Miller Sanford Demonstrators call for the remaining Israeli hostages to be released as part of a cease-fire deal outside the U.S. Embassy offices in Tel Aviv on Feb. 4. (Alexi Rosenfeld / Getty Images) Homer wrote about the Trojan War; Alfred Lord Tennyson, the Crimean War; Walt Whitman, the Civil War; Wilfred Owen, World War I. Their … Read more
PBS President and Chief Executive Paula Kerger at the network’s corporate headquarters. (David Butow / For The Times) Forty years ago, the Reagan administration told PBS to find ways to increase funding for public television outside of taxpayer dollars. It did. PBS’ response to the challenge was to enhance the way it acknowledged sponsors. Instead … Read more
Protesters including Michelle Geller, left, stand in front of a truck trying to enter the Calabasas Landfill, where debris from the Palisades fire is being disposed. They argue that toxic materials will endanger their community and threaten the environment. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) Kelly Martino stood in front of the thundering hood of … Read more
The Original Pantry Cafe owner threatens to close historic diner over union contract dispute During his 25 years at the Original Pantry Cafe, Alejandro Ortiz worked his way from cleaner to prep cook and, most recently, server. Often, he pulled night shifts and double shifts. He worked so much, he missed the birth of one … Read more
Why Chinese students still want to attend U.S. universities Growing up in Beijing, Jacinta Gu had always imagined herself going to college in America. Some of her happiest memories are tied to vacations in the U.S. She loves to reminisce about her trips to Disneyland and a visit to Stanford University, where her aunt attended … Read more
Rows of houses are turned to rubble after the Palisades fire torched Pacific Palisades. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Real estate losses from the Palisades and Eaton fires could top $30 billion, and government agencies that receive revenue from taxes stand to lose $61 million or more annually while homes are being rebuilt, a … Read more
Katy Perry has been slammed as “unforgivable” by the family of an elderly veteran who was slapped with a $6 million lawsuit by the singer. Perry and her fiancé, Orlando Bloom, emerged victorious in 2023 in their legal battle over a lavish Montecito, Calif., mansion — which they bought for $14.2 million in 2021 and was … Read more
The Grammy-nominated singer who changed the lyric to the Canadian national anthem during the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game to take a dig at President Trump said she did so to “express our outrage in the face of any abuses of power.” Chantal Kreviazuk apologized if her pitch or imperfect tone “rubbed” fans the wrong … Read more
This post has been corrected. Please see below for details. The final piece of the electoral map is now in place. After a four-day count, President Obama has won Florida’s 29 electoral voters with a squeaker of a margin. With nearly 100% of the votes in, the Associated Press reported Obama had 50% to GOP … Read more
BOSTON — Don’t call it a passing of the torch. At least not around Connor McDavid. “I think you’re gonna see Sid in 12 months,” said No. 97, who put himself into the same echelon as No. 87 on Thursday night in Boston. “I don’t think you see a passing of any torch. He had … Read more
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