Southern California’s Thanksgiving celebrations have evolved over the years, from a mostly religious occasion to the more secular parades, football and celebrities.
Black Friday is expected to bring out big crowds looking for bargains. Many shoppers will be paying for their gifts with savings and credit cards.
The four-day truce had been expected to begin Thursday but seemed to hit a late snag. Humanitarian groups hope more aid can start flowing into Gaza.
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The downtown Los Angeles freeway is back open, but California leaders have said little about the precise damage, how it will be fixed and what it will cost.
This year, while heartbroken and angry, I also find myself ruminating on the remarkable good I have encountered in this life.
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Jarad Nava, sentenced to 162 years in prison for a crime he committed when he was 17, has a second chance in life and is now working for an influential committee of the California Senate.
We’ve mapped out 27 of the best movie theaters in L.A., from the TCL Chinese and the New Beverly to the Alamo Drafthouse and which AMC reigns in Burbank.
Our TV critic selects a few holiday specials, movies and series to watch this season, including “The Santa Clauses” Season 2, “Doctor Who” specials, “Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas” and more.
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Native activists fought for years to build support for taking down dams on the Klamath River in Northern California. Now, they hope removing the dams will help save their salmon.
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We need as much renewable energy as we can get, as fast as we can get it. Even if that’s painful.
Paul Dano portrayed the Riddler in the 2022 movie ‘The Batman,’ then examined the character’s origin story in a comic book series.
The Lakers need more from Anthony Davis, Austin Reaves and others not named LeBron James in order to earn more wins.
In a warehouse in the heart of Los Angeles, a dwindling handful of devoted craftspeople maintain more than 80,000 student musical instruments, the largest remaining workshop in America of its kind.
The far-right, anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders won big in Dutch elections, in a stunning turn for a nation long known as a beacon of tolerance.
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