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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.
Halley Harding was a gifted athlete and journalist who railed against bigotry and racism. His remarkable life isn’t well-known, but it should be.
The Lakers’ 2020 NBA championship rings may have cost more than $20,000 each and feature nods to Kobe Bryant and the unique challenges the season presented.
With little else to do, the COVID-19 pandemic has given D&D players a reason to gather virtually to go on heroic quests in the increasingly popular role-playing game.
Michael Atkinson, the top internal watchdog for the U.S. intelligence community, played a key role in events leading to the impeachment of President Trump. He talks about his history-making role in the drama for the first time.
If you sue a cop for excessive force in L.A., you could be in for a wild ride.
A 2008 train crash in Chatsworth killed 25 people and broke a long congressional stalemate on a nationwide rail safety project known as “positive train control.” Twelve years later, that system is finally in place.
With scientists warning that singing can spread the coronavirus, choirs have fallen silent. Singing over Zoom falls flat, but one inventive baritone has found a way to let many harmonize together.
World events influence language, and words once reserved for science or academia — think “social distancing” and “pandemic” — are used all over.
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Many workers fled when the coronavirus tore through a Bakersfield nursing home. A handful refused to leave the residents behind.
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Obituaries, once reserved for warm remembrances of the deceased, are including passionate and sometimes angry warnings about the dangers of the coronavirus and failures of government officials.
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Bob Harris told his family he didn’t want to be on a ventilator, but when his family wasn’t ready for him to stop fighting COVID-19, he agreed to be intubated. One week on the ventilator turned into three, and the Harris family faced a terrible decision.
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From their living rooms and pickup trucks, amateur radio operators reach out to the International Space Station, circling 240 miles above Earth.
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Column One: ‘This mall has been devastated.’ A lean Christmas, empty stores and an unsettling future
Column One: ‘This mall has been devastated.’ A lean Christmas, empty stores and an unsettling future
The pending sale of the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza has left mall tenants wondering what new ownership will mean. But first, they have to make it through the pandemic.
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Once nurses enter the COVID-19 ward, they often feel as isolated as their patients.
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Caught between the virus and the Trump-era crackdown on immigration, the elderly couple is trapped indefinitely in Southern California.
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Seven COVID-19 patients. Four hospitalizations. Two funerals. One family.
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Time-honored traditions of mourning along the Texas-Mexico border are upended by the pandemic.
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Losing a loved one to COVID-19 can feel isolating. But survivors find solace in online communities and support groups.
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Hayley Hodson was a ‘dream athlete’ and top student. But blows to the volleyball star’s head changed the course of her life. She’s suing Stanford.
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Mexican journalists call the crime beat “la nota roja,” the red story. Lurid details guarantee web hits, but documenting the mayhem is among the riskiest assignments.
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Contact tracers tell people they’ve tested positive for the coronavirus or warn they’ve been exposed to it. The conversations are confidential and sometimes surprisingly intimate.
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It’s open season year-round on Texas’ 3 million feral pigs, with hunters using thermal trackers, digital pig calls, helicopters and even hot-air balloons.
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A writer’s mother and his friend never met, but they would be connected in an astonishing way. It’s a tale of love, family and unending gratitude.
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Advocacy groups warn that immigrants may be some of the most difficult people to reach during the largest vaccination campaign in American history.
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Much of December’s distress was driven by hotels and restaurants closing, as tourism and business travel failed to revive and dining out was restricted.
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Mayor Eric Garcetti says he’s confident manufacturers will meet demand and additional COVID vaccines will be approved. But many more doses are needed.
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As people continue to stay at home, many first-time plant owners are looking to elevate their plant game in 2021. Here are the hot trends to watch for.
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California start-up Lucid Motors seeks to take advantage of market mania for electric vehicles.
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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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Fresh from her breakout performance at the inauguration, poet Amanda Gorman bonds with Anderson Cooper over “Hamilton” and their shared speech impediments.
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She became the national youth poet laureate at age 16; six years later, she read her poem at Joe Biden’s and Kamala Harris’ historic swearing-in.
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Your regular field guide to the world of movies in your living room and beyond.
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Impeachment, the COVID-19 relief bill, the future of the filibuster — all are being shaped by the fight for long-term control of the Senate.
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Los Angeles Times awards columnist Glenn Whipp rounds up the latest in his weekly newsletter.
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