California’s homegrown strain is more transmissible than its predecessors, is more resistant to vaccines and may cause more severe cases of COVID-19.
A sewing machine, a Pacific freighter and a Detroit family’s loss: This is the story of one body bag’s life cycle.
Emails reveal that Newsom administration officials and Poseidon Water executives have been heavily involved in a regional water board review of the desalination proposal.
Amid rising college costs and growing economic need, leaders are proposing an expansion in Cal Grant financial aid that would nearly double the number of students receiving assistance.
Ferlinghetti was the co-founder of the legendary City Lights bookstore and a champion of Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac.
The golf star had to be removed from the wreck near Ranchos Palos Verdes with the Jaws of Life and transported to a local hospital by ambulance.
The lack of information is complicating efforts by city and county officials to create appointments and to plan for administering second doses.
Crafted by Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders last week, the pandemic assistance plan also includes $4 billion in grants, tax breaks and fee waivers for small businesses.
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California Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra emerged relatively unscathed from the first of two hearings this week on his nomination to be Health and Human Services secretary.
In Los Angeles, founded for Spain and a part of Mexico for generations, we pronounce our Spanish-language place names in a unique way.
Train zombies. Historic zombies. High-rise apartment zombies. DMZ zombies. The undead are proliferating in South Korea’s imagination.
Spoon by H restaurant is closing after months of reduced business, chargebacks and refund requests during the pandemic. It’s just one of many restaurants footing the bill as diners discover new ways to dine and dash.
Staying indoors is driving us crazy. Thanks to a new company, you can book a garden in Los Angeles just like an Airbnb.
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As has been the case throughout the vaccine rollout, wherever there is a slight opening, the resourced and tech savvy find their way in.
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With parents and children tired of living as Zoombies — and state and federal governments pushing to reopen schools — momentum builds against the go-slow approach of the Los Angeles teachers union and L.A. school district officials.
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A UC Berkeley IGS poll released Tuesday also found that people of color, especially Latinos and Native Americans, were hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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With coronavirus cases plummeting and vaccinations rising, herd immunity may finally be on the horizon, experts say.
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The process for getting a COVID-19 vaccine varies county to county.
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A restoration of serenity and equipoise in government, which Biden hinted at in his inaugural, is the last thing his base wants from this White House.
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If L.A. is going to spend billions of dollars on transit, let’s build the most fast, useful and rider-friendly system possible. That’s rail, not monorail.
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The pandemic has dropped rents in San Francisco, allowing some tenants to find deals they could never imagine.
Seven years after awarding a low-bid high-speed rail contract to a Spanish firm, California is paying for that decision in delays and cost overruns in the San Joaquin Valley.
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Bisri Valley is the proposed site of Lebanon’s second-largest dam, a mega-project aimed to serve Beirut’s growing population. The dam would submerge agricultural fields, forests and wild lands, displacing thousands of farmers and workers in adjacent villages. Environmental activists have waged an escalating campaign against the Bisri dam.
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A downtown hotel that resembles a rocket ship about to blast off, the Brady Bunch house and a Buddhist temple are part of the decade’s glorious mishmash of buildings.
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L.A. City Council warns in a report that requiring grocery stores to temporarily boost workers’ pay could lead to higher prices or layoffs.
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A financial snapshot shared exclusively with the Associated Press shows the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation took in just over $90 million last year.
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The upcoming political thriller “State of Terror” is Hillary Clinton’s “worst nightmare,” according to her co-author, Louise Penny.
Russell T Davies’ series, streaming on HBO Max, fails to reimagine the often moralizing and pathologizing treatment of HIV-positive people in pop culture.
Actress Shailene Woodley confirmed on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” that she is engaged to Green Bay Packers star Aaron Rodgers.
The actress stars and produces the black and white movie with a strained relationship at its core.
The award-winning star of ‘The Crown’ and the upcoming ‘The Father’ keeps her ego in check, she says, with the help of her dogs and blunt friends.
The Lakers will waive guard Quinn Cook before his contract becomes guaranteed, a source says. Multiple people call a DeMarcus Cousins return unlikely.
Vanessa Bryant criticized rapper Meek Mill, calling his reported lyrics referencing the late Kobe Bryant ‘extremely insensitive and disrespectful.’
StubHub has listed 20 Dodgers tickets for the April 9 home opener against the Washington Nationals on sale at prices ranging from $1,450 to $9,000.
James was not buying into the idea that he should not only play fewer minutes for the Lakers, but should also consider taking games off.
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing President Biden to forgo the typical pomp of a first meeting with a foreign leader, in this case Justin Trudeau.
The wife of Mexican drug kingpin and escape artist Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has been arrested on intrnational drug trafficking charges at an airport in Virginia.
The late conservative radio broadcaster Rush Limbaugh remains a divisive figure as officials in Florida debate whether to lower flags in his honor.
Boston is facing a historic shift with the expected departure of its white male mayor, who will be succeeded, at least temporarily, by a Black woman.
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For his first restaurant, Súp Noodle Bar, chef Viet Nguyen went back to his roots. His short rib pho was a hit. Now he runs a restaurant group.
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A Sicilian mix of pine nuts, golden raisins, saffron and sardines combines to make the perfect sauce for wedges of roasted romanesco.
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Two friends came up with the idea of a 48-foot mobile trailer that’s half farmers market and half food truck. It will travel around Los Angeles and will facilitate grocery giveaways in low-income areas.
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Monarch butterfly populations are endangered, to the point that the 1.2 million Western monarchs counted in 1997 plummeted to fewer than 2,000 in 2020. Here are ways we can help them survive.
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Five years in, L.A.-based cannabis content creators Alice and Clark Campbell are just getting started.
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Cannabis-containing comestibles compatible with keto, caveman, kosher diets and more
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Southern California median home prices and sales rose by double digits in January amid a pandemic housing boom driven by low mortgage rates and a desire for additional space.
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Dating coaches and matchmakers say business is booming and new clients are more flexible and more intentional about finding a partner.
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February is Black History Month, and pandemic or no pandemic, there are still plenty of ways to celebrate virtually.
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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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Se proyecta que Cyber Monday alcanzará $12.7 mil millones impulsados por la pandemia
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The lack of information is complicating efforts by city and county officials to create appointments and to plan for the administration of second doses.
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Spoon by H restaurant is closing after months of reduced business, chargebacks and refund requests during the pandemic. It’s just one of many restaurants footing the bill as diners discover new ways to dine and dash.
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In Los Angeles, founded for Spain and a part of Mexico for generations, we pronounce our Spanish-language place names in a unique way.
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Never experiencing the relief of seeing COVID patients recover takes it toll on crematorium workers. One worries he’ll develop a ‘hard heart, a cold heart.’
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Trying to create a social pod so her daughter could again play with her friends led this mom down a rabbit hole of awkwardness, rejection and frustration.
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Readers vote Mike Scioscia’s NLCS homer as the 25th greatest moment in Dodgers history.
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14 of the team’s original investor/owners are former women’s national team players, who know what a team needs to succeed.
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Paramount+ launches next month. Disney+'s price hike is coming. Churn concern is at the forefront.
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The union released a study revealing improving diversity among directors, although many marginalized groups remain underrepresented.
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Bobby Shmurda’s friends and family were celebrating Tuesday after the rapper’s release from prison. He served time on weapons and conspiracy charges.
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Nearly a year after a thief took his bassoon, the San Bernardino Symphony music director gets his instrument back thanks to a good Samaritan.
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“Klara and the Sun,” Ishiguro’s first new novel since winning the Nobel Prize, harks back to his masterpiece, “Never Let Me Go,” and is nearly as great.
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Agents found the huge haul of cocaine in a secret compartment. Earlier, agents found over 20 pounds of meth in connection with a traffic stop on the 15.
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A vehicle code violation in Ontario led to a short pursuit, which ended when the driver rammed into three police cars and an officer opened fire, police said.
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A motorist died after his car slammed into a Paramount home, authorities said. There were no other injuries.
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City-run vaccination sites were open again after severe winter weather delayed supply shipments last week.
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Pau Gasol, who won two NBA titles with Kobe Bryant and the Lakers, announced Tuesday he is rejoining FC Barcelona, the team with which he started his career.
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The Chargers want to keep free agent tight end Hunter Henry, and he’s interested in staying. But the team would take a significant financial hit.
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Safety John Johnson and linebacker Leonard Floyd had sensational seasons in the Rams’ No. 1 ranked defense, but it’s going to take a lot of cash in order to keep them.
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The Lakers lose in overtime, 127-124, against a 10-17 Washington Wizards team.
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Biden’s nominee to head the Interior Department says oil and natural gas will continue to play a major role in America for years to come.
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The sluggish appeals process marks another setback for the state as its Employment Development Department has been overwhelmed during the COVID crisis.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s coronavirus czar, says it’s possible masks could be needed for another year.
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The Supreme Court refused to hear a Pennsylvania GOP appeal of state court rulings that allowed the counting of mail ballots sent by election day.
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The wife of Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman to remain jailed for now, accused of helping run his criminal empire and plot his escape from a Mexican prison.
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More than half a million people in the U.S. have died of COVID-19. Hope is in sight, but devastation remains.
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At least 160 Confederate symbols were taken down or moved from U.S. public spaces in 2020, a year of national reckoning over racial injustice.
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An Egyptian official says at least nine people have died in a shipwreck in a lake near Egypt’s Mediterranean city of Alexandria.
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We want to understand how people’s relationship with L.A. has changed — or stayed the same — over the course of the past year.
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Some Megan Thee Stallion fans aren’t too happy about how the “Savage” rapper is portrayed as the star of Harper Bazaar’s March cover story.
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VP Kamala Harris’ stepdaughter and newly signed model Ella Emhoff made her runway debut Thursday in a digital-short fashion show for Proenza Schouler.
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I had been traveling the world and was about to head out for a new adventure — Australia. Then, someone mentioned her name: Laura.
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Actor Walton Goggins is asking $3.35 million for his 1920s English country-style residence tucked above Hollywood Boulevard.
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California’s economic recovery package includes $600 stimulus checks for low-income residents and aid for small businesses.
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Sales of pet supplements soared by 21% last year as people tried to protect their furry friends from COVID-19. Experts say there’s no need.
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Snap Inc. briefly hit $100 billion in market value for the first time after surging usage and a rebounding market for digital ads sent the social-media stock soaring this year.
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Travel by plane will be different this year, involving rules, regulations and requirements you might not have encountered before. Here is what to expect.
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Find places to explore within L.A. County; a botanic garden in Ventura is making a comeback
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Canada’s ban on cruise ships until 2022 means U.S. sailings are a no-go.
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This week we bring you virtual Valentine’s Day destinations, plus Valentines you can download and give to your sweetie.
