The 30 best songs of 2024: Chappell, Kendrick and Sabrina top the list
In a year of exuberance and dread, songs came from every which way to comfort, to amuse, to haunt, to tantalize. Here, in descending order…
Hoda Kotb is leaving NBC’s ‘Today’ early next year
In a stunning move that will likely disrupt the TV morning show landscape, Hoda Kotb announced Thursday she is departing NBC’s “Today.”Kotb informed viewers of…
Rams hope to compensate for loss of Puka Nacua vs. Cardinals
Rams coach Sean McVay enjoyed the luxury of having receivers Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua seemingly healthy at the same time for exactly half of…
Estevan Oriol and Teen Angel art exhibit highlights L.A. Chicano art
Street photographer and artist Estevan Oriol, best known for his image of the “L.A. fingers,” remembers frequenting the corner of Fourth and Soto streets in…
‘Great Absence’ review: A distant father fades into dementia
When dementia becomes a principal player in any household, the ravages of loss start early. It’s in that unsettling space, in which confusion grips all…
Lakers to hire Lindsey Harding as team’s first female assistant
Lindsey Harding, last season’s G League coach of the year, will join JJ Redick’s first staff with the Lakers, The Times has learned from multiple…
Travis Kelce reveals how he knew he was falling for Taylor Swift
Travis Kelce isn’t afraid to share his love story. It turns out that Taylor Swift’s unexpected behavior during the Kansas City Chiefs game against the…
New Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display Ten Commandments churns old political conflicts
NEW ORLEANS — A bill signed into law this week makes Louisiana the only state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every classroom…
How to watch Stagecoach 2024 at home, streaming live and free
Tens of thousands of people are dusting off their cowboy hats as the 2024 Stagecoach festival returns to the Empire Polo Club in Indio this…
Trump in N.Y. for hush money trial while Supreme Court hears his immunity case
NEW YORK — A reluctant Donald Trump returned to a New York City courtroom Thursday as his hush money trial resumed at the same time that…
GOP-led House impeaches Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas
WASHINGTON — The House voted Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas, with the Republican majority determined to punish the Biden administration over its…
Opinion: Why doesn’t South Carolina love Nikki Haley?
Nikki Haley titled her 2022 book after the late British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s assertion that “If you want something said, ask a man. If…
‘True Detective,’ ‘Monsieur Spade’ and more detective mysteries to watch
The mystery story is a relatively recent innovation, whether dated from Edgar Allan Poe’s 1841 short story “Murders in the Rue Morgue,” with its amateur…
Newsom cuts $2.9 billion from California climate programs
Investments geared toward combating climate change and transitioning away from fossil fuels are among the items on the chopping block as California Gov. Gavin Newsom…