Laura J. Nelson is an investigative and enterprise reporter at the Los Angeles Times. Her work has exposed and explained chaos in the U.S. Postal System, inequities in COVID-19 vaccine distribution and the spread of far-right extremism in California’s world of health, wellness and spirituality. She previously covered transportation, mobility and commuting for The Times. Nelson was part of the team that won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the San Bernardino terrorist attack, as well as the team that was a 2020 Pulitzer finalist for its coverage of a dive-boat fire that killed 34 people off the coast of Santa Barbara. Nelson grew up in Kansas and joined The Times in 2012.
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Las autoridades dicen que el sospechoso del tiroteo en Tops Friendly Markets viajó deliberadamente a una zona con una alta concentración de residentes negros.
Authorities say the suspect in the Tops Friendly Markets shooting deliberately traveled to an area with a high concentration of Black residents.
A Santa Ana Police Department document obtained by The Times alleges several Mater Dei football players sexually assaulted a teammate in the locker room of the high school athletic powerhouse.
A Santa Ana Police Department document obtained by The Times alleges several Mater Dei football players sexually assaulted a teammate in the locker room of the high school athletic powerhouse.
Legislation in states such as Florida and Texas targeting LGBTQ people alarm and sadden queer and trans Californians.
Los angelinos no pueden evitar reflejarse a sí mismos en P-22. Se ha labrado una vida en una ciudad abarrotada. Y aunque sigue siendo guapo para su avanzada edad, es un soltero terminal.
Angelenos can’t help but see themselves in P-22. He’s carved out a life in a crowded city. And though he’s still handsome for his advanced age, he’s terminally single.
A new Times investigation sheds light on troubling conditions at a Windsor Hills group home.
La comunidad de la afasia espera que el diagnóstico de Bruce Willis ayude a reducir el estigma de las enfermedades invisibles y a que se comprenda mejor una enfermedad que afecta a unos dos millones de estadounidenses.
The aphasia community hopes Bruce Willis’ diagnosis will help reduce the stigma of invisible illnesses and lead to better understanding of a condition that affects about 2 million Americans.