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Kamala Harris makes it official: She's running for president

Sen. Kamala Harris of California announced she will enter the 2020 presidential race, the first woman of color to be a top-tier candidate.

By Melanie Mason

• 2020 candidates: Who’s in and who’s on the fence?

Kamala Harris was shaped by the crucible of San Francisco politics

As she forged her way in San Francisco politics, her cold calculation, strategic discipline and force of personality were on full display.

By Michael Finnegan

From the archives: In search of elusive justice

• From the archives: Kamala Harris is a different kind of prosecutor

Kamala Harris: Full coverage

L.A. has a Super Bowl team for first time in 35 years as Rams beat Saints in overtime

By Bill Plaschke

Trump says Pelosi is behaving ‘irrationally’ in shutdown impasse as Russia questions swirl around him

• Doyle McManus: Nancy Pelosi is winning in her battle with Trump. Here's why

In the L.A. teachers’ strike, teaching families picket and pinch pennies

• Marathon weekend bargaining sessions continue

Magnitude 2.1 earthquake hits Inglewood

By Rong-Gong Lin II

VOICES

Mexico struggles to identify the victims of a gas pipeline explosion that killed at least 85

Life-threatening cold weather sets in across the Midwest and Northeast

Native American drummer speaks on the MAGA-hat-wearing teens who surrounded him

Scooters took over Venice and Santa Monica. L.A. County has a different plan

Around California

MUST READS

Why can’t Trump make deals? No one trusts him anymore

Jan 20, 2019

Fifty years ago today, Richard Nixon took office, and for him it was a time of hope, civility and optimism

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Who is Ed Buck? The erratic life of the Democratic donor in whose home two dead men have been found

Jan 18, 2019

UCLA’s Katelyn Ohashi rediscovers her joy of gymnastics and becomes an internet sensation

Jan 17, 2019

This Boyle Heights teacher is the face of the L.A. teachers’ strike

Jan 17, 2019

Why you can’t look away from that Trump fast food photo

Jan 15, 2019

Gas shortages: A self-inflicted crisis by Mexico’s new president?

Jan 12, 2019

More wildfires, drought and climate change bring devastating changes to California wildlands

Jan 12, 2019

One day our sun will solidify into a giant crystal orb

Jan 11, 2019

As Coachella turns 20, its press-shy co-founder gets candid about sexual harassment and why Kanye dropped out

Jan 11, 2019

Americans who fought alongside the Kurds in Syria feel betrayed by Trump

Jan 11, 2019

America’s love-hate relationship with Marie Kondo and our clutter

Jan 10, 2019

Whether good news or bad, northern Sierra readers can always blame the Messenger

Jan 6, 2019

Firefighters’ fateful choices: How the Woolsey fire became an unstoppable monster

Jan 6, 2019

After widespread complaints, Coachella is enacting a new anti-sexual harassment policy. But is it enough?

Jan 3, 2019

EVENTS AND OFFERS

'Dirty John and Other True Stories of Outlaws and Outsiders' by L.A. Times reporter Christoper Goffard is now available in the LAT store. Learn More

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The Los Angeles Times has launched a podcast taking listeners closer to the action of L.A.’s home teams. Hosted by Beto Durán and featuring The Times’ award-winning reporters and columnists, the podcast combines in-depth interviews, the best moments from the games and a look inside the front offices. Listen on Apple Podcasts

On this trip, lead by culture and architecture writer Carolina Miranda, explore these and other aspects of the fascinating world of Japanese design, from ancient temples to modern architecture, as your journey takes you from Tokyo to Hiroshima, Takamatsu, Osaka and Kyoto.View trip

You deserve the truth, and we are here to fight for you.

ENTERTAINMENT

- Arts & Culture
Review: After 70 years, Susanna Mälkki proves Messiaen’s ‘Turangalila’ is torrid no more

By Mark Swed

38m

Review: Landmark 1928 Indian silent film ‘Shiraz: A Romance of India’

1h
Monday's TV highlights: 'Magnum P.I.' on CBS

Jan 20, 2019
Ex-Monkee Michael Nesmith revisits topical, cult 1972 album with latest tour

Jan 20, 2019
Box office: ‘Glass’ wins the weekend while anime ‘Dragon Ball Super: Broly’ cracks top four

Jan 20, 2019
Indie Focus: Pushing boundaries with ‘Glass,’ ‘Fyre’ docs and ‘La Religeuse’

Jan 20, 2019

LOCAL

SPORTS

- Sports Now
Morning Briefing: Cubs-Cardinals rivalry starts early this year

By Houston Mitchell

38m

The Sports Report: Rams are looking just super

1h
Racing! Readers hate Santa Anita's new MTP policy

1h
Tom Brady leads Patriots to third straight Super Bowl with 37-31 overtime win over Chiefs

Jan 20, 2019
AFC championship game: Julian Edelman sweats out a close call

Jan 20, 2019
Australian Open: Naomi Osaka advances but Alexander Zverev is upset

Jan 20, 2019

POLITICS

- Newsletter
Essential Politics: Sen. Kamala Harris sets her sights on 2020 — she's running for president

By John Myers

1h

NATION & WORLD

- Nation Now
Life-threatening cold weather sets in across the Midwest and Northeast

By Associated Press

Jan 20, 2019

Mexico struggles to identify the victims of a gas pipeline explosion that killed at least 85

Jan 20, 2019
Richard Nixon's inaugural address, annotated — Nixon asked Americans to join in a ‘high adventure’

Jan 20, 2019
Fifty years ago today, Richard Nixon took office, and for him it was a time of hope, civility and optimism

Jan 20, 2019
On the Texas-Mexico border: Crisis? What crisis?

Jan 19, 2019
Anxiety in Alaska as endless aftershocks rattle residents

Jan 19, 2019

OPINION

- Op-Ed
Sure, the GOP snubbed Steve King. But when will they do something about Trump's racism?

By Rich Benjamin

3h

BUSINESS

- Hot Property
Onetime Guess Who member Burton Cummings dives back into the for-sale market

By Lauren Beale

38m

TRAVEL

- Travel
Flight attendants aren't in it for the money. That's what their second jobs are for

By Elliott Hester

1h

A Bali vacation sounds magical — and it is when you help keep the island beautiful

Jan 20, 2019
The 2004 tsunami could have killed me. I escaped, but it changed my perspective

Jan 20, 2019
Highway 1 reopens in two spots near Big Sur that were closed because of storm

Jan 18, 2019
5 off-the-grid hotels where nature and comfort meet

Jan 18, 2019

CALIFORNIA LIFE & STYLE

- Food
The Hearth & Hound, April Bloomfield's Hollywood restaurant, to close

By Andrea Chang

Jan 19, 2019

True love is my spurned suitor fixing me up with the man of my dreams

Jan 19, 2019
Balmain opens its 'Balmain universe' to the world with new app

Jan 18, 2019
Rep. Ilhan Omar, Somali refugee turned congresswoman, to publish memoir in 2020

Jan 18, 2019
For his fall 2019 Louis Vuitton men's collection, Virgil Abloh pays homage to Michael Jackson

Jan 18, 2019
From Kim Kardashian’s bestie to dining deity: The rise of Foodgod

Jan 18, 2019

Kamala Harris makes it official: She's running for president

Kamala Harris was shaped by the crucible of San Francisco politics

From the archives: In search of elusive justice

L.A. has a Super Bowl team for first time in 35 years as Rams beat Saints in overtime

Trump says Pelosi is behaving ‘irrationally’ in shutdown impasse as Russia questions swirl around him

In the L.A. teachers’ strike, teaching families picket and pinch pennies

Magnitude 2.1 earthquake hits Inglewood

Mexico struggles to identify the victims of a gas pipeline explosion that killed at least 85

Life-threatening cold weather sets in across the Midwest and Northeast

Native American drummer speaks on the MAGA-hat-wearing teens who surrounded him

Scooters took over Venice and Santa Monica. L.A. County has a different plan

Review: After 70 years, Susanna Mälkki proves Messiaen’s ‘Turangalila’ is torrid no more

Morning Briefing: Cubs-Cardinals rivalry starts early this year

Essential Politics: Sen. Kamala Harris sets her sights on 2020 — she's running for president

Life-threatening cold weather sets in across the Midwest and Northeast

Sure, the GOP snubbed Steve King. But when will they do something about Trump's racism?

Onetime Guess Who member Burton Cummings dives back into the for-sale market

Flight attendants aren't in it for the money. That's what their second jobs are for

The Hearth & Hound, April Bloomfield's Hollywood restaurant, to close

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