DeRon Horton of ‘Dear White People’ says he was shot in arm
“Dear White People” star DeRon Horton is recovering from a gunshot wound to his arm after being shot last month.The 32-year-old actor, who played geeky…
Chicago prepares for deportation arrests targeting hundreds next week after Trump takes office
Federal immigration officers will target more than 300 people with histories of egregious, violent crimes after President-elect Donald Trump takes office Monday, an official said,…
Thousands converge on Washington for march days before Trump takes office
WASHINGTON — Thousands of people from around the United States were rallying in the nation’s capital Saturday for women’s reproductive rights and other causes they believe…
Upgrades, pardon requests: What it’s like sharing a president’s name
WASHINGTON — There’s not only one Donald Trump in the United States. Nor is there only one William J. Clinton.Plenty of people share names with famous…
Trump arriving in Washington for celebrations to mark his inauguration
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump will return to Washington on Saturday to kick off days of pageantry around his second inauguration as president, four years after he…
Ancient footprints of people who fled fiery Mount Vesuvius eruption 3,000 years ago unearthed by accident
ANCIENT footprints of people who fled a fiery eruption of Mount Vesuvius 3,000 years ago have been unearthed by accident.The markings had been made more…
Union rallies behind fire chief, denounces attack on her performance
The union that represents more than 3,000 Los Angeles city firefighters renewed its support for Fire Chief Kristin Crowley on Friday, denouncing an anonymous letter…
The Supreme Court upheld the TikTok ban. Here’s what happens now
The Supreme Court has paved the way for TikTok to be banned in the U.S. on Sunday.The high court on Friday upheld a new law…
Dream Maldives holiday hotel room leaves people saying ‘no thanks’
Social media users have been left saying 'no thanks' after a travel influence shared a video clip of a stunning hotel room in the Maldives…
Altadena artists’ compound JJU destroyed in the Eaton fire
It was an improbable place. An artist collective known as JJU, or John Joyce University, hidden in the foothills of Altadena, resembled a 1960s fever…
Migration across the U.S.-Mexico border, in 5 charts
WASHINGTON — A historic uptick in migration during Joe Biden’s presidency led to attacks as he ran for reelection, with Donald Trump and fellow Republicans blaming…
More than 100 people killed in Gaza since ceasefire agreed | Gaza News
At least 103 Palestinians have been killed and more than 264 wounded by Israeli attacks in Gaza since the announcement of the recent ceasefire agreement.…
‘Mr. Baseball’ Bob Uecker, Brewers announcer, dies at 90
MILWAUKEE — Bob Uecker, the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who after a short playing career earned the moniker “Mr. Baseball” and honors from the…
Israel-Hamas ceasefire: What’s left of Gaza and its people? | Israel-Palestine conflict News
A ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas is set to take effect on Sunday, January 19, after an agreement was announced on Wednesday…
Incredible five-seater electric ‘flying water taxi’ shuttles people between lakes in France on two foils with no noise
AN incredible ‘flying water taxi’ that’s used to shuttle up to five people between lakes in France claims to make zero waves, noise or emissions.The…
The L.A. Times is starting a climate change podcast
The world has changed since I started writing Boiling Point five years ago. There are more solar farms, fewer coal plants and more movies about…
Why Apple Music is betting on live radio in an on-demand era
In 2015, Zane Lowe left his job as a DJ on the BBC’s venerable Radio 1 in the U.K. to become the principal voice of…
Amid L.A. fires, Oscars ‘must go forward’ and will, CEO says
Decimated by fire season, it seems impossible that the Los Angeles area could even begin to think about awards season.As fires that have killed at…
California’s long cycle of fiery destruction and reconstruction
For the first time in memory, everyone around here either knows someone or is someone who has lost a home or been dislocated by the…
In first game since wildfires, Lakers reflect on ‘bittersweet’ night
When Anthony Davis described watching the flames approaching his family home, he didn’t sound like a star player on the Lakers.He sounded like a concerned…