The carcass of a 38-foot gray whale washed ashore at Dockweiler State Beach in Los Angeles County this week. (Nick Traitler) Over the weekend, a 38-foot-long female gray whale washed ashore at Dockweiler State Beach, prompting an outpouring of grief from marine mammal lovers and leaving an important question etched into the sand — what … Read more
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Rio de Janeiro on Nov. 18, 2024. ( Li Xueren / Getty Images) During a nine-day trip through Latin America in the fall, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with the leaders of Mexico, Brazil, Bolivia, … Read more
Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan and Cathedral Rocks with the Merced River on Feb. 1, 2021. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times) Summer online reservations for Yosemite National Park have been postponed indefinitely. After the park announced several months ago that a new system was in the works, the online reservation page now reads, “Yosemite … Read more
US forces patrol in Syria’s northeaster city Qamishli on Jan. 9, 2025. AFP via Getty Images The US Department of Defense is developing plans to withdraw all US troops from Syria, NBC News reported on Wednesday, citing two US defense officials. President Donald Trump and officials close to him recently expressed interest in pulling US … Read more
White House Associate Counsel William H. Kennedy III was stripped of two areas of responsibility Wednesday because of disclosures that he failed to pay Social Security taxes for a nanny despite warnings from his superiors, officials said Wednesday. White House Chief of Staff Thomas (Mack) McLarty and incoming Special Counsel Lloyd N. Cutler decided to … Read more
With the new year also comes nearly 1,000 new state laws. Some are major, most are not, but all will affect someone in California; income taxes, for example, will go down for 3 million Californians. For others, fees and fines will go up. Welfare will become harder to get, criminal sentences will get stiffer, elementary … Read more
(Maggie Chiang / For The Times) It’s hard to know what to do or say when a loved one is in the throes of a devastating breakup. No matter what you try — talking about it, not talking about it, vilifying the ex, coming up with fun distractions — they remain consumed with grief. Is … Read more
Thomas Kingston’s parents have revealed his final moments before the royal family member died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head last year. The husband of Lady Gabriella Windsor, the King’s second cousin, was found dead in Gloucestershire, England, in February 2024. He was 45. Kingston’s heartbroken parents, Martin and Jill, have spoken out … Read more
And now–drum roll, please–it’s Kathleen Battle’s turn. Back in the 1940s, the ornate title role of Donizetti’s “La Fille du Regiment” belonged to Lily Pons. She was chic, she exuded Gallic charm, and she waved a flag while chirping “La Marseillaise.” Then, after a pause for disdainful neglect, the fragile opera bouffe returned to the … Read more
This is a suite deal for the right person. An entire motel in Denver is being sold for much less than what an average traveler would pay to sleep in a room for just one night. But there’s a catch. 4The property’s parking lot is currently being used to house the homeless in shed-like structures. … Read more
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