Mexico makes case to avoid U.S. tariffs as it awaits Trump’s decision
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday that her administration is waiting to see if President Trump makes good on his threat to impose 25%…
Amid budget chaos, more than 700 national parks employees take buyout
As the Trump administration continues its campaign to slash the federal workforce, more than 700 year-round National Park Service employees have taken buyouts, according to…
Column: President Trump acts like Russian dictator Putin’s wingman
WASHINGTON — Last week, President Trump abruptly shoved U.S. foreign policy off one of its cornerstones.For nearly 80 years since the end of World War II, the…
Musk gives federal workers 48 hours to say what they did last week
NEW YORK — Hundreds of thousands of federal workers have been given little more than 48 hours to explain what they accomplished over the last week, sparking…
Trump revels in mass firings, jeers Biden before conservative crowd
OXON HILL, Md. — President Trump on Saturday evening praised his administration’s sweeping effort to fire thousands of federal employees, congratulating himself for “dominating” Washington and sending…
Health Secretary Kennedy: Panel to examine childhood vaccine schedule
WASHINGTON — To earn the vote he needed to become the nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a special promise to a U.S. senator:…
Oscar races up for grabs?
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone has some issues with the way the Dodgers celebrated after they thoroughly dismantled his team in the World Series.…
‘Anora’ season once again in full swing
Would you pay a trillion dollars for California? Isn’t that what a home in Santa Monica goes for these days?I’m Glenn Whipp, columnist for the…
Trio posing as DOGE agents, wearing MAGA hats, demand sensitive information
Authorities believe three unidentified men posing as federal officials attempted to seize sensitive information from San Francisco City Hall before they were rebuffed and fled…
Did László Tóth ever build that bowling alley?
“A good dip should whet the appetite, a great dip could be lunch and an excellent dip is really dinner.” Wise words from Times food…
Trump blames ‘obsolete’ air traffic control for plane-chopper crash
President Trump on Thursday said he thinks last week’s deadly collision of a passenger jet and Army helicopter was the fault of what he called…
For Dodgers star Freddie Freeman, much of the offseason was a fanfest
The second step of virtually every 12-step recovery program states that “we came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to…
‘Emilia Pérez’ making the wrong kind of news
We’ve now entered the whisper campaign portion of the awards season, except the whispers are actually screams. Are your ears ringing too?I’m Glenn Whipp, columnist…
State senator retains insurance chair role despite cannabis bribe case
State Sen. Susan Rubio, a Democrat from Baldwin Park, was reappointed last week as chair of the committee that oversees insurance-related legislation, a powerful position…
Opinion: No one polices men’s bodies the way we police women’s bodies
While we’ve been distracted by wildfire tragedies, and the dizzying stream of Project 2025-inspired directives flowing from the Oval Office, we cannot forget that the…
Cease-fire in Gaza Strip was widely welcomed. It may not last. Here’s why.
WASHINGTON — Even before the first phase is completed, the fragile cease-fire agreement that has paused 15 months of war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas…
Column: Is there any hope Trump will aim to unite in inauguration speech?
WASHINGTON — For 236 years, ever since George Washington, a newly elected president’s inaugural address has traditionally served several purposes.One is simply to mark the beginning…
Amid dangerous winds in 2011, LAFD engines stood ready. That didn’t happen this time
Thirteen years ago, Los Angeles Fire Department officials were bracing for the kind of dangerous winds that could drive flames across hillsides and canyons and…
Leslie Charleson, ‘General Hospital’ icon, dies at 79
Leslie Charleson, the “General Hospital” star who played cardiologist-turned-mob enforcer Monica Quartermaine on the ABC daytime drama, has died. She was 79.The soap opera legend’s…
Jessica Simpson, Eric Johnson separate after 10-year marriage
Jessica Simpson and husband Eric Johnson are separating after 10 years of marriage.“Eric and I have been living separately navigating a painful situation in our…