Chip Kelly still the right coach at the right time for UCLA
Put away the pitchforks, UCLA fans. Would school administration have made a move on Chip Kelly if his Bruins had backed up their lifeless performance…
Why BBQ master Aaron Franklin rejects ‘low and slow’
Breaking barbecue rules, last-minute pies, and Lego Nancy Silverton. I’m Laurie Ochoa, general manager of L.A. Times Food, with this week’s Tasting Notes. Newsletter You’re…
New Kanye West song harks back to his antisemitic tirades
A new Kanye West song has surfaced, which finds the troubled rapper calling back to his antisemitic tirade a year prior. Friday night, radio station…
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter is in hospice care at home
PLAINS, Ga. — Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter is in hospice care at home in Plains, Ga., joining former President Carter, who has been receiving end-of-life…
Mariah Carey brings sass, snow and holiday hits to the Bowl
“Christmas is almost upon us!” Mariah Carey said to greet her audience at the Hollywood Bowl — which, OK, sure. With more than five weeks…
Officials stock up on naloxone after fentanyl-laced letters disrupt vote count
SEATTLE — The suspicious letters sent to vote centers and government buildings in six states this month were undeniably scary, some containing traces of fentanyl or…
What will $12,000 get you at the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix?
LAS VEGAS — Mary and Troy Trimble, Formula One fans from the Pacific Northwest, pushed the accelerator to the floor this week for the Las Vegas…
‘The Disappearance of Shere Hite’ review: A sex expert’s cancellation
It shouldn’t be surprising by now that history is full of groundbreaking women whose accomplishments are overlooked and whose names get buried. Sex researcher Shere…
Biden and López Obrador talked fentanyl and U.S.-Mexico migration. They pledged solidarity
SAN FRANCISCO — President Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador pledged Friday to work side by side to confront illicit fentanyl trafficking into the…
Why polls can’t tell you if Biden beats Trump again
WASHINGTON — President Biden has had a tough couple of weeks in polls, deepening the anxiety among his fellow Democrats about his age, political liabilities and…
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to MC Lyte
The thing that first brought MC Lyte to Los Angeles? New York’s historic Blizzard of 1996. “I always said I wasn’t going to do another…
Ronald Acuña Jr. tops Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman for NL MVP
Ronald Acuña Jr. was a unanimous winner of his first National League most valuable player award on Thursday after becoming the first big leaguer with…
More pandas coming to US, Chinese President Xi signals
SAN FRANCISCO — Chinese President Xi Jinping signaled late Wednesday that China will send new pandas to the U.S. — possibly to California — calling them…
Opinion: How Schwarzenegger’s recall victory 20 years ago reverberates in California now
It’s 20 years ago this week since Arnold Schwarzenegger became governor of California, after the recall of former Gov. Gray Davis. For much of the…
Blow to hard-pressed Brits as council tax could soar by as much as £120 a year
COUNCIL tax could increase by as much as £120 a year. Under new plans drawn up by the Treasury, local authorities may be able to…
Florida Democrats’ lesson for California: Don’t take Latino support for granted
HIALEAH, Fla. — Alejandro Rodriguez, a Nicaraguan supporter of former President Trump, wanted to make clear that he opposes open borders. “The way I see it,…
Why Snoop Dogg and his son are launching a game company
California’s robust video game scene is about to have another company added to its roster, this time Snoop Dogg and his son, Cordell Broadus. The…
Eric Kay’s appeal rejected in Tyler Skaggs’ deadly fentanyl case
A federal court has rejected former Angels communications director Eric Kay’s appeal of his two felony convictions in the death of Tyler Skaggs in a…
Costa confirms ‘best drink ever’ is AXED as Christmas hits leaving shoppers begging ‘PLEASE keep it all year round’
COSTA has confirmed that its "best drink ever" has been axed - with shoppers begging the chain to "please keep it all year round". Fuming…
Rams’ Matthew Stafford back from injury; Carson Wentz backup
Light rain fell as Rams quarterbacks Matthew Stafford and Carson Wentz went through practice Wednesday. For Stafford, it was the first major test since suffering…