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Former USC and Los Angeles Raiders star Todd Marinovich uses spray paint while working on his commissioned mural on the side of the GEM Theater in Garden Grove in 2014. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times). Former USC and Los Angeles Raiders quarterback Todd Marinovich, who has waged a ...

A waterway along Route 4 in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times). The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is dropping plans to push ahead with a two-tunnel proposal to revamp the state's water delivery system, opting to pursue a scaled-back version ...

The Trump administration on Tuesday escalated the brewing trade war with China by releasing a long list of imports that could soon be slapped with 25% tariffs. The move is likely to be met with retaliatory action from China and could further rattle stock markets and raise fears of higher consumer prices in ...

Pedestrians at USC during a March 22 storm in Los Angeles. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times). More rain is on its way to California this week, continuing the state's late-season run of storms, the National Weather Service said. Starting Thursday, forecasters said, an atmospheric river swollen with ...

A judge struck down the city's decision to approve a 27-story residential tower in Koreatown, saying an environmental impact report is needed. The tower is planned on a vacant lot on Catalina Street just south of 8th. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times). A judge has overturned Los Angeles' approval of a ...

Firefighters search for a Jesse Hernandez, 13, in a hole near the Los Angeles River at the interchange of the 134 and 5 freeways on Sunday night. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times). As the hours ticked past, it became less and less likely that the teenage boy would be found alive. On Easter Sunday, Jesse ...

Aug. 19, 1965: The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. answers questions during a news conference at Los Angeles City Hall. Mayor Samuel W. Yorty, right, listens with his hand covering his eyes. (Larry Sharkey / Los Angeles Times). Following the 1965 Watts riots, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. came to Los ...

Jesse Hernandez, who was spending Easter with his family at the park, fell into the sewer system Sunday afternoon after jumping on wooden planks in an abandoned maintenance building. A frantic, overnight search for Jesse Hernandez — the 13-year-old boy who plunged into a vast network of city sewer ...

With that cryptic salvo from the stage at Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony, lead actress winner Frances McDormand sent much of Hollywood frantically Googling and speed-dialing their attorneys to figure out what exactly an "inclusion rider" is and what repercussions it could have at a time when studios ...

The cost of Target's massive overhaul, along with its pay increases, squeezed its fourth-quarter profit. (Nati Harnik / Associated Press). Target Corp. is increasing its minimum hourly pay to $12 starting this spring, the second increase in a matter of months, while accelerating its reinvention plan to make itself ...

The poster shows the "heroes of the 2016 anti-establishment revolution," including President Trump, Kellyanne Conway, Milo Yiannopoulos, Roger Stone, Matt Drudge, Infowars creator Alex Jones and Pepe. "MAGA," which stands for Trump's "Make America Great Again" campaign slogan, is written across ...

Carina Miller, a tribal council member, stands where Warm Springs Forest Products Industries was located. The lumber mill closed in 2016. (Kristyna Wentz-Graff / For The Times). A weathered marquee near the center of this small Native American reservation perched on the high desert plateaus of central ...

President Trump listens as Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Loefven speaks during a news conference at the White House on Tuesday. (Susan Walsh / Associated Press). For weeks, Vice President Mike Pence had secretly prepared for what appeared a historic opportunity — the highest level meeting ...

(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times). One week after Carranza withdrew his name from consideration, the L.A. school board went with Deputy Supt. Michelle King, an insider. Her tenure, however, was cut short. King went on medical leave in September and never came back. In January, she announced that she ...

Mark Massara watches the waves after surfing Martins Beach, where an access gate remains locked. Property owner and Silicon Valley billionaire Vinod Khosla wants Martins Beach to himself. Unwilling to back down, Khosla is now appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court over his right to shut out the public.

National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn had advised President Trump to abandon his plan to impose significant tariffs on imported metals. (Chris Kleponis / European Pressphoto Agency). In the latest White House upheaval, President Trump's chief economic advisor, Gary Cohn, is stepping down ...

Allison Janney, left, nominated for supporting actress, with Kobe Bryant, nominated for his animated short film "Dear Basketball," during the nominees luncheon on Feb. 5. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times). On Sunday, at the Oscars, Hollywood will celebrate itself yet again. This town spends so much time ...

"The Real" co-host had a goal when she decorated her Sherman Oaks living room: She didn't want a "cluttered hoarder's house like my mom's." (Jesse Goddard / Los Angeles Times). 1 / 6. Why is this your favorite room? This is where all my family comes together to watch movies and drink and talk together ...

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Hannibal Steel in Vernon fabricates steel tubing that winds up in products such as storage racks in warehouses. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times). California steel manufacturers are concerned that tariffs proposed Thursday by President Trump will drive up the price of their products, threatening their ability ...

A powerful storm hit the East Coast on Friday, bringing heavy snow and strong winds and, pictured here, coastal flooding in Boston. (Scott Eisen / Getty Images). A powerful winter storm that pummeled the Northeast, killing at least eight and leaving 2 million homes and businesses without power, unleashed ...

A wolf dog walks at the Wolf Connection ranch in Angeles National Forest. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times). 1 / 10. Clare wouldn't make eye contact. The 12-year-old from Wisconsin, on vacation with her mother, Shannon, wouldn't speak when asked a question. She buried her face in her mom's ...

Mayor Eric Garcetti said Los Angeles officials will seek another study of the city's Deferred Retirement Option Plan, also called DROP. (Los Angeles Times). Mayor Eric Garcetti and leaders of the Los Angeles City Council ignored a report urging them to eliminate, or drastically amend, a controversial ...

L.A. City Council President Herb Wesson speaks before a vote on new regulations for the marijuana industry last year. Wesson has proposed the city create a municipal bank that would work with cannabis businesses. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times). How hard would it be for the city of Los Angeles to ...

A sign at the Broadway Express chairlift informs visitors that the Mammoth Mountain ski area is closed after Saturday morning's avalanche. (Robbin Goddard / Los Angeles Times). An avalanche at Mammoth Mountain early Saturday forced the closure of the popular ski area and triggered search and rescue ...

Daniel Panico, 73, and Mona Kirk, 51, appear in San Bernardino County Superior Court in Joshua Tree on Friday. The couple was charged with three counts of felony child abuse. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times). The plywood shelter is covered with tin and an aqua kiddie pool. Twigs and mattress stuffing ...