Zaha Hadid takes a venerated architectural prize in England. Pope Francis blesses art in Philadelphia. And Banksy's Dismaland to take on another life in France. Plus, Steve Martin puts on his curator hat at the Hammer, Laurie Anderson stages an experimental work about Guantanamo in New York, and...
Chloe Bennet did not know that she would be an inhuman super-spy with a slick new costume and cool code name (Quake) when she joined the cast of "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
Where there's brine, there's water.
Olympic and X Games gold medalist Shaun White has sold his house in Hollywood Hills West for $2.3 million.
Taliban fighters entered the capital of the northern Afghan province of Kunduz on Monday and engaged in fierce fighting with Afghan security forces, residents said.
Good morning. It is Monday, Sept. 28. Thousands of households in San Francisco lost power this weekend after a raccoon came into contact with some power lines. Here's what else is happening in the Golden State: TOP STORIES Rise to power The congressman from Bakersfield is poised to become one of...
I'm Davan Maharaj, editor of the Los Angeles Times. The pope has wrapped up his U.S. visit, but President Obama and Vladimir Putin are just getting started. Here are some story lines I don't want you to miss today. Subscribe to the newsletter TOP STORIES The Syria Shuffle Vast areas under militant...
One day in February, a Los Angeles high school student texted a hotline number, worried about paying for college.
The "pope of surprises" just threw another curveball: He's dropping an album later this year.
Among the memorable images from Pope Francis' visit to the United States are the pontiff addressing Congress, celebrating Mass at Madison Square Garden and standing before Independence Hall.
Muhammet Aydemir's loved ones last saw him alive one night in mid-August.
When Carly Fiorina ran for U.S. Senate, opponents depicted the former corporate executive as a cold-hearted job killer, using her past statements like a noose around her neck.
U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow ruled two years ago that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio had systematically profiled Latinos during traffic stops, prioritizing the targeting of people in the country illegally on civil violations over fighting crime.
Every so often, Rep. Kevin McCarthy tosses out a catch phrase that's popular in this southern tip of the San Joaquin Valley: "Once a Driller, always a Driller."
Jesse Opela hunched on a plastic chair in the "music room" at Central Juvenile Hall, a cramped space with no air conditioning, an old CD boombox, a keyboard and a bookshelf filled with aging bestsellers. Tears rolled down the sturdy 17-year-old's face as he apologized to his probation officer.
Pope Francis spoke last week about "religious liberty" being "one of America's most precious possessions."
Marian Bunting, 72, has Parkinson's disease and a caretaker. She had not smelled smoke, nor had she received official warning about the Valley fire, when a neighbor came pounding on the door of her Lake County home and told her she needed to leave.
I'm Christina Bellantoni, the Essential Politics host today. Let's get started. Subscribe to the newsletter Hillary Rodham Clinton breezed into Los Angeles on Sunday for the three fundraisers we told you about last week, aiming to raise some cash ahead of Wednesday's end of the quarter and soothe...
Welcome to California Inc., the weekly newsletter of the L.A. Times Business Section. I'm Business columnist David Lazarus, and here's a rundown of upcoming stories this week and the highlights of last week. All eyes today will remain on Volkswagen, which continues to grapple with the repercussions...
What is it about the microchip that makes credit and debit cards so much more secure than those with the magnetic stripe?
The Galaxy is going to need equal parts good fortune and good performance if it's going to make a serious run at a sixth Major League Soccer title.
Six dancers stood on stage, arms bent at the elbows, elbows hoisted chin-level. They stood for thirty seconds, broad, nervous smiles on their faces, barely blinking. Thirty seconds turned into a minute, then two. No one wanted to lower their arms in case the music started again. But as the clock...
The newest route to the beach might come with a bird's-eye view and no risk of tracking sand into your car.
A 14-year-old prodigy concert pianist played Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" from atop Griffith Park on Sunday night to celebrate a rare "supermoon" lunar eclipse.
The 8 a.m. bell shrilled, and a squirming line of children made their way into class, plopping down on a mat.
