Hopes dim for cease-fire as Israel vows to continue war
TEL AVIV — The death toll in Gaza grows by the hour. International pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu steadily increases. And ordinary Israelis voice…
Biden pardons thousands convicted of marijuana charges
WASHINGTON — President Biden pardoned thousands of people who were convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana on federal lands and in the District of…
Giuliani files for bankruptcy after order in defamation case
NEW YORK — Rudolph W. Giuliani has filed for bankruptcy, days after being ordered to pay $148 million in a defamation lawsuit brought by two former…
Environmentalists investing in Big Oil? Inside the surprising stock portfolios of California lawmakers
SACRAMENTO — Environmentalists with stock in oil companies. A vocal social media critic with hundreds of thousands of dollars invested in the owners of Facebook and…
Federal judge prohibits separating migrant families at U.S. border for 8 years
SAN DIEGO — A federal judge on Friday prohibited the separation of families at the border for purposes of deterring immigration for eight years, preemptively blocking…
Biden’s Los Angeles visit will draw protests; LAPD warns against violence
Scores of demonstrators rallying in solidarity with Palestinians are expected to protest outside a Westwood fundraiser for President Biden on Friday evening, drawing an ominous…
The 101 best restaurants in Los Angeles of 2023
Los Angeles is a miraculous place to eat. For the tacos and sushi and pasta alone, we’re a wildly fortunate lot. Our size — our…
Supreme Court leans in favor of Purdue Pharma deal
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices sounded ready on Monday to uphold a huge bankruptcy deal that includes $6 billion from the Sackler family to help…
Nick Cannon spends six digits at Disneyland annually
Oh, you think you’re a big Disneyland fan? It’s almost guaranteed that Nick Cannon is a bigger fan than you. Or at least, he likely…
After Israel-Hamas war ends, two-state solution will face head winds
TEL AVIV — When the Israel-Hamas war ends, the larger, decades-old issue of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will remain festering, and, in the opinion of many, essential…
Scotland’s legal right to housing holds lessons for LA
EDINBURGH, Scotland — A few days after John Dalton declared himself homeless, the Scottish government moved him into Muirhouse Mansion, a 19th century stone home built…
Best things to do on a visit to Riverside
Standing at the corner of Mission Inn Avenue and Market Street in downtown Riverside on a sunny afternoon, the realization was so abrupt that I…
Hundreds of thousand protest Spain's prime minister swearing-in and Catalan deal
Protesters took to the streets of Madrid again to condemn a controversial deal that allowed Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to secure a second term while…
Ethics panel says it found ‘substantial evidence’ of lawbreaking by Republican Rep. George Santos
WASHINGTON — The House Ethics panel said Thursday it has found “substantial evidence” of lawbreaking by Republican Rep. George Santos of New York and has referred…
U.S. falling short in diplomatic push with Israel, Arab world
WASHINGTON — Israel’s war with Hamas, which has killed thousands of people in a single month, is reverberating across the globe, roiling U.S. politics while sowing…
Actors’ strike: SAG-AFTRA reviewing studios’ ‘final’ offer
SAG-AFTRA is taking time to review what the alliance representing the major Hollywood studios described as its “last, best and final offer” to end the…
Opinion: Election Day highlights GOP tactics to suppress the Black vote
On election day, Nov. 7, Americans will vote for thousands of candidates for public offices — governors, state officials and legislators, mayors, a multitude of…
MLB draft: 2 more from Thousand Oaks’ 2021 title team chosen
The 2021 Thousand Oaks High baseball team that won the Southern Section Division 2 championship and finished No. 2 in The Times’ Southland rankings behind…
As staff shield Feinstein from the press, a picture really is worth a thousand words
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Wednesday, May 24. I’m Kent Nishimura, a staff photographer for the Los Angeles Times based…
Portrait of a family and a city in ‘A Thousand and One’
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. Newsletter Only good movies Get…