The law set off a wave of child sex abuse litigation that has pushed some public institutions to the brink of financial crisis. School districts face up to $3 billion in claims.
Prosecutors said that Jimmy Wayne Carwyle, 48, drove through the front gate of Ms. Aniston’s home on Monday after stalking her for nearly two years.
Why Hollywood recently got the Trump tariff treatment.
Four women have accused the Motown legend of sexually assaulting them while they worked as housekeepers.
Sam Altman, OpenAI’s chief executive, said he hired Instacart’s Fidji Simo to join in a new role as chief executive of applications.
A lawsuit led by Washington, Colorado and California accuses the Trump administration of unlawfully withholding funds for new charging stations.
A new work by Axis Dance Company, “Kinematic/Kinesthetic,” uses mobility technologies to reshape ideas about moving and about the devices themselves.
The five people, all Mexican nationals, were arrested after a vessel carrying migrants capsized and killed at least three people near San Diego, the authorities said.
The four women said the Motown legend abused them multiple times while they worked cleaning his home. His wife, they said, created a hostile work environment.
No one was injured in the incident, which occurred as the Boeing 777 jets were leaving the gate area early on Tuesday. The airline canceled both trans-Pacific flights.
The government was already investigating how the state was spending a federal grant on the train project to connect Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Two United Airlines planes collided while taxiing on the tarmac at San Francisco International Airport on Tuesday morning. No injuries were reported.
The White House has begun a new effort to sue individual states over their climate initiatives and to stop lawsuits against fossil fuel companies.
Some said they worried that California’s planned ban on gas-powered vehicles would raise the price of cars. Another cited “intense and misleading lobbying” by the oil industry.
Four curators at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art reveal how they’re filling the new galleries.
The multibillion-dollar acquisitions would give DoorDash an expanded global presence.
The acquisition would give DoorDash a presence in the Middle East and expand its footprint in Europe.
OneTaste said it was dedicated to female empowerment. Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn say its founders abused those it recruited and left them “as shells of their former selves.”
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California said that he wanted to team up with the Trump administration to craft a $7.5 billion federal film tax credit.
El proyecto sería extraordinariamente costoso en un momento en que el gobierno ya planea recortar miles de millones de dólares del presupuesto del Departamento de Justicia.
A survivor told the authorities that 18 people were aboard the vessel, which appeared to carrying migrants. Search and rescue efforts were suspended Monday morning.
El presidente declaró en una publicación en las redes sociales que la producción cinematográfica extranjera representaba una amenaza para la seguridad nacional.
It has been more than six decades since Alcatraz, which sits in San Francisco Bay, operated as a prison. Today it is best known as a damp, frigid and nostalgic staple of tourist packages and children’s field trips.
A ranch house in Calabasas, a Tudor Revival in Orinda and a Craftsman in San Diego
San Diego’s Hotel del Coronado, where “Some Like It Hot” was shot and celebrities regularly checked in, has been renovated meticulously, deliberately and very expensively.
Declaring foreign film production a national security threat, the president said he had asked his top trade official to start the process of imposing a tax on Hollywood.
The project would be extraordinarily expensive at a time when the administration already plans to cut billions of dollars from the Justice Department’s budget.
La desaparición de una cría hundida creó un misterio en las turbias aguas cercanas a San Diego.
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.
Millions of single-family homes are underused, on spacious lots. Refitting them for “roommate houses” or backyard cottages could make a difference.
For nearly four decades the prop house History for Hire has helped filmmakers recreate the past. But with fewer films shot in Los Angeles, they are not sure how much longer they can hang on.
Can America still build big things? A long ride through California’s Central Valley tells a gloomy story.
Residents in the two homes that were struck were safely evacuated, the Ventura County Fire Department said. Two people aboard the plane were killed.
A progressive member of Congress for two decades, he resigned as mayor after 18 women accused him of sexual harassment.
To many, atmospheric rivers are a West Coast phenomenon. But they’re also responsible for the devastating flooding that hit the Central United States in early April.
As the Democratic Party tries to win back support, some members say forcing older politicians to retire is one solution.
Residents of Oakdale, Calif., have abandoned traditional media outlets for a mishmash of online sources. These days, they’re often not sure what information to trust.
James B. Milliken will lead the California system, relinquishing his position as the chancellor of the University of Texas system.
Water supplies ran dry in the Pacific Palisades fire, in part because a reservoir was shut down for repairs. Records show the city had tried and failed to prepare an alternative reservoir.
This week, the House of Representatives voted to block the state’s ban on the sale of new gas-powered vehicles, challenging its rule-making authority.
Republicans, joined by a handful of Democrats, voted to eliminate California’s electric vehicle policy, which had been adopted by 11 other states.
How high-speed rail went off track in the U.S., and where it’s finally coming to fruition.
The Trump administration’s sweeping immigration restrictions have legal permanent residents concerned about their status. Some lawyers said they’re right to be worried.
Kamala Harris has rarely spoken out after leaving Washington in January. In her first major address since then, she acknowledged Democratic fears and praised leaders who were speaking out.
Lawmakers voted to stop the state from requiring that an increasing share of new trucks sold there have zero emissions.
A sunken calf’s disappearance created a mystery in murky waters near San Diego.
The State Bar of California’s new exam has been rife with problems, an A.I. controversy and now the likelihood of delayed results.
The nation’s most populous county was already juggling legal liabilities, wildfire costs and threats to federal funding. Now its largest union is holding a 48-hour strike.
Large importers, including retailers and manufacturers, paused imports from China this month amid an escalating trade war. Ports are now poised to feel the fallout.
A quinceañera thrown by artists reimagined the city’s Y2K era.
In “Strangers in the Land,” Michael Luo tells the story of the Chinese workers lured to the United States and expelled when 19th-century politicians turned against them.
State and city officials in California are vowing to uphold protections for immigrants, even as President Trump threatens more action against their jurisdictions.
A Spanish Revival house in Riverside, a midcentury-modern home in Palm Springs, and a three-bedroom Craftsman in Berkeley.
A man, 29, sees a path forward after years of housing insecurity and a series of low-paid jobs. Through it all, he had the support of his parents.
The cases are the latest test of the president’s expansive claims of executive power.
With his off-kilter sensibility and deep musical grounding, he brought attention to New Wave and alternative artists at the groundbreaking station KROQ.
Each year, hundreds of thousands of Canadians visit the desert city. But tariffs and other attacks on their country by the Trump administration are driving them away.
A reporter knew her article on Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, would draw intense feedback. But she never expected quite how intense it would be.
Tesla’s sleek electric vehicles used to be a status symbol in liberal Mill Valley, Calif. Now, they are despised by many — including those who drive them.
The authorities said a man used a chain saw to destroy more than a dozen trees in downtown Los Angeles, an attack that saddened and rattled residents and city leaders.
For some, works from the rising artist Esteban Raheem Abdul Raheem Samayoa are reminiscent of those by renowned predecessors like Francisco Goya.
Yaddo may not be in the cards, but from a chateau near Paris to a California desert cabin, here are programs that foster writing, music and artistic talent and can be booked for days or weeks.
Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, opened the schools to help communities of color. Some families wonder if the shutting of the schools is related to his D.E.I. retrenchment.
Seeking more space for their growing children (and maybe a pool), a couple combed the San Fernando Valley for a single-family home they could afford. Here’s what they found.
Los aguardientes de agave californiano, una reciente incorporación al carrito de licores, buscan captar un mayor segmento de mercado.
Judge Jeffrey Ferguson of Orange County Superior Court faces 40 years to life for murdering his wife, Sheryl Ferguson, in August 2023, prosecutors said.
Las cárceles del condado de Riverside están plagadas de tasas de homicidio inusualmente altas y fallos de seguridad recurrentes por parte de un personal inexperto.
California agave spirits, a recent addition to the liquor cabinet, aim for a bigger slice of the market.
An Italianate home in Martinez, Calif., an industrial condo in Denver, and an updated farmhouse in Shelburne, Vt.
The jails of Riverside County are plagued with unusually high murder rates and recurring security failures by an inexperienced staff.
Set in the heart of Silicon Valley, the Computer History Museum long cheered the developments around it. Now, it’s taking a more nuanced approach.
Palisades Charter High School in California has held classes online since the fire in January. On Tuesday, students gathered at a new, temporary home, a retrofitted Sears.
Firings, buyouts and a lack of seasonal workers could mean jammed roads, closed campgrounds, limited hours and more. What you need to know before traveling to 10 popular parks.
Mr. Hilton is the second prominent Republican to enter the wide-open race. He faces difficult odds in the Democratic-led state.
A compound in Sonoma, a house with bay views in Tiburon and a penthouse in Santa Monica
Los Angeles is rebuilding, but new crises are mounting and Mayor Karen Bass has been haunted by her absence when the fires started. This week, she is trying to reset.
The mayor of the Silicon Valley city has proposed arresting people who don’t accept offers of shelter. It’s the latest sign of frustrations over tent encampments in California.
La lucha libre, la versión mexicana del “wrestling” profesional, está prosperando en Los Ángeles, donde la acción y las máscaras atraen a los aficionados a locales grandes y pequeños.
The former congresswoman, a progressive Democrat, campaigned on a promise to unite residents in the beleaguered California city. Her challenger, Loren Taylor, conceded on Saturday.
Jesus Jiménez, a New York Times reporter, goes to the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles to look into the burnt lots on sale for millions of dollars. Several weeks after wildfires destroyed the wealthy neighborhood, homeowners are asses...
As Pacific Palisades residents clear debris from January’s wildfires, they’re wrestling with the decision to stay and rebuild or sell and move away.
Losing your home in a disaster when you’re at or near retirement age can derail your finances and jeopardize the funds you were counting on.
Lucha libre, the Mexican version of professional wrestling, is thriving in Los Angeles, where the action and the masks draw fans to venues big and small.
Movies and TV productions are rapidly leaving California to film outside the United States, where labor costs are lower and tax incentives greater. Industry workers are exasperated.
The case is one of several challenging moves by the Trump administration to cancel the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of people.
Joseph Seiders, who joined the band in 2014, is accused of recording boys who were using a restaurant bathroom.
The proceedings were pushed back for three weeks over the issue of whether a key report on Erik and Lyle Menendez was admissible.
Plus, a capybara controversy in Argentina.
Can President Trump withhold federal money for low-income students? A brewing fight over diversity, equity and inclusion programs may force the courts to decide.
Some of the hottest advertising space is deep in the California desert, where Lady Gaga, Charli XCX, Djo, Post Malone and more generate buzz for their festival sets.
Jon Rafman’s liberal use of artificial intelligence is on full, dark display in an exhibition that features a kind of MTV warped by internet subcultures.
A visit by federal agents to two elementary schools drew an angry, impassioned response from the superintendent, Alberto Carvalho, a Portuguese immigrant.
State officials argue in a lawsuit that the U.S. Constitution expressly gives the authority to impose tariffs to Congress.
The new U.C.L.A. survey found that many adults in Los Angeles County had lost jobs or incomes to the fires, or knew someone who had been personally affected by the disaster.
Sal’s Place, an under-the-radar spot under a tent in Los Angeles, started on Cape Cod and moves back there every summer.
Even a few seconds’ notice gives people time to prepare before the shaking.
A video from the San Diego Zoo Safari Park taken during an earthquake put complex elephant herd dynamics on display.
Enter the L.A. Home They Have Turned Into a Gallery
The disgraced Hollywood producer will face a new trial for sex crimes in New York after a previous conviction was reversed last year.
Outstanding in the Field offers an unexpected festival experience, hosting a four-course dinner as the bands play.
County leaders said that layoffs of public workers were so far unlikely, but that the region’s financial challenges multiplied after the wildfires in January.
Some Lego sets have skyrocketed in value but behind the eye-popping price tags is a dark side: an underground market that fuels brazen thefts.
An architect in Southern California wanted to create a larger home for her family. She was inspired, in part, by West African textiles and a dress she wore as a teenager.
A hillside bungalow in Topanga Canyon, a unit in a Hollywood condo building and an oceanfront apartment in Redondo Beach
Former Representative Barbara Lee entered the campaign for mayor of the Bay Area city as the favorite. But her main challenger has gained traction after positioning himself as the change candidate.
An insider offers a grim picture of life inside a cattle slaughterhouse.
The Michigan governor’s awkward Oval Office appearance reflected how several Democratic state leaders are cultivating cordial but politically risky relationships with the president.
California’s governor has diagnosed one problem for Democrats — connecting with young men — and he sees his podcast as a way to address that. Other Democrats aren’t so sure.
Southern California Edison is echoing calls from homeowners to move spark-prone electrical equipment underground. Company officials estimated the cost at more than $650 million.
The plan would put a strip along the southern border under Pentagon control, allowing the military to detain migrants for trespassing on a military base until Border Patrol agents could arrest them.
The rapper, known for songs like “Crank That (Soulja Boy),” was found liable of assaulting a woman who said she was his assistant over two years.
Lyle y Erik Menendez mataron a sus padres hace más de 35 años y han pasado la mayor parte de su reclusión ayudando a otros y buscando mejorar.
An “order” button was removed from Tesla’s Chinese website after Beijing raised tariffs on U.S. imports in response to President Trump’s levies against the country.
Steve Soboroff was picked by Mayor Karen Bass to lead the city’s rebuilding effort. But dust-ups over his compensation, the scope of his authority and more got in the way.
More than 35 years after they killed their parents in Beverly Hills, Lyle and Erik Menendez are closer than ever to freedom. Meditation classes, mural painting and mentorship may help.
Prosecutors filed felony charges on Thursday against 12 protesters, nearly all with ties to Stanford University, for breaking into an administration building and occupying it in 2024.
A successful campaign for governor of California in 2026, Kamala Harris has told allies, would give her a prominent perch from which to push back against President Trump and defend Democratic priorities.
Jillian Lauren Shriner, an author who is married to a member of the band Weezer, was arrested after pointing a gun at officers, the Los Angeles Police Department said.
In a legal filing, OpenAI asked a federal court to hold Mr. Musk responsible for any damage he has caused the firm, in the latest sign of their bitter feud.
For a second year, a limited run of mini canvas tote bags had people waiting in line outside Trader Joe’s stores. At some stores, they sold out in less than an hour.
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?
The urban “doom loop” seems to have come to a halt.
Una demanda acusó al estado de no proporcionar una educación equitativa a estudiantes de bajos ingresos, negros e hispanos durante la pandemia.
A lawsuit accused the state of failing to provide an equal education to lower-income, Black and Hispanic students during the pandemic.
Two of the most cautious states have bypassed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by letting students and workers who have the virus but are asymptomatic avoid isolation.
The country is on track for a record drop in homicides, and many other categories of crime are also in decline, according to the F.B.I.
From the revamped Transamerica Pyramid to a small public radio station broadcasting from a former copy shop, the street offers hope for recovery in the city.
Since Senator Dianne Feinstein died in September, her admirers have looked for ways to honor her legacy.
A new study found that California schools got positive results from a targeted investment in the science of reading — even with the challenges of pandemic recovery.
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference comes at a pivotal moment for the city as it struggles to rebound from the pandemic.
Many restaurants are fundamentally changing how they do business after the pandemic.
As they struggle to recover after the pandemic, regional theaters are staging fewer shows, giving fewer performances, laying off staff and, in some cases, closing.
In California, Bay Area Rapid Transit has suffered so much that it needs a state bailout — and possibly a new business model.
Park Hotels & Resorts said it stopped making payments on a $725 million loan tied to two prominent hotels in a city hit hard by pandemic-related changes.
Tech workers have stayed home, and ongoing social problems downtown are forcing civic and business leaders to confront harsh realities about the city’s pandemic recovery.
As the nation’s schools ‘return to normal,’ teachers in an L.A. neighborhood hit hard by Covid are left to manage their students’ grief — and their own.