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Can this iconic San Francisco retailer reverse decades of decline?

When Millennials were coming of age in the 1990s, Gap’s fragrances, with names like Heaven and Dream, gained a cult following. Now the retailer is trying to use a new…

Tariffs are Trump’s favorite foreign policy tool. The Supreme Court could change how he uses them

WASHINGTON — President Trump sees tariffs — or the threat of them — as a powerful tool to bend nations to his will. He has used them in an unprecedented…

Contributor: Open enrollment is healthcare’s most expensive lie

I’m old enough to remember when there was no annual open enrollment. You got health insurance through your employer, and unless you changed jobs or had a major life event,…

Mexican mayor who fought drug cartels is slain on Day of the Dead

MEXICO CITY — Carlos Manzo was famous in Mexico for saying what few other politicians would: That cartels operated with impunity and needed to be confronted with brute force. The…

Big delays at LAX, San Diego airports amid air traffic control shortage

Two of Southern California’s busiest airports were experiencing average flight delays of at least an hour Sunday amid air traffic control staffing shortages due to the federal government shutdown. The…

U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say

Leaving his home in Ontario to work at a food bank Thursday morning, Carlos Jimenez pulled over to warn a group of federal agents that they should wrap up their…

Not registered to vote yet? It’s not too late to cast a ballot in Tuesday’s election

Did you forget to register to vote in California’s special election on Tuesday? There is still time. California allows same day registration. Eligible citizens are allowed to cast a conditional…

Court matters postponed due to expected Dodgers parade traffic Monday

Hundreds of people with hearings scheduled in several downtown Los Angeles courthouses will have their matters continued or rescheduled as the buildings will be closed Monday because of street closures…

Southern Section high school football playoff pairings

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS (Games at 7 p.m. unless noted) FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE First Round DIVISION 2 Corona del Mar at Murrieta Valley Tustin at Rancho Cucamonga Yorba Linda…

Son of alleged L.A. Crips leader Eugene ‘Big U’ Henley is fatally shot

The 34-year-old son of Eugene “Big U” Henley, an accused Crips leader facing federal charges in a sprawling criminal case involving accusations of running a “Mafia-like” enterprise, died after being…