Kamala Harris’ laugh is a sound check for a divided country
“You’re writing a story in the Los Angeles Times about the vice president’s laugh? I think that’s laughable.” — Bakari Sellers, Democratic lawyer and CNN…
From anger to appreciation: Reactions to O.J. Simpson’s death
When O.J. Simpson’s death was announced Thursday morning, many took to social media to express their feelings about the onetime football hero and popular celebrity…
Calexico’s first transgender mayor faces recall. Is gender the reason?
The LGBTQ+ pride flag had just been hoisted outside Calexico City Hall when a woman in overalls pushed past a police officer, charged through the…
Trump says abortion should be left to states, declines to endorse national ban
NEW YORK — Former President Trump said he believes abortion should be left to the states in a video released Monday morning outlining his position after…
Madonna scolds fan in wheelchair for not standing at concert
Madonna acknowledged at a recent concert that it was “politically incorrect” to urge a fan using a wheelchair to stand up. Still, the pop icon…
With no caucuses this year, Iowa Democrats pick nominee by mail
DES MOINES — There’s a lot less fanfare for Democrats in Iowa picking their presidential nominee this year, and it’s not only because President Biden is…
Column: Will Chiefs parade shooting inspire GOP voters to change?
You know why this country has a problem with mass shootings? For the same reason we’re likely to have an octogenarian president during the next…
Elmo’s social media manager weighs in on mental-health tweet
In its effort to seek comfort from an iconic childhood friend, the Internet almost broke Elmo. The “Sesame Street” star’s viral tweet checking in on…
The mind-blowing comedy of Jacqueline Novak in ‘Get on Your Knees’
Jacqueline Novak’s debut stand-up special, “Get on Your Knees,” began as an essay she wrote in the early 2000s, while an undergraduate at Georgetown University,…
Column: 2023 was the year we said goodbye to too many matriarchs
María Fernández Miranda is the epitome of a matriarch. Seven of her 11 surviving children live on the same street as she does in Anaheim.…
Calls to remove Trump’s Walk of Fame star stump City Council
Hollywood Hills resident Andrew Rudick is on a mission. Over the last three years, he’s submitted public records requests, retrieved case documents from the Los…
How to experience Los Angeles like a poet
I was walking in Venice with poet Tom Laichas when he showed me a hard-to-describe object protruding from the strip between sidewalk and street. It…
Celine Dion’s sister gives update on singer’s health
It’s been a year since singer Celine Dion first publicly shared that she had been diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that prevents…
L.A.’s legacy business program is too late for Suehiro Cafe
The signs at Sunday’s rally protesting the eviction of Little Tokyo’s Suehiro Cafe offered a full menu of the different ways a community can be…
L.A. County is launching CARE Court. Here’s what to expect
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mental health program known as CARE Court arrives in Los Angeles County on Friday, with officials expressing optimism that it will help…