The City Council hired a law firm to represent the Ethics Commission as it defends its decision to fine Councilmember John ...

East Los Angeles College's students under journalism chair Jean Stapleton challenged authority, and they're thankful for her ...

Iran launched a drone attack on Bahrain and a tanker was struck in the Strait of Hormuz, probably retaliation for the latest ...

The talks played out over the last year as critics became increasingly vocal about the potential for taxpayers to be saddled ...

To help fund the safety net, lawmakers have voted through a health tax extension that could increase premium costs for ...

L.A. County certified 2,227,461 vote-by-mail, in-person, conditional and provisional ballots. The Times compared the process ...

Laughter communicates a playful, happy feeling without using words. Many animals can laugh too, but the giggles don’t follow ...

The copious water needed to put out the Lineage warehouse fire in Boyle Heights over a week is now running into the LA River.

In response to concerns from coastal community members, the Los Angeles City Council temporarily blocked a proposal to build ...

The situation has grown more desperate by the hour in Venezuela as people dig through the rubble of collapsed homes and ...

Tech billionaires are lobbying for legislation and enlisting political heavyweights to expedite their plan to build a new ...

L.A. Times readers weigh in on the re-signing of Lakers guard Austin Reaves, as well as the Dodgers' hits and misses.