Opinion: I'm an American doctor who went to Gaza. I saw annihilation, not war

"On one occasion, a handful of children, all about ages 5 to 8, were carried to the emergency room by their parents. All had single sniper shots to the head. These families were returning to their homes in Khan Yunis, about 2.5 miles away from the hospital, after Israeli tanks ha … | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 2 months ago

Joe Biden was socialized in an era when governments took on big causes — think the Great Society — and its reflected in the accomplishments of his first term and the potential of a second. | Continue reading


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Alex Pappademas' 'Quantum Criminals: Ramblers, Wild Gamblers, and Other Sole Survivors From the Songs of Steely Dan' is a treat for obsessive fans like me. | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 11 months ago

Multiple people reported hearing someone 'orgasm' during the L.A. Philharmonic's performance of Tchaikovsky's fifth symphony on Friday. It's not clear what happened. | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 11 months ago

Yosemite Valley is closing as the Merced River is forecast to exceed 10 feet at the Pohono Bridge and roads and other critical infrastructure begin flooding. | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 12 months ago

Jessica Long's 9-year-old didn't want her goat, Cedar, to be slaughtered at the county fair. Officials sent deputies with a search warrant to get it back. | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

For a decade, Twitter was the premier watering hole for the chattering classes. But where does everybody go if it dries up? | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

Regulation won't slow innovation despite tech industry claims. And the social harm stemming from Silicon Valley's innovation shows it is necessary. | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

Live updates from the 2023 Grammys: Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Brandi Carlile early winners

There are 91 awards to be handed out at Sunday's 65th Grammy Awards, but one in particular may determine how history views this year's ceremony. The 10 artists nominated for the prestigious album of the year trophy include pop idol Harry Styles, Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny, … | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

Why desert golf courses and artificial lakes remain untouched by the Colorado River crisis

Golf courses. Ponds. Acres of grass. Cascading waterfalls. Displays of water extravagance zip past each day when Sendy Hernández Orellana Barrows drives to work. She said these views seem like landscapes that have undergone "plastic surgery," transforming large parts of the Coach … | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

'Everything Everywhere All at Once' leads Oscar nominations with 11, including nod for Michelle Yeoh

Genre-blending sci-fi action hit " Everything Everywhere All at Once" scored a leading 11 Oscar nominations - best picture, director, original screenplay, editing, costume, score, song, supporting actor for Ke Huy Quan, supporting actress for both Jamie Lee Curtis and Stephanie H … | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

Far from a shock, Southwest meltdown was 'perfect storm' of well-known vulnerabilities

As chaos at Southwest Airlines brought misery to thousands of frustrated travelers and growing scrutiny from U.S. regulators and lawmakers, many in the aviation industry said the massive cancellation of flights by the nation's largest domestic carrier was far from surprising.(lat … | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

Op-Ed: Thinking of leaving Twitter? Its experience is hard to replicate

The moves Elon Musk has made since purchasing Twitter in October - resulting in hundreds of employee resignations - have many either fleeing the platform or looking around for alternatives such as Hive Social or Mastodon, with the latter gaining more than a million followers over … | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

L.A.'s mayor's race is tightening as Rick Caruso closes in on Karen Bass, new poll finds

The race for mayor of Los Angeles was tightening rapidly as it entered its final week, with Rick Caruso cutting deeply into Rep. Karen Bass' lead, putting him within striking distance in the contest to run the nation's second-largest city.(latimes.com) | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

Editorial: Now, for your local fake news ...

Politically funded websites that advance a partisan agenda under the guise of publishing local news are sprouting up across California. The majority of them are operated by a shadowy entity called Metric Media, which operates 74 distinct websites across the state that masquerade … | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

Man uses Barbie fishing rod to make record catch

David Hayes' granddaughter just asked him to hold her Barbie rod and reel while she went to the bathroom. | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

Apoorva Mehta had 20 failed startups before Instacart

The gig: Apoorva Mehta, 30, is the founder and chief executive of San Francisco grocery delivery start-up Instacart. | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

Why do poor Americans eat so unhealthfully? (2018)

The verdict is in: Food deserts don’t drive nutritional disparities in the United States the way we thought. | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

Modest changes in magnetic field along fault lines preceded major earthquakes

Modest changes in magnetic fields around fault zones preceded major earthquakes in California, study finds. | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

Salton Sea faces ecological collapse; plan to save it with ocean water rejected

Some Californians want to pump desalinated ocean water to the lake to halt its decline. The state says no. | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

If there ever was a case for canceling the playoffs and awarding a championship to one team because it was so clearly better than all the others, the 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers would be it. | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

L.A. basic income program to give young adults $1k a month

The pilot program will provide a three-year guaranteed income for about 300 randomly selected people ages18 to 24, the agency said. | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

L.A. basic income program to give young adults $1k a month

The pilot program will provide a three-year guaranteed income for about 300 randomly selected people ages18 to 24, the agency said. | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

Californians can now get a digital license plate for their car. Here’s how

Digital license plates are available to California's 27 million drivers through Reviver, not the DMV. Digital plates had been piloted in the state since 2018. | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

I once fell for the fantasy of uploading ourselves. It’s a destructive vision

The current fad for 'longtermism' reminds me of my teen wish for digital immortality. It didn't end well. | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

In leaked audio, L.A. council members make racially charged remarks, mock colleagues

Three Latino members of the Los Angeles City Council and a top county labor official held a conversation last fall that included racially charged remarks, derisive statements about their colleagues and council President Nury Martinez saying a white councilman handled his young Bl … | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

Why is the price of Gasoline in California still so high and volatile?

Because of a California-specific blend of gasoline and a market moving away from fossil fuels, the state remains vulnerable to drastic price increases because policy makers haven't taken action to address the problem. | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

Biden to pardon everyone convicted on federal marijuana possession charges

Biden says he'll ask governors to do the same. The announcement comes before elections that will decide whether Democrats keep control of Congress. | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

Carvalho: No wide release of data in L.A. school cyberattack

Hackers posted private data after the school district refused to pay ransom. | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

Kim Jung Gi has died

Kim Jung Gi was known for his exceptional ability to draw complex scenes from memory and won the Guinness World Record for 'longest drawing.' | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

Arrest made in breach of L.A. County election worker data

The CEO of a Michigan software firm has been accused of storing personal information of L.A. County election workers on servers in China. | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

Hackers release data after Los Angeles School District refuses to pay ransom

A criminal syndicate had given L.A. Unified until Monday to pay ransom, but released documents early after Supt. Carvalho said he would not negotiate. | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

Newsom restricts use of lyrics in trials

The bill restricts the use of artists' lyrics in criminal trials and has been championed by the hip-hop community, the music industry and free-speech advocates. | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

California can't save every burned town

In a future ravaged by climate change, wildfires will strain resources. Bringing back every town will only put people in mortal danger once again. | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

Robinson R44, best-selling civilian helicopter, has many deadly crashes

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@latimes.com | 1 year ago

Covid still kills in California – but the Demographics of Victims are shifting

The number of Californians dying of COVID-19 — and the demographics of those falling victim — has shifted notably from the pandemic's first two years. | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

FBI misled judge who signed warrant for seizure of $86M in cash

Newly unsealed court documents show that the FBI and U.S. attorney’s office in L.A. got the warrant for the raid by misleading the judge who approved it. | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

Covid is still killing hundreds a day, even as society begins to move on

The death toll has fallen from past surges, but rates this summer still equate to COVID being one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

The energy historian who says rapid decarbonization is a fantasy

Prolific author and expert on the history of energy Vaclav Smil on why the transition from oil and gas will be tougher than most people think. | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

Shame, suicide attempts, ‘financial death’ – the toll of a crypto firm’s failure

Customers of the bankrupt Celsius reveal how the cryptocurrency firm's collapse upended their lives. | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

The organized labor movement has a new ally: venture capitalists

A startup called Unit of Work is helping workers form independent unions, with backing from an unlikely source. The mission is to reverse the long-term decline of organized labor in the U.S. | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

Sam Bankman-Fried's lobbying seeks to make CFTC, not SEC, oversee crypto markets

Sam Bankman-Fried says he's focused on public health. His political donations, and his activities on Capitol Hill, suggest broader goals. | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

California governor outlines strategy to bolster water supplies

Citing global warming, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has unveiled a new water strategy to conserve, capture, recycle and desalinate supplies. | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

Amazon ‘drop-shipping’ resellers cost a family candy maker millions

Rogue sellers order Dum Dums from Sam’s Club and resell them at a markup, undercutting Spangler Candy Co. on price and violating Amazon policy. | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

California DMV accuses Tesla of falsely advertising Autopilot and FSD features

The California DMV has accused Tesla of false advertising in its promotion of the company’s signature Autopilot and Full Self-Driving technologies. | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

Indiana Rep. Jackie Walorski killed in car crash

Walorski was killed in a car accident in her northern Indiana district, her office said. A Republican, she was first elected to Congress in 2012. | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

Hiding the tallest tree from Insta-sleuths

Sturdy, Instagram-ready thrill-seekers are entranced by Hyperion's size and challenged by the secrecy. | Continue reading


@latimes.com | 1 year ago

Californians are flooding Mexico City. Some locals want them to go home

American tourists and remote workers are gentrifying some of Mexico City's most treasured neighborhoods. Backlash is growing. | Continue reading


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