‘He embraced hate’: The ‘ego death’ that transformed Kobe Bryant from the ‘king of LA’ into the Black Mamba
Kobe Bryant was on top of the world, but it soon all came crashing down with a sexual assault allegation and court case.
He runs a desert micro-nation by the Salton Sea. Population Zero.
Randy 'R Dub!' Williams runs the desert micro-nation of Slowjamastan, an 11-acre expanse that makes fun of the concept of the ...
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The Hidden Histories Lost in the Los Angeles Fires
Perhaps the fires that devastated Los Angeles in early January will take such platitudes out of circulation, at least for a ...
Restored Anti-Fascism Mural by Philip Guston Unveiled in Mexico
In 1934, two young artists drove from Los Angeles in a beat-up car to Mexico, to create a powerful artwork about repression.
No More Palm Trees, and Six Other Ways L.A. Can Protect Itself From Wildfires
Around the world, other communities are experimenting with ideas that Los Angeles could borrow as it rebuilds from disastrous wildfires.
RFK Jr.'s insistence that the government ignores chronic disease is misguided
In his testimony this week, Kennedy claimed that infectious diseases receive far more federal funding than chronic diseases. Government records suggest the opposite.
Trump says he opened California’s water. Local officials say he nearly flooded them.
The Army Corps of Engineers moved to release massive quantities of water in Central California, panicking local officials.
Iris Cummings Critchell, pioneering aviator and Olympian, dies at 104
She swam at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, flew with the WASPs in World War II and trained pilots at a time when few women were ...
California wildfires: What we know about L.A.-area fires, what caused them, who is affected and more
Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted the second week of January and roared ...
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Elon Musk’s Cronies Locking Federal Workers Out of Computer Systems
Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” deputies have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that ...
Drone pilot agrees to plead guilty in collision that grounded aircraft fighting Palisades fire
A man who was piloting a drone that collided with a firefighting aircraft on the Palisades fire has agreed to plead guilty to ...
Penn’s Nat Graham has learned lessons that extend far beyond the basketball court
Activism and community service have played a significant role in the life of Graham during a decade-long career as a coach ...