A college student was trapped in a burning Cybertruck because electronic doors made it difficult for her to get out or be rescued, a lawsuit claims.
She was among the last of a generation of activists and lawyers who weathered the Red Scare, and then helped train a new cohort in the decades that followed.
The cuts almost entirely affect Democratic-led states as the two parties fight over the shutdown of the federal government.
Much of the Summer Games in 2028 will take place in Southern California. But two events, softball and canoe slalom, will be held in Oklahoma.
California approved a law last year allowing the police to cite autonomous vehicles, but it did not specify any penalties, and the law doesn’t take effect until 2026.
A farmhouse in Spring City, a midcentury modern home in Long Beach and a brick house in Portland
For decades, the Dodgers have been the pride of L.A.’s Latino community. Trump’s immigration raids are testing that.
A coalition of blue states and Washington, D.C., accused the Trump administration of illegally “taking money from its enemies” in freezing emergency preparedness grants.
The crash, which occurred early Tuesday morning in the San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County, closed two lanes on the freeway, according to the authorities.
A multivehicle collision caused beer cans and kegs to spill onto a freeway about 20 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles, snarling traffic during the morning commute.
A medida que los agentes de inmigración adoptan un enfoque más agresivo, han retenido, y en algunos casos arrestado, a ciudadanos de EE. UU., basándose únicamente en su aspecto.
La combinación numérica se refiere a un horario de trabajo de 9 a. m. a 9 p. m., seis días a la semana, que tiene su origen en el ambiente tecnológico chino.
The ad battle is stark: Democracy is under attack, and it’s up to voters to save it.
From her dramatic veil to her classic gown, the actress and singer was every bit a fairy tale bride at a private ceremony in Santa Barbara, Calif.
El astro latino actuará en el evento en febrero.
An Italianate house in San Francisco, a ranch in Solvang and a cedar-shake cottage in Bolinas.
As immigration agents take a more aggressive approach, they have stopped and in some cases detained American citizens.
The Latin superstar known for hits including “MIA,” “I Like It” and “Me Porto Bonito” will perform in February in Santa Clara, Calif.
The number combination refers to a work schedule — 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week — that has its origins in China’s hard-charging tech scene.
The actor and instigator is ready for his renaissance.
The University of California, one of the Trump administration’s biggest targets so far, is in an uproar over how to respond to the president’s attacks. So is the rest of higher education.
The top federal prosecutor in Sacramento was fired hours after she reminded a Border Patrol chief to abide by court-ordered restrictions on immigration raids.
El auge de la IA, que ha hecho que los expertos en tecnología regresen en masa a la ciudad, ha impulsado un resurgimiento de los eventos en vivo que, a veces, cobran tintes futuristas.
The suspect in the shooting in Sacramento, a retired California lobbyist, was ordered to remain in custody without bail. His lawyer questioned why federal lawyers were involved.
Small, everyday actions to minimize water use add up the more people do them.
At the Climate Forward live event, we spoke to top policymakers about China, the Trump effect on climate policy and the boom in artificial intelligence.
An independent report on the January disaster found that emergency alerts were hampered by flawed policies, aging equipment and high winds.
A mother of four on the fringes of radical leftist movements, she fired at the president outside a San Francisco hotel in 1975. She had hoped to spark a revolution, she said.
For years, John Alle complained to Los Angeles officials about homelessness. Now, fed up, he’s trying to make a dent in the problem on his own.
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
Errol Musk ha sido acusado de abusar sexualmente de cinco de sus hijos e hijastros desde 1993, según una investigación. Los familiares han pedido ayuda a Elon Musk.
Las autoridades dijeron en un comunicado que Matías Augusto Travizano, excursionista y ejecutivo argentino, se perdió y cayó por un glaciar mientras descendía la montaña.
The ruling is a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit over the Trump administration’s termination of hundreds of millions of research grants to the California university.
Silicon Valley start-ups said they were concerned they would be disproportionately hurt by the new visa fee for skilled foreign workers, given their limited resources.
Billy Cotton brought a contemporary touch to one of the last remaining historically intact midcentury houses in the city’s Trousdale Estates development.
Nesting often high in the redwoods’ canopy, the marbled murrelet faces new and longstanding risks.
Prosecutors say that the suspect, a 64-year-old Sacramento man, had a note critical of Trump administration officials and a separate calendar reminder to “Do the Next Scary Thing.”
A 4.3-magnitude earthquake was strong enough to rattle nerves in the middle of the night, especially in the heavily populated East Bay where it was centered.
While the Argentine hiker and entrepreneur, Matias Augusto Travizano, was descending the mountain, he fell down a glacier, the authorities said.
Mira la localización del epicentro del sismo y el área de movimiento.
View the location of the quake’s epicenter and shake area.
A Craftsman in Los Angeles, a farmhouse in Healdsburg and a Moroccan-inspired house in Yucca Valley.
Responding to crises at home is part of the Guard’s mission. Helping crack down on crime in U.S. cities isn’t, say some former leaders, who fear this shift could hurt the force.
Officers responding to the site of the shooting found that at least three rounds had hit the station’s window. No injuries were reported, and a motive was unclear.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill to prevent federal agents from concealing their identities with masks. The law is expected to face a legal challenge.
They used a drone to drop cellphones into a Georgia prison yard, where an inmate coordinated a scheme largely targeting women who were medical workers in multiple states, prosecutors said.
A toddler was missing after he and his father were swept off the road in their vehicle by floodwaters. Officials were still assessing the damage.
Después de tres décadas en California, Narciso Barranco fue detenido mientras deshierbaba fuera de un IHOP, lo que provocó indignación y un esfuerzo por detener su deportación.
The sum makes the Soros family the single largest funder so far in favor of the California effort to counter President Trump.
The “One Battle After Another” actor and the Grammy award-winning musician on trusting God, playing against type and getting lost in the music.
In 2023, Chance Comanche was playing some of the best basketball of his life. His teammates thought he was on his way to the N.B.A. Instead, he was accused of murder.
The artificial intelligence boom, which has brought techies flocking back to the city, has fueled a resurgence of live — and sometimes futuristic — events.
Algunas de las medidas tomadas por Brian Niccol para revitalizar la cadena han sido bien recibidas. Otras han provocado confusión y frustración entre clientes y baristas.
Figuras liberales expresaron su indignación, mientras que personalidades conservadoras celebraron la decisión de la ABC de retirar el programa de Kimmel tras sus comentarios sobre el asesinato de Charlie Kirk.
The remnants of a tropical storm are bringing thunderstorms, rain and humidity, none of which are normal for this time of year.
El cuerpo de Celeste Rivas, desaparecida desde abril de 2024 del sur de California, fue hallado dentro del coche en un depósito de vehículos, dijeron las autoridades.
The public would feel many benefits if rail companies grabbed business back from trucking, but doing so will be tough.
Fans and liberals expressed anger while conservatives hailed ABC’s decision to pull Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show off the air after comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk.
Jeffrey Ferguson, 74, said at his sentencing hearing that the shooting was an accident. “I wish God had taken me instead,” he said.
The decomposing body of Celeste Rivas, who was reported missing in April 2024 in Southern California, was found inside the vehicle in an impound lot, the authorities said.
The guidelines, from California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii, mirror those of major medical organizations. They were issued a day before an advisory panel was set to meet to review potential changes to federal recommendations.
Two nonprofits prided themselves on being neutral voices. Then they found that there seemed to be no middle ground in the nation’s redistricting war.
Mr. Redford’s outspoken opinions and his championing of young filmmakers overshadowed his many criticisms of the industry.
The Trump administration ratcheted up demands on the university system over the summer.
After three decades in California, Narciso Barranco was arrested by agents while weeding outside an IHOP, stirring outrage and a fight to stop his deportation.
Supervisor Joel Engardio was ousted by voters who were angry that he helped turn a thoroughfare into a park.
The remains of Tropical Storm Mario could bring flooding to the Los Angeles area. Dry storms with lightning could ignite wildfires in Northern California.
Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were recently denied parole, have now been blocked from another once-promising path to freedom.
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic state lawmakers have focused on pocketbook concerns this year, seeing their party’s national losses as a reckoning.
The state has led the country in adopting electric cars and reducing gas use, but it now faces much higher gas prices as oil companies plan to shut down refineries.
Fall brings lower prices and fewer crowds, but more risk of hurricanes. Here are some spots to enjoy late-season sand and surf without so much uncertainty.
Arnold Schwarzenegger issued his first public rebuke since Gov. Gavin Newsom placed a gerrymander plan on the ballot.
View the location of the quake’s epicenter and shake area.
A midcentury modern home in Santa Paula, a Craftsman in Pasadena and a Mediterranean-style house in Sacramento.
Candid moments with Walton Goggins, Pedro Pascal, Jean Smart and more.
Officials have said that they re-examined their security plans after the assassination of the right-wing influencer last week.
Expectations were low for the Golden State Valkyries, the W.N.B.A.’s first expansion team in 17 years, but they captivated Bay Area sports fans and surprised the league by securing a playoff spot in their first season.
Private meetings and longtime loyalties helped push what began as a something of a Democratic bluff into a full-fledged counteroffensive against President Trump.
A reporter’s questions pulled her into the subculture of wildland firefighting. Policy changes followed.
Democrats are calling for the creation of a state equivalent of the National Institutes of Health, but first state lawmakers and then voters would need to approve it.
After climbing in the business world, she received a dire diagnosis, spurring her to found leading nonprofit groups to promote early detection and research.
Robyn Denholm, normally media shy, is campaigning to get shareholders to back the chief executive’s trillion-dollar compensation package.
The projects would allow small electric or hybrid aircraft to carry passengers or cargo before federal regulators approve their commercial use.
Rachael Ray and other food celebrities are speaking up in defense of nonstick pans. The actor Mark Ruffalo, who starred in a movie about the risky chemicals, is criticizing them.
A judge had ordered that Temporary Protected Status be kept in place, but Venezuelans who needed to re-register weren’t able to.
The legislation responds to immigration raids by federal agents who have shielded their identity. It heads to Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has not said whether he would sign it.
The intent is to protect health care providers who send the pills to patients in states with abortion bans, and to reassure patients who fear they could be identified.
We’ll never know with certainty that carcinogens in the smoke, dust and ash from the World Trade Center caused my wife’s cancer and my own.
Check out these standout dining scenes that we encountered in our reporting for the 2025 Restaurant List.
The city’s turmoil, from wildfires to curfews, has exacted a toll on some of its best-loved restaurants and raised worries about the future.
Planning and fund-raising for the “Cultural Olympiad,” the arts programming that is part of the 2028 games, should have been well underway by now, several experts say.
Las celebraciones por el décimo aniversario del Observatorio de Ondas Gravitacionales con Interferometría Láser se han visto ensombrecidas por la muerte de uno de sus fundadores y un posible recorte drástico de presupuesto.
Naasón Joaquín García and his associates used La Luz del Mundo Church to traffic women and children and produce and distribute child pornography, New York prosecutors said.
Readers respond to a guest essay about the Proposition 50 redistricting proposal in California. Also: Erasing history.
Ten years ago, astronomers made an epic discovery with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory. Cosmology hasn’t been the same since, and it might not stay that way much longer.
The 13-part podcast, from Molly Lambert and iHeartPodcasts, recalls an era in the late ’90s and 2000s when porn stars were (almost) mainstream.
Los Angeles residents are anxious once again following a Supreme Court ruling that allowed aggressive immigration raids to resume.
Prosecutors said Rockim Prowell, 34, also stole their cars and tried to kill a third man. He was being held without bail.
The apparel company thinks that a little-used wheat alternative can boost regenerative farming and help the planet. Not everyone agrees.
Improved service, better seating and heartfelt messages are at the heart of Brian Niccol’s turnaround plan, but baristas say they’re under pressure.
If the results are promising, veterinarians hope to give the shots to wild Hawaiian monk seals, which are endangered.
Giant sequoias can live for thousands of years, but wildfires have killed staggering numbers of the trees in recent years.
The ruling allowed immigration agents to stop people for reasons that lower courts had deemed likely unconstitutional.
Two senators have begun an investigation into whether government officials could have done more to stop the Los Angeles fire. President Trump and other Republicans have blamed Democratic leaders for the disaster.
The bumpy snailfish, discovered 10,000 feet down off the coast of California, shows that not all denizens of the abyss are frightening.
A rustic cabin in Sycamore Canyon, a converted 1900s house in San Francisco’s Mission District and a private retreat in Sonoma County.
As part of the group exhibition “Monuments,” the artist took a Stonewall Jackson bronze and transformed it into a radically new, unsettled thing.
Micia Mosely founded a group to support Black teachers transforming schools across the country. She also tells a joke or two.
He left the House of Representatives while struggling with a crack addiction, his political career seemingly over. Actually, it had just begun.
A judge denied a neighbor’s petition to raze the Spanish-style hacienda, which the City Council had declared a cultural landmark.
Funcionan para la depresión y el TEPT. ¿Podrían también ayudar al cerebro a repararse tras una catástrofe neurológica?
Flag football offers girls as well as boys a means of enjoying the sport without the risk of brain damage.
The department had assigned officers to protect the former vice president after her Secret Service detail was terminated. Some criticized the use of the officers.
Some mayors and police chiefs said they would welcome more traditional law enforcement cooperation with federal agents, but see the National Guard as a step too far.
Moist, cool air pulled inland by an area of low pressure off the West Coast has led to a high number of lightning strikes, especially in Northern California.
The president has sent soldiers and federal agents to some cities, and promised to do the same in others, prompting lawsuits and stirring outrage among local leaders.
Bay Area Rapid Transit suffered a systemwide outage for the second time in four months because of a computer problem.
A Syrian immigrant in Southern California beat the odds — twice — and now some Powerball players see an ineffable magic at work in his store.
On Sept. 24, the Times will host leaders, policymakers and executives in frank discussions about a consequential year in the fight against climate change.
Federal prosecutors say the January blaze that swept through Altadena, as well as another fire in 2022, were sparked by faulty equipment.
The figure reflects the cost of the deployment since June 7, when President Trump ordered National Guard soldiers and Marines to Los Angeles to quell immigration protests.
These winemakers navigate a difficult world, often working day jobs and piecing together businesses on the margins. Somehow, they make great wine.
The number of millionaire renters in the United States more than tripled between 2019 and 2023.
They work for depression and P.T.S.D. Could they also help the brain repair itself after a neurologic catastrophe?
A large wildfire in Northern California destroyed some buildings in Chinese Camp, a historic town for early Chinese American life during the Gold Rush.
Total spending could top $200 million in a November contest that could help determine control of the House next year.
Governors in California, Oregon and Washington said their states would work together on vaccine guidance in a time of turmoil at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
We explore an act of defiance in China. But first, a look at President Trump’s health.
Fires, likely sparked by lightning strikes that hit California early Tuesday, razed over 9,000 acres in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, officials said.
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
The downtown mall was long considered a thriving retail anchor, while the suburban-style one was an afterthought. They had a surprising role reversal.
The state’s life expectancy was lower in 2024 than in 2019, according to an analysis, but primarily as a result of causes of death other than Covid.
Through Covid, protests, strikes and fires, the Independent Hospitality Coalition is helping local business navigate a volatile civic landscape.
The temporary lowering of tariffs may compel some U.S. businesses to order goods that they had held off buying after President Trump raised them to 145 percent.
Clinicians at the Department of Veterans Affairs say the president’s return-to-office order is forcing many of them to work from makeshift spaces where sensitive conversations can be overheard.
An unusually long strike in the San Jose area forced a shutdown of buses and light-rail trains. It was a possible harbinger of things to come for transit agencies elsewhere.
The society faced financial challenges that were exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. Its nearly 600,000 items stretch back before the Gold Rush.
Una pandemia humana puede prevenirse, incluso ahora, dicen los científicos. Pero una serie de acontecimientos de las últimas semanas indica que la posibilidad ya no es remota.
A pandemic is not inevitable, scientists say. But the outbreak has passed worrisome milestones in recent weeks, including cattle that may have been reinfected.
In a wide-ranging interview, Xavier Becerra, President Biden’s health secretary, defended his tenure and hinted that he might run for governor of California.
Facebook Marketplace, a platform often used for furniture and electronics, is an increasingly popular place to buy and sell home-cooked meals.
Federal prosecutors said that Andrew Do, an Orange County supervisor, enriched himself and his family with federal pandemic aid meant for seniors.
Andrew Do, an Orange County supervisor, has been asked to resign after directing more than $13 million to a nonprofit run by his daughter and allies. The group was supposed to spend the money on meals for vulnerable residents.
The city, which is among those most devastated in the country after the pandemic, is trying to lure businesses back with a free-rent period.
Violet Affleck, the eldest child of Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck, called for greater access to masks in a short speech during which she revealed her own “post-viral condition.”
Although attendance remains down from prepandemic levels, the city’s arts groups are having some success getting audiences to return.
The footprint of gun violence in the U.S. has expanded, as shootings worsened in already suffering neighborhoods and killings spread to new places during the pandemic years.
Readers submitted small ways that the pandemic shifted their thinking for the better, or introduced a new joy into their life.
Prosecutors said Keith Berman falsely claimed he had invented a blood test that could detect Covid-19 in 15 seconds. His lawyer said he had put “genuine effort” into developing such a test.
The pandemic was tough on city centers and cultural institutions. What does that mean for Los Angeles, whose downtown depends on the arts?