Roofing company workers assemble to shovel snow off a building on Dec. 3 in Mammoth Lakes. The threat of mass deportations in a town where many jobs are in hospitality and construction, and half of the school kids come from Spanish-speaking homes, is concerning to residents. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) To … Read more
Syrians celebrate the fall of the Assad regime at Omayyad Square in Aleppo, Syria, on Dec. 9. (Omar Sanadiki / Associated Press) To the editor: With the fall of Syria’s ruthless dictator and finally, the opening of its prison gates, the world is getting a full picture of the barbarity Bashar Assad unleashed against the … Read more
“Below Deck Down Under” star Jason Chambers has been diagnosed with melanoma. The 52-year-old reality star publicly revealed his health news in an Instagram video on Monday. “Update on the biopsy I had. It came back with melanoma,” Chambers explained in the video. “I’m in Australia. That was done in Bali. The Australian doctors, which … Read more
A voter places his ballot in the drop box at the Orange County Registrar of Voters in Santa Ana on Nov. 5. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) To the editor: “When did it become OK?” — seeing this statement from someone frustrated over “smash and grab” robberies and who voted for President-elect Donald … Read more
(Loris Lora / for The Times) Hillary Chang had been dating her boyfriend for three years when he asked her a question that would change their relationship forever: Do you want to move in together? He’d been offered a new job in tech sales, which would require him to move from their current city of … Read more
Holiday lights along Reese Way in Torrance last year. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Hanukkah begins on Christmas this year, marking a rare coincidence of the Jewish and Christian holidays, which occur according to different calendars. The alignment invites reflection on how two traditions can inspire each other. The Orthodox Jewish community I grew … Read more
A smartwatch displays the wearer’s step count and heart rate. (Smith Collection / Gado via Getty Images) The first thing I do each morning is check my watch — not for the time but for my sleep score. As a runner, when the glowing red letters say my score — and my training readiness — … Read more
A class at Power Yoga. (Amy Goalen) Los Angeles County is vast — and with a magnitude of yoga studios. We scoured the county, stretching to explore as diverse a variety of classes as possible, before narrowing them down to the 28 best independent studios based on atmosphere, accessibility and community-building. But our list is … Read more
Elon Musk’s stance on the agency was summed up in a pithy tweet: “Delete CFPB.” (Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call / Getty Images) The billionaire Elon Musk and the California venture capitalist Marc Andreessen have started a debate about the role of government that we should be having — but it might not go the … Read more
Cristina Haraba reacts as she dines with strangers at Bacari in Los Angeles. (Etienne Laurent / For The Times) When David Brown moved from Chicago to Los Angeles this summer, one of the first things he did was download an app that aims to “fight big-city loneliness.” The 35-year-old sales director had seen an Instagram … Read more
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