The other day, I triggered Fox News when, in talking to MSNBC anchor Nicolle Wallace about the state of the Republican Party, I compared the GOP to terrorists. I said: "The damage that this party is doing to our democracy, the damage that they are do

To convey the experience of the young-adult romance “Finding You,” here are some characters: There’s protagonist Finley Sinclair, a tall, blond violinist; heartthrob actor Beckett Rush and unfeeling manager-father Montgomery Rush; Beckett’s shallow c

BOGOTA, Colombia – On the morning of May 5, Lucas Villa sent an audio message to a fellow student before heading off to another day of anti-government protests in Pereira, a coffee-growing hub in the Andean foothills of western Colombia. "It is a dif

McKINNEY, Texas — Mayor George Fuller is troubled by what he sees and hears in this conservative Dallas suburb. Battles with liberals are enduring and predictable, but what worries Fuller is the deepening rancor between Republican moderates and right

Taxes may be one of life's certainties. But paying to pay them isn't. In many other countries, the government does the math for you and tells you how much to pay, at no cost to you (beyond the taxes you are paying in the first place). In America, the

HOUSTON — The inning technically began with a soft pop out by Mike Trout. It was the sound of Jared Walsh barreling up a baseball, however, that signaled the Angels’ rally was underway. On a night Walsh went four for four with a walk — coming only a

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The campaign to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom has failed to gain momentum in recent months as significantly more California voters favor keeping him in office, and only anemic support has surfaced for reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner w

Confidence is growing that COVID-19 vaccines authorized for use in the U.S. are holding their own against the coronavirus variants now in circulation. “Everything we’ve seen with the variants should provide marked reassurance, as far as the protectio

WASHINGTON – A major fuel pipeline supplying the East Coast was shut down Friday after the Georgia-based company operating it became the victim of a ransomware attack. Friday's hack forced Colonial Pipeline to halt operations in what it called an abu

WASHINGTON – High turnout among voters of color, increased support among white voters with college degrees, and a stop — or a least a pause — in declining support for Democrats among white voters without degrees: President Joe Biden needed all of tha

This week, Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives are expected to fire Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming from the third-highest-ranking job in their leadership. Her offense: She refuses to shut up. Cheney, the daughter of former Vice Presid

LOS ANGELES — Carlos Gauna surveys the wind-blown waves off a popular Santa Barbara County beach. It is a cold, gray afternoon and only a few people are in the water: a father teaching his son to surf, a lone man wading in the whitewash. Gauna launch

LOS ANGELES — Alex Claudio nodded his head and skipped off the mound. Mike Mayers flexed his arms and clenched his fists. Raisel Iglesias pointed up to the sky. All Sunday afternoon, the Angels bullpen faced the slimmest of margins. Against a Dodgers

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Some were hit hard, firm line drives and loud fly balls scattered around the park. Some rolled along the ground, weak contact that kept on finding the right spots. Once they started, they didn’t stop. Batter after batter. Hit after

Clarissa Iliff logged about 78,000 miles on her trusty 2015 Ford Focus before a looming new car purchase rendered it expendable earlier this year. Trying to unload it, the Orange resident took the Ford to a local car dealership, which offered her $4,

LOS ANGELES — In 2017, the Los Angeles Dodgers lost 16 times in one 17-game stretch. They still got to the World Series. In 2018, the Dodgers were in fourth place in the National League West as late as June. They still got to the World Series. The Do

LOS ANGELES – Caitlyn Jenner found out this week that running for governor is trickier than appearing on reality television. During her first major television interview — an on-air embrace on the Fox News "Hannity" show Wednesday — Jenner lamented th

LOS ANGELES — Cerritos College in Norwalk — where the majority of students are Latino and the first in their families to attend college — is a stone's throw from Southern California's famed "Little India," a stretch of clothing and jewelry shops, gro

In a lengthy decision upholding Facebook's temporary ban on former President Donald Trump, the social network's oversight board called out several of the company's most aggravating traits, including its seemingly arbitrary approach to its rules, its

LOS ANGELES — David Wagner is swatting soft serves over the net, but few of the kids on the other side are hitting it back. Most are still figuring out how to push their wheelchair into position to receive the ball, time their swing and make contact.

Scientists experimenting in the lab have found that the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is capable of infecting two types of brain cells — neurons and astrocytes. The findings could shed light on a possible reason for the bewildering array of neurol

LOS ANGELES — But for the black wrap covering the surgically repaired fourth metacarpal on his left hand, Patrick Beverley looked little different Tuesday night from the version who had last played in a game that counted back on April 11. Los Angeles

Donald Trump’s lawyers Rudolph W. Giuliani and Sidney Powell said a lot of outrageous things in the weeks after the 2020 election, when the president was desperately trying to cast doubt on the outcome of the race. Among other things, they peddled ba

LOS ANGELES — In another dramatic sign of how rapidly California is recovering from COVID-19, the state recorded its lowest hospitalization rate since the first few weeks of the pandemic, according to data reviewed by the Los Angeles Times. The numbe

EDITORS: Kill CORONAVIRUS-EVICTION-RULING-1ST-LEDE:LA, which moved earlier but was credited to the wrong contributor. That story is moving with correct attribution as CORONAVIRUS-EVICTION-RULING:BLO.

The man at the plate was easily recognizable. The backward hat and powerful build. The spring-loaded stance, hips cocked and bat swiveling near his head. The lightning-quick swing, from leg kick to two-handed finish, sending a stream of balls from a

Let me see if I have this straight. The Republican Party is rebranding itself as the nation’s leading supporter of family and child education. Yet it’s launched an all-out attack on President Joe Biden’s proposals to help families pay for child care

MEXICO CITY — At least 23 people were killed and 65 injured Monday when an overpass collapsed on an elevated Mexico City Metro line, plunging a passenger train toward the avenue below and sending debris crashing onto the busy roadway. The incident oc

As the U.S. economy rebounds from the COVID-19 pandemic, employers are turning to greater use of automation, including robots, rather than calling back workers or hiring new ones in many cases. The trend is affecting almost every sector, including

SAN FRANCISCO — A group of veterinarians and pet owners in California is asking the state to permit more telemedicine for animals even after the pandemic ends. In a federal lawsuit filed Monday, the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty