A deadly fire engulfed the Conception dive boat because its owner failed to have effective oversight of the vessel and did not operate a required roving patrol that could have detected the fire earlier and saved lives, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday.
Officials stressed that the disease can strike any age group and that personal decisions on adhering to prevention measures will dictate when the county can further lift restrictions on businesses and public facilities.
California health officials will devote additional resources to curb coronavirus transmission rates in Riverside, L.A. and San Bernardino counties.
A Navy pilot ejected from a jet before it crashed during a training flight in eastern Kern County, sparking a fire that was quickly extinguished.
COVID-19 hasn’t quite changed everything: In elections for the Board of Education, it’s still charter school advocates facing off against the teachers union. The stakes are high.
Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm and other large California theme parks won’t open immediately under protocols.
LAPD Chief Michel Moore anticipates Los Angeles will see more than 300 homicides this year — a grisly milestone not reached in more than a decade.
State Republicans say their ballot drop box program has followed all regulations and accuse Democratic officials of partisan retaliation.
If a ballot can’t be preserved, officials will work to alert voters who need to resubmit their votes using the contact information printed on the mail-in envelope.
Protesters filed a civil suit in a March incident in which Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Jackie Lacey’s husband, David, is accused of aiming a firearm at them.
A $100-million donation from the Jay Pritzker Foundation will provide scholarships and emergency financial aid to state’s community college students.
Steve Martin, George Takei, Barbra Streisand and others are sending love to fellow actor Jeff Bridges, who has been diagnosed with lymphoma.
Beck, Chris Stapleton, Eddie Vedder, Stevie Nicks and many more will perform, virtually, on Friday to celebrate the late Tom Petty’s 70th birthday.
Election 2020
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President Trump’s closing message is a lot like his presidency: chaotic, controversial and notable for anger and theatrics. It may repel the electorate.
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Nowhere in California will a voter who refuses to wear a mask be turned away, election officials said.
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California allows conditional or same-day voter registration, so even if you missed the online deadline, you can still vote in this election. Here’s how.
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Want to help uphold democracy on election day? Consider being a poll worker if you’re at low risk for a coronavirus infection. Here’s what’s involved.
How to celebrate Halloween
With Halloween around the corner, the coronavirus remains the scariest nightmare of all. Many of the traditional events in Southern California have been canceled. But here is what you can do: Decorate your home. Carve a hand-picked pumpkin. Bake a roasted pumpkin loaf topped with spiced bread crumbs. Take a spooky driving tour of L.A.
Can we safely celebrate Halloween this year, in the midst of a pandemic? Gatherings aren’t safe, and do you really want your children knocking at doors, begging for candy and grabbing from the same bowl? Americans stuck at home have plenty of time to come up with some creative — and safe — solutions.
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In the five months after the pandemic took hold, about 110,000 Californians bought a new gun, a new study finds.
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In August, the Los Angeles Times published a series on the 50th anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium antiwar demonstration. After an overwhelming response, most of the series will be collected in a 36-page zine.
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When half of life is lived on Zoom, it was inevitable that someone, somewhere would be caught self-pleasuring.
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Sometimes overlapping talk isn’t an interruption. And sometimes an interruption is a verbal assault.
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If Twitter’s and Facebook’s responses to the N.Y. Post’s Hunter Biden story qualify as illegal contributions, other companies break the law constantly.
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We now have a kind of partisanship based on imperviousness to evidence and indifference to facts that energizes the wildest of conspiratorial claims.
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“Hello America” host Nish Kumar plays “a pointless complex quest” to show how the American voting system is like a bad game of Dungeons & Dragons.
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Barack Obama, Chloe x Halle, SZA, Yara Shahidi, Usher, Jennifer Hudson and other celebrities are joining forces tonight for Complex’s “Pull Up & Vote Party.”
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“GLOW” stars Sunita Mani, Sydelle Noel, Britney Young, Shakira Barrera, Kia Stevens and Ellen Wong called on Netflix for better representation on the hit show.
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Entering his senior year, running back Stephen Carr wants to be more physical this season. His position coach says Carr looks “as good as he’s ever been.”
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Stocks closed broadly higher Tuesday as Wall Street welcomed a batch of solid earnings reports from U.S. companies.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers meet the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2020 MLB World Series. Los Angeles Times reporter Jorge Castillo chats with columnists Bill Plaschke and Dylan Hernandez about the series, who has the advantage and who wins it all.
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This is how the 2020 election looks from Palm Beach, Fla., the adopted home of President Trump and his Mar-a-Lago resort, and a town whose largely white, wealthy population stands in contrast to its surroundings.
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With COVID-19 stimulus stalled, L.A. clubs face doomsday scenario: ‘We’re in the deep end, drowning’
With COVID-19 stimulus stalled, L.A. clubs face doomsday scenario: ‘We’re in the deep end, drowning’
Most club owners say they will have to close their doors permanently in the coming months unless the Save Our Stages bill is passed.
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It took years for the American Public Health Assn. to say that police violence threatens the health of not just victims and their families, but entire communities.
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The Showtime Lakers wowed L.A. at the Fabulous Forum, and the fall produced indelible memories of Kirk Gibson’s fist pump and the Dodgers winning a World Series.
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Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm and other large California theme parks won’t open immediately under protocols announced Tuesday.
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Here are the Los Angeles Times’ editorial board endorsements for president, California ballot measures and more.
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When half of life is lived on Zoom, it was inevitable that someone, somewhere would be caught self-pleasuring.
51 video games. Made in two weeks. All of them about life in 2020. Trust me, it’s better when it’s a game.
Netflix subscriptions surged as the COVID-19 pandemic hit, but growth is slowing as businesses reopen and competition from streaming rivals rises.
Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Jennifer Coolidge and other “Legally Blonde” stars are reuniting 19 years after the film hit theaters.
James Redford, a filmmaker, activist and son of actor Robert Redford, has died of liver cancer at the age of 58.
Why will the Dodgers capture their first World Series title since 1988? There’s a dependability about this team that was absent in previous years.
Tickets to see the Dodgers play the Tampa Bay Rays in the World Series at Globe Life Field aren’t cheap — and have to be purchased in groups of four.
Alec Anderson has taken over at right tackle in UCLA training camp after Jake Burton transferred to Baylor in late August.
Many MLB teams embrace analytics for innovation and cost efficiency, but few have enjoyed the sustained success of the American League champion Rays.
Biden holds a narrow lead in the nation’s perennial swing state, where early voting has started. Winning it would all but seal victory over Trump.
Thousands of retirees rally in the Belarusian capital of Minsk to demand the resignation of the country’s longtime authoritarian president.
Sweden has banned Chinese telecoms groups Huawei and ZTE from its 5G networks because of what it calls Beijing’s spying and ‘theft of technology.’
The so-called challenge study aims to help researchers determine the smallest level of coronavirus exposure needed to cause COVID-19.
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All of your favorite (and not-so-favorite) candy, ranked.
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On this week’s episode, Jenn heads to Tokyo to eat chicken karaage with a karaage master at Lawson. Then she heads back to L.A. to eat her favorite chicken karaage at Tenkatori in Gardena.
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Whether for dishes that are hot or cold, sweet or savory, the extremely versatile pear stars in your favorite fall recipes.
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The iconic jeweler says Orange County is a natural choice for its latest bistro, which will seat 38 guests: The South Coast Plaza store is its highest-volume store in the United States outside of New York.
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Maybe your first-ever victory garden wasn’t a smash success this summer, but don’t give up now. Fall is prime planting time for edibles in Southern California, a more forgiving time with fewer demands for water or worries about scorching your plants. Now is the time to plant berries for spring harvest as well as a lush palette of greens, root crops, peas and brassicas for harvest throughout the winter.
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Just in time for Halloween, you can tour — from afar — Los Angeles homes that are whimsical works of architecture: Storybook in style and eerie riffs on fairy tales.
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Se espera que el Departamento de Justicia presente una demanda el martes alegando que Google ha estado abusando de su dominio en la búsqueda y publicidad online.
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Esa fue la primera vez que una ciudad tuvo un campeón de la NBA y de la Serie Mundial en el mismo año
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Los Estados Unidos están entrando en la “fase más difícil” de la pandemia, ya que el presidente Trump pelea con los demócratas sobre las medidas sanitarias y económicas para contrarrestarla.
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The Tampa Bay Rays are a good team, but the Dodgers are just a little bit better.
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The Galaxy’s troubles go far beyond the technical area.
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California will review the safety of all COVID-19 vaccines that receive federal approval before distributing them to the public.
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Nowhere in California will a voter who refuses to wear a mask be turned away, election officials said.
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With the end of a court order that barred Republicans from conducting “ballot security” operations at polling places, fears are growing of voter intimidation and suppression efforts in Democratic strongholds in November.
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All of your favorite (and not-so-favorite) candy, ranked.
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As coronavirus infections and deaths rise, President Trump lashes out — again.
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Early ballots cast by people who die before election day are sometimes cited as proof of voter fraud, but in many states they’re perfectly legal.
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A Denver security guard accused of fatally shooting a pro-police demonstrator following dueling rallies has been charged with second-degree murder.
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As Argentina passed 1 million virus cases Monday, it is now smaller cities like Ushuaia that are seeing some of the most notable upticks
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Ray Romano and series co-creator Phil Rosenthal among those to pay homage to late costar Peter Boyle
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I didn’t stand a chance with Libby. She was a gorgeous blond dancer. I’m short, and I wear glasses. When I tried to tell her how I felt about her, she (gently) shot me down.
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Phoenix-based Yandy has a knack for adding a dash of the provocative to pop culture with its Halloween costumes.
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He pulled off a surprise proposal. But 2020 had even more surprises in store for us. The question now is: Will we get married in 2021? Or will coronavirus still be looming over the ceremony. Should we just elope? Does it even matter?
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Suing Google for monopolistic behavior has bipartisan support, but Trump’s involvement could ruin the government’s case.
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In the celebrity hot spot of Hidden Hills, comedian-actor Russell Peters just sold his scenic compound on 1.5 acres for $7.8 million.
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The Justice Department is expected to file a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that Google has been abusing its dominance in online search and advertising.
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Months after filing a claim for his broken refrigerator, a Ventura man was still waiting for a repair or replacement.
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The sky show begins in the wee hours and continues through dawn.
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The city is seeing an increase in violent events amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Cruise companies say pent-up demand, once the U.S. no-sail order is lifted, will lead to higher ticket costs.
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The job losses in the airline industry are staggering, but behind the numbers are real people.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez invited her social media followers to play the popular mystery game Among Us on Twitch and boost participation in the election.
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The COVID-19 pandemic may have you hunkered down at home, but Scott Silven delivers a mesmerizing escape to Scotland in this immersive online theater piece.
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As a new biography comes out, a look back at the history of Malcolm X histories, from ‘The Autobiography’” to Public Enemy to Manning Marable.
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Geffen Playhouse sets dates and prices for Sri Rao’s cooking show, an interactive murder-mystery and a sequel to Helder Guimarães’ magic hit, “The Present.”
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Lawmakers and criminal justice reform advocates are renewing calls for stricter limits on the use of hard-foam projectiles.
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A black bear was captured on video giving an ‘unscheduled a cappella concert’ from high atop a tree in Yosemite National Park.
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Predicted high winds and hot temperatures in Northern California this week are prompting PG&E to consider more intentional power outages.
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Margarita Mojarro, 61, was at Whittier’s Penn Park in December 2016 when a 70-foot eucalyptus fell during a photo shoot at her daughter’s wedding.
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Dodgers co-owner Todd Boehly, speaking at the Milken Institute Global Conference, says MLB is not likely to fully return to normal until 2022.
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Austin Barnes will serve as Clayton Kershaw’s catcher as the Dodgers open the World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday.
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St. Francis coach Jim Bonds is battling cancer, and it’s time to bring forth the stories, memories, laughs and tears.
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The Rams, seeking to address growing concerns about the performance of rookie kicker Samuel Sloman, on Tuesday signed veteran kicker Kai Forbath.
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President Trump’s sprawling political operation has raised well over $1 billion since he took the White House in 2017 — and set a lot of it on fire.
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Democrats and the Trump administration have been talking for three months about what the next COVID-19 economic relief package should include.
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California voters are deciding in the November election whether to approve Proposition 17, which would allow people convicted of felonies who are on parole to vote in future elections in the state.
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Proposition 23 would require dialysis clinics to employ at least one doctor who is on-site whenever patients are receiving treatment.
