As he sat in ICE detention, a teen dreamed of finishing his senior year of high school in L.A.
The baby-faced teen called his mom for the fourth time that November day. He was homesick, but he wanted her...
A looming question confronts California counties: How will they pay for the uninsured?
In 2013, before the Affordable Care Act helped millions get health insurance, California’s Placer County provided limited healthcare to some...
Strangers needed help near Mt. Whitney’s summit. Would we share our tent on a stormy night?
It was August 2013, and we were clambering up the majestic and regal unrealness that is Mt. Whitney, a mountain...
What does Trump have against Venezuela? His explanations keep changing
President Trump’s geopolitical ambitions have almost been harder to follow than his other policies, encompassing as they have the annexation...
‘It’s a Wonderful ICE?’ Trumpworld tries to hijack a holiday classic
For decades, American families have gathered to watch “It’s a Wonderful Life” on Christmas Eve. The 1946 Frank Capra movie,...
Snoopy is everywhere right now — from jewelry to pimple patches. Why?
As a child, Clara Spars, who grew up in Charles M. Schulz’s adoptive hometown of Santa Rosa, assumed that every...
Why California colleges can no longer withhold transcripts over unpaid fees
California led the nation in 2020, outlawing a debt collection practice that sometimes kept low-income college students from getting jobs...
Why movie stars are dressing more like movie characters on the red carpet
Cynthia Erivo’s aggressively feathered Balenciaga at the “Wicked: For Good” New York premiere. Alexander Skarsgård’s Ludovic de Saint Sernin halter...
The seven most frustrating offenses California drivers commit every day
Driving through Southern California can feel like entering a different world. There are rules, yes, and you must learn them....
Nearly a century ago, the first World Cup went off with many hitches
Next summer’s World Cup will be the largest, most complex and most lucrative sporting event in history, with 48 teams...
‘Marty Supreme’ spins ping pong into a gaspingly funny critique of the American hustle
A ping pong ball at top speed travels over 70 miles an hour — so fast it could zip across...
Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘One Battle’ Oscar chances, by the numbers
The academy has recognized “One Battle After Another” filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson’s prodigious talents with plenty of nominations over the...
Let’s get this party started — right next to the aisles of lumpia
Under the glow of fluorescent lights at Seafood City market in North Hills, packages of pre-made adobo, salted shrimp fry...
Deadly winter storm arrives in Southern California, bringing widespread flood, travel risks
A major atmospheric river storm walloping the state with heavy rains, strong winds and major snow has made its way...
Native people refuse to be erased from America’s past, present or future
President Trump seems determined to transform America into a straight white Christian nation. He filters our history through this harsh...
