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Chuck E. Cheese's grown-up-focused arcade opens first location in California
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- Chuck E. Cheese's grown-up-focused arcade opens first location in California
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- 8 months ago
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- Many grown-ups no doubt have fond memories of a childhood visit to Chuck E. Cheese. Perhaps it was a robotic performance from one of the once ubiquitous animatronic bands, or vague recollections of a pizza party and a Skee-Ball tournament. But to enter a Chuck E. Cheese today is to set foot in a fully-realized kid-focused video-game-inspired palace, one where digital floors encourage a more active form of play. No more, except at a few select locations, does Munch’s Make Believe Band exaggeratedly strike its guitars and pound the drum set. There are still arcade games, of course, but a modern Chuck E. Cheese leans more activity center than retro, low-lit game room. McKillips says the the company’s core locations today heavily target those between the ages of 3 and 8.
And thus, Chucks Aracade, says McKillips, will fill a void, aiming to reach those who have fond memories of a Chuck E. Cheese but have clearly outgrown the company’s target market. He’s hoping Chuck’...
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- Trump says Beverly Hills is crime-ridden. Really?
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- 8 months ago
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- President Trump says Beverly Hills residents are dealing with people stealing items from their cars, but locals say otherwise.
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- A New Look at L.A.’s War on Smog
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- 8 months ago
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- Los Angeles has long been famous for its smog — and while things are better today, the fight isn’t finished. Sammy Roth talks with L.A. Times columnist Patt Morrison about her new podcast on the city’s smog history, and what it will take to build a future with truly clean air.
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- How left does California's new congressional district map shift?
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- 8 months ago
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- Democrats to gain five seats despite two-thirds of proposed California congressional districts shifting red, Times analysis of redrawn map shows.
Four formerly Republican-leaning swing districts would tilt slightly Democratic, while two others would shift more heavily toward the left.
The proposed 1st District would experience the largest shift among all the districts that flipped from red to blue, moving from a 25-point advantage for Trump to a 12-point advantage for Harris.
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- CA voters undecided in 2026 governor’s race, but prefer Newsom for president
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- 8 months ago
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- Nearly 4 in 10 registered voters are undecided in next year’s governor’s race, but among those that have a preference, former Rep. Katie Porter of Irvine has a narrow lead, according to a new UC Berkeley/Los Angeles Times poll.
Gov. Gavin Newsom edges former Vice President Kamala Harris as the preferred candidate in the 2028 presidential race, with 51% of the state’s Democratic voters saying Harris should not make another bid for the White House.
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- College football roundtable: What's in store for USC and UCLA this season?
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- 8 months ago
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- L.A. Times USC beat reporter Ryan Kartje and UCLA beat reporter Ben Bolch preview the upcoming college football season in L.A. and outline reasons for hope -- and for concern -- with both the Bruins and Trojans in 2025.
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- Most California voters disapprove of Trump’s immigration enforcement policies, poll shows
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- 8 months ago
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- The poll was completed online in English and Spanish from Aug. 11-17 by 4,950 registered voters in California.
69% of respondents said they disapprove of the way immigration enforcement is being carried out in the state.
Researchers said the results showed that Republicans are much more fractured in their thinking on immigration than Democrats.
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- Erik Menendez to remain in prison after decision by California Parole Board
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- 8 months ago
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- Erik Menendez will not be released, the California Parole board decided in a highly anticipated and lengthy hearing Thursday, curtailing for now the contentious push by he and his older sibling to be freed after the 1989 killing of their parents in their Beverly Hills home.
The hearing came after years of legal efforts by Menendez and his brother to be set free despite being convicted of life without the possibility of parole in 1995. Their jury trial, and accounts of an abusive upbringing in the upscale Beverly Hills home, inspired several documentaries and television series that drew renewed attention to their case and allegations of sexual abuse against their father.
The hearing — the first time Erik Menendez, 54, has faced the Parole Board — offered a never-before-seen glimpse into his life behind bars over more than three decades. A separate hearing for Lyle, 57, is set for Friday.
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- California voters will decide redistricting in November, escalating battle with Trump
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- 8 months ago
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- Ratcheting up the pressure in the escalating national fight over control of Congress, the California Legislature on Thursday approved a November special election to ask voters to redraw the state’s electoral lines to favor Democrats and thwart President Trump’s far-right policy agenda.
The ballot measure, pushed by Gov. Gavin Newsom and other state and national Democratic leaders, is the latest volley in a national political brawl over electoral maps that could alter the outcome of the 2026 midterm elections and the balance of power in the U.S. House of Representatives.
If voters approve the redrawn lines on Nov. 4, Democrats in the Golden State would see the odds tilted further in their favor, while the number of California Republicans in the House could be halved.
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- Ralph Barbosa is a 'bean without a cause' but does what he can to help immigrants
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- 8 months ago
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- Comedian Ralph Barbosa sits down with the Los Angeles Times' nate Jackson to talk about his newest stand-up special, "Planet Bosa" and how he is using comedy, and his voice, to help immigrants.
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- Dodgers back in first (and, no, not moving Mookie Betts to right field) | Dodgers Debate
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- 8 months ago
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- The Dodgers are back on top of the NL West! Barely. But the Mookie Betts playing safe is the the season-long debate that won’t end. But the Dodgers are trying. Los Angeles Times Dodger beat writer Jack Harris and columnists Dylan’s Hernandez and Bill Plaschke give you their opinion, which is correct even though they disagree with each other.
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- 'Severance's' Tramell Tillman and 'The Pitt's' Katherine LaNasa open up about their breakout moments
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- 8 months ago
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- In the Emmy-season finale of The Envelope video podcast, Tramell Tillman opens up about the jobs that made him "miserable" before acting — and how they informed his performance as Mr. Milchick in "Severance." Then, Katherine LaNasa explains what her Emmy nomination for "The Pitt" means to her as a self-described "character actress."
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- Taking a Hack at Climate Change
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- 8 months ago
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- Sammy Roth welcomes award-winning actor Hannah Einbinder to the show. You may know her for her role as Ava Daniels on HBO Max’s “Hacks.” Or maybe you’re familiar with her climate advocacy — including a new campaign for fossil fuel divestment in Hollywood. She and Sammy discuss the intersection between climate and creativity, and why she thinks mushrooms (the legal kind!) will save us all.
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- Can L.A. back out of the Olympics?
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- 8 months ago
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- L.A. is set to host the Olympics in 2028, but some Angelenos feel that it’s a mistake. Is it too late for the city to back out?
@bexcastillo chatted with L.A. Times reporter Thuc Nhi Nguyen to find out.
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- The 3 worst freeways in Southern California
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- 8 months ago
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- Southern California is world famous for its love-hate relationship with freeways. So we set out to rank them. Introducing The Times' official ranking of the worst freeways in SoCal. See where your commute lands on our list at the link in our bio.
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- 'Severance' director Ben Stiller on the actor that intimidated him and 'the best TV show ever made'
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- 8 months ago
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- Writer. Director. Actor. He does it all. Now, Ben Stiller talks about big career and personal firsts on "In the First Place."
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- 'Severance' director Ben Stiller on the actor that intimidated him and 'the best TV show ever made'
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- 8 months ago
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- Writer. Director. Actor. He does it all. Now, Ben Stiller talks about big career and personal firsts on "In the First Place."
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- Immigration agent in San Bernardino fires shots at vehicle
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- 8 months ago
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- The attempt by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in San Bernardino to question the men in the truck on Saturday morning, captured on video by a family member in the back seat, ended with allegations from federal authorities that agents were injured when the driver tried to “run them down.”
“In the course of the incident the suspect drove his car at the officers and struck two CBP officers with his vehicle,” read a statement from the Department of Homeland Security. Because of that, the official said, a CBP officer discharged his firearm “in self-defense.”
DHS did not answer follow up questions about why they were trying to arrest the man in the car or about the condition of the officers who were struck.
Later, at home, family members took photos of what appeared to be at least two bullet holes in the side of the truck.
“At the moment that they broke the windows, the driver of the vehicle felt like his life was in...
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- Putin and Trump conclude Alaska summit but provide no details
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- 8 months ago
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- Three hours of negotiations with Vladimir Putin over Russia’s war in Ukraine were “extremely productive,” but only Kyiv can decide whether a deal toward a ceasefire is possible, President Trump said Friday, capping a historic summit with the Russian leader.
At a news conference at a U.S. air base in Alaska, the two men alluded to agreements made, but offered no details and took no questions. “We didn’t get there,” Trump said.
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- Dodgers’ Max Muncy to miss several weeks because of oblique strain
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- 8 months ago
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- Ahead of their biggest series of the season, the Dodgers suffered another significant injury blow.
Third baseman Max Muncy is headed to the injured list with a Grade 1 oblique strain, manager Dave Roberts said Friday ahead of the team’s pivotal divisional matchup against the San Diego Padres.
The Dodgers are hopeful Muncy’s injury — which Roberts said was similar to, but more mild, than the oblique and rib problem that sidelined him for much of last year — won’t be season ending.
However, Muncy will be out for at least several weeks, with Roberts offering no firm timetable beyond that.
In a corresponding move, the Dodgers claimed infielder Buddy Kennedy off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.
The last time the Dodgers lost Muncy, to a knee injury in early July that kept him out for about a month, their offense crated.
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- Putin and Trump conclude high-stakes summit over Ukraine war, don't answer questions
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- 8 months ago
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- President Trump and Vladimir Putin held nearly three hours of talks over the prospects for a ceasefire in Ukraine on Friday, negotiating for hours at a U.S. air base in Alaska over the future of Russia’s military campaign, a war of conquest that has resulted in Europe’s bloodiest conflict since World War II.
Trump had said before the summit he would know if Putin was serious about peace within minutes of their meeting. Yet, before the talks began, the Russian leader, a global pariah since launching his full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago, received a red carpet arrival on American soil and a greeting of applause from the U.S. president.
It was an extraordinary welcome for Putin, whose government has called the United States an “enemy state” and who faces an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court over war crimes in Ukraine. Putin’s war has led to 1.4 million casualties, according to independent analysts, including 1 million dea...
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- Jason Segel on his (actually very sweet) texts with Harrison Ford
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- Actor Jason Segel talks to the Los Angeles Times' Mark Olsen about how the cast of "Shrinking" reacted to their recent Emmy nominations.
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- An airlift to Gaza: the view from inside a C-130 cargo plane
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- 8 months ago
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- The Jordanian Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo plane banked in a slow arc over the Mediterranean, pointing its nose towards Gaza for its approach — the final stage of the intricate ballet that is dropping aid over the war-ravaged enclave.
Earlier, in a cavernous hangar at a Royal Jordanian Air Force base, soldiers from Jordan, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, United Arab Emirates and Singapore assembled to prepare the 79 tons of rice, sugar, pasta, tomato paste, dates and other basic foodstuffs set for the day’s drop.
Despite the sweltering heat, the soldiers stationed at the King Abdullah II Airbase worked quickly, the hangar an ants’ nest of activity as they secured one-ton piles of aid boxes to pallets, wrapped them in protective fabric, then tightened the rigging before using a forklift to hoist a parachute above each one.
No less active were the crews of the seven dark-gray cargo planes arrayed on the tarmac nearby, their bellies open a...
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- Well, This season isn't going as planned | Dodgers Debate
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- 8 months ago
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- Dodgers are second in the NL West. They look … pretty bad. Los Angeles Times Dodger beat writer Jack Harris and columnists Dylan’s Hernandez and Bill Plaschke discuss what’s happening and if there is hope this team can turn it around.
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- Gov. Newsom announces midterm redistricting vote to counteract Texas redistricting plan
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- 8 months ago
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- Democratic lawmakers and their allies announced a special-election campaign on Thursday asking voters to allow California’s congressional districts to be redrawn to decrease the size of the state’s Republican delegation — a move that could determine control of Congress next year and stymie President Trump’s agenda.
The effort is an attempt to counter GOP-led states, notably Texas, attempting to redraw their congressional maps to decrease Democratic ranks in the U.S. House of Representatives at Trump’s behest.
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- Bracing for Putin in Alaska
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- 8 months ago
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- The first presidential summit in years between Russia and the United States is on, setting nerves in Europe and Ukraine on a knife’s edge. But President Trump may have a surprise in store for Vladimir Putin.
Efforts to scuttle the high-stakes meeting have not been subtle. European officials issued statements in recent days on the futility of Trump negotiating with Putin over Ukraine without Ukraine, urging the U.S. president on Wednesday to not cut a unilateral deal. Kyiv warned that Moscow’s proposals for peace — rewarding its war of conquest with territorial concessions — are a nonstarter. Many Russia experts are hoping one side simply decides to call it off.
Despite their efforts, the summit — haphazardly scheduled on American soil with days to spare — is moving ahead, with Trump scheduled to host the Russian leader at a U.S. military base in Anchorage on Friday, the first meeting of its kind since 2021.
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- Kathy Bates on her ‘Matlock’ Emmy nod; how being ‘super sensitive’ serves Jason Segel on ‘Shrinking’
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- 8 months ago
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- In the latest episode of The Envelope video podcast, Kathy Bates discusses starring in a hit TV series at 77 with "Matlock," and Jason Segel explains why he finds the emotional vulnerability of "Shrinking" so creatively fulfilling.
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- Why Kathy Bates is 'not allowed' on social media
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- 8 months ago
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- "Matlock" star Kathy Bates talks to L.A. Times reporter Yvonne Villarreal about going online, or, how she is not allowed to.
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- The Colorado Plateau at a Crossroads
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- 8 months ago
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- Environmental journalist Jonathan P. Thompson joins Sammy Roth to discuss the future of the Colorado River, the state of America’s public lands, and the myths surrounding the West’s natural resources.
Read Sammy’s latest column about the Colorado River:
https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2025-08-14/river-rafting-in-colorado-offers-climate-lessons-for-southern-california (https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2025-08-11/river-rafting-in-colorado-offers-climate-lessons-for-southern-california)
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- Sylvester Stallone, Kiss among Kennedy Center honorees, Trump to host ceremony
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- 8 months ago
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- President Trump on Wednesday announced his picks for Kennedy Center honorees and said that he will host the ceremony himself — a first for any president. Action star Sylvester Stallone, the glam rock band Kiss, disco singer Gloria Gaynor, country music star George Strait and English actor and comedian Michael Crawford made the list.
The Kennedy Center Honors, which recognize lifetime achievement in the performing arts have been given annually since 1978, are the highlight of the center’s season each December. The award is considered a career highlight for the performers who receive it. Past honorees have included Leonard Bernstein, Dizzy Gillespie, James Brown and Meryl Streep, among others.
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- 'Hacks' star Hannah Einbinder reveals her 'biggest influence,' Americana purchase and more
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- 8 months ago
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- In the series premiere of "In the First Place," Einbinder discusses life and career firsts, big and small.
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- Why USC is not in the AP Top 25 preseason poll
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- 9 months ago
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- USC football is not ranked in the AP preseason Top 25 poll and some fans are nervous. Los Angeles Times beat writer Ryan Kartje tries to calm those fans down with some hard truth, and some hope.
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- Trump sends National Guard to Washington D.C., expands L.A. military tactics
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- 9 months ago
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- In an expansion of tactics started in June during immigration raids in Los Angeles, President Trump on Monday announced he would activate 800 National Guard troops in Washington, D.C. to help “reestablish law and order” and “take the capital back.”
“Our capital city has been overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals, roving mobs of wild youth, drugged out maniacs and homeless people,” Trump said at the White House briefing room.
“It’s liberation day in D.C,” he declared.
Trump, who sent roughly 5,000 Marines and National and Guard troops to Los Angeles in June in a move that was opposed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom and L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, is invoking section 740, of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, that places the DC Metropolitan police Department under direct federal control.
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- Residents express concern over the fastest wildfire recovery in modern history
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- 9 months ago
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- Federal crews rapidly cleared wildfire debris from over 9,000 properties in Los Angeles County, marking the fastest recovery in modern history. However, residents are raising concerns about the cleanup's quality, with many reporting unfinished work and lingering hazards.
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- El Aliso, the mother tree that stood over L.A. for centuries
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- 9 months ago
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- At the entrance of the 101 freeway in downtown Los Angeles, a once-revered sycamore tree named El Aliso stood for 400 years before being cut down in 1895. Now, even its commemorative bronze plaque has been stolen. L.A. Times columnist Gustavo Arellano reflects on the tree's powerful legacy and draws a parallel to the city's current struggles—from the Palisades fires and ICE raids to political turmoil. He argues that like El Aliso, L.A. is strong, resilient, and will continue to fight for a hopeful future for all Angelenos.
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- There’s more to California ground squirrels than the holes in your garden.
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- 9 months ago
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- California ground squirrels pack a lot of grit into their roughly 12-inch frame (not counting the tail).
The burrowing rodents do epic battle with rattlesnakes. And last summer the critters exhibited never-before-documented carnivorous behavior: Researchers observed the squirrels killing and eating voles in a San Francisco Bay Area park.“
That was shocking,” said Jennifer Smith, an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and lead author of a study on the finding.
But the squirrels might be best known for their homes. You know, those holes dotting L.A.’s parks, hillsides and home gardens. The burrows, which can damage crops and infrastructure, drive some people nuts. But scientists say they play an important role in the ecosystem, serving as a food source for numerous animals. Once upon a time, people used to chow down on them.
Now, “what we're seeing is the ground squirrels are doing the hunting,” Smith...
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- Trump seeks $1-billion fine against UCLA. Newsom says ‘we’ll sue,’ calling it extortion
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- 9 months ago
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- Hours after the Trump administration demanded that the University of California pay a $1-billion fine to settle federal accusations of antisemitism in exchange for restoring frozen grant funding to UCLA, Gov. Gavin Newsom called the proposal “extortion” and said the state will go to court to protect the nation’s premier university system.
“We’ll sue,” Newsom said during a news conference with Texas legislators over California’s effort to counter a contentious Republican redistricting plan in that state.
President Trump is “trying to silence academic freedom” by “attacking one of the most important public institutions in the United States of America,” Newsom said, adding that he would “stand tall and push back against that, and I believe every member of California Legislature feels the same way.”
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- L.A. raid tactics: Roving patrols or racist stops?
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- 9 months ago
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- The legal wrangling will continue over the ways agents decide who to target and the level of use of force they use for non-criminal enforcement. The government on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to lift the judge’s order.
Now other parts of the country are watching the events in California, expecting federal agents to target their immigrant communities, particularly in states with no judicial orders blocking them.
“We saw the videos, the images coming out of Los Angeles. We definitely thought we would be next,” said Rey Wences, with Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, which runs a hotline that monitors raids. “We’re just waiting for the shoe to drop.”
The Times reviewed dozens of witness and surveillance videos, pored through criminal complaints and interviewed lawyers, advocates, bystanders and experts to understand how on-the-ground operations have unfolded this summer and where the points of contention are.
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- Opinion: L.A. never needed the Olympics. With Trump wanting in, it’s time to pull out
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- 9 months ago
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- Los Angeles just can’t get a break.
The latest embarrassment is LA28 chair Casey Wasserman, the man tasked with making sure the 2028 Summer Olympics are a massive success. At a news conference this week announcing that President Trump will head a federal Olympics task force, Wasserman offered L.A. a giant whoopie cushion.
Columnist Gustavo Arellano explains why he thinks L.A. needs to let the 2028 Olympics leave.
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- Do you believe in Mookie? Or this Dodgers team? | Dodgers Debate
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- 9 months ago
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- Mookie Betts is back? Maybe? Tyler Glasnow is back? Maybe? But the Dodgers might lose the division? Maybe? So many questions and Los Angeles Times Dodger beat writer Jack Harris and columnists Dylan’s Hernandez and Bill Plaschke are here to answer them.
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- The Future of the Colorado River
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- 9 months ago
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- The Colorado River is shrinking, and the stakes couldn’t be higher for California. Sammy Roth talks with JB Hamby, the state’s lead Colorado River negotiator, about his vision for one of the West’s most important — and most threatened — water sources.
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- Federal agents use Penske rental truck as 'Trojan Horse' to raid Westlake Home Depot
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- 9 months ago
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- Border Patrol agents raided a Home Depot in Westlake as a top federal agent warned, “We’re not leaving,” and posted images of half a dozen border agents running from a Penske truck through the parking lot.
As many as 16 immigrants were reported rounded up and arrested in what U.S. Border Patrol Sector Chief Greg Bovino called “Operation Trojan Horse.”
The early morning raids revived fears of more widespread sweeps that organizers had hoped would ease with a federal judge’s order, affirmed by a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel, that immigration officials cannot racially profile people or use roving patrols to target immigrants.
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- To fight cartels, Mexico is giving up on police — and calling in the military
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- 9 months ago
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- Amid high levels of violence, Mexico is abandoning promised police reform and militarizing public security. Reporting by Los Angeles Times foreign correspondent Kate Linthicum.
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- Title
- Allensworth Rising: A Fight for Water
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- In the town of Allensworth, California, residents join forces with Dr. Ashok Gadgil to fight for clean water and to preserve the town’s historic legacy, continuing the work of their families who lived in the town for generations.
Produced & Directed by Neenma Ebeledike and Isabella Roya Marzban
Short Docs celebrates filmmaking with a West Coast perspective. We seek bold voices who break with convention and present undiscovered stories that challenge, move and inspire audiences. Watch more Short Docs at: https://www.latimes.com/shortdocs
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- Sterling K. Brown has three essential needs for his underground bunker | Very Important Questions
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- “Paradise” star Sterling K. Brown tells us what makes a great president and what three items he must have if stuck in an underground doomsday bunker.
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- Title
- L.A.'s bar scene runneth over. 21 new spots to check out ASAP
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- In L.A.’s bars you can find it all — and with the city’s latest openings, you’re going to find a lot of fun. Now you can enjoy baijiu punch and dim sum in a space inspired by Chinese apothecaries and family recipes, experience matcha in martini form, slip into what feels like a raucous downtown house party (red Solo cups included), and sip a rainbow of margaritas from a team that landed on the World’s 50 Best Bars list.
There are rooftops prime for sunshine sipping near the beach, technique-driven cocktail destinations with sultry playlists, and bars with food so good it’s tough to say what’s better: the bites or the beverages.
In the last few months and at the tail end of 2024 a number of seasoned vets also branched out with new bars: The Thunderbolt team launched a neon-disco drinking den, pasta impresario Evan Funke debuted a cocktail lounge inside Mother Wolf restaurant, and the Little Jewel of New Orleans owners leaned into their Big Easy od...
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- Las Vegas is down on its luck as tourism drops. Why it’s kind of California’s fault
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- 9 months ago
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- Sin City is facing a summer swoon, and Californians — by far the largest tourist contingent, data show — are partially to blame.
Visits to Las Vegas were down 11.3% in June 2025 versus a year earlier, according to data from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
Traffic on Interstate 15 at the California-Nevada border was down 4.3% over the same period, suggesting fewer visitors from the Golden State heading for Vegas casinos.
The number of air travelers into Las Vegas overall declined 6.3% over the previous June. In 2024, Californians made up more than a fifth of air travelers into Vegas, with nearly half of those coming from the Los Angeles metro area.
A demographic report from the visitors authority estimated that Southern California provided 30% of all visitors to Las Vegas in 2024.
Add it all up, and Californians could be responsible for a significant portion of the decline in Vegas tourism.
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- Dodgers betting their current players start performing | Dodgers Debate
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- The Los Angeles Dodgers didn’t have a splashy trade deadline, unlike many of their National League and American League competitors. Los Angeles Times Dodger beat writer Jack Harris and columnists Dylan’s Hernandez and Bill Plaschke talk about why and what the Dodgers strategy is going forward.
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- Abundance, Part 2: What’s Slowing Down Solar?
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- Sammy Roth talks with a California solar industry leader and a conservation advocate about where big solar farms should go — and where they shouldn’t. They discuss wildlife habitat, the urgency of the climate crisis and how to build renewables without destroying nature.
LA Times Studios launched “Smoglandia" on Boiling Point Podcast, a new limited narrative series hosted by award-winning Los Angeles Times columnist Patt Morrison. The podcast traces the rise, impact and eventual retreat of Los Angeles’ most insidious form of pollution: smog.
Through the words and insights of scientists, policymakers, filmmakers and artists who lived through the city’s worst air-quality days, the series explores how Los Angeles became a testing ground for environmental regulation, and how science and innovation transformed public health. At a time when hard-earned progress against smog faces new setbacks, “Smoglandia” exami...
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- 5 shot, 4 killed in mass shooting at NYC office tower
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- Investigators are looking into whether a Las Vegas man who went on a deadly shooting rampage in Manhattan on Monday was targeting the National Football League after it emerged that the gunman was a Los Angeles high school football player with a documented mental health history.
New York Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday that the shooter, identified by law enforcement officials as 27-year-old Shane Tamura, appeared to have a grievance with the NFL but ended up on the wrong floor of a skyscraper that houses the sporting league’s headquarters.
“He seemed to have blamed the NFL,” the mayor told the WPIX-TV news station. “The NFL headquarters was located in the building, and he mistakenly went up the wrong elevator bank.”
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