Michael V. Drake, a national champion of access and equity, is expected to be named president of the University of California, the first Black leader in the system’s 152-year history.
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President Trump’s attitude and policies were shaped by neglect and trauma growing up, his niece says in a new book obtained by The Times.
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Officials confirmed 46 more coronavirus-related deaths and 4,015 additional cases Tuesday — the highest number the county has reported in a single day.
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L.A. County officials have said that testing capacity is continuing to expand, but limited availability has stymied those seeking to be tested for weeks.
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Merced County, where the sheriff questioned the pandemic and a town became a ‘sanctuary city for business,’ is now on the state watchlist after a surge in COVID-19 cases.
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President Trump jumped into the debate on children returning to school next month. He says yes, but teachers, parents and health professionals are wary.
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Riverside County saw its COVID-19 numbers increase after Memorial Day. Officials say it’s a harbinger for a case influx following the Fourth of July
Race in America
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In East L.A., a group is made up of 15 moms have lost their sons to law enforcement killings in the past few years.
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Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg met with civil rights groups to discuss how Facebook can better remove hate speech and disinformation.
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In 60 years of activism, I’ve felt hope like this before, only to have it replaced by frustration and rage, Abdul-Jabbar writes.
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LAPD officials are investigating whether a spike in officers calling in sick over the July 4 weekend was the result of an orchestrated protest.
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International students will be forced to leave the U.S. or switch colleges if their schools offer classes entirely online this fall, ICE says.
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The withdrawal notification makes good on President Trump’s vow in late May to terminate U.S. participation in the WHO.
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Officials warn that hot temperatures, low relative humidities, locally gusty winds and drying fuels will bring elevated fire weather conditions.
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“Look, there’s no law against ignorance. It’s not illegal to have opinions that are wrong,” COVID-19 survivor Tom Hanks said in a “Today” interview Tuesday.
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State officials say they have received dozens of complaints about chiropractors falsely claiming to be able to remedy the coronavirus or COVID-19.
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580,000 California businesses received PPP loans in the last 3 months, leaving few parts of the economy untouched.
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Our special-edition newsletter breaks down the latest coronavirus news, including that the share of young people getting infected is on the rise.
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Let us help make your job search easier. Also: Can employees be required to sign waivers saying it’s not the company’s fault if they catch COVID-19 at work? We’ve got an answer.
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Trump’s reelection strategy is now obvious. He will stoke the racial resentment of his white base.
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Mexico’s Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Donald Trump, who meet face to face for the first time Wednesday, have parallel — and dismal — records on human rights.
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The Trump administration will demand foreign students attend in-person college classes or leave the country amid the coronavirus crisis.
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After calling for the relocation of a Confederate statue at the University of Mississippi, students are now demanding administrators halt the project.
The L.A. Surge Hospital treated a small number of coronavirus patients during the 39 days it was open. But doctors say it saved ‘many, many lives,’ while restoring their faith in medicine.
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For the past 16 years, Mauro Rios Parra has sold fruit bars and ice cream on the streets of Pico-Union, one of L.A.'s densest cities and among the hardest hit by the coronavirus.
This Houston hospital tried to prepare for the second wave of COVID-19, but was already 80% full this week as a nurse and doctor fell ill.
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For nearly three years, a mural of Jonathan Park’s face adorned a white wall outside Catalina Liquor in Koreatown, his home and the neighborhood he’s become inseparably tied to as the rapper Dumbfoundead.
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A medio año de la pandemia, es difícil imaginar que alguien, en cualquier lugar, no haya oído hablar del coronavirus.
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¿Quiere beneficios monetarios como familia de estatus migratorio mixto? Le piden que siga este paso
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El primer viaje al extranjero del presidente mexicano Andrés Manuel López Obrador suscita controversia a ambos lados de la frontera.
‘Late Late Show’ host James Corden talks Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, David Letterman and how his own hosting style has evolved amid the novel coronavirus crisis.
In addition to the iconic sci-fi blockbusters, “Airplane!,” “Independence Day” and “Midsommar” join the fray in this week’s LA Times Ultimate Summer Movie Showdown.
CNN anchor Don Lemon invited Terry Crews to discuss the actor’s recent Black Lives Matter tweets, leading to a heated debate about the movement’s merits.
The cast of ‘Noah’s Arc,’ the trailblazing Logo series that centered on gay Black men in L.A., reunited Sunday with fresh takes on unprecedented times.
Mookie Betts wouldn’t consider opting out like Dodgers teammate David Price because he’d lose the service time that will make him a free agent.
The Philadelphia Eagles ‘will take appropriate action’ after receiver DeSean Jackson posted anti-Semitic passages attributed to Hitler on Instagram.
Atlanta Dream co-owner Kelly Loeffler, who is also a Republican U.S. senator, sent a letter to the commissioner objecting to the WNBA’s Black Lives Matter initiatives.
Dorsey graduate Christian Rodriguez picks up a late scholarship from San Jose State to compete in the 800 meters.
He called the coronavirus ‘a little flu.’ Now Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro says he has COVID-19
He called the coronavirus ‘a little flu.’ Now Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro says he has COVID-19
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who has long downplayed the coronavirus, says he has COVID-19. More than 65,000 Brazilians have died from the disease.
Rights groups say that in some ways, Palestinians in East Jerusalem have fewer legal protections than those in the West Bank.
A Brazilian man infected with HIV has shown no sign of it for more than a year since he stopped HIV medicines after an experimental drug therapy.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s first foreign trip stirs controversy on both sides of the border.
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Gregorio Leon drove to the outskirts of Lexington, S.C., the night of Feb. 14, 2016, with a gun by his side and rage in his heart.
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COVID cooking continues with more comfort food but with an emphasis on fresh, light seasonal dishes and easy summer desserts.
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Jocelyn Ramirez of Todo Verde shares her vegan jackfruit carnitas recipe with smoky chipotle tomato salsa from her new cookbook, “La Vide Verde.”
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First-timers don’t always find their initial trip to be easygoing. But get the hang of it and you’ll be hooked.
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Los Angeles designers and influencers talk about how Black Lives Matter protests and this year’s Pride Month have reshaped their thoughts on the fashion industry.
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A mature urban forest and dense tree canopy can provide relief on the hottest days. Here are 15 places to cool off this summer.
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A COVID-era dentist’s appointment means fewer people, more layers and possibly a new tool or two.
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Roses and agapanthus are still in full bloom in the Huntington’s rose garden, just in time to welcome visitors when the gardens reopen on July 1, after being closed for more than three months due to coronavirus.
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We went to movies, plays and parties together, but for a long time only as good friends. There were past wounds and disappointments that made her reluctant to move things to the next level. I so enjoyed her company that I hung in there. We became best friends, and then eventually she asked to stay with me one night.
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MLS, despite having one team expelled and 13 players test positive inside its quarantine bubble in Orlando, Fla., is returning to play Wednesday.
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The company that operates the posh Peninsula Beverly Hills Hotel, jelly bean maker Jelly Belly and Kanye West’s company Yeezy are all among those who received multimillion dollar loans.
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Amid a worsening coronavirus outbreak in California’s prisons, the system’s top medical officer has been ousted.
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Now, public health officials are bracing for the grimmest phase of the cycle: a spike in COVID-19 fatalities.
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The results of a survey by the USC Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research were revealed Monday amid a major increase in new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations.
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In East L.A., a group is made up of 15 moms have lost their sons to law enforcement killings in the past few years.
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Personal protective equipment that was in dangerously short supply during the early weeks of the coronavirus crisis in the U.S. is running low again.
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Johnny Depp is suing the publisher of the Sun tabloid for libel over a 2018 article that branded him a ‘wife beater.’
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As most of Australia emerges from pandemic restrictions, the virus has resumed spreading at an alarming rate in Victoria’s capital, Melbourne.
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PETA accuses Thai farms of abusing monkeys to harvest coconuts. Officials say the coconut-picking monkeys are a tourist attraction and aren’t harmed.
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Cactus, succulents, herbs, dwarf citrus and other houseplants that can handle the summer heat.
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Ashton Hirota, a contestant on Netflix’s reality competition series, “Next in Fashion,” is speaking out about keeping his fashion business going during the COVID-19 pandemic, making face masks and what the fashion industry must do to move forward.
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Plan your own Fourth of July bike ride, and learn about a Confederate warship’s dubious link to the Sierra
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Deutsche Bank is fined $150 million over compliance lapses including lax oversight of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s financial dealings.
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Former Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios head Gary Barber, now CEO of Spyglass Media, is asking $6.495 million for his penthouse at the Remington in Westwood.
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Caltech’s revered Robert Millikan favored forced sterilization. Can the university come to grips with its past?
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Cannabis entrepreneur Andrew Modlin, who co-founded MedMen, has put his home in the Hollywood Hills on the market for $11.95 million.
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After the long holiday weekend, beaches reopen in L.A., Ventura, Santa Barbara and Orange counties.
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Two parks shut in Texas, California sticks with restrictions, Trump plans Rushmore visit
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With the coronavirus crisis roiling vacation plans, some are turning to travel that allows for social distancing, including RV camping. This reporter tried it.
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First California started reopening. Then came the questions.
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What’s on TV Wednesday, July 8: “Tough as Nails” on CBS; MLS Soccer
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Our critic recalls the Ennio Morricone interview in which he talked about his radical music-making with an experimental ensemble known as the Group.
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SiriusXM is close to a deal to buy podcasting company Stitcher as it looks to compete with rivals such as Spotify and iHeart Radio.
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In a message to employees, Cesar Conde wants his newsrooms to look more like the nation’s population.
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The big-rig fire on westbound Interstate 8 in San Diego caused traffic to back up for miles. The trailer was hauling 41,000 pounds of pork products.
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Former L.A. City Councilman Mitchell Englander pleaded guilty Tuesday, becoming the third figure to do so in a corruption probe of City Hall.
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One person suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound around 8:30 a.m., and no other injuries were reported, officials said in a statement.
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For the first time, Orange County reported more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases in a single day, with young adults accounting for most new infections.
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Nichol Whiteman has engaged in conversations on race with people around her for the first time, becoming more than the successful CEO of the Dodgers Foundation.
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Houston coach Mike D’Antoni plans to be in Orlando, Fla., for restart of NBA season, but stars like Jayson Tatum and Joel Embiid are not comfortable with the situation.
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Danny Green and Kyle Kuzma say the Lakers are ready for the rest of NBA season in the bubble. At least as ready as they can be at this point.
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The MLS Is Back tournament received another blow Tuesday when five Nashville players received confirmation of positive coronavirus tests.
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New Jersey and Delaware voters are casting ballots in primary elections, but because of the COVID-19 outbreak they’re doing it mostly by mail.
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Joe Biden promises to shift production of medical equipment and other coronavirus-fighting products “back to U.S. soil,” creating jobs and boosting supply.
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Spencer Cox won the Republican nomination for Utah governor on Monday.
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Newsom vows to crack down on restaurants and bars that ignored restrictions over the July 4 weekend. Some critics say it is too little, too late.
