Northern lights make rare Los Angeles appearance amid geomagnetic storm
Triggered by an intense geomagnetic storm, the northern lights made a rare visit to the Southland on Tuesday night, painting the skies above the Angeles National Forest in dazzling pink…
USC interim president is ‘optimistic’ despite unprecedented financial crisis
The University of Southern California is in the throes of its most aggressive cost-cutting drive in memory — a grinding period of financial austerity that has shaken the university’s moneyed…
‘Subject: Punk’ is a snapshot of the SoCal punk scene over the decades
On the Shelf Subject: Punk By Maggie St. Thomas, $49 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent…
Immigrant detainees allege sexual assault by guard who got promoted
WASHINGTON — For more than a year, detainees at a California immigrant detention center said, they were summoned from their dorms to a lieutenant’s office late at night. Hours frequently…
‘Herd immunity’: A coastal community wants to become fireproof after the Palisades fire
Sunset Mesa, the scenic neighborhood tucked on a bluff between Malibu and Pacific Palisades, might never be the same in the wake of the Palisades fire. But resident Karen Martinez…
How Sabrina Carpenter’s personal photographer captures the pop star’s evolution
Alfredo Flores is always moving, but you wouldn’t know it from the precise stills he takes of Sabrina Carpenter emerging onstage, her cheekiness and sparkly go-go boots shining through his…
Top basketball player Tyran Stokes withdraws from Notre Dame High
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame confirmed on Wednesday that 6-foot-7 Tyran Stokes, considered the No. 1 high school basketball player from the class of 2026, has withdrawn from school. Stokes arrived…
Elderly were abandoned at senior facilities during Eaton fire. Regulators slam operators
They were forgotten amid the frantic evacuation of two senior care facilities, according to state investigators, leaving the elderly women in immediate danger as the smoke and flames of the…
Inside hip-hop producer Alchemist’s most monumental year
The Alchemist’s world changed when he first discovered the Beastie Boys. “Seeing them, these white Jewish guys who were rapping and on tour with Run-D.M.C. was crazy to me,” said…
Inside Joshua Tree’s exclusive sexual wellness retreat: ‘I’ve seen women changing’
This is what arousal looks like. About 20 women are lying blindfolded on yoga mats in an airy structure in the Joshua Tree desert. Some are partially dressed in loungewear…