Americans — exhausted by political news — are tuning out, poll finds
NEW YORK — As a Democrat who immersed himself in political news during the presidential campaign, Ziad Aunallah has much in common with many Americans since…
George McKenna and Jackie Goldberg, lions of LAUSD, retire after fiery careers
Way back when, a young math instructor from Louisiana named George McKenna got bumped from Gardena High School because his bosses said he couldn’t teach.…
Opinion: How press freedoms could fare in the new Trump administration
With Donald Trump set to return to the White House next year, there’s much speculation on how his second administration will affect press freedom. The…
Healthcare is Newsom’s biggest unfinished project. Trump complicates the task
SACRAMENTO — Nearly six years after he took office vowing to be California’s “healthcare governor,” Democrat Gavin Newsom has steered tens of billions in public funding…
Trump and first lady test positive for the coronavirus
WASHINGTON — President Trump said early Friday that he and the first lady had tested positive for the coronavirus.“We will begin our quarantine and recovery process…
Lindsay Mills and other pole dancers missing in action
HONOLULU -- Sisterhood is indeed powerful, at least when it comes to pole dancers.Attendance was sparse at the Waikiki Acrobatic Troupe’s regular Wednesday night workout.…
Kerry’s Other Home on ‘the Hill’
BOSTON — At Gary’s Drugstore, pharmacist Herman Greenfield keeps a box of keys for neighbors who get locked out of their houses. If children on Beacon…
Ride-along with ICE officers highlights issues with mass deportations
NEW YORK — The immigration officers sat in their vehicles before dawn near a two-story building. A New York subway line rumbled overhead. After about two…
Fate of Trump’s Cabinet picks unclear as Republicans prepare to take power in Senate
WASHINGTON — The fate of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet is still unclear after Republican senators spent much of December carefully dodging questions about Robert F. Kennedy…
Editorial: Immigrants are California’s lifeblood. They need support now more than ever
The United States has always been a nation of immigrants. And nowhere is that more true today than in California, where first-generation immigrants make up…
‘Sucker,’ ‘loser’ and other insults fly during Biden-Trump debate
The attacks between President Biden and former President Trump turned personal at Thursday night’s debate. Biden started the name-calling, recounting what a military general reportedly…
Is Donald Trump a NIMBY or a YIMBY? The answer isn’t obvious
Is Donald Trump a NIMBY or a YIMBY? Given that the housing crisis is a front-and-center issue throughout the country, whether or not the president-elect…
Biden commuted the death sentences of two California killers
Two San Fernando Valley men, who were sentenced to death over a decade ago for killing five people, had their sentences commuted to life in…
Boxer Touts Clinton Achievements, Rejects Calls for His Resignation
Sen. Barbara Boxer, campaigning for reelection Friday on such issues as environmental protection and federal support for education, instead spent much of the day defending…
Issues in the 56th Assembly District
Here are the positions of Democrat Bob Epple and Republican Phillip D. Hawkins on selected issues. They are candidates in the 56th Assembly District, which…
Trump coronavirus: Other world leaders who’ve been infected
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — President Trump has tested positive for the coronavirus, joining a small group of world leaders who have been infected. Trump is 74,…
FBI arrests Commerce councilman – Los Angeles Times
FBI agents arrested a Commerce councilman early Thursday after a grand jury indicted him and two family members for allegedly trying to hide illegal campaign…
Let’s get real about climate change, affordable energy
Aliso Canyon is here to stay.After eight years of study, the California Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously last week not to close the San Fernando…
Elon Musk’s strange debut as a federal budget negotiator
In the wake of a successful effort to kill a year-end spending bill and replace it with more limited legislation to keep the government open,…
Make tuition free for all California college students
SACRAMENTO — Atop my Christmas wish list is free tuition for all California undergrads at public universities. We had that for generations before shortsighted politicians took…