Amber Alert issued across California after 3-month-old allegedly abducted
An Amber Alert has been issued for a 3-month-old boy believed to have been abducted from Northern California. The California...
City approves downtown L.A. mega development
A massive real estate development that would include more than 1,500 residences, dramatically transform three city blocks and alter the...
Is Elon Musk really a ‘trillionaire’? Only on paper
Well, that’s a fun ride, isn’t it? SpaceX, which is controlled by Elon Musk, went public on June 12 at...
SB 79 is here. See which neighborhoods are getting upzoned
Townhomes, row houses and bungalow courts are likely coming to 57 neighborhoods across L.A. as part of the city’s plan...
The sad inevitability of Justice Alito’s birthright citizenship dissent
In 1913, Antonino Alati left southern Italy to find a better life in a land where many people regarded him...
The week’s bestselling books, July 5
Hardcover fiction 1. Whistler by Ann Patchett (Harper: $30) A woman reconnects with her former stepfather at the Metropolitan Museum...
Hospitals in Europe are gearing up for the next heat wave armed with lessons from this one
ORSAY, France — Ice. Urgently and in large quantities. At a Paris-region hospital, emergency medics needed it to plunge patients into cold-water...
Gas giants use AI to raise prices, lawsuit says, another algorithmic hit to the cost of living
A federal lawsuit alleging that gas companies in California are colluding to keep prices high through their use of AI-powered...
LeBron James won’t return to the Lakers. Now what?
1 p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> The LeBron Era is over. The Lakers can start their Luka Era. LeBron James informed the Lakers...
Chaos, long lines overwhelm L.A.’s immigration courts, leading to default deportation orders
A line stretched around the downtown Los Angeles immigration courthouse before doors even opened. Immigrants crowded waiting rooms and spilled...
Altadena residents unify to pass legislation protecting their community from dense developments
In mid-June, it became apparent that Altadena was having a moment unlike any other in the 18 months since the...
Happy 100th birthday to Mel Brooks. I’m not sure I want to be around that long
I’d like to congratulate Mel Brooks on making it to the age of 100, but I’m not sure I want...
Power is stripped from state schools superintendents in major education overhaul
The just-approved state budget strips authority from the elected state superintendent of public instruction, transferring power in January to an...
Feds accuse 99 Ranch of discriminating against non-Chinese employees
The federal government is suing 99 Ranch Market, alleging the nation’s largest Asian supermarket chain is discriminating against employees who...
What literature belongs in today’s classroom? 5 L.A. high school teachers weigh in
On a recent summer day at Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences, students ambled through yawns, braces and acne into...
