California Politics
Retail riddle
A spate of store closures near Union Square, a tourist destination and the heart of San Francisco’s shopping core, has concerned business leaders and economists.
Abortion rights
Legislation aiming to regulate the clinics have failed despite otherwise robust abortion access policy.
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Memorial Day
Even in the Philippines, the 1945 battle by American and Filipino forces to liberate Manila is largely forgotten. Researchers and historians are trying to change that.
About 7,050 men and women in uniform have died in the ‘forever war.’ But the largest percentage, 776 men and women, called the Golden State home.
20 years ago, Cody Prosser became the first Californian killed in Afghanistan. His death became emblematic of the war that followed, one friend says.
Times Investigation
Two alleged assaults on Los Angeles County social workers by foster children have sparked criticism that such violence was inevitable.
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Television
Times staff breaks down the HBO series’ finale, including Shiv and Tom’s power swings, the Roy sibling rivalry, the company’s new CEO and more.
The characters on HBO’s brilliant comedy-drama never stopped evolving. As the show wraps its four-season run, the main cast sits down to reminisce.
Spooky Spots
An angry bordello girl, a flirtatious clerk — these are some of the otherworldly hotel guests whose possible presence delights living ones.
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Amid a series of booming eruptions, Mexican authorities have told millions who live near the Popocatépetl volcano to prepare for possible evacuation.
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Durk’s new album, ‘Almost Healed,’ features guests J. Cole and Morgan Wallen (‘That’s my dawg’) and unusually frank talk of seeking professional help.
Rookie Gavin Stone gives up seven runs in two innings and the Dodgers lose 11-10 despite two homers from Chris Taylor and three hits from Trayce Thompson.
Many residents of Ukraine’s capital are sleepless as a new Russian air campaign terrorizes them with a barrage of drones and other aerial weapons.
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