Anza Borrego: How to see the wildflowers and bighorn sheep
Don’t hold off until summer: March and April are two of the best months for weekend road trips because the wildflowers begin to grow after…
Senate leader Schumer says Netanyahu has ‘lost his way’
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Thursday called on Israel to hold new elections, saying he believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has…
How ‘The Girls on the Bus’ depicts campaign-trail journalists is dangerous
Just as the country prepares for what promises to be one of the uglier and most historically significant presidential election cycles, Max is gifting us…
A paradise for dogs (and people) just off the 405
My dog, a 6-year-old collie mix named Bear (I know, he doesn’t look anything like a bear), has a complicated relationship with leashes. On our…
Carlos Alcaraz advances to quarterfinals at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS — Second-ranked Carlos Alcaraz avenged a previous loss to Fabian Marozsan, winning 6-3, 6-3 on Tuesday to reach the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas…
Sydney Sweeney on being “dorky” and going dark for “Immaculate”
In just the past few months, Sydney Sweeney has changed. Already a two-time Emmy nominee for her roles on “Euphoria” and “The White Lotus,” she…
Eric Carmen, frontman of the Raspberries and ‘All By Myself’ singer, dies at 74
Eric Carmen, the Cleveland rocker who pioneered power pop as the lead singer of the Raspberries and later found solo success with such soft rock…
Luca Nardi defeats Novak Djokovic in BNP Paribas Open stunner
INDIAN WELLS — Luca Nardi used a combination of poise and power to stun his boyhood idol and top-seeded Novak Djokovic with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3…
Commentary: For U.S. women, Gold Cup title is a gritty reward
SAN DIEGO — The U.S. made its earliest-ever exit from a women’s World Cup last summer when it was eliminated by Sweden in the round of…
Halle Bailey says she ‘had no obligation’ to share pregnancy news
Halle Bailey admitted that keeping her pregnancy private was a matter of self-preservation — for herself, for her family and for the “biggest joy” of…
The Academy Awards should honor stunts with their own category
It’s especially noteworthy that there’s still no Oscar category for stunt coordinator because at the first Academy Awards, the movie that earned best picture did…
‘Imaginary’ review: Possession horror that’s unbearably dull
Your mental to-do list should be a packed schedule of action items by the time “Imaginary,” a cheap-looking exercise in childhood horror, concludes. After all,…
A glorious ride on Amtrak’s California Zephyr in the winter
Crossing up and over the fabled Donner Pass in the northern Sierra Nevada and descending to Lake Tahoe is one of those essential rites of…
L.A.’s oldest outdoors club welcomes women as members for the first time in 103 years
For more than a century, aspiring members of the Adventurers’ Club of Los Angeles had to meet two requirements: They had to “seek out high…
Norah Jones on parenthood, America and her surprising new album
Twenty-two years ago, Norah Jones blasted into superstardom at age 23 with the release of her instant-smash debut, “Come Away With Me.” An easygoing blend…
Opinion: Will development turn L.A.’s last solidly Black city white?
Living in Inglewood these days is living in tension about change. Like many other places in and around L.A., its core is being transformed by…
Latest Newsom recall attempt a case of sore-loser syndrome
Gavin Newsom is hardly beyond reproach. California faces a massive budget deficit, which may be worse than the governor acknowledges. There’s been voluminous amounts of…
3 paved spots to run and bike after the rain
I love this time of year in Los Angeles. The return of the rain always feels refreshing after months of hot weather, and the plants…
15 spectacular things to do in Seattle
TreeHouse Point, where scores of newlyweds sleep in trees every year, is half an hour east of Seattle in a forest of fir, spruce, cedar…
Tommy Orange talks ‘There There’ sequel ‘Wandering Stars’
On the Shelf Wandering Stars By Tommy OrangeKnopf Publishing Group: 336 pages, $29 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn…