There isn’t a single thing Black folks can do to solve white racism, but the onus is placed at our feet anyway.
Officer Kim Potter resigned two days after the shooting death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minn.
A use-of-force expert testifying for the defense Tuesday, contradicts authorities from both inside and outside the Minneapolis Police Department.
Officials must consolidate three recent reports on the LAPD’s handling of last summer’s protests into a plan of action that identifies top reform priorities, estimates associated costs and sets a timeline for implementation.
After the countywide homeless count was canceled, Hollywood activists conducted their own. The surprise: Street homelessness was down 12% in Hollywood.
The arrest comes nearly 25 years after Smart vanished while walking back to her dorm at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
California will temporarily stop administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after reports of six serious blood clots nationwide.
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President Biden will miss the May 1 deadline of the Trump-Taliban deal and withdraw remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11.
The Angels lose to the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on a bases-loaded pickoff on David Fletcher on Tuesday.
After missing four games with a back injury, Mookie Betts returns and hits a solo home run in the Dodgers’ 7-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies.
Cinerama Dome is L.A. Historic-Cultural Monument No. 659. City and preservation officials explain what that means for protection again demo or gutting.
If you’re feeling the springtime itch to go look at open houses, first of all, we’re sorry about the sticker shock. But here’s a primer the hodgepodge of home styles you’ll see around Southern California.
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The longtime partners, based in Miami and Mexico City, plan to finally tie the knot. Google and SoftBank Latin America Fund will become investors.
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Placerville, nicknamed “Hangtown” during the Gold Rush era, is reckoning with a macabre symbol on its logo and throughout the city.
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Efforts to oust the Democratic governor amount to a revolt by discontented conservative state residents.
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As laws allowing anti-transgender bias spread, a California response comes under attack.
A flourishing subgenre of YouTube channels features North Korean refugees telling how they fled the authoritarian government and how they’ve adjusted.
Coronavirus: What You Need To Know
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California will temporarily stop administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine — a move urged by federal officials following reports of six serious blood clots nationwide.
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Distribution of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine had been paused in California as more residents become eligible.
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With eligibility expanding, here’s a collection of L.A. Times reporting on ways to get an appointment for the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Lose it? Laminate it? Post it on Instagram? Some dos and don’ts for your vaccination card, the most exciting piece of paper you’ll get this year.
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President Biden is slated to announce the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, ending two decades of military involvement.
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The court sent a clear message to state and local governments that, even in a pandemic, they cannot trample on religious liberty.
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If you can inherit wealth from your ancestors, you can inherit their debts as well.
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During a Tuesday White House press briefing, Dr. Anthony Fauci explained the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine pause after serious blood clots were reported in six recipients.
Big ratings declines for the Grammys and Golden Globe Awards have the TV industry wondering how low the Oscars could go.
As it marches toward the Oscars, “Nomadland” sparks continued debate over its portrayal of working conditions for Amazon warehouse workers.
Mindy Kaling, Barry Jenkins, Rian Johnson, Jon M. Chu and other celebs are paying tribute to ArcLight Cinemas, which won’t reopen post-pandemic.
Colleagues of Aguilar, who died Saturday at age 46, remember the “Simpsons” veteran as a warm and generous friend with a wicked sense of humor.
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Center Theatre Group will reopen after 20 months of pandemic closure. The lineup includes ‘Dear Evan Hansen,’ ‘Hadestown,’ ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie.’
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Five augmented reality artworks launched Tuesday push the conversation on representation and historical accuracy in monuments.
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Wayne Thiebaud, Yoshitomo Nara, butterflies, Bugattis and the Disney archives: a quick scan of exhibitions at SoCal’s reopened museums.
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Frieze Los Angeles scraps plans for a July fair and instead focuses on next year, picking dates — and a new Beverly Hills location — for February.
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What’s the role of artists in times of social upheaval? Chilean playwright and director Guillermo Calderón returns to REDCAT with a micro-documentary.
The All-Star accounted for 42% of his team’s points in one of his most impressive all-around performances since joining the team two years ago.
Frank Vogel was mourning a mentor and friend as he coached the Lakers past the Hornets 101-93 on Tuesday in Charlotte to finish 4-3 on a challenging road trip.
The L.A. Convention Center will play host to the Sparks’ first 11 home games because Staples Center is overrun with delayed NBA and NHL games.
NBA All-Star and Kobe Bryant fan DeMar DeRozan, who hails from the Southland, remembers the monumental night the Lakers legend played his final game.
Biden’s speech will come just before his 100th day in office, and will provide him an opportunity to update the American public on his progress toward fulfilling his promises.
The Supreme Court weighs the rights of conservative Christians who oppose same-sex marriages.
A white police officer from Wisconsin who was investigated and cleared for shooting and injuring a Black man during a domestic dispute has returned from administrative leave.
President Biden has asked the Department of Education to study whether he can unilaterally forgive federally held student loan debt.
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Torn and toasted, flatbreads form the foundation of many traditional Middle Eastern dishes.
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Chef Brian Bornemann’s Italian-seafood pop-up Crudo e Nudo has opened a bricks-and-mortar raw bar, fish market, coffee bar and wine shop in Santa Monica.
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How people with disabilities, often overlooked in the food community, are improving accessibility in the world of cooking and recipes
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Random thoughts enter a Dodger fan’s mind after a fast start to the season.
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LAFC opens its fourth season Saturday when it hosts expansion club Austin FC, and the Galaxy begin their schedule Sunday at David Beckham’s Inter Miami.
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How people with disabilities, often overlooked in the food community, are improving accessibility in the world of cooking and recipes
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Researchers are getting serious about understanding a disease patients call “long COVID.” Its symptoms include aches, fatigue, sleep problems and brain fog.
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Marjorie Leach, 101, is one of those men and women who are at least 100 years old and have survived COVID-19.
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Estados Unidos es uno de los destinos que mayor deleite genera a turistas y a sus mismos residentes.
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Se proyecta que Cyber Monday alcanzará $12.7 mil millones impulsados por la pandemia
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From Guns N’ Roses to the Go-Go’s, Julien Baker to Bad Bunny, from dance festivals to metal mosh pits, live music is finally, finally back.
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It can be tough navigating the world of campsite reservations in California. We break it down for you.
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April to-do list: Luminex’s outdoor light show, City Nature Challenge and cherry blossoms
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How hiking L.A. trails helped Kiana Butler find love and cope with loss after miscarriage.
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Cruise the coolest pads and businesses in Palm Springs, home to more Midcentury Modern homes and businesses than anywhere else on the planet.
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A crumbled section of Highway 1 near Big Sur is expected to reopen by April 30 because repair work is weeks ahead of schedule, Caltrans says.
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Investment firm Blackstone acquired the genealogical site Ancestry for $4.7 billion. It says it has no plans to mine people’s DNA data for profit.
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Efforts to oust the Democratic governor amount to a revolt by discontented conservative state residents.
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The teachers union held firm and district officials retreated, resulting in less live instruction and a shorter school day under distance learning.
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Two COVID-19 vaccines have now been linked to a risk of developing blood clots. Scientists don’t know whether the vaccines are to blame.
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A U.S. intelligence report says the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic will contribute over the next year to “humanitarian and economic crises, political unrest and geopolitical competition.”
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The lone remaining denizen of the purple tier is Merced County after Inyo County advanced to the less-restrictive red tier Tuesday.
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India will approve the use of all COVID-19 vaccines that have been given an emergency nod by the WHO or regulators in the U.S., Europe, Britain or Japan.
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Protesters gathered in downtown Sacramento on Tuesday night to decry the killing of Daunte Wright, a Black man shot by a police officer during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb.
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Bills moving forward in the state Legislature were applauded by an array of civil rights and police reform groups.
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The head of the IRS calculated that tax evasion in the U.S. may be much more than previous estimates from the federal government.
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A proposal to outlaw hydraulic fracturing and ban oil and gas wells from operating near homes, schools and healthcare facilities failed in the California Legislature.
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Facebook’s quasi-independent Oversight Board says it will start letting users file appeals over posts, photos and videos that they think the company shouldn’t have allowed to stay on its platforms.
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How and when can you get tickets to Disneyland, Universal Studios Hollywood, Six Flags Magic Mountain and Knott’s Berry Farm? Will all the rides be available? What’s different?
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Rapper French Montana is asking $5 million for his custom home with a decked-out recording studio in Hidden Hills.
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A choppy day of trading on Wall Street ended with indexes mixed Tuesday as a drop in bond yields hurt bank stocks but helped big technology companies.
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In a video interview with ‘Legends of Sport,’ the late Kobe Bryant discussed the night he dropped 60 points on the Utah Jazz, then retired after 20 years.
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Lakers legend Magic Johnson, trainer Gary Vitti and executive John Black recall Kobe Bryant’s magical 60-point game in his farewell performance.
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Players who were on the Utah Jazz in 2016 provide another view of Kobe Bryant’s farewell game for the Lakers.
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Times reporter Broderick Turner gives a fresh perspective to that famous 60-point finale. His farewell moment and more with Kobe Bryant.
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Find a flick with our weekly guide to classic movies and cult favorites playing at local theaters, drive-ins, pop-ups and rooftops near you.
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Delayed by COVID-19 closures, Avengers Campus, which will include a family-focused interactive Spider-Man ride, is set to open June 4 at Disney California Adventure in Anaheim.
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Our weekend picks also include drive-in opera, an in-person screening of “Singin’ in the Rain” and a dance party with BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors.
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BIPOC and LGBTQ actors including Jeremy Pope and Guillermo Diaz will read the Larry Kramer play in an event organized by USC’s ONE Archives.
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Thanks to therapy, to the pandemic, to stillness, to time and unbearable loneliness, I am looking back on all the people that have entered my life over the years as gifts.
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The Netflix show “Firefly Lane” sparked me to reconsider my friendships as the pandemic world reopens.
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I was sitting in a bar with two friends and looking at my Tinder app. Edan’s nickname popped up. Wait. It couldn’t be my sixth-grade crush, could it?
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The social media posts that bum me out? Sober birthdays or anniversaries by single guys. They deserve heart emojis, but my heart holds a deeper story.
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Students are elated and parents are relieved as dozens of L.A. Unified elementary and early-education campuses reopen after pandemic shutdown.
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When Los Angeles Unified elementary and middle-school students return to school, most will spend the majority of their time in extended child care, not in class. That is raising questions about the district’s ability to deliver care.
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The high school went into lockdown Monday afternoon after sightings of a man carrying a rifle near campus.
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The tentative school plan would add a week in August and in January to address learning loss and student trauma resulting from campus closures due to the pandemic.
COBRA, the federal program that allows people who have lost their jobs to continue paying for their former employer’s healthcare plan, is free through Sept. 30.
Extras don’t get film credits or lines. But they can get union wages, meals and perks — such as getting to read novels or work on their side gigs while on the job.
Confused about filing taxes this year? You’re not alone. Here’s a guide to get you started.
Your questions about vaccination-related civil liberties, privacy and discrimination are answered.