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The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country.

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Rina Palta

Reporter, editor, and audio producer based in California.

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Celina Buenafe Tebor

I no longer use this website. Please visit celinatebor.com for my most up-to-date portfolio.

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Meghann M. Cuniff

I am a veteran legal affairs reporter in Southern California with an accomplished history of breaking news, investigations, long-form narratives and memorable trial coverage. I helped pioneer the use of …

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Jodie Burke

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Sandi Sonnenfeld

Award-winning content writer, ghostwriter and senior corporate communications professional who has published more than 250 articles, op/eds, blogs and other thought leadership in some of the nation's leading mainstream and …

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Chris H. Hadgis

Born Hrisafie Hariklea Hadgis, “Chris” is Greek American and grew up outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After college, Chris wrote on-air promotions for The Learning Channel. She attended theater school, wrote …

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Latest Articles

Inspired by 'Sesame Street,' Brett Goldstein combines puppets and stand-up in HBO special 'Second Best Night of Your Life'

Brett Goldstein may be behind two of Apple TV+’s biggest shows, but he really wants to talk about puppets. The comedian — whose breakout role as foul-mouthed football player with a heart of gold Roy Kent on “Ted Lasso” earned him two Emmys and who co-created the series “Shrinking” — …
By Leila Jordan Berger
• Los Angeles Times

In the Coachella Valley, a team of middle school girls is helping keep escaramuza alive 

COACHELLA, Calif. — Donning a bright red Adelita dress, a large beige sombrero and a silky bow tied to her hair, Rashel Zamorez rode her horse Bombón up to the starting line.She was preparing to compete in a friendly, untimed carrera con giros — an event in which riders guide …
By Daniel Eduardo Hernandez
• Los Angeles Times

Morgan Jay is giving his audience the musical sex comedy they want (and an auto-tuned microphone)

Before we sit down for the interview, Morgan Jay is in the middle of a photo shoot — posing against a piano. Once he doesn’t have to sit still for photos, he immediately begins to play an original song called “Would You Be My Dad?” where he sings about learning …
By Leila Jordan Berger
• Los Angeles Times

After decades in prison, he transformed himself into the Inland Empire's homeboy news anchor

In prison and seemingly unable to escape a destructive cycle that began when he was a child, Ahmed Bellozo spent hours watching investigative journalism shows, educational documentaries and Huell Howser’s homespun travelogue, “California’s Gold.” It was a way, he said, to distract from his pain.Years later, out of prison and …
By Daniel Eduardo Hernandez
• Los Angeles Times

Love letters from Angelenos after the fires

Perhaps what I miss most is the mundanity of our lives in Altadena. An easy run around the block or to the trailhead on a Friday. Buying a pack of AAA batteries at Altadena Hardware. Participating in block parties our neighbors organize for Easter and Halloween. Meeting friends at Unincorporated …
By Jinghuan Liu Tervalon (she/her)
• Los Angeles Times

'Horrifying' fire at California lithium battery plant sparks calls for new clean energy rules

When a massive fire erupted at one of the world’s largest lithium-ion battery storage facilities in Monterey County, it didn’t just send plumes of smoke over nearby communities — it cast a pall over the future of California’s clean energy industry.The fire at the Moss Landing Power Plant, which ignited …
By Clara Harter
• Los Angeles Times

Love letters from Angelenos after the fires

2 L.A. is home There’s plenty to love about sprawling, diverse Los Angeles: The Art Deco buildings that feel like a discovery on downtown streets. The stately Craftsmans of Pasadena, the Spanish-style houses all over, especially the ones with bougainvillea crawling up their façades. The taco trucks, the Thai restaurants, …
By Jinghuan Liu Tervalon (she/her)
• Los Angeles Times

Firefighters gain ground on deadly L.A. wildfires, but more wind is on the way

Calmer winds and higher humidity helped firefighters make progress Saturday battling an unprecedented fire siege that has devastated the foothill community of Altadena and coastal enclave of Pacific Palisades — but officials warned that Santa Ana gusts will pick up again next week and cautioned the public to stay on …
By Clara Harter
• Los Angeles Times

Pacific Palisades fire explodes to nearly 3,000 acres as thousands of residents flee, homes are lost

A fire was burning out of control Tuesday in Pacific Palisades, destroying homes and forcing residents to abandon their vehicles and flee amid a potentially “life-threatening and destructive” windstorm.Wide swaths of Pacific Palisades, Topanga and Malibu were under an evacuation order by the afternoon, as residents fought traffic jams and …
By Clara Harter
• Los Angeles Times

Ben Schwartz is one of the busiest men in comedy. But he doesn't let it show

Ben Schwartz is sitting in the green room at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre with his shoes off, looking relaxed. The writer-actor-director-improvisor comedian appears to be far more zen than a man who spent the last two weeks traveling between Brazil, London, Los Angeles and soon New York City promoting …
By Leila Jordan Berger
• Los Angeles Times

How an 836-pound 'cursed' emerald traveled the Americas, ruining lives and bankrupting men

It was an ordinary day at his Los Angeles law office when John Nadolenco opened a letter from Brazil enlisting his help in a mission to retrieve a stolen, and quite possibly cursed, 836-pound emerald.The year was 2014, the heyday of the Nigerian prince email scam, and the up-and-coming attorney …
By Clara Harter
• Los Angeles Times

Ex-wife, 4 others conspired to kill Woodland Hills doctor outside his practice, police say

The ex-wife of a Woodland Hills doctor has been arrested along with four others in his execution-style slaying outside his medical practice this summer, according to police. Hamid Mirshojae was shot in the back of the head as he walked to his car after work on Aug. 23. The shooting …
By Clara Harter
• Los Angeles Times

'SalviSoul' author Karla Tatiana Vasquez shares her 5 favorite Latino-owned businesses in L.A.

Chef Karla Tatiana Vasquez has made a career out of highlighting the complexities of Central American cooking.“It’s a fusion cuisine because we have influences that tie us back to the Silk Road,” she said. “We use spices that did not originate from the Americas, but we also use tomatoes, chiles, …
By Daniel Eduardo Hernandez
• Los Angeles Times

'SalviSoul' author Karla Tatiana Vasquez shares her 5 favorite Latino-owned businesses in L.A.

Chef Karla Tatiana Vasquez has made a career out of highlighting the complexities of Central American cooking.“It’s a fusion cuisine because we have influences that tie us back to the Silk Road,” she said. “We use spices that did not originate from the Americas, but we also use tomatoes, chiles, …
By Daniel Eduardo Hernandez
• Los Angeles Times

Women once held in California 'rape club' prison reach historic settlement to protect inmates

Inmates at a recently closed, scandal-plagued Bay Area women’s prison dubbed “the rape club” have reached a historic settlement that will increase oversight and protections for about 500 inmates transferred out of that facility and into federal prisons across the U.S.In August 2023, eight inmates formerly housed at the Federal …
By Clara Harter
• Los Angeles Times

A 'yoga pill' to end anxiety? Neuroscientists discover a brain circuit that instantly deflates stress

Your heart is racing, your arms are tingling and your breathing is shallow. You’re having an anxiety attack. And you’re in a public place, to boot. A crowded restaurant, say, or at the office. Not a space where you can comfortably lie on the ground and do some deep breathing …
By Nicole Mlynaryk
• Los Angeles Times

Graphic details emerge in Monterey sex assault claim against Pete Hegseth, Trump's Cabinet pick

A woman told Monterey police that Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Defense secretary, took her phone, blocked her from leaving his hotel room and sexually assaulted her, according to a newly released police report. The Monterey Police Department on Wednesday night released a 22-page report revealing graphic details …
By Clara Harter
• Los Angeles Times

As anti-immigrant politics sweep the nation, Santa Ana voters reject measure allowing noncitizens to vote in local races

Supporters of measure DD, which would allow noncitizen voting in local Santa Ana elections, say the defeat won’t deter them.
By Angie Orellana Hernandez
• Los Angeles Times

2 weeks after they inherited a home, the Mountain fire wiped away their fresh start

Two weeks ago, Brittanie Bibby, husband Kenneth and their 15-month-old baby moved from Arizona to Camarillo to live in the home she inherited from her father, maxing out their credit cards to turn the dilapidated property into a safe place to live. On Wednesday, that safe place burned to the …
By Clara Harter
• Los Angeles Times

California hails $544 million in illegal weed seizures. But it's just a drop in the bucket

Two major state programs to combat illegal cannabis recently sent out news releases lauding their collective seizures of some $544 million worth of illicit weed. But when it comes to reining in California’s sprawling black market, experts say it’s just a drop in the bucket.Those in the thick of the …
By Clara Harter
• Los Angeles Times

'Red-baiting' accusations fly between congressional campaigns in competitive Orange County race

In a tight Orange County congressional race, mailers sent by GOP Rep. Michelle Steel link Democrat Derek Tran to Mao Zedong and socialism, while Tran’s ads say Steel can’t be trusted to “stand up to China”
By Angie Orellana Hernandez
• Los Angeles Times