Some 80,000 Mexicans have disappeared in the last 15 years. Many are now thought to be in government custody — among the thousands of corpses that are never identified.
In criticizing Health and Human Services nominee Xavier Becerra for not being a doctor, Cruz betrayed his ignorance about the kind of Cabinet we need.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. continues to face a backlash over its response to criticism that the voting body does not have a single Black member.
To many in Huntington Beach, former UFC star Tito Ortiz is almost a Trump-like figure — a larger-than-life celebrity with a brash social media presence and a legion of loyal fans.
Union Rescue Mission director Andy Bales is indefatigable, despite major health challenges.
Federal officials say the nation remains at a precarious point that could tip into a fourth surge before more people get vaccinated.
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The U.S. now has a third vaccine to prevent COVID-19.
Newsom flatly rejects the suggestion that politics have played a role in his pandemic decisions.
A group opposed to Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón plans to file a notice of intent to begin the recall process in March.
Canelo Alvarez defeats challenger Avni Yildirim in the third round of a super-middleweight title fight at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Former NFL football player and author Emmanuel Acho will host the final episode of this season’s “The Bachelor,” after its original host, Chris Harrison, was criticized for deflecting a contestant’s racist behavior in an interview.
“The United States vs. Billie Holiday” tells the tale of the FBI’s targeting of the jazz singer, whose “Strange Fruit” became a protest anthem.
The mystery over Lady Gaga’s stolen French bulldogs and attack on her dog walker deepened even after the dogs were safely recovered.
GOLDEN GLOBES
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Come pandemic or a bombshell Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. investigation, the 2021 Golden Globes will go on Sunday. Here’s how to watch and what to expect.
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Watch some of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s most memorable hosting moments from previous Golden Globes, Emmys and Oscars ceremonies and “SNL.”
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Two-and-a-half years after trying to institute an entire popular film category, the motion picture academy is looking at its least “popular” best picture lineup ... maybe ever.
Great Reads
Spend time with recent Column Ones — The Times’ signature storytelling. We’ve taken a look at how COVID-19 continues to change daily life: in L.A., paper cranes representing lives lost spark a global movement; in the Central Valley, the long-awaited relief of a vaccine for two healthcare workers and their family; and in Mexico, a young Catholic priest tries to save his diocese from the virus.
‘My parents’ worries became my own.’ L.A. students have taken on grueling work to support their families during the pandemic.
Coronavirus: What You Need To Know
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Each priority list tries to solve a tough problem: How can a limited supply of vaccines be allocated in a way that is equitable and practical?
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There’s still a risk if one person has been vaccinated against COVID-19 and another person hasn’t been, experts say.
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The myth of the absentee Black father really needs to die, and the so-called “flaws of Black families” are not the reason our communities and children continue to be shortchanged
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After a daughter asked her dad how to use a can opener, he let her struggle to figure it out. When kids ask for help, how should you respond?
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The Housing Element is the perfect opportunity to make Los Angeles’ housing and land-use policies match its leaders’ progressive rhetoric.
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Teaching young students only about what America did right is not only inaccurate; it’s a lot less interesting.
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The Flower Fields in Carlsbad, after being forced to close two weeks into its 2020 season, is set to reopen with new social distancing rules on Monday.
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Today’s car traveler must be a road warrior, never caught unawares by this strange new travel world.
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A section of California’s iconic road was washed out by heavy rains Jan. 28. Repairs start Monday.
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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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The Desert X biennial in and around Palm Springs has released its artist lineup, led by Judy Chicago. She will stage her work near the Living Desert.
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Look, I’m 37 and in a no-B.S. zone. What you see is what you get. I’m at the point in my life where I’d rather get everything out on the table on Day One so there are no unwanted surprises.
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Five Black journalists in conversation about working on the frontlines, covering what many have called the dual pandemic of COVID-19 and systemic racism.
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For many patients, intubation can be a last effort to stave off death. But that doesn’t mitigate how terrifying the experience can be.
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Hong Kong police have detained 47 pro-democracy activists on charges of conspiracy to commit subversion under the sweeping national security law.
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A man was killed by a rooster with a blade tied to its leg during an illegal cockfight in southern India, police said.
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Security forces in Myanmar made mass arrests and appeared to use lethal force on Sunday as they intensified their efforts to break up protests.
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A sewing machine, a Pacific freighter and a Detroit family’s loss: The story of one body bag’s life cycle and the hands that touched it along the 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.’
At the core of “Allen v. Farrow” is “intense and harrowing” video of 7-year-old Dylan Farrow alleging abuse by Woody Allen. Here’s the story behind the tape.
By the end of ‘WandaVision’ Episode 8, Wanda Maximoff has been called ‘the Scarlet Witch.’ What does that really mean?
A Times report highlighting ethical lapses and the lack of Black members in the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. has drawn widespread attention. Now Time’s Up is joining those calling for more action.
Michael Patrick F. Smith’s “The Good Hand,” about leaving the New York high life to toil in North Dakota oil fields, avoids the traps of stunt memoirs past.
For columnist Dylan Hernández, it’s easy to see why UCLA gymnastics, and its push for social equality, is so popular with his 10-year-old daughter.
UCLA maintains a half-game lead over USC for first place in the Pac-12, but their sloppy play against Colorado ends their four-game winning streak.
After jumping out ahead early, USC quickly ran into problems with its shooting in a 71-61 loss to Utah that complicates the Trojans’ Pac-12 title hopes.
The highest point of Brandon Morrow’s MLB career came with the Dodgers in 2017. The pitcher hopes to achieve even more in his second stint in L.A.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo responded with a statement Saturday saying he never made advances toward her and never intended to be inappropriate.
Security forces in Myanmar made mass arrests and appeared to use lethal force on Sunday as they intensified their efforts to break up protests.
Earlier this month, employees at the Benito Juárez public library, in Zona Río, were startled when other government employees arrived to evict them.
A hospital said an immigrant’s hands may be amputated after he was found in the winter storm. Border Patrol told him he’d be sent back home but he is now expected to stay in the U.S.
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Mark Kelegian was looking for a business he could run in 2015, when he learned that L.A.'s iconic Randy’s Donuts was up for sale. Now the Newport Beach family is living the sweet life.
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Typically made with celery root, the French rémoulade slaw is made here with julienned kohlrabi and apple and dressed in yogurt.
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Wolfgang Puck is building an outdoor dining room and bar in front of Spago in Beverly Hills
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Se proyecta que Cyber Monday alcanzará $12.7 mil millones impulsados por la pandemia
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El miedo generalizado ha desaparecido, aunque no todo el mundo está preparado para retomar los hábitos anteriores a la pandemia tras recibir las dos dosis de la vacuna.
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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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A Mexican border camp built by Trump immigration policies has yet to be dismantled by Biden.
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Woods was already recovering from his fifth back surgery when he got behind the wheel Tuesday morning. By the time he was pulled from the vehicle, he was unable to stand.
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Vaccine eligibility requires proof. But as access expands officials have yet to establish what documents will be needed for verification, or a straightforward way to sort phony documents from real ones.
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The Kentucky Derby picture is starting to become a little clearer as a lot of the contenders ran in their likely penultimate races before the Derby.
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This week: A dire report on COVID-19 and the creative economy; healthcare workers who turn to art; new leaders at CAAM, Colburn and Long Beach Opera.
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WhatsApp’s Jan Koum bought an $87-million beach house in Malibu, while Justin Bieber took a loss on his Beverly Hills home sale.
EVENTS AND OFFERS
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Capt. Jonathan Tippet, who leads the Los Angeles Police Department’s Robbery-Homicide Division, confirmed Friday that Lady Gaga’s dogs “have been located and are safe.”
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Tom and Jerry’s violent cat-and-mouse games are a familiar delight, but they’re underutilized in this snoozer of a movie.
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Will we see a Black Man of Steel onscreen any time soon? News that Ta-Nehisi Coates is penning a new Superman movie has prompted speculation.
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Lady Gaga put out a plea on Instagram for the safe return of her French bulldogs, who were abducted after her dog walker was shot trying to protect them.
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A magnitude 3.8 earthquake was reported at 12:45 a.m. Sunday 28 miles from King City, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Plea deal returns $210 million in public school dollars to California, district attorney says.
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The protest started around noon and drew 20 to 30 people, said LAPD Officer Sean Murray. No arrests had been reported by 2 p.m., nor were vaccination efforts interrupted, he said.
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In San Mateo County, a high school reopening plan is emotionally fraught, revealing deep divides between parents, teachers and rich and poor areas.
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William Karlsson scores two goals, including the winning tally in overtime, to send the Ducks to a 3-2 loss. The Ducks are winless in their last six games.
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Matt Dumba scores in the final second of overtime to lift Minnesota to a 4-3 win over a Kings team that has struggled all season against the Wild.
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New Dodgers starting pitcher Trevor Bauer will make his spring training debut with the team Monday against the Colorado Rockies.
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In a show of solidarity against social and racial injustice, UCLA gymnasts raise a fist after their floor routine during their Black Excellence meet.
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Speakers take aim at liberalism, and of course California, at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Florida.
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The concerns over patient privacy offer a glimpse into questions being raised about the scope of Blue Shield’s role as an independent overseer of California’s network of COVID-19 vaccine providers.
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The Supreme Court is telling California’s Santa Clara County that it can’t enforce a ban on indoor religious worship services put in place because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Bidens spent the afternoon meeting state and local leaders and touring storm damage.
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As many as 10 death row inmates in Oklahoma could escape execution because of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling
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Prosecutors will appeal a judge’s ruling that the federal government’s eviction moratorium is unconstitutional.
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The bill advances to the evenly divided Senate, where a provision on raising the minimum wage will stir debate.
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State plans call for the library to be moved, which some residents don’t like.
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This February, several Black creators went viral with videos that offered a more nuanced and in-depth exploration of the Black experience in America.
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Fred Segal, the Los Angeles-based celebrity fashion retailer named-checked in “Clueless and “Legally Blonde,” is dead at 87.
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Why you should care about monarch butterflies, enjoy a musical accompaniment on your Griffith Park hike and marvel at these Yosemite firefall photos.
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‘Saturday Night Live’s’ most recent musical guest, ‘EL ÚLTIMO TOUR DEL MUNDO’ star Bad Bunny, went full snake plant in SNL’s ‘Loco’ music video with Ego Nwodim.
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The past week’s tumult in the $21-trillion Treasuries market has left shell-shocked traders positioned for even more losses ahead — raising pressure on Federal Reserve officials to respond to the startling run-up in yields.
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Of the dozens of sites that allow writers to post a portfolio, four stand out.
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The pact announced Friday ends a legal fight over a stock transaction that collapsed, eliminating the need for a March 4 trial in Delaware.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday said it temporarily halted trading in the companies due to concerns that their stock prices were artificially inflated due to social media promotion.
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L.A. is full of phenomenal pools, spectacular spas and supercool five-star hotels waiting for us to explore. Now there’s a way to do that on a budget.
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A section of L.A.'s iconic road was washed out by heavy rains Jan. 28. Repairs start Monday.
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Channel Islands National Park is a gem hiding in plain sight. Here’s how to experience it online or in person.
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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.
