9/16/20: President Trump Holds a News Conference

Storm due to bring rain, snow to Southern California starting Tuesday March 8, 2021

A cold storm bringing rain, showers and possibly thunderstorms is expected in Southern California from Tuesday afternoon through Thursday.

Nina Agrawal

California bill would ban boys' and girls' toy sections in big department stores March 7, 2021

A bill in the California Legislature would require large department stores to stop divvying up toys and child-care items into gender-based sections.

Alex Wigglesworth

Four arrested in fatal shooting of man in Redondo Beach March 7, 2021

No information was immediately available on the motive for the shooting, or whether the suspects knew the victim.

Jaclyn Cosgrove

A bear is spotted in Eagle Rock — again March 7, 2021

The bear was spotted ambling through the neighborhood early Sunday.

Jaclyn Cosgrove, Lila Seidman

Man dies after colliding with another surfer at Ventura County's Rincon Point March 7, 2021

Gerry Gilhool, 51, died Saturday after a collision with another surfer at Rincon Point left both men suffering head traumas.

Jaclyn Cosgrove

Column: The ghosts of migrant dead haunt California. Let's honor them March 7, 2021

Migrants are essential to California, Gustavo Arellano writes, but are also seen as expendable. Those who died are forgotten cogs of the Golden State machine.

Gustavo Arellano

Many Californians have just three days of paid leave. What if they get COVID-19? March 7, 2021

Millions of Golden State workers are staring down a pandemic with no clear access to an economic safety net if they take time off, after emergency sick-leave laws requiring two weeks' paid leave expired in January. The Legislature will soon vote on whether to reinstate the mandate.

Margot Roosevelt

The conversation you don't want to have is the one you need most — especially with COVID March 7, 2021

Conversations about a person's wishes do not happen with most patients in most hospitals, let alone when they show up in the emergency room for the first time suffering from COVID-19.

Maria L. La Ganga

Los Angeles County tops 22,000 COVID-19 deaths March 7, 2021

Los Angeles County officials report 1,823 new coronavirus cases and 98 deaths; more than 22,000 have now died from the virus

Alex Wigglesworth

Beverly Hills police beefing up patrols after brazen robbery of man's $500,000 watch March 7, 2021

The city will add 12 armed security guards and six marked cars to protect the city's downtown.

Jack Dolan, Kevin Rector

More women sue UCLA over alleged sexual abuse by doctor after $73-million class action settlement March 6, 2021

Two women are suing UCLA and Dr. James Heaps over allegations of sexual assault, sexual battery, emotional distress and negligence.

Richard Winton

More rain forecast for Southern California but it won't be enough to end drought March 6, 2021

A cold storm is expected to bring rain to Southern California next week but it won't be enough to pull the region out of the drought.

Alex Wigglesworth

Column: This desalination plan stinks all the way from Orange County to Gov. Newsom's office March 6, 2021

Building a plant to remove the salt from seawater in Huntington Beach is not just bad for the environment; it's bad for California ratepayers.

Steve Lopez

My inbox overflows with tributes to great L.A. helpers March 6, 2021

When asked to name people they know who do great good for others, readers responded in a big way in hundreds of emails.

Nita Lelyveld

Vegas parties, celebrities and boozy lunches: How legal titan Tom Girardi seduced the State Bar March 6, 2021

Tom Girardi and his firm were sued more than a hundred times between the 1980s and last year, with at least half of those cases asserting misconduct in his law practice. Yet, Girardi's record with the State Bar of California remained pristine.

Harriet Ryan, Matt Hamilton

'Real Housewives' attorney Tom Girardi used cash and clout to forge powerful political connections March 6, 2021

For decades politicians were happy to take Tom Girardi's money and put up with his requests for something in return. Along with his family and employees, Girardi contributed more than $7.3 million to candidates.

Matt Hamilton, Harriet Ryan

California counties don't want COVID-19 vaccine efforts run by Blue Shield March 6, 2021

Blue Shield of California's takeover of the state's vaccine delivery system lack buy-in from counties, with none of California's 58 counties having signed the Blue Shield contract yet.

Melody Gutierrez

Amanda Gorman, inaugural poet, says security guard questioned if she lived in her own building March 6, 2021

Amanda Gorman, whose recitation of a poem about this country's halting progress in matters of race and equality at President Biden's inauguration vaulted her onto a national stage, said Friday she had been followed by a security guard who questioned if she lived in her own building.

Matthew Ormseth

When will Disneyland, Magic Mountain and other attractions reopen? Here's what we know March 6, 2021

Officials offered a road map that could lead to reopening — with limits — as soon as April.

Luke Money, Rong-Gong Lin II, Hugo Martín

California theme parks won't profit at 15% capacity. Here's why they'll reopen anyway March 6, 2021

Disneyland and other California theme parks could reopen their outdoor rides and attractions as soon as April 1 if they're in counties where coronavirus transmission is low enough.

Hugo Martín

President Trump held a conference today covering subject matters ranging from BLM, Biden to Covid19.

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Oprah interview: Meghan 'didn't want to be alive anymore' March 8, 2021

In a deeply personal TV interview, Meghan tells Oprah Winfrey that she did not get help when she asked for it.

Virgin sues partner over claims about its brand value March 8, 2021

Brightline dropped the Virgin name from its trains saying its reputation has been damaged from the pandemic.

Billionaire Mackenzie Scott marries science teacher March 8, 2021

The ex-wife of Amazon's Jeff Bezos is one of the world's richest women and a major philanthropist.

China says manufacturing 'greatness' still 30 years away March 8, 2021

While many already see China as the world's factory its leaders want less dependence on US technology.

Huge explosions rock Equatorial Guinea's main city March 8, 2021

At least 15 people have died and hundreds more have been injured in the city of Bata.

Afghanistan conflict: US warns of new Taliban 'spring offensive' March 8, 2021

The militant group could make rapid gains in Afghanistan when US troops pull out, officials say.

Covid child brides: 'My family told me to marry at 14' March 8, 2021

A Unicef report shows ten million more underage girls may be forced to marry due to the pandemic.

The woman with HIV helping others have a 'good death' March 8, 2021

In the country with the world's highest prevalence of HIV, Thembi Nkambule doesn't want people to die of Aids ashamed and alone.

What's causing vaccine delays in some Asian countries? March 8, 2021

In Asia, some vaccination programmes are either yet to begin, or are at a very early stage.

'Deepfake is the future of content creation' March 8, 2021

Deepfake, or AI-generated videos, are increasingly being used commercially.

George Floyd death: How will jurors be selected in Derek Chauvin trial? March 8, 2021

The trial of Derek Chauvin over the death of George Floyd puts the US jury system under the spotlight.

The ballerina dancing on ice for a real ‘swan lake’ March 8, 2021

Ilmira Bagrautinova from the world-renowned Mariinsky Theatre danced in -15C to save a natural beauty spot.

Covid-19: The Kiribati sailors stranded 8,000 miles from home March 8, 2021

Covid border closures mean hundreds of thousands of sailors are being prevented from returning home.

Could lab-grown meat help tackle climate change? March 8, 2021

Last year Singapore approved the sale of 'chicken' grown in a lab. What is it exactly - and could it be better for the planet?

Switzerland referendum: Voters support ban on face coverings in public March 7, 2021

The referendum, brought by a far-right party, could affect Muslim women who wear the burka or niqab.

French MP and billionaire Olivier Dassault dies in helicopter crash March 7, 2021

President Macron says Olivier Dassault's death in a helicopter crash in Normandy is a great loss.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe must be released 'permanently', says PM March 7, 2021

The British-Iranian's five-year sentence on spying charges has ended, but she faces a separate court case.

Pope Francis visits regions of Iraq once held by Islamic State March 7, 2021

The Catholic leader delivers a message of hope in the former Islamic State stronghold of Mosul.

Senegal protests: The country is ‘on the verge of an apocalypse’ March 7, 2021

A top official gives a stark warning after at least five people die in anti-government protests.

Myanmar coup: Party official dies in custody after security raids March 7, 2021

Activists say the worker for Aung San Suu Kyi's party was beaten after being arrested.

9/16/20: President Trump Holds a News Conference

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