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One in three Democrats think US President Joe Biden should end his reelection bid following last week’s debate against Republican Donald Trump, but no prominent elected Democrat does any better than Biden in a hypothetical matchup against Trump, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Tuesday. The two-day poll found that both Trump, 78, and Biden, 81, maintain the … Read more

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has dismissed allegations he once feasted on a dog as part of “a dumpster of misinformation” — saying he would eat “virtually anything” except a dog, monkey or human. The independent presidential candidate railed against the extensive reporting by Vanity Fair, which suggested that an unsettling photo of him posing with … Read more

A pro-Israel protester argues with a pro-Palestinian protester outside the Adas Torah synagogue on June 23. (Zoe Cranfill/Los Angeles Times) The recent violence at the Adas Torah synagogue in Los Angeles was rooted in a decades-long international battle over the expansion of Jewish settlements on land Israel seized and occupied during its 1967 Six Day … Read more

A corruption cloud hangs over Oakland City Hall. It comes at a terrible time for the struggling city Mason Ma wanted Korean barbecue. On Juneteenth, the PG&E employee was about to step into Jong Ga House near Lake Merritt when he was struck three times in a mass shooting that injured 13 others. The incident … Read more

Samuel Woodward at opening statements in his trial in the stabbing death of Blaze Bernstein. (Frederick M. Brown / Daily Mail / Pool Photo) When Samuel Woodward decided to kill a gay high school classmate in January 2018, according to a prosecutor, he chose a weapon with symbolic significance: a knife with his father’s name … Read more

He was Leslie Van Houten’s ‘hippie lawyer.’ Then, he defied Manson When Charles Manson announced that he wanted Ronald Hughes to represent him at his murder trial, even Hughes seemed surprised. He was no one’s idea of a skilled defense attorney. He had passed the bar, after three failed attempts, just 10 months earlier. He … Read more

Joanna Smith-Griffin, in center wearing a blue suit, is the founder and then-CEO of AllHere Education, which created the AI chatbot “Ed.” AllHere has furloughed most of its employees, prompting LAUSD to shelve the bot. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) A much vaunted AI chatbot — custom designed to help students thrive academically and … Read more

The unincorporated community of Bloomington is transforming as developers look to raze neighborhoods near the 10 Freeway to create a logistics corridor dedicated to online shopping needs. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Two environmental groups are alleging that San Bernardino County officials violated federal anti-discrimination laws by approving a disproportionate number of warehouses and … Read more

Travis Kelce had a “blast” performing alongside Taylor Swift at her Eras Tour concert in London. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 34, gushed about his surprise skit during Wednesday’s episode of his “New Heights” podcast, sarcastically saying that it was “very unlike” him to “be a ham.” He gushed, “I was up there with … Read more

The Hollywood Burbank Airport received federal funding to update its terminal. (Raul Roa / Los Angeles Times) The federal government granted $8.2 million to Hollywood Burbank Airport for its terminal update project as part of an infrastructure program that has awarded billions to airports across the country to expand terminals, upgrade baggage area systems and … Read more