Miller Sanford Slick roads caused by a winter storm pummeling the Great Lakes area led to a box truck smashing into multiple emergency vehicles. The crash happened along Michigan’s Interstate 94 on Thursday at about 8:30 a.m. in Comstock Township, according to the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office. First responders with the sheriff’s office and the Comstock Department … Read more
Dan Slavin, a construction subcontractor in California, has parented his daughter Kaitlyn through an experience no one in their family expected this school year. Over the summer, they got word Martin Luther King High School, where Kaitlyn competes in cross country, would be getting a new transfer student who would be competing on Kaitlyn’s team. That student was a … Read more
DJ Yoon of Koreatown Immigrants Workers Alliance holds a sign that says “Measure ULA is for the protection of tenants” in Spanish during a news conference at City Hall on Tuesday. (Ringo Chiu/For The Times) The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday voted to approve an ambitious set of program guidelines for spending hundreds of … Read more
I grind no party ax. Four years ago I was writing about a Democratic candidate’s coziness with organized-crime figures. I am glad that I and other reporters brought out Geraldine Ferraro’s unsavory history before that election. This year I simply find Michael Dukakis unappealing. But the way George Bush has been let off the hook … Read more
The iconic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris reopened Saturday after a 2019 fire. (Ludovic Marin / Associated Press) To the editor: Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral, restored and more beautiful than ever, is a testament to what can be accomplished in the face of adversity when we come together to realize a shared goal. (“An archbishop’s … Read more
An apartment building under construction in the Palms neighborhood of Los Angeles in 2020. (Andrew Khouri/Los Angeles Times) The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday voted to boost housing development in existing high-density residential neighborhoods and along commercial corridors, while leaving single-family zones largely untouched. In a 15-0 vote, the council asked the city attorney … Read more
President Obama officially launched his re-election campaign with public rallies in Columbus, Ohio, and Richmond, Virginia, on Saturday.With that launch came a re-tooled stump speech which both defended his record in office and laid out the contrast with Republican nominee Mitt Romney. The speeches in both cities were largely the same. Here’s a full transcript … Read more
Investigators analyze the scene in Manhattan where UnitedHealthcare Chief Executive Brian Thompson was killed last week. (Stefan Jeremiah / Associated Press) To the editor: Columnist Robin Abcarian notes that the single mother of a child with leukemia had to pay $900 a month for her child’s feeding device because her insurance company, UnitedHealthcare, denied payment … Read more
The U.S. has caught up to California on views of LGBTQ+ rights, poll shows As the state with the largest LGBTQ+ population, and one that’s been shaped by the liberal politics of Los Angeles and San Francisco, California has long been at the forefront of progressive policies and popular support for the rights of transgender … Read more
President Trump at a meeting with business leaders at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., on Tuesday. (Carolyn Kaster / Associated Press) The White House is seriously considering a new policy that would penalize legal immigrants seeking permanent status for accepting healthcare services paid for by the government. The rule, which is expected to … Read more