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L.A. TeaCHERS WALK OUT: DAY 5

As weather improves, hopes rise for a settlement

United Teachers Los Angeles and Los Angeles Unified are talking — and hopes are growing that a settlement is near.

By Howard Blume and Sonali Kohli

• Navigating the strike is especially tough for parents of students with special needs
• Opinion: Why the strike may end with a lot less pain than the government shutdown

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

Mueller’s office disputes BuzzFeed account of Trump ordering Cohen to lie to Congress

By Chris Megerian

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

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

By Noah Bierman

• Column: Despite the government shutdown, Trump's efforts to gut Obamacare go full speed ahead

Lawsuit against California Democratic Party details alleged harassment by former chair

By Christine Mai-Duc

• Read the lawsuit filed against the California Democratic Party and Eric Bauman

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Garcetti appointee named in FBI warrant quits his post

Garcetti appointee named in FBI warrant quits his post

Jason Van Dyke, former Chicago police officer who shot and killed Laquan McDonald, gets nearly 7 years in prison

California Legislature appoints lawyers to investigate sexual harassment claims

Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un to hold second summit

U.S. regulators consider slapping Facebook with a record-setting fine, sources say

Tesla layoffs loom and its stock price plunges as Musk shifts focus from growth to survival

911 call released in death of UC Irvine student: 'He just drank too much'

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

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

No word better encapsulates the city-state’s competitive, and sometimes petty, nature.

By David Pierson

Edison sues Santa Barbara County over last year’s deadly mudslides

Edison sues Santa Barbara County over last year’s deadly mudslides

Who is Ed Buck? The erratic life of the Democratic donor in whose home two dead men have been found

Who is Ed Buck? The erratic life of the Democratic donor in whose home two dead men have been found

By Hailey Branson-Potts, Richard Winton and Matt Hamilton

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

When the cheering stopped: USC's Song Girls shut out at home basketball games

Rams will beat Saints and reach the Super Bowl. Here's five reasons why

Rams will beat Saints and reach the Super Bowl. Here's five reasons why

By Bill Plaschke

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R. Kelly dropped by RCA after fallout from docuseries intensifies

R. Kelly dropped by RCA after fallout from docuseries intensifies

By Randall Roberts and Gerrick D. Kennedy

Eve Babitz chronicled L.A.’s hedonist heyday and enjoyed the party

Eve Babitz chronicled L.A.’s hedonist heyday and enjoyed the party

Some home shoppers are calling it quits, convinced that prices have peaked

Some home shoppers are calling it quits, convinced that prices have peaked

By Andrew Khouri

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Gas shortages: A self-inflicted crisis by Mexico’s new president?

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More wildfires, drought and climate change bring devastating changes to California wildlands

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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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Corona Centennial will play Santa Ana Mater Dei in 2019 prep football opener

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California Legislature appoints lawyers to investigate sexual harassment claims

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