Remember when it was the right that got outraged over ‘banned words’?
Some of the fiercest blowback in recent years against “diversity, equity and inclusion” greeted Stanford University in 2022 when it launched the website of its…
Second lady Usha Vance to visit Greenland as Trump talks U.S. takeover
WASHINGTON — Second lady Usha Vance plans a trip to Greenland, the self-governing, mineral-rich territory of American ally Denmark that President Trump has suggested the United States…
Warner Bros. killed a Looney Tunes movie. Now it’s back from the dead
Just like in a Looney Tunes cartoon, a bruised and battered Wile E. Coyote may soon limp back to fight another day.A year and a…
Spectrum offering a streaming-only subscription for Dodgers
For the first time this season, Dodgers fans can stream SportsNet LA without needing to buy something else they might not want.Spectrum is offering a…
Trump campaigned as a protector of free speech. Critics say his actions as president threaten it
DENVER — When President Trump gave his joint address to Congress last week, he boasted that in his first few weeks back in the White House he…
Former LAFD chief Kristin Crowley appeals her dismissal
Former Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley took the extraordinary step Thursday of appealing Mayor Karen Bass’ decision to dismiss her, in part, for her…
Where can L.A. immigrants go for help under Trump? Try the public library
Among the bookshelves at the Central Library in downtown Los Angeles, Ramón Hernández sits in a cubicle a few days a week, holding hour after…
Mayor of California city proposes ordinance to ban transgender women from women’s bathrooms
The mayor of a California city has proposed an ordinance that would ban transgender women from using bathrooms that comport with their gender identity, marking…
ICE agents may be planning a major operation in L.A. What are your rights?
Within the first days of the Trump administration, the president signed an executive order that promoted aggressive sweeps to round up and deport people living…
Trump halts legal representation for 26,000 immigrant children
The Trump administration has halted a program that provided lawyers to nearly 26,000 immigrant children, some too young to read or speak, who are or…
San Diego FC’s counts on Chucky Lozano to be a spark in debut season
INDIO — San Diego FC had yet to play an MLS opponent when the team’s players filed onto one of the manicured fields at the Empire Polo…
Trump to sign executive order on transgender female athletes
President Trump will sign an executive order on Wednesday designed to prevent people who were biologically assigned male at birth from participating in women’s or…
DOJ halts legal programs for immigrant detainees, cuts off advocates’ access
Lawyers providing detainees with basic legal information in federal immigration detention centers were shut out of facilities last week after the U.S. Department of Justice…
Angel City unveils new facility in effort ‘to build a winning culture’
When Willow Bay and her husband, Disney CEO Bob Iger, became controlling owners of Angel City last July, they inherited a women’s soccer team that…
Jimmy Carter redefined ‘evangelical’ in campaigns, race, women’s rights
PLAINS, Ga. — Before reaching the 1978 peace deal between Egypt’s Anwar Sadat and Israel’s Menachem Begin, Jimmy Carter managed months of intense preparation, high-stakes negotiations…
U.S. holds first meeting with rebels in charge of Syria
WASHINGTON — Senior U.S. diplomats traveled to Damascus Friday and held a first-ever meeting with the rebels who toppled longtime dictator Bashar Assad. Washington officially regards…
‘Know Your Enemy’ gets why Taylor Swift drives conservatives crazy
If Democrats want to understand why president-elect Donald Trump is returning to the White House, a good place to start might be the “Know Your…
Snoop Dogg reclaims West Coast gangsta roots with help from Dr. Dre on ‘Missionary’
The highlight of this year’s Paris Olympics was a 53-year-old rapper from Long Beach.Snoop Dogg — out on assignment as an NBC commentator — carried…
What ‘Love Is Blind’ NLRB complaint means for reality TV
“Love Is Blind” became a swift breakout hit for Netflix in 2020 by testing whether true love can form between two people without seeing each…
Elon Musk warns Republicans against standing in Trump’s way — or his
DES MOINES, Iowa — A week after President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, Elon Musk said his political action committee would “play a significant role in primaries” in…