- newKevin McCarthy is out as House speaker. Here's what happens next
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is no longer speaker of the House, following a revolt led by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.). Here's what happens next.
- 17 hours ago 3 Oct 23, 9:52pm -
- newNews Analysis: California knows earthquakes. This week, a temblor reshaped the state's politics
For years, the top level of California politics seemed frozen, with entrenched leaders in both parties. In one week, the last vestiges of that order are upended.
- 19 hours ago 3 Oct 23, 7:56pm -
- newColumn: McCarthy's fall was sudden, but a long time coming
McCarthy's ouster from a job he long coveted was induced by far-right Republicans with the support of vengeance-minded Democrats. It was dramatic, but no surprise.
- 20 hours ago 3 Oct 23, 6:53pm -
- newYour cellphone will get an emergency alert Wednesday morning. Here's why
The nationwide test of the emergency and wireless alert systems is expected to last 30 minutes and will send alerts to cellphones, TVs and radios.
- 21 hours ago 3 Oct 23, 6:45pm -
- newMLB wild card: Royce Lewis ends Twins' 18-game playoff skid; Rays' record-low fans
Downey native Evan Longoria's glove, JSerra product Royce Lewis' bat, Trea Turner's legs and Corey Seager's answer highlighted the MLB wild-card Game 1s.
- 21 hours ago 3 Oct 23, 6:44pm -
- newKevin McCarthy ousted as speaker, throwing Washington into chaos
Hard-line Republicans joined with Democrats to remove the Bakersfield Republican from the speaker's chair.
- 24 hours ago 3 Oct 23, 3:47pm -
- Supreme Court sounds skeptical of lenders' challenge to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Justices suggested they were not ready to strike down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau simply because it is funded with fees from the Federal Reserve rather than an annual appropriation.
- 1 day ago 3 Oct 23, 11:18am -
- Laphonza Butler sworn in as California's newest U.S. senator
Butler becomes the first out gay person of color to serve in the Senate, and the first out LGBTQ+ person to represent California in the chamber.
- 1 day ago 3 Oct 23, 9:11am -
- Calmes: Trump's words can incite violence. Why don't more Americans care?
When voters hear that former President Trump's targets must pay for protection against his followers, they shrug.
- 1 day ago 3 Oct 23, 5:00am -
- Saving Mt. Wilson Observatory: Inside the long battle to maintain the spot where we found our place in the universe
The most important things we know about the cosmos were discovered in the mountains above Los Angeles. 'You don't just throw away a historic place,' says one of the volunteers trying to save it.
- 1 day ago 3 Oct 23, 5:00am -
- Russia aims to bring winter — and blackouts — early to Ukraine with targeted attacks
Russian attacks plunged Ukrainian cities into darkness last winter. War-weary citizens brace for more blackouts amid a rush to protect Ukraine's electrical grid.
- 1 day ago 3 Oct 23, 5:00am -
- Remembering the Tlatelolco massacre, and the questions that remain
Fifty-five years ago, Mexico's authoritarian government killed students during a peaceful demonstration. It would later become known as the Tlatelolco massacre.
- 2 days ago 2 Oct 23, 11:20pm -
- Goldberg: What's wrong with Gaetz's fight with McCarthy? It's stupid, to start
Labeling Matt Gaetz and the rest of the dysfunctional House rebels is difficult. Given their radical bent and ideological inconstancy, you can't call them conservatives.
- 2 days ago 2 Oct 23, 7:00pm -
- Matt Gaetz moves to oust Kevin McCarthy from speakership
Florida Republican Matt Gaetz moved to oust Kevin McCarthy from the speakership. A vote could happen as early as Tuesday.
- 2 days ago 2 Oct 23, 6:31pm -
- Litman: Here's the real reason Trump didn't try to move the Georgia prosecution to federal court
Fulton County Dist. Atty. Fani Willis' prosecution will remain in state court. The former president probably made a crass calculation about the judges.
- 2 days ago 2 Oct 23, 5:32pm -
- LeBron James offers Zach Wilson support after Jets' loss to Chiefs: 'Keep ya head up'
Jets quarterback Zach Wilson receives encouraging message from Lakers' LeBron James following a fumble that Wilson says cost his team the game against the Chiefs.
- 2 days ago 2 Oct 23, 12:53pm -
- Grizzly bear kills couple in Canada's Banff National Park
Parks Canada Dispatch crew members euthanized the bear "on-site to ensure public safety," officials said.
- 2 days ago 2 Oct 23, 10:39am -
- How the nation's most famous newspaper editor took on Trump and his own reporters
Former Washington Post editor Martin Baron joins the L.A. Times Book Club Oct. 11 to discuss "Collision of Power," his book about Trump, Bezos and the future of journalism.
- 2 days ago 2 Oct 23, 8:00am -
- Razor wire and soldiers fail to deter migrants: 'They say it's easier to get in with kids'
Soldiers and razor-sharp metal at the Mexico-Texas border don't deter migrants who traveled months to get there, as numbers of those fleeing to the U.S. soar.
- 2 days ago 2 Oct 23, 5:00am -
- Scientists whose work on mRNA paved the way for first COVID-19 vaccines win Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize winners Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman harnessed messenger RNA, an advance that led to the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines.
- 2 days ago 2 Oct 23, 4:46am -
- Newsom taps Laphonza Butler for Feinstein's Senate seat
Butler is a Democratic strategist who rose to prominence in the labor movement and previously was an advisor to Kamala Harris' presidential campaign.
- 3 days ago 1 Oct 23, 10:05pm -
- Opinion: Trump is running despite the 14th Amendment. He's not the first insurrectionist to do so
The amendment's Section 3 bars officials who betray the government from holding office again. Trying to keep the elected president out of office by force counts by any standard.
- 3 days ago 1 Oct 23, 7:00am -
- Column: Biden and Trump want working-class votes. The economy may decide who gets them
Last week, President Biden and former President Trump hustled out to Michigan, where the United Auto Workers have gone on strike. Their appearances reflected a larger battle for voters without a college education, who make up 60% of the electorate.
- 3 days ago 1 Oct 23, 6:00am -
- In California, Republicans are divided over McCarthy's deal to avoid government shutdown
At the California GOP convention in Anaheim, attendees were more interested in visiting presidential candidates or local matters than the potential federal government shutdown.
- 4 days ago 30 Sep 23, 6:05pm -
- Pelosi accompanies body of Sen. Dianne Feinstein on flight home to California
A plane departed Andrews Air Force Base carrying the body of Sen. Dianne Feinstein to San Francisco. Rep. Nancy Pelosi made the journey with her friend.
- 4 days ago 30 Sep 23, 4:43pm -
- News Analysis: Kevin McCarthy avoided a government shutdown. But the fiasco shows he's weaker than ever
Congress has voted to prevent a government shutdown. But House Speaker Kevin McCarthy had to rely on Democrats to get the bill to President Biden's desk.
- 4 days ago 30 Sep 23, 1:55pm -
- National Park Service's Fat Bear Week could take a big pause if government shuts down
In addition to widespread furloughs and service disruptions, a federal government shutdown could affect the tournament for the chunkiest bears of Alaska's Katmai National Park.
- 4 days ago 30 Sep 23, 8:00am -
- Three more buses carrying dozens of asylum seekers arrive in L.A. from Texas
Texas has sent 19 buses carrying migrants to Los Angeles since June. Three arrived Friday and aid workers contacted 65 people, the highest single-day total yet.
- 4 days ago 30 Sep 23, 5:00am -
- Sen. Feinstein's decline and death renew discussion about term limits
A Pew survey finds "overwhelming" public support for congressional term limits, with 87% saying they are in favor.
- 5 days ago 29 Sep 23, 10:45pm -
- Dianne Feinstein's cause of death hasn't been disclosed, but it likely wasn't dementia
No cause of death has been disclosed for Dianne Feinstein, who struggled with evident health problems. But doctors doubt it was dementia.
- 5 days ago 29 Sep 23, 6:28pm -
- How Harvey Milk's assassination drove Feinstein's decades-long push on gun control
As a San Francisco supervisor, Dianne Feinstein found Harvey Milk's body after he was shot. The assassination altered her political career and shaped her gun control views.
- 5 days ago 29 Sep 23, 5:38pm -
- Dianne Feinstein's final day in the Senate
The longtime senator from California died this week at her home in Washington. But she worked until her final hours.
- 5 days ago 29 Sep 23, 3:53pm -
- With Feinstein's death, what happens with her seat on Judiciary committee, other panels?
Feinstein's successor isn't guaranteed her seats on the Judiciary and Appropriations committees. Her death could change California's power in Washington.
- 5 days ago 29 Sep 23, 3:46pm -
- Abcarian: Don't let Sen. Feinstein's centrist politics obscure her not-so-moderate legacy
The first female California senator made a profound mark embracing progressive causes such as an assault weapons ban and damning the CIA's use of torture.
- 5 days ago 29 Sep 23, 3:26pm -
- Jared Goff is a 'poor man's Matt Ryan'? Lions quarterback responds to Ryan Fitzpatrick comment
Jared Goff heard about Ryan Fitzpatrick calling him a 'poor man's Matt Ryan' before the Lions-Packers game. Goff had the last word, helping Detroit improve to 3-1.
- 5 days ago 29 Sep 23, 12:25pm -
- Suspect charged with murder in 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur
Duane 'Keffe D' Davis, 60, is indicted on a charge of murder in connection with the 1996 shooting death of rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas.
- 5 days ago 29 Sep 23, 12:07pm -
- Column: Feinstein's stubbornness kept her in office too long. But it also defined her success
It was selfish for Sen. Dianne Feinstein to stay in office. The other side to that stubbornness: ramrod determination and an unsinking resilience.
- 5 days ago 29 Sep 23, 11:05am -
- Newsom faces difficult task — and rare opportunity — when filling Feinstein's seat
The governor faces the politically challenging task of appointing someone to fill Dianne Feinstein's Senate seat, and a chance to shape California representation.
- 5 days ago 29 Sep 23, 10:54am -
- On Capitol Hill, somber tributes to Dianne Feinstein the fighter
Political leaders in Washington and across the country recalled Sen. Dianne Feinstein as a trailblazer and an early voice for gun control.
- 5 days ago 29 Sep 23, 10:05am -
- Supreme Court will decide if Texas and Florida can regulate social media to protect 'conservative speech'
Florida and Texas seek to regulate social media sites they say are biased against conservatives. Will the Supreme Court allow them?
- 5 days ago 29 Sep 23, 8:33am -
- As heat waves warm the Pacific Ocean, effects on marine life remain murky
While satellites and offshore buoys can inform scientists about marine heat waves, the effects on ocean species are less understood.
- 5 days ago 29 Sep 23, 5:00am -
- 'Meatball,' an influencer who livestreamed Philly chaos, faces charges: 'I'm young idk what's happening'
Philadelphia social media influencer 'Meatball' livestreamed robberies of several Philadelphia businesses on Tuesday. Now she's facing charges and says she's scared.
- 5 days ago 29 Sep 23, 5:00am -
- GOP candidates outlined sweeping anti-trans agenda at presidential debate
Candidates Vivek Ramaswamy and former Vice President Mike Pence took aim at gender-affirming care at Wednesday night's debate, vowing to ban it for adults as well as minors.
- 6 days ago 28 Sep 23, 9:55pm -
- Braves stop game for Ronald Acuña Jr.'s historic moment. 'Absurd,' Cubs announcers say
Cubs announcers slam the Braves for stopping game at a crucial moment to recognize Ronald Acuña Jr. for becoming the first 40-home run, 70-stolen base club member.
- 6 days ago 28 Sep 23, 3:03pm -
- Saturday's Powerball jackpot climbs to $960 million after another drawing with no big winner
The Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $960 million, the fourth-largest prize in the history of the game, lottery officials said Friday.
- 6 days ago 28 Sep 23, 12:47pm -
- Up the road from GOP debate, Republican women wonder if one of their own can beat Trump
Ten miles up the road from where GOP presidential hopefuls gathered on a debate stage to battle over their differences, a cluster of Republican women gathered at a Simi Valley bar to cheer on their favorite candidates.
- 6 days ago 28 Sep 23, 5:00am -
- Young Chinese adults can't find work. Now many have a new job description: 'Full-time children'
As unemployment rises in China, some young adults become 'full-time children' at home with their parents. Critics call it 'gnawing on the elderly.'
- 6 days ago 28 Sep 23, 5:00am -
- 5 takeaways from last night's Republican presidential debate
Missed the Republican presidential debate Wednesday night? Here's what you need to know about what happened.
- 6 days ago 28 Sep 23, 5:00am -
- Calmes: Sen. Menendez is getting the push out of public service he deserves
The senator from New Jersey is innocent until he is found guilty, but like the former president, he's already proved himself unworthy of the public's trust.
- 6 days ago 28 Sep 23, 5:00am -
- False starts, secret talks: Insiders tell how the writers' strike ended with 'Let's make a deal'
The 2023 WGA strike lasted 148 days, making it one of the longest work stoppages in Hollywood history. Why did it last so long?
- 7 days ago 27 Sep 23, 6:56pm -