A 'calamity waiting to unfold': Altadena residents with standing homes fear long-term health effects A 'calamity waiting to unfold': Altadena residents with standing homes fear long-term health effects

Two Altadena residents set out to collect testing data for toxic contaminants within the Eaton burn area's standing homes. They found lead everywhere.

April 16, 2025, 12:00
Activists warn Police Commission about ICE access to LAPD data on immigrants Activists warn Police Commission about ICE access to LAPD data on immigrants

Privacy advocates pointed to LAPD policies that allow information-sharing with federal immigration authorities as cause for concern in the Trump era.

April 16, 2025, 12:00
Hiltzik: Trump's Kafkaesque attack on Social Security--Declaring living people as dead Hiltzik: Trump's Kafkaesque attack on Social Security--Declaring living people as dead

Trump administration declared 6,300 living people to be dead, in a dystopian attack on Social Security. 'If they can do this to somebody, they can do it to anybody.'

April 16, 2025, 12:00
Will Trump's tariffs crash TV's spring ad-selling party? Will Trump's tariffs crash TV's spring ad-selling party?

The timing of an economic downturn could lead to companies cutting their ad budgets.

April 16, 2025, 12:00
Oregon health officials investigate rare brain disease blamed for two deaths Oregon health officials investigate rare brain disease blamed for two deaths

Health officials in Hood River County, Ore., are investigating three cases of Creutzfeld Jakob disease. Two have died and a third is showing symptoms consistent with the illness.

April 16, 2025, 12:00
Family sues Fontana police in shooting death of unarmed man in driveway Family sues Fontana police in shooting death of unarmed man in driveway

A family is suing the Fontana Police Department over the fatal shooting of 33-year-old Jaime Valdez.

April 16, 2025, 12:00
Amid questions about his resume, leader of new Los Angeles housing agency plans to depart Amid questions about his resume, leader of new Los Angeles housing agency plans to depart

Ryan Johnson, who was hired as interim CEO of the Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency in September, will not seek the role permanently. Times interviews with board members and a past employer raised concerns about Johnson's background.

April 16, 2025, 12:00
The chef who wooed L.A. with a million oysters perfects laid-back seafood The chef who wooed L.A. with a million oysters perfects laid-back seafood

Chef Ari Kolender's L.A. restaurants Found Oyster and Queen St. combine the charm of Charleston and the cult of seafood with chill cross-coastal vibes. His first cookbook is out: "How to Cook the Finest Things in the Sea."

April 16, 2025, 12:00
'We've always been here': An oral history of L.A.'s Black indoor roller-skating scene 'We've always been here': An oral history of L.A.'s Black indoor roller-skating scene

In L.A., roller skating for Black skaters is more than just rolling in circles around a rink.

April 16, 2025, 12:00
This cliffhanger video from Riverside County has a happy ending This cliffhanger video from Riverside County has a happy ending

A Riverside County sheriff's team rescued a hiker on the edge of a cliff on the Pacific Crest Trail. She was stranded about 20 to 30 feet from the plateau.

April 16, 2025, 14:00