Lakers hold off Rockets to score important home win amid playoff seeding race Lakers hold off Rockets to score important home win amid playoff seeding race

Luka Doncic, Dorian Finney-Smith and Gabe Vincent scored 20 points apiece and LeBron James hit late free throws to push the Lakers past the Rockets.

1. 4. 2025 7:01
Trump's Department of Energy targets California and other blue states for budget cuts, according to internal documents Trump's Department of Energy targets California and other blue states for budget cuts, according to internal documents

A major national effort to develop clean hydrogen energy is facing funding cuts — but only in Democratic states.

1. 4. 2025 12:00
This bill aims to help firefighters with cancer. Getting it passed is just the beginning This bill aims to help firefighters with cancer. Getting it passed is just the beginning

Amid toxic L.A. wildfires, California's U.S. senators are supporting legislation that would provide financial help to first responders who develop or die from service-related cancers.

1. 4. 2025 12:00
Santa Monica offices get unexpected tenants: Children from five fire-ravaged schools Santa Monica offices get unexpected tenants: Children from five fire-ravaged schools

After the Palisades fire upended the education of thousands of students in and around the coastal enclave, Santa Monica relaxed rules so that displaced schools could move there.

1. 4. 2025 12:00
Hiltzik: RFK Jr. reportedly puts anti-vaxxer in charge of studying debunked link between vaccines and autism Hiltzik: RFK Jr. reportedly puts anti-vaxxer in charge of studying debunked link between vaccines and autism

The claim of a link between vaccines and autism has been decisively debunked. Why has RFK Jr. put one of its promoters in charge of investigating it?

1. 4. 2025 12:00
Newsom says sharing his beliefs on trans athletes wasn't "some grand design" Newsom says sharing his beliefs on trans athletes wasn't "some grand design"

Gov. Gavin Newsom said his comments about transgender athletes competing in women's sports were unplanned in his podcast with conservative personality Charlie Kirk last month. The Democratic governor of California said he'd been struggling with the issue for some time.

1. 4. 2025 12:00
Cybertruck vandal captured on camera in California, latest in spate of violent Tesla attacks Cybertruck vandal captured on camera in California, latest in spate of violent Tesla attacks

A person was captured bashing a Cybertruck windshield with a rock and slashing its tires in Northern California as violent attacks on Teslas continue.

1. 4. 2025 12:00
Trump's tariffs reshaped manufacturing in Asia. This time, the ramifications are even broader Trump's tariffs reshaped manufacturing in Asia. This time, the ramifications are even broader

As Trump threatens to impose more tariffs on other nations, Chinese manufacturers are going to greater lengths to dodge them.

1. 4. 2025 12:00
Commentary: PBS and NPR cater to all Americans, despite what Marjorie Taylor Greene might believe Commentary: PBS and NPR cater to all Americans, despite what Marjorie Taylor Greene might believe

After last week's congressional hearing with the heads of PBS and NPR, it's important to remember how public broadcasting works, what it does and whom it serves, our television critic says.

1. 4. 2025 12:00
A Trump bid for a third term could set off legal battles in states nationwide A Trump bid for a third term could set off legal battles in states nationwide

If President Trump does decide to pursue a third term, it could set off legal battles over ballot access in all 50 states.

1. 4. 2025 12:00