Lamont Butler, who grew up in Riverside, has overcome personal tragedy to play a key role in San Diego State's NCAA tournament success.
The state water board knows California is facing a hotter, drier future, but it's letting urban utilities ignore appropriate 'water budgets' for a decade or longer.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-03-28/california-water-conservation-state-law-drought
Being a student of Korean foodways is essentially written in my job description as a Los Angeles critic. A visit to New York is showing where a new frontier might be heading.
https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2024-03-28/korean-dining-in-new-york-feature
Good for European safety ratings group for pushing carmakers to return to manual controls for some car functions. U.S. should do the same. That seems to be what customers want and it's safer too....
Now that Ippei Mizuhara is under a microscope following allegations he stole millions of dollars from Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani to cover gambling debts, key aspects of his biography have proved ...
The 118th Congress is on track to pass the least amount of U.S. legislation in modern times, all because of the self-defeating GOP House majority.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-03-28/congress-laws-republican-party-mike-johnson
The United States dropped out of the top 20 happiest nations. It's the under 30s that are dragging us down.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-03-28/age-gallup-happiness-america-united-states
As Israeli settlers use the war in Gaza as a pretext for a land grab in Palestinians' other territory, olive farmers fear their way of life may be on the verge of extinction.
This year's 420 festival at San Francisco's Hippie Hill was canceled by organizers. Some cannabis advocates say it needs to get back to its activist roots.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-28/san-francisco-420-festival-hippie-hill-canceled
The moment between King and L.A. County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn remains important in the minds of many Black residents. It is now memorialized with a bronze statue.
Movies and TV shows have fetishized close friendship to the point that the real, often fraught rhythms of such relationships have been lost. Not so in 'Merrily We Roll Along.'
Based on Georgia Hunter's novel, 'We Were the Lucky Ones' succeeds because it never leaves its characters' sides to take in the bigger picture.
With a new documentary out Friday, during the NCAA tournament she once ruled, the former WNBA great wants you to know she has no plans to stop holding court.
The high court is weighing a case that could rewrite the rules of care in more than two-thirds of U.S. abortions, limiting access to a popular drug even in states where it remains legal.
Graffiti in Los Angeles is a contentious subject. Artists and academics say focusing on the crime is missing the point.
Legal experts said investigators would likely seek authorization to "search for videos or photographs on any devices connected to the target ... anywhere where digital images can be found in conn...
Rui Hachimura, who helped oust Memphis from playoffs last season with three-pointers, makes seven in Lakers' win Wednesday.
The U.S. attorney's office filed for a writ of garnishment on March 22 worth more than $340,000 against Papini and her divorce lawyers.
Famed American artist Richard Serra, who died Tuesday, was known for creating large-scale, site-specific sculptures made of steel. Here's where to see them in Southern California.
The Security Council resolution calls for a cease-fire only until Ramadan ends. But it's a key building block for serious negotiations with Israel and Hamas.
The judge's recommendation to yank the Trump advisor's license to practice law in California will go to the state Supreme Court, which has the power to approve it.
The National Transportation Safety Board recovered the ship's data recorder and will construct a timeline of events leading up to the crash.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-27/baltimore-bridge-collapse-two-bodies-found
The California Restaurant Assn. and Berkeley have agreed to a settlement halting enforcement of the city's ban on natural gas appliances after a lengthy legal battle.
The federal government has proposed a plan to shoot 500,000 barred owls to save another owl species that inhabits California. Foes say it's a reckless plan.
El peleador mexicano Isaac Cruz hará su primera aparición en las 140 libras y como golpe de gracia quiere arrebatarle el título del AMB a Rolando Romero.
The Broad museum in downtown L.A. has been a huge hit. Will a bigger building be worth the $100-million budget?
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-03-27/broad-museum-expansion-commentary
A los Dodgers les encantaría que dejáramos atrás las acusaciones de apuestas de Shohei Ohtani e Ippei Mizuhara, pero todavía hay demasiadas interrogantes.
The $100-million Broad museum expansion will rise directly behind the existing structure and is expected to be complete ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympics.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-03-27/broad-expansion-more-galleries
With the state's mandatory minimum wage for fast-food workers set to increase to $20 an hour, many restaurant chains are preparing to raise prices.
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-03-27/fast-food-minimum-wage
Researchers suspect that starvation may have killed half off all gray whales off the Pacific Coast of North America. What happened to their food source?
The Dodgers would love for us to move on from the Shohei Ohtani and Ippei Mizuhara gambling allegations, but there are still too many questions.
The Dodgers and catcher Will Smith have agreed to a long-term contract extension that will be for 10 years and $140 million.
https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2024-03-27/dodgers-will-smith-contract-extension
Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers say he still has a lot to contribute to society. His prosecutors say he's still lying. The difference can be measured in decades in prison.
Concerns about the endangered desert pupfish delay Colorado River conservation plans in Imperial Valley
Will Ireton is Shohei Ohtani's new interpreter for the Dodgers since the firing of Ippei Mizuhara amid a gambling scandal. He's been with the team since 2016.
Another storm will bring more rain to most of Southern California this weekend, with officials warning of a moderate risk of significant flooding.
The president's son has asked a federal judge to dismiss a nine-count indictment for alleged tax-related violations on millions of dollars of income.
During the trial, federal prosecutors portrayed Chan as a central figure in a series of schemes involving bribes from downtown real estate developers.
Islamist militants claimed the concert attack in Russia, but President Vladmir Putin continues to say Ukraine and the West were involved. Why?
Quick soups, simmering soups, you-can't-make-a-mistake soups. These are a home cook's easy way to cut back. You will not be bored or boring as a cook or an eater on this diet.
Tyler Glasnow might be a Cillian Murphy doppelganger, but he's hoping to prove he can stay healthy and help lead the Dodgers to a World Series title.
https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2024-03-27/tyler-glasnow-dodgers-hometown-world-series
California officials say they expect the mortgage relief program for homeowners suffering pandemic-related financial hardships will soon exhaust its federal funding.
Republicans want to cut Social Security benefits and protect the 1% from paying their share in taxes; Democrats know we can afford to raise benefits.
What does it take to craft the L.A. Times' weekly news quiz? A deep dive into the daily paper and at least 30 really good wrong answers.
https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-03-27/writing-questions-for-los-angeles-times-news-quiz
Blistering global temperatures have one NASA scientist warning: 'We could be in uncharted territory.' Others aren't so sure.
Shohei Ohtani and his team allege that ex-interpreter Ippei Mizuhara stole from the Dodgers star's bank account to cover millions in gambling debt. Unanswered is how the interpreter could have pu...
Every year a group of Dodgers fans rings in the start of baseball season in an especially Angeleno way: Decking themselves in all blue and hiking through Griffith Park's peaks.
https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-03-27/dodgers-fans-hiking-club
Frustrated with security concerns, some parents paid for private security at UC Berkeley. The university is not happy.
Using maíz and masa harina in cakes, cookies and pie crusts proves to be a uniquely contemporary creation in the hands of modern panaderxs.
https://www.latimes.com/delos/story/2024-03-27/masa-pastry-baking
Legal experts say it could take time to build a criminal case against the hip-hop mogul but note that civil lawsuits against him could offer investigators a road map.
Plus, K-Team Korean barbecue from the founders of Park's BBQ, a Thai roast duck specialist opens, one of L.A.'s best burgers now at the beach, and more.
Shohei Ohtani said interpreter Ippei Mizuhara stole from him to cover gambling debts. Is Ohtani really that careless with anything but baseball?
From cult magazine to Sawtelle storefronts to a biannual art event with a massive following, Giant Robot has defined generations of Asian pop culture fandom.
Alex Edelman has spent six years revising and performing "Just for Us," but now he's ending it with an encore run in L.A. that coincides with its HBO special on April 6.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-03-26/alex-edelman-just-for-us-ending
Paula Weinstein, a Hollywood executive known for producing film and TV projects including 'The Perfect Storm' 'Monster-in-Law' and 'Grace and Frankie,' has died.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2024-03-25/paula-weinstein-obit
Bill Bushnell, who guided the Los Angeles Theatre Center, a beacon for diversity and multicultural storytelling, into existence in the 1980s, has died.
Trump's California-born advisor says he would deploy troops to blue states to seize undocumented immigrants, send them to camps, then expel them.
Kate Middleton's video in which she shares her cancer diagnosis stuns the tabloids into silence — for the moment anyway — with its revolutionary frankness.
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-03-24/la-me-kate-middleton-cancer-patt-morrison
The Dodgers are already running into problems, but the only ones truly capable of preventing the Dodgers from winning a World Series title are themselves.
https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2024-03-24/dodgers-greatest-mlb-team-biggest-flop
Kate Middleton emphasized the time she took to share her cancer diagnosis with her children. Here's how adults can speak to children about serious illnesses.
Los Shinigamis del Norte, a música Mexicana regional group that performs anime-centric songs and covers in Spanish, honors Akira Toriyama and lovers of anime across Latin America.
https://www.latimes.com/delos/story/2024-03-22/los-shinigamis-del-norte-nortaku-dragon-ball-z
Being a straightforward person, I wanted to know if the chef wanted to come back to my hotel. The next day I asked him if he'd be back for Round 2.
The challenge in Mexico City, built amid lakes by the Aztecs, had long been getting rid of water, not storing it. Now its taps are running dry.
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-03-21/mexico-city-taps-run-dry-water-crisis
Arriving from Texas, the four migrant families from Central and South America, with children as young as 2, spent 90 days in the Union Rescue Mission in Skid Row. Then, told they'd have to pay re...
The person Trump should choose is on no one's radar except mine. It's such a perfect choice that I'm loath to even write out my thoughts lest they manifest like a political version of Beetlejuice...
Representatives of Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani accused his interpreter of engaging in a 'massive theft' of the ballplayer's funds to place bets with an allegedly illegal bookmaker.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-20/gambling-story
Erick Medel reimagines the still life in this piece made from denim — the same material that his father, a gardener, wears to protect himself from roses.
In her poem "Play, 1966," from her forthcoming collection "With My Back to the World," Chang observes the effects of depression like a painting on a wall.
These photos are a delicious slice into Glen Han's late night experiences, from LeBron James cheesing with Tyler, the Creator at Pharrell's Louis Vuitton show to Bella Hadid goofing off.
Internet-connecting devices that meet standards will soon come with a "U.S. Cyber Trust Mark" to help consumers choose products that protect their private information.
Health experts say the over-the-counter birth control pill gives contraception options to people who live in rural or remote areas.
I was attending college when a lonely Mr. C asked me to dinner as a thank-you for taking care of his children.
I keep calling Scott, a man I loved so completely I felt whole, by my ex's name, Paul. Is there a deeper meaning behind my slipups?
A state agency in charge of the little-known retirement plan for professional fighters voted Monday to pay one who was repeatedly told he didn't qualify.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-05/california-to-pay-out-lost-boxer-pension
After a tough conversation followed by our breakup, my boyfriend left without telling me. He even took the shower curtain.
The safety-net hospital restrained patients in its psychiatric inpatient unit at the fourth-highest rate of any such facility in the U.S. in 2022.