Politics

Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Los Angeles), shown in January, organized the letter from congressional Democrats. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) Democratic members of California’s congressional delegation, increasingly concerned about the ongoing strikes in Hollywood, are warning studios that they are watching. Hollywood ground to a halt after negotiations between studios and the guilds representing writers … Read more

President Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga walk to the White House Rose Garden for a news conference after meeting for hours Friday. (Andrew Harnik / Associated Press) President Biden welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at the White House on Friday, his first face-to-face meeting with a foreign leader and a clear signal … Read more

Election workers sort ballots at the Orange County Registrar of Voters in Santa Ana. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times) The Republican Party of Orange County has forcefully swatted down unfounded claims of voter fraud in the 2024 election, debunking allegations that went viral after Democrats flipped a hotly contested congressional seat. In a county home … Read more

In a ruling widely awaited in the burgeoning field of biotechnology, the state Supreme Court held Monday that patients must be told if their discarded bodily tissue has commercial potential–but that they have no broad legal right to share in resulting profits. The decision came as a victory for the University of California, medical researchers … Read more

On Jan. 13, 1990, Donald Trump arrived at the once-glamorous Ambassador Hotel for a major announcement: Here on Los Angeles’ Wilshire Boulevard, Trump said, he would build the tallest building in the world. It was the New York developer’s first major deal on the West Coast and a potentially skyline-redefining project for L.A. The 125-story, … Read more

A guard watches over detainees at the Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center in Bakersfield. At the Golden State Annex in nearby McFarland, detained immigrant workers complained about unsafe working conditions, leading to a hefty fine by CAL/OSHA. Both facilities are run by the GEO Group. (Bob Chamberlin/Los Angeles Times) California regulators levied $104,510 in fines … Read more

The Minneapolis Police Department on Tuesday released personnel records for Derek Chauvin, the now-fired officer accused of killing George Floyd, a black man whose death has sparked protest nationwide. The records provide some insight into Chauvin’s background, starting as a military police officer with the U.S. Army from September 1996 to February 1997 and again … Read more

1/8 Christina Gambrill, 31, and her boyfriend, Justin Smith, 32, a former aricraft technician, sleep under the Emerald Street bridge. They both say they are addicted to heroin.   (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times) 2/8 Daniel Jaje, 23, is a self-decribed heroin addict. “We all wanted samples,” Jaje said. After he got his packet, … Read more

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Constitution does not guarantee a “painless death” for condemned murderers, deciding that a Missouri inmate may be executed by a lethal injection despite a rare, severe condition that could cause him to suffocate. By a 5-4 vote, the court rejected Russell Bucklew’s claim it would be cruel and … Read more

Former Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy became the first House leader in history to be voted out of his position. Now he’s seeking to avenge his ouster by targeting several GOP foes. (Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call Inc via Getty Images) Kevin McCarthy is having a grand old time. He’s traveling the country giving six-figure speeches, … Read more