Biden Hosts a Virtual Roundtable on the Impact of COVID-19

Here's what it looks like inside a facility for unaccompanied migrant children April 23, 2021

The Long Beach Convention Center is preparing to open as a temporary facility for unaccompanied migrant children.

Times Photography Staff

Westminster police officer put on leave after video shows him punching detained woman April 23, 2021

A Westminster police officer has been placed on leave after cellphone video captured him punching a handcuffed woman twice in the face.

Leila Miller

Long Beach Convention Center opens as temporary facility for unaccompanied migrant children April 23, 2021

The 1,000-bed facility will house girls under 17 and boys under 12.

Andrea Castillo

Paul Flores' father moved Kristin Smart's body from under home, her family claims in lawsuit April 23, 2021

A civil lawsuit accuses Ruben Flores of moving Smart's body from beneath his deck last year to try to cover up her 1996 killing.

Richard Winton

Judge's skid row order leaves L.A. officials and housing developers scrambling April 23, 2021

A federal judge's order calling on L.A. to provide shelter to all unhoused people on skid row by October is sparking growing alarm

David Zahniser, Emily Alpert Reyes, Benjamin Oreskes

L.A. County now offering limited walk-up appointments for COVID-19 vaccines April 22, 2021

Walk-up appointments are now being offered at Los Angeles County's mass COVID-19 vaccination sites through Monday, though officials said supply will dictate how many people they can accommodate.

Luke Money

Suspect in 2016 killing of L.A. County sheriff's sergeant pleads guilty April 22, 2021

Trenton Lovell, who was charged with murder in the 2016 slaying of L.A. County Sheriff's Department Sgt. Steve Owen, will be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole under the terms of the plea deal.

James Queally

Ex-Palmdale mayor pleads guilty to perjury in no-show job corruption scandal April 22, 2021

Ex-Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford pleaded guilty to perjury in a case in which he was accused of receiving $500,000 from consultants who he helped receive city contracts.

James Queally

Natural gas leak that disrupted Downey and caused evacuations will extend overnight April 22, 2021

Downey residents affected by a natural gas leak should expect evacuations to continue overnight

Priscella Vega, Sammy Roth

Anti-Trump protester's suit alleges LAPD projectile broke vertebrae at demonstration April 22, 2021

Federal lawsuit alleges LAPD officer shot an anti-Trump protester in the back with a projectile and broke two of his vertebrae in Tujunga in August.

Kevin Rector

California's massive UC and Cal State systems plan to require COVID-19 vaccinations this fall April 22, 2021

The directive is the largest of its kind in U.S. higher education and would likely take effect this fall after the FDA formally approves the vaccines.

Nina Agrawal, Teresa Watanabe, Colleen Shalby

Officials release body camera video of the Isaias Cervantes shooting April 22, 2021

The L.A. County Sheriff's Department released body camera footage showing the moments before a deputy shot and wounded a 25-year-old man in Cudahy.

Alene Tchekmedyian

D.A. George Gascón's new vision for taking on L.A. County gangs draws confusion, criticism April 22, 2021

L.A. County Dist. Atty. George Gascón announces that his office's Hardcore Gang unit will be reduced in size, renamed and reorganized.

James Queally

Gerald Haslam, author who chronicled life in rural California, dies at 84 April 22, 2021

Gerald Haslam, a prolific author and historian who chronicled rural life in California's Central Valley and beyond, has died at 84.

Hailey Branson-Potts

Father of Paul Flores, accused in Kristin Smart killing, is released on $50,000 bail April 22, 2021

Ruben Flores, 80, accused of helping his son dispose of Kristin Smart's body, was released after his bail was reduced from $250,000 to $50,000.

Richard Winton, Matthew Ormseth

Rob Bonta is confirmed as California attorney general — the first Filipino American to fill the role April 22, 2021

Rob Bonta, 49, will become the first Filipino American to head the Department of Justice when he takes the oath of office Friday.

Patrick McGreevy

Don't put away your face masks. We may need them even as COVID-19 fades April 22, 2021

A return to normalcy seems tantalizingly close. But even as restaurants and malls open up, a glaring reminder of the virus remains: face masks.

Colleen Shalby

'Our lives are hanging by a thread': Latino parents with chronic diseases fear COVID-19 as schools reopen April 22, 2021

Latino parents with health issues ask LAUSD: If we get sick or die from COVID-19, who will take care of our children?

Selene Rivera

Column: Bob Johnson, Orange County civil rights pioneer, dies at 88 April 22, 2021

He called me about once a month, showed up to my office every couple of months and emailed me constantly as he slowly revealed the racist core of my homeland like a Gnostic teacher training an apprentice.

Gustavo Arellano

Photos: Here's what Yosemite looks like one year after the animals took over April 22, 2021

Yosemite National Park has reopened with limited capacity. Here are some photos of visitors' return and a few shots of the time when animals reigned one year ago.

Carolyn Cole

Full video of Joe Biden discussing the impact of covid-19

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US joins race to find stricken Indonesia submarine April 23, 2021

Indonesia is trying to rescue 53 crew on board a missing submarine before their oxygen runs out.

Covid-19: India hospital fire kills 13 amid Covid oxygen crisis April 23, 2021

The incident comes as India's hospitals are overwhelmed by a spike in cases and oxygen shortages.

Mount Everest: Coronavirus reaches world's tallest peak April 23, 2021

The cases are a blow to Nepal, which relies on income from Everest climbs as a source of revenue.

Dozens injured in East Jerusalem clashes April 23, 2021

Israeli police fire tear gas, trying to keep apart rival groups of Jewish activists and Palestinians.

Three abducted Catholic clergy released in Haiti April 23, 2021

But seven others seized earlier in April remain in captivity, with a gang demanding $1m in ransom.

US President Joe Biden to 'propose hiking tax on rich' April 23, 2021

The plan would increase US capital gains taxes and the top marginal income tax rate.

Tesla's Autopilot 'tricked' to operate without driver April 23, 2021

A Model Y made multiple trips on a test track without a human in the driver's seat, engineers found.

Chernobyl radiation damage 'not passed to children' April 22, 2021

A study found no mutations associated with a parent's exposure in the 1986 nuclear accident.

Afghanistan: Have things improved since the Taliban? April 22, 2021

With foreign forces due to leave later this year, what progress have Afghans seen in their lives?

Africa's week in pictures: 16-22 April 2021 April 22, 2021

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent.

The Indonesian island that could host Elon Musk's new SpaceX site April 22, 2021

A remote island could host Elon Musk's new Space X project - but its residents are not impressed.

European Super League: Why were there no teams from Germany? April 22, 2021

There's growing interest in the German model, where fans hold a controlling stake in the clubs.

Daunte Wright: Hundreds attend Minneapolis funeral of man shot by police April 22, 2021

The death of Daunte Wright, who was shot near Minneapolis earlier this month, sparked mass protests.

Alexei Navalny urged to end hunger strike immediately April 22, 2021

Russia's opposition leader could die, warn the doctors who had treated him before he was jailed.

Akayed Ullah: Times Square subway pipe bomber jailed for life April 22, 2021

Akayed Ullah detonated a bomb in Times Square station during rush hour in December 2017.

Stranded sailor allowed to leave abandoned ship after four years April 22, 2021

Mohammed Aisha had been living on a ship marooned off Egypt's Red Sea coast for four years.

Juror in the Derek Chauvin trial speaks out April 22, 2021

Lisa Christensen listened to the whole trial, but as an alternate juror did not deliberate on verdict.

Greta Thunberg warns US lawmakers over climate change April 22, 2021

Climate activist Greta Thunberg urges US lawmakers to end fossil fuel subsidies, or face catastrophe.

Biden urges action to tackle 'existential crisis' at virtual climate summit April 22, 2021

US President Joe Biden is urging world leaders to help tackle climate change, calling it an "existential crisis".

India's second wave: 'We were not prepared' April 21, 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic is accelerating in India beyond anywhere else in the world.

Biden Hosts a Virtual Roundtable on the Impact of COVID-19

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