘war room’ at the center of the effort.
New York’s attorney general announces a lawsuit accusing the NRA of misspending and self-dealing, and seeks to dissolve the gun rights organization.
The Ohio governor tested positive for the coronavirus just ahead of a planned meeting with President Trump.
California state prison officials say as many as 17,600 inmates may be released early, despite concerns some could be dangerous.
President Trump still wants to overturn Obamacare, but his predecessor’s healthcare law keeps gaining ground in places where it was once unwelcome.
The coronavirus keeps forcing companies to slash jobs just as a critical $600 weekly federal jobless payment has expired.
Residents of Beirut are venting their fury at Lebanon’s leaders, blaming them for the deadly explosion that ravaged the city.
Police in Arizona drop charges against the YouTube personality in a May incident, as federal officers serve search warrants at his California home.
Airlines are limiting — and sometimes eliminating — food and beverage service. In many cases, you’ll need to BYOS — bring your own snacks.
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Our special-edition newsletter breaks down the latest coronavirus news, including managing COVID-19 while evacuating people from a wildfire.
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If the coronavirus has you reaching for hand sanitizer, don’t use one with methanol. It can be toxic if absorbed through the skin, the FDA warns.
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Scam calls and COVID-19 rackets are on the rise as a result of people being stuck at home, officials warn.
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In the days since Ron Jeremy was charged with sexual assault, half a dozen women have contacted The Times to detail allegations of rape and groping against the adult film star.
The controversy over Trader Joe’s ethnic-sounding brands shows how today’s increasingly polarized society puts the whimsical grocery chain in a tough spot.
Remembering Hiroshima
Today marks the 75th anniversary of the world’s first nuclear attack: the bombing of Hiroshima in Japan by the U.S. during World War II. About 140,000 people were killed. Some survivors commemorated the anniversary with a moment of silence. Others urgently relayed the need to bear witness as the number of survivors dwindles. For one couple, memorializing the devastation through art is a way to make sure it’s never forgotten.
The atomic bomb transformed the nature of war, raised the specter of Armageddon and launched an ever-escalating arms race with the Soviet Union. Yet somehow, we survived
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Knott’s Scary Farm is canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, as are other California theme parks’ Halloween events.
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Educators, health officials and scientists are still working to understand what it will take to make schools safe in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Airlines are limiting — and sometimes eliminating — food and beverage service. In many cases, you’ll need to BYOS — bring your own snacks.
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Second wave of coronavirus has businesses and the public moving from indoors to the great outdoors
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The coronavirus pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on L.A. communities. On one day, we look at how the pandemic is playing out across the city.
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In the coronavirus era musicians, longing to connect with friends and neighbors, and eager to practice their art, have taken to their porches, patios, driveways and yards to play for passersby.
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Editorial Page Editor Sewell Chan had hoped to live in L.A. without a car. But his fealty to mass transit was broken by COVID-19.
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This week we had some good news about COVID-19 hospitalizations declining. But it’s no reason to celebrate yet — and certainly not by throwing a large house party that can undo all the sacrifices made in the last months.
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Forcing distance learning to look like ‘normal’ school will hurt our youngest students. Here are strategies were effective when COVID shut down traditional classrooms.
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A Sacramento scheme to keep borrowing federal dollars to help those in need echoes California’s historical progressivism. Upton Sinclair would admire the moxie.
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Join us at 1 p.m. August 12 with reporters Howard Blume and Paloma Esquivel to talk about their education reporting during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Keke Palmer will host MTV’s Video Music Awards virtual ceremony later this month, which will feature performances from BTS, Doja Cat and J Balvin.
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Pop-up drive-ins, pet pigs and quality time with college-bound kids help fill the void.
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The latest celebrity meme has Reese Witherspoon, Viola Davis, Mindy Kaling and others creating apocalyptic 2020 calendars for our COVID-19 times.
Debuting in 1998 after two major Disney animated bombs, the original ‘Mulan’ had a low-key premiere and bare-bones marketing. Now the live-action version is going straight to Disney+.
Amid the burst of celebrity support for DeGeneres, Rachel Bloom offered a different take on the situation.
Actress Alyssa Milano tested negative twice for the coronavirus despite having “every Covid symptom” and later testing positive for virus antibodies.
The Nashville superstar and “American Idol” judge on racism in country music, the future of touring and what people get wrong about country fans.
Dodgers minor leaguer Connor Joe beat testicular cancer this summer after learning he had the disease during spring training.
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Oklahoma City has been a longshot to win an NBA title this season after trading its two best players last summer. But expectations are shifting.
With Blake Treinen throwing 98 mph, Kenley Jansen’s status as the Dodgers’ closer depends on his ability to adapt, columnist Dylan Hernández writes.
Rams’ Aaron Donald is getting accustomed to the new reality but urges all players need to do their part in order to have a season.
Law enforcement agencies have increasingly been using tear gas — traditionally deployed as a last resort — on protesters as an offensive tool.
The first cruise of a decimated Alaska cruise season came to a sad end after a passenger tested positive for the coronavirus.
Some lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people are leaving Poland following the anti-LGBTQ campaign rhetoric the president used to get reelected.
The New York prosecutor who has been fighting to get President Trump’s tax returns got a bank last year to turn over other Trump financial records.
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Cacao Mexicatessen chef Christy Lujan shares her restaurant’s recipe for cilantro lime rice.
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The celebrated Beverly Hills restaurants face an uncertain future amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Plant Man P is an online store, YouTube channel and popular Instagram account with over 14,000 followers.
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You can help yourself relax amid the pandemic. Start by shedding negative thoughts
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The $100-million overhaul of the Hollywood & Highland shopping and entertainment center will bring offices to the complex and a new name: Ovation.
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Part of Santa Paula Canyon — from the forest boundary to about three miles above the Punch Bowl — will remain off-limits as officials look to stave off potential crowding.
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And on the 12-mile boat ride from Oxnard, you might see dolphins
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“Rio de Los Angeles,” a new augmented reality app, brings you the story of the river from pre-history to the present
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El misterio de un violonchelo raro robado tiene un final sorprendente
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B.J. Armstrong played with Michael Jordan and shared an agent with Kobe Bryant. One night he watched the legends lead a master class in basketball.
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Hear interviews with TV stars in new podcast ‘Can’t Stop Watching’
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If you’ve been hoping to spend some time by the water before summer ends, these two destinations offer relatively low-risk ways to get your fix.
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Hurricane Katrina. Superstorm Sandy. The Camp fire. But what about the heat wave that contributed to 10,000 deaths?
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If you feel personally victimized by the California Employment Development Department, you are not alone.
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Technical glitches with the state’s system for analyzing test results have led to flawed reporting of infection rates.
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The region reported more than 27,000 new COVID-19 cases over the last two months. The area now accounts for 19% of new infections, although it comprises just 12% of the countywide population, analysis shows.
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Knott’s Scary Farm is canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, as are other California theme parks’ Halloween events.
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On Aug. 6, 1945, the city of Hiroshima in western Japan became the site of history’s first nuclear attack when U.S. warplanes dropped an atomic bomb.
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Amid the pandemic, the divide between more and less affluent areas in California grows.
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Clashes outside a U.S. courthouse in Portland have largely stopped, but confrontations have arisen in other parts of Oregon’s largest city.
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Florida police say teenagers fleeing officers while carrying a semiautomatic gun inadvertently jumped a wall at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort
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Valentino, Burberry and other luxe labels play a supporting role in the fashion-packed visual album. Here’s a closer look at the outfits and fashion of “Black is King.”
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Fishing the L.A. River offers a respite from the stresses of a global pandemic, social unrest and partisan politics — in a convenient socially distanced setting.
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Students and alumni from the L.A.'s most exclusive private high schools have launched Instagram campaigns sharing stories of racism and bias on campus.
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We have been married for 12 years. But in spring 2020, under quarantine, and especially in the first weeks, we began talking to each other again just like in our beginning, only in person.
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‘Avengers’ director Anthony Russo just sold his Los Feliz home for $3.299 million, nearly double the $1.775 million he paid for it a decade ago.
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Take a look at starter homes for about $400,000 in Fillmore, Camarillo and Oxnard in Ventura County.
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Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic airline is seeking bankruptcy protection as it tries to survive the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on air travel.
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Wall Street’s big rally keeps rolling, and the S&P 500 rose for a fourth straight day Wednesday to sit just 1.7% below its record.
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As indoor options dwindle, outdoor spaces get attention in L.A. and beyond
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Uncruise Adventures, Lindblad Expeditions and others offer charter ship adventures while big-ship cruise travel is on hold.
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Interest in foot-powered adventures has increased since the pandemic began. Here’s what companies are doing to keep walkers safe.
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We’ve got ideas, itineraries, updates and debate on travel in the West.
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Toshiko and Iri Maruki’s shocking paintings of atomic bomb survivors transform those who see them. Now the Hiroshima Panels themselves need rescuing.
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Veteran biographer A.N. Wilson takes on one of the most popular, prolific and puzzling writers in English literature in “The Mystery of Charles Dickens.”
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California Sounds: New music on hit-maker Ricky Reed’s imprint by Daniela Bojorges-Giraldo, who performs as St. Panther, introduces on-the-verge talent
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The first joint effort between the two NBCUniversal units gears up to cover Latino stories related to the election and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A magnitude 3.2 earthquake was reported at 9 a.m. Thursday off the California coast, 16 miles from Santa Cruz.
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Police were sent to a wedding reception at a mansion in the tony Holmby Hills area Wednesday night in response to multiple noise complaints.
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The Sacramento Kings’ former arena was one of 15 California sites turned into COVID-19 field hospitals, at a cost of millions of dollars.
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New documents show that Vallejo’s police chief recommended firing one of the officers who shot a man sleeping in a car with a gun in his lap.
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Angels pitcher Julio Teheran, late to MLB summer camp because of a bout with COVID-19, settled down after a leadoff walk to retire the next five batters.
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High school sports can’t resume playing games yet in L.A. County, but new safety guidelines could bring athletes back to campuses for workouts.
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A look at what happened in sports history on August 6, including Gertrude Ederle becoming the first woman to swim the English Channel at age 19.
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The Lakers make only 15% of their threes in 105-86 loss to Oklahoma City.
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Black and Latino voters, especially those who mostly speak Spanish, are far more likely than white voters to report the virus has had an impact on jobs and health.
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California’s legislative leaders want more time before a state court-imposed eviction ban is lifted amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is signing into law a new measure providing additional legal protections for police officers.
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U.S. Supreme Court blocks mandate requiring better coronavirus protections for Orange County inmates
U.S. Supreme Court blocks mandate requiring better coronavirus protections for Orange County inmates
The justices grant an emergency appeal from the county’s lawyers and put on hold an order issued in late May by U.S. District Judge Jesus G. Bernal.
