Barrett’s confirmation secures a 6-3 conservative majority widely expected to rein in abortion and expand gun rights.
California wildfires
Evacuation orders were issued for about 90,000 residents in Orange County as the Silverado fire and the Blue Ridge fire spread.
The 200-acre blaze, the second brush fire to ignite amid high winds Monday, was moving west and forcing evacuations in Orange County.
The Bobcat fire, which is still burning, is likely the source of the ash that’s drifting into East Los Angeles and parts of the San Gabriel Valley.
Residents deal with stress and fear as the Silverado fire sweeps down from the hills above Irvine, threatens homes and prompts evacuations.
The air around Southern California feels like smoke soup because of wildfires. What does that mean for your health and daily routines?
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A senator mangled vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ name at a Trump rally. It wasn’t new for her, or for many more who’ve been made to feel “other.”
The decision to intervene in the death row case follows a promise by Newsom during his first term as governor that no prisoner in the state would be executed while he is in office, a pledge made when he imposed a moratorium on the death penalty.
Los Angeles County surpassed 300,000 confirmed coronavirus cases and reported its 7,000th death Monday, health officials said.
A protester who is suing the city of Los Angeles and several LAPD officers after being shot and wounded by a police projectile during a protest in the city has been charged with assault in the same incident.
Trump mixes flattery with insults as he tries to appeal to women in the final days of the campaign.
In Latino households and communities, disinformation about the presidential election is rampant. Many are trying to combat it online and in person.
Democrats and voting rights advocates had argued that mail ballots that arrived up to six days after Nov. 3 should be counted if they were postmarked by election day.
If approved at Tuesday’s board meeting, the motion would direct county lawyers to look into how to impeach Villanueva or take away some of his responsibilities.
Decades ago, the Los Angeles coast was a dumping ground for thousands of barrels of acid sludge laced with the toxic pesticide DDT. The ocean buried the evidence for generations. No one could see it — until now.
Vin Scully, like most other Dodgers followers, watches the World Series from home and wonders what’s taking his favorite team so long to win it.
Dodgers hope to close out the World Series and end their title drought Tuesday night with rookie pitcher Tony Gonsolin making the start.
‘I’m always looking for people to play racist buffoons,’ Sacha Baron Cohen tweeted after Trump called him a ‘creep’ upon the new ‘Borat’ film’s release.
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Barrett’s confirmation should finally convince American voters that Republicans don’t deserve to control the U.S. Senate.
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When the dust from Great Plains hit D.C. in the 1930s, the nation realized something was very wrong. Let the smoke from the Blowout of 2020 awaken us.
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Barrett’s views about the court’s 2012 decision in favor of the ACA are moot. The Supreme Court now has different justices considering different facts.
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Orange County Monday was under siege from two wind-driven brush fires that forced 90,000 people from their homes, critically injuring two firefighters and leaving many others on edge.
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The Rams defense was on target against Nick Foles and the Chicago Bears in the team’s 24-10 win on Monday.
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Dodgers right-handed hitters Mookie Betts and Justin Turner are key to delivering a World Series title to a generation of fans who haven’t experienced one.
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The protocols to decide USC sophomore wide receiver Munir McClain’s fate are still unclear as NCAA rules do not cover unemployment benefits.
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Very little is known about the impact of COVID-19 on women and the babies they carry.
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A reporter who covered an Ebola outbreak in West Africa discovers troubling parallels in the U.S. over the coronavirus, including conspiracy theories and denial.
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Their decades-old battle over the mountainous territory of Nagorno-Karabakh has come to define how Armenians and Azerbaijanis view themselves.
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The two USC students didn’t know each other — one a student government leader who is Jewish, the other a Black undergraduate who wanted to impeach her. But they collided over racism, anti-Semitism and Zionism in a brouhaha that has roiled the school, sparked social media attacks and prompted new debate over age-old questions about the line between free speech and hate speech.
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It’s possible that someone has been flying with a jet pack near LAX, but experts wonder whether a new sighting was really a shiny balloon or a drone.
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Barrett’s confirmation should finally convince American voters that Republicans don’t deserve to control the U.S. Senate.
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‘I’m always looking for people to play racist buffoons,’ Sacha Baron Cohen tweeted after Trump called him a ‘creep’ upon the new ‘Borat’ film’s release.
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In “Selena: The Series,” Christian Serratos stars as the late Tejano singer and delivers everything fans could want.
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In “The Good Lord Bird,” Ethan Hawke plays John Brown as an American Cassandra, a misunderstood hero for his time — and our own.
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Fans who traveled to Texas to watch the Dodgers chase a World Series title appreciate the opportunity while recognizing a celebration would be muted.
For Clayton Kershaw, the look of devastation from previous postseasons was replaced by an occasional smile following the Dodgers’ Game 5 win over the Rays.
The protocols to decide USC sophomore wide receiver Munir McClain’s fate are still unclear as NCAA rules do not cover unemployment benefits.
The Rams defense was on target against Nick Foles and the Chicago Bears in the team’s 24-10 win on Monday.
Women’s rights activists and supporters are holding a fifth day of protests in Poland after a top court tightened an already strict abortion law.
Refugees from places like the Congo and Iraq have seen protections in the U.S. fade over four years as the Trump administration chips away at policies.
Factory workers, students and owners of small businesses in Belarus strike to demand that its authoritarian leader resign after a disputed election.
A French doctor warns that his country has ‘lost control’ of the coronavirus, a day after health authorities reported more than 52,000 new infections.
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Santa Monica Farmers Market regulars adjust to long lines, smaller crowds, fewer farmers and a host of safety rules.
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Fall is the best time for muffins, doughnuts, yeasted fruit cakes and more sweet morning baked goods.
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This week’s lineup in the virtual Festival of Books 2020 features conversations with Natalie Portman, Kevin Kwan, Marlon James and Maria Hinojosa.
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Becoming a single mom by choice seemed insane: I was a public schoolteacher, not a lawyer. I didn’t even have paid maternity leave. How could I afford daycare, diapers and doctor’s appointments? I expected people to think I was crazy, but they were supportive.
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¿Por qué los Dodgers capturarán su primer título de Serie Mundial desde 1988? Hay una confiabilidad en este equipo que estuvo ausente en años anteriores
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“Los jóvenes de todas las edades están hartos”: Trump ha despertado a los jóvenes votantes, los ha convertido en activistas y los ha llevado a una causa común.
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Estas son las celebridades que están con el Presidente
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La retórica xenófoba y la legislación del Partido Republicano ha empujado a millones de latinos - como Rafael y Carmela Serrano - a votar al demócrata.
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Dodgers defeat Rays in Game 5 of World Series
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The campaign in support of Proposition 22 spent an average of $628,854 a day from Jan. 1 through mid-October.
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A weather system is expected to bring strong, dry, north-northeast winds through the mountain passes up and down California. Plus, the biggest headlines from across the state.
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San Francisco shut down early in the pandemic and later limited reopening. Now the city is the first urban center in California where the risk of infection is rated as minimal.
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Most COVID-19-era entertainment is geared toward social and family bubbles. If you thought going it alone was odd before, well....
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After fires and the coronavirus cut wages for many Central Valley farmworkers, a winter slowdown means families are unable to pay for necessities.
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Videos shared on Twitter show protesters pelting the vehicles, traveling from Coney Island to Manhattan, with eggs or stones and shouting insults.
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A Syrian opposition spokesman and a watchdog group say an airstrike on a rebel training camp in northwestern Syria has killed more than 50 fighters.
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In the final days of the campaign, President Trump isn’t up against only Joe Biden.
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All crew members aboard an oil tanker threatened by a group of stowaways are safe after British naval special forces stormed the vessel.
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An acre in the suburbs is not a farm of course, laid out within earshot of city hall and the state highway. Yet garden work can be farm work.
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A new website and Instagram account hint at the rapper/entrepreneur’s newest project with Caliva.
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The two-lot auction, open until Oct. 30, benefits the Obama Foundation’s Girls Opportunity Alliance.
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Want to drink like the Rock and shop drugstores like Timothée Chalamet’s groomer? Leo can help
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Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands Corp. is exploring the sale of its casinos in Las Vegas, according to people with knowledge of the matter, a move that would mark the mogul’s exit, for now, from the U.S. gambling industry.
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U.S. stocks fell sharply Monday as a troubling increase in coronavirus counts put investors in a selling mood.
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Participants in a class-action lawsuit say Uber violated the Civil Rights Act by firing drivers based on an inherently racist system of letting customers rate their drivers.
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Jason Oppenheim of ‘Selling Sunset’ fame just paid $5.125 million for a modern Mount Olympus home built by actor Jeremy Renner in 2008.
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Southwest plans to fill planes starting Dec. 1. Alaska and Delta will block middle seats through Jan. 6
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Oahu is hanging loose and fighting the pandemic hard.
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For the 10% of you who said coronavirus would have no impact on your travel plans, available airfares are the feast before the feast.
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One takes you north to June Lake. Another reveals treasures hiding in plain sight in Los Angeles. A third brings you on a colorful desert sculpture tour.
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What’s on TV Tuesday, Oct. 27: “Kal Penn Approves This Message” on Freeform; Word Series Game 6 on Fox
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No “Monster Mash,” yes “Mommy, Can I Go Out & Kill Tonight?”
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Cohosted by Eva Longoria, Gloria Estefan and Ricky Martin, “Essential Heroes: A Momento Latino Event” will feature performances by Pitbull and Luis Fonsi.
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The Weeknd and Roddy Ricch are the leading nominees for this year’s American Music Awards with eight apiece
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L.A. City Council members are reversing course on a potential tax break for a hotel developer after learning the city previously sued his company over unpaid hotel taxes.
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All runways and taxiways were briefly closed at Ontario Airport in San Bernardino County, a fairly rare occurrence, amid winds as high as 70 mph.
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The fast-moving, wind-driven Silverado fire was burning in the hills north of Irvine on Monday, closing major roads and threatening homes.
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Most of Northern California is under a red flag warning through the early part of this week.
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City Section football coaches are given an update from LAUSD’s Trent Cornelius on Monday about conditioning at school facilities
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The Chargers still are treating Justin Herbert like a rookie quarterback, but he seems to be learning fast.
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Dustin May, the Dodgers rookie with the blazing fastball and fiery red hair, threw 22 strikes in 30 pitches in Game 5, an improvement from earlier outings.
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Miami assistant Dan Craig, ex-Brooklyn coach Kenny Atkinson and former Cleveland assistant Larry Drew have committed to join the Clippers as assistants.
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Cher performed ‘Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Joe’ as the finale to Sunday’s ‘I Will Vote’ concert in support of presidential candidate Joe Biden.
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In an excerpt from his upcoming memoir published by the New Yorker, former President Barack Obama recalls the long battle for healthcare reform.
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It’s a stunning turnaround for the speaker, who just two years ago was being challenged for her job leading House Democrats.
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Early voting is shattering records. Turnout may set a record. Campaigns can’t keep up with demand for yard signs. A great awakening has hit voters.
