‘The Rainmaker’ review: Colorful characters and mystery will hook you
Are we in for a new age of scripted basic cable television? Given the successes of the old age, which threaded its way between broadcast…
Israeli attacks on Gaza kill 23 people as four more die from malnutrition | Israel-Palestine conflict News
At least 23 people, including 10 seeking aid, have been killed on Thursday in Israeli attacks across Gaza, according to Palestinian health authorities, as four…
Can homegrown teens replace immigrant farm labor? In 1965, the U.S. tried
I sank into Randy Carter’s comfy couch, excited to see the Hollywood veteran’s magnum opus.Around the first floor of his Glendale home were framed photos…
Homeless people in detention camps? Fears grow about Trump and Olympics
Local officials and advocates for the homeless are fearful that President Trump will take draconian action against homeless people, including pushing them into detention camps,…
U.S. sanctions Mexican drug cartel associates accused of scamming elderly Americans
MEXICO CITY — The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions Wednesday on more than a dozen Mexican companies and four people it says worked with a powerful drug…
Multiple people linked to Cuban medical scheme now face U.S. sanctions
Aug. 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. State Department on Wednesday imposed visa restrictions on foreign government officials accused of assisting the Cuban regime in a…
California providers see ‘chilling effect’ if Trump ban on immigrant benefits is upheld
If the Trump administration succeeds in barring undocumented immigrants from federally funded “public benefit” programs, vulnerable children and families across California would suffer greatly, losing…
Contributor: Unlike at Columbia, Trump’s attack on UCLA is aimed at taxpayer money
President Trump’s demand for a whopping $1-billion payment from UCLA sent shock waves through the UC system. For those of us on the inside, the…
Schools to open with unprecedented protections for children and their parents amid ICE raids
Los Angeles public schools are opening Thursday for the new academic year confronting an intense and historically unique moment: They will be operating in opposition…
Chiefs’ Travis Kelce says he’s ready to tone down ‘party guy’ image
Travis Kelce is done fighting for his right to party.Or at least the 35-year-old Kansas City Chiefs tight end is ready to start toning down…
Chloë Sevigny: ‘Monsters” Cooper didn’t heed Netflix ‘talking points’
Over the course of her three-decade career, Chloë Sevigny has built an eclectic résumé playing complex women whom she describes as “the moral compass” or…
Commentary: Dean Cain wants to join ICE. Forget Lex Luthor, this Superman is after Tamale Lady
There are people who keep reliving their glory days, and then there’s Dean Cain.The film and TV actor is best known for his work in…
Trump’s big bill is powering his mass deportations. Congress is starting to ask questions
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s border czar Tom Homan visited Capitol Hill just weeks after Inauguration Day, with other administration officials and a singular message: They needed money…
Review: ‘Miracle Mile’ depicts ‘the kind of apocalypse that L.A. people imagine’
“Miracle Mile” takes place in a city in the throes of chaos as Angelenos flee the threat of a nuclear strike. The film was released…
A few slices of life from the future Los Angeles
Aug. 10, 2025 3 AM PT Ham and CheeseBy Steph Cha Author Steph Cha in the kitchen at Louisa’s Trattoria in Larchmont Village. (Genaro Molina…
Trump pledges to move homeless people in Washington, DC ‘far’ from the city | Homelessness News
United States President Donald Trump has pledged to evict homeless people from the nation’s capital, after days of musing about taking federal control of Washington,…
Ice Cube puts on a show during Big3 stop at Intuit Dome
The BIG3 basketball atmosphere is one of a West Coast summer-style block party — quite literally — bursting with frenetic hip-hop energy brought straight to…
California took center stage in ICE raids, but other states saw more immigration arrests
Ever since federal immigration raids ramped up across California, triggering fierce protests that prompted President Trump to deploy troops to Los Angeles, the state has…
How UCLA’s research faculty is grappling with Trump funding freeze
Their medical research focuses on potentially lifesaving breakthroughs in cancer treatment, and developing tools to more easily diagnose debilitating diseases. Their studies in mathematics could…
How might you reconfigure L.A. so it’s a sustainable home for everyone?
Aug. 10, 2025 3 AM PT We asked L.A. Times readers: “Thinking ahead to 2050, how might you reconfigure the city so it is a…