Why Biden hasn’t been able to end Israel’s year-old Gaza war
As the world prepares to mark the first anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist attack and the ensuing war is set to drag into a…
California fire chiefs blast federal rules on aircraft use
An aerial firefighting task force has been thwarted — and sometimes grounded — by a new interpretation of a U.S. Forest Service policy that prohibits…
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Charlie Puth
When pop singer-songwriter Charlie Puth first began visiting Los Angeles in the early 2010s, he remembers landing at a house near Mount Olympus with an…
D’Angelo Russell impressed with Lakers coach JJ Redick’s ‘high IQ’
D’Angelo Russell, the Lakers’ repentant point guard who has vowed to be more engaged this season, answered some questions Thursday as drama-free as possible.“The main…
BBC Question Time viewers all have same complaint moments into 'petty' show
BBC Question Time fans were left fuming as they tuned into the latest instalment of the current affairs show and claimed that the panel were…
FX documentary ‘Social Studies’ is the after-school special we need
My 17-year-old daughter occasionally reminds me that if I had been more supportive of her early success on Musical.ly, she might be a TikTok star…
Lakers newsletter: Max Christie heads list of young Lakers to watch in the preseason
Hey everyone, this is Dan Woike and welcome back to The Times Lakers Newsletter, or as me and my editors love to call it, “The…
Vance and Walz used same words to describe issues differently
Walz hammered away on the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and election denial. Vance struggled to respond, but turned “threat” around to accuse Harris of attempting…
Wendy Williams on Diddy’s legal woes: ‘It’s about time’
Former daytime-talk staple Wendy Williams is no longer on air, but that hasn’t stopped her from weighing in on one of the music industry’s most…
With ‘La Máquina,’ Diego Luna is embracing the passage of time
Oct. 2, 2024 3 AM PT Diego Luna is thinking about time a lot lately. How it’s passing. And how it’s spent.His latest project, “La…
WXV crowds: England’s Amy Cokayne says ‘give world time to catch up to Red Roses’
"I think we have to give the rest of the world a bit of leeway."We have these goggles on that everyone should have 50,000 at…
Babar Azam steps down as Pakistan captain for the second time | Cricket
Babar’s second stint at the captaincy saw Pakistan lose seven matches and has coincided with a poor run of his batting form.Babar Azam has resigned…
Newsom vetoes bill allowing suits over sex abuse at juvenile facilities
Many people who say they were raped or molested while confined at California juvenile facilities are out of time to sue the county governments that…
How Shohei Ohtani became ‘one of the boys’ with Dodgers this season
The question was simple.The responses were strikingly alike.How well have the Dodgers gotten to know Shohei Ohtani this year?Well enough for several of his new…
For 20 years, Tobin Bell has anchored ‘Saw’ with seriousness
I’m sitting across the table from veteran actor Tobin Bell, whose gaze I try to hold. Between us lies a hefty metal briefcase containing nine…
LeBron James rides momentum of ‘great summer’ into new season
LeBron James was staring at his basketball mortality in the face.His team had been swept in the Western Conference finals the prior spring and his…
Pete Rose, baseball hits king banished for betting, dies at 83
Pete Rose, who played baseball with such boyish and fierce enthusiasm that he was known as Charlie Hustle but whose certain entrance to the game’s…
‘Surprise surprise:’ The stage is set for D’Angelo Russell’s career year
Who knew D’Angelo Russell would deliver the best moment from Lakers media day?The smart money Monday probably would’ve been bet on LeBron James talking about…
The Times of Troy: The big difference so far this season: D’Anton Lynn
Hello, everyone! I’m Ryan Kartje, your USC beat writer at the L.A. Times, still reeling hours later from the whiplash of Saturday’s second half, as…
USC overcomes mistakes to rally past Wisconsin for Big Ten win
The nation’s most electric returner looked up as a second-quarter Wisconsin punt came hurtling in his direction. Zachariah Branch had fielded so many kicks just…