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L.A. teachers walk out

Navigating the strike is especially tough for parents of students with special needs

The strike raises safety concerns for parents whose children have severe disabilities. Many have kept their children home.

By Matthew Ormseth and Leila Miller

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An ugly call about Trump's wall reaches an LAUSD strike picket line
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What happens if students don't go to school during the LAUSD strike? Your questions answered
¿Serán penalizados los estudiantes que se queden en casa durante la huelga del LAUSD? Aquí las respuestas a sus preguntas

Echo Park parents, rich and poor, joined forces to honor the picket line

Echo Park parents, rich and poor, joined forces to honor the picket line

By Laura Newberry

• Robin Abcarian: A lesson in passion and compassion from teachers on a Venice picket line

THE SHUTDOWN

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

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

Nearly halfway into his term, the president has left a trail of negotiating partners from both chambers of Congress, both political parties and countries around the world feeling double-crossed and even lied to.

By Noah Bierman

Trump reportedly told Michael Cohen to lie to Congress. His own attorney general pick testified that’s a crime

Trump reportedly told Michael Cohen to lie to Congress. His own attorney general pick testified that’s a crime

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Pentagon identifies three of the four Americans killed in Syria suicide bombing

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Big earthquake would topple countless buildings, but many cities ignore the danger

Big earthquake would topple countless buildings, but many cities ignore the danger

California knows the types of buildings that could collapse in an earthquake. Many cities do little to strengthen them.

By Rong-Gong Lin II

Stephen Colbert takes issue with Gillette's 'woke' ad about toxic masculinity

Stephen Colbert takes issue with Gillette's 'woke' ad about toxic masculinity

By Nardine Saad

Singapore’s ‘kiasu’ culture makes FOMO look like child’s play

Singapore’s ‘kiasu’ culture makes FOMO look like child’s play

By David Pierson

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

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

By Blake Richardson

Office tenants keep growing in Los Angeles despite fears of economic slowdown

Office tenants keep growing in Los Angeles despite fears of economic slowdown

By Roger Vincent

Get ready L.A., the Rams are headed to the Super Bowl

Get ready L.A., the Rams are headed to the Super Bowl

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‘Everyone is on cocaine’: Behind ‘Black Monday’s’ satire of 1980s Wall Street

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

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As Gov. Jerry Brown leaves office, he seems unlikely to retire from the only profession he's ever known

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