Andy Pages helps power Dodgers to series victory over Giants
Fifteen minutes before first pitch on Sunday, Giants catcher Logan Porter trotted in from the visitor’s bullpen. He’d usually be accompanied by the starting pitcher,…
The Times’ baseball player of the year: Seth Hernandez of Corona
Years from now, when Seth Hernandez is pitching in the major leagues and pro baseball commentators are debating just how good he might become, those…
‘Prime Minister’ review: Stirring profile of New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix"> Politicians typically don’t mind campaign documentaries, because a race is a road show and the camera is a practice run for the performance…
Saint Catherine’s Monastery of Sinai: A crucible of soft power in the Orthodox East
Saint Catherine’s Monastery of Sinai, perched amid the stark landscape of the Sinai Peninsula, is more than a monument of Christian antiquity. It stands today…
Trump’s war on Latinos reaches a new low in abuse of Sen. Alex Padilla
The U.S. population includes an estimated 65.2 million Latinos, nearly a quarter of whom call California home. For over a century, Latinos were absent from…
Barbara Kruger mural ‘Questions’ stars in L.A. ICE protests
As protesters swarmed downtown Los Angeles to denounce ICE raids in their communities and the deployment of the National Guard, a potent image kept flashing…
Column: Newsom’s power play on the Delta tunnel
Newsletter You're reading the L.A. Times Politics newsletter Anita Chabria and David Lauter bring insights into legislation, politics and policy from California and beyond. In…
Jo Adell and Chris Taylor power Angels to comeback over Mariners
Jo Adell homered twice, Chris Taylor also went deep and the Angels rallied from four runs down and beat the Seattle Mariners 8-6 on Saturday…
ICE arrested a California union leader. Does Trump understand what that means?
Unions in California are different from those in other places. More than any state in our troubled country, their ranks are filled with people of…
Amtrak not back to full strength after Northeast power outage
June 6 (UPI) -- Passenger train service in the U.S. Northeast was still not back to full capacity early Friday afternoon after crews worked overnight…
Kavanaugh sticks to his position on guns, dodges questions about abortion and presidential power
Reporting from Washington — Judge Brett Kavanaugh on Wednesday defended his broad view of gun rights and skepticism of federal regulatory agencies, but left uncertain his position…
There will soon be a ‘mayor of L.A. County.’ How much power should come with the job?
Newsletter You’re reading the L.A. on the Record newsletter Sign up to make sense of the often unexplained world of L.A. politics. Enter email address…
Rewriting the Rules of Foreign Aid: Geopolitics, Power, and the New Diplomacy
In the world of international relations, foreign aid is not simply about altruism. It is a very complex thing, as Carol Lancaster points out in…
Trump fires Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery Chief Kim Sajet
President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is firing Kim Sajet, the longtime director of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, for being “a highly partisan…
‘Mountainhead’ review: Billionaire tech bros watch the world burn
At the beginning of “Mountainhead,” written and directed by Jesse Armstrong of “Succession” fame and premiering Saturday on HBO, three multibillionaire tech bros make their…
Democrats’ path to power might start in places like this Kentucky town
PAINTSVILLE, Ky. — Janet Lynn Stumbo leaned on her cane and surveyed the two dozen or so voters who had convened in a small Appalachian town to…
Sabotage suspected as power cut hits Cannes Film Festival
A power cut in southern France caused by suspected sabotage has disrupted screenings on the final day of the Cannes Film Festival.About 160,000 homes in…
Arson attack probed as Cannes and parts of southern France suffer power cut | Energy News
Major power outage hits the prominent film festival on its closing day and impacts 160,000 homes in the area.French police were investigating a possible arson…
Trump seeks to boost US nuclear power, roll back regulations | Nuclear Energy News
A series of new executive orders seeks to fast-track approvals to grow the US’s nuclear energy sector, a lengthy process.United States President Donald Trump has…
Trump signs executive orders to boost nuclear power, speed up approvals
WASHINGTON — President Trump signed executive orders Friday intended to quadruple domestic production of nuclear power within the next 25 years, a goal experts say the United…