Paramount launches hostile $78-billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, challenging Netflix
Paramount is refusing to accept defeat in the Warner Bros. Discovery auction; it said Monday that it was launching a $78-billion hostile takeover of its rival after being spurned last…
After National Guard shooting, administration cracks down on legal immigration
WASHINGTON — Sophia Nyazi’s husband, Milad, shook her awake at 8 a.m. “ICE is here,” he told her. Three uniformed Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were downstairs at the family’s…
Golden Globes ethics are worse than ever, and no one seems to care
Less than five years ago, the Golden Globes were hanging by a thread. In the wake of a Times investigation that exposed the group’s self-dealing and ethical lapses and a…
Best books of 2025: Booker Prize winner, Pynchon, McEwan, Merriam-Webster and more
If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Books can be a refuge from (waves arms) all…
Golden Globes nominations 2026: Full list of nominees
It looks like Paul Thomas Anderson and his gifted crew will be fighting one battle after another at this year’s Golden Globes. Laugh-laden political thriller “One Battle After Another” ruled…
The backstory on the search that made Bob Chesney a Bruin
The eight remaining candidates met with UCLA’s search committee on Zoom, each answering the same set of questions. When those conversations ended, Martin Jarmond, the athletic director who was presiding…
In first year in Senate, Schiff pushes legislation, party message and challenges to Trump
Five months after joining the U.S. Senate, Adam Schiff delivered a floor speech on what he called “the top 10 deals for Donald Trump and the worst deals for the…
Altadena’s Christmas Tree Lane is an emotional return to normalcy
Saturday was the 105th anniversary of Altadena’s Christmas Tree Lane lighting ceremony and festival, but you couldn’t quite call the night a celebration. It felt more like a memorial in…
After a brutal year, is it selfish to feel joyful this holiday season?
If you feel like joy is elusive this holiday season, you’re not alone. 2025 has been an especially punishing year across the planet, the nation and for Los Angeles in…
Contributor: Killing survivors is not a legal or moral gray area
Over the long weekend, new reporting from the Washington Post indicated that U.S. forces conducting counter-drug operations in the Caribbean have fired second missiles at people who survived an initial…