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Announcing the Los Angeles Times Fellowship Class of 2025-26

Oct. 13, 2025 5 AM PT The following announcement is sent on behalf of Assistant Managing Editor for Culture and Talent Angel Jennings and Deputy Editor for Culture and Talent…

Dodgers’ Game 1 NLCS win shows financial might can make things right

MILWAUKEE — The disparity in the payrolls was the focus of the series before the first pitch ever delivered, the handiwork of the manager in charge of the small-market franchise…

It took some luck, but good things finally happen to Dodgers’ Blake Treinen

MILWAUKEE — Blake Treinen’s first save of the postseason was hardly a memorable performance. He threw more balls than strikes. He walked the first batter he faced and nearly hit…

Column: Congress gave away its power and got nothing in return

Whatever you think about American politics and government, whether you are on the right, the left or somewhere in the middle, you should be mad at Congress. I don’t just…

After questioning inclusion of transgender athletes, Newsom signs bill to study inequalities in youth sports

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed legislation to study inequalities in youth sports, a move likely to draw ire from Republicans who believe the measure is intended to…

Sophomore Chase Curren shows big potential for unbeaten Crespi

Chase Curren looks every bit like a 15-year-old. He has braces on his teeth, blond hair cut in the middle and hints on his chin that he might one day…

California’s incarcerated firefighters are about to get a hefty raise

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed legislation to boost the pay of state prisoners assigned to battle California wildfires. Assembly Bill 247, whose author is Assemblymember Isaac Bryan…

NLCS Game 1: Blake Snell’s stellar outing lifts Dodgers over Brewers

MILWAUKEE — The reason the Milwaukee Brewers are here in the National League Championship Series is because of plays such as the one that ended the fourth inning Monday night.…

Two L.A. factories leaking hexavalent chromium, regulators say

Southern California air regulators issued violations to two foundries in southeast Los Angeles County after air sampling revealed elevated levels of a highly toxic metal near the facilities. Air samples…

News Analysis: For Trump, celebration and a victory lap in the Middle East

Summoned last minute by the president of the United States, the world’s most powerful leaders dropped their schedules to fly to Egypt on Monday, where they idled on a stage…