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The Jeffrey Energy Center coal-fired power plant as seen in January 2026 in Topeka, Kan.

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026(Scott Applewhite / Associated Press) Two weeks from the midterm elections, Democratic Party leaders are suing in fe…

A view of the U.S.

The New Roots Eaton Canyon Pilot Program will pay contractors to come and test eligible homeowner's soil for lead and remediate it.

E-motorcycles require a driver’s license because they are classified as motor vehicles.

Teacher Emily Adams’ eighth-grade science class at Lawson Middle School in Cupertino on Aug. 26, 2025.

State workers march along 16th Street during a SEIU Local 1000 picket outside the CalHR building in Sacramento on July 22, 2026.

Long Beach Search and Rescue team fills sandbags at the Claremont Lot for Long Beach residents on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026.

Kool & the Gang will play Pershing Square's free "I Love Funk" festival this weekend.

L.A.

The sun sets behind power lines near homes during a heat wave in Los Angeles.

District staff are clearing drains, trimming trees and checking roofs, windows and doors, in preparation for El Niño.

Rain is expected Wednesday night and Thursday morning across Southern California.

Courtyard view of the UCLA Research Park under construction in the former Westside Pavilion shopping center in West Los Angeles on Aug. 19, 2024(Brian van der Brug, / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) The science research institute that would likely rec…

Ever since the pandemic, grocery prices have been out of whack.

A damaged tank at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove forced thousands of nearby residents to evacuate.

(Westend61 / Getty Images) Democrats and public school advocates have until the end of the year to make a tough decision: Whether to embrace a Republican program that might help some public-school families pay for things like tutoring and summer school –…

People stand at the counter of the Department of Motor Vehicles in Fresno on Oct. 2, 2026.

Altadena residents walk through the smoke and debris of the Eaton Fire in January 2025.

L.A. band Phi-Psonics as they performed during a 2024 residency at Healing Force of the Universe.

A "For Sale" sign is seen on a house in Monterey Park, California, on September 17, 2025.

People take pictures at the entrance to the Santa Monica Pier on June 12, 2022, in Santa Monica, California.

Angelenos cast their ballot at the Arroyo Seco Regional Library in Los Angeles, California on Nov. 5, 2024.

The exhibit: LACMA’s new exhibit, "Home of the Future, 1925–1985: Designing Domestic Utopias," explores visions of how designers imagined technologies would transform life in American homes.

The protected bike lanes are just one part of a longer-term project to increase mobility on Fountain Avenue, including sidewalk widening.

The 2026 breach exposed the information of 5.7 million students currently enrolled in transitional kindergarten through high school and those enrolled since 2023.

Homeland Security Investigations task force officers escort a suspect accused of illegally registering to vote to a processing facility at Federal Building in Los Angeles on Oct. 19, 2026.

Videos circulating online show ICE agents pin a Long Beach man to the ground.

Coastally trapped Kelvin waves moving along the West Coast.

Pitch-A-Friend Los Angeles leader Jackson Wise opens the night at Eastwood Bar in Koreatown.

Go past the dog walkers and strollers up the hilly street with the massive refinery.

Nicole Novembrino is the owner of the new bookshop Outpost Books that opened in South Pasadena in September(Laura Dux / LAist) Tucked away between a massage spa and pet wash on Fair Oaks Avenue is South Pasadena’s only new and used independent bookstore.

Attorney General Rob Bonta during the swearing-in ceremony for Senate President pro Tempore Monique Limón in the Senate chambers at the state Capitol in Sacramento on Jan. 5, 2026.

California’s graduation rates reached a decade high last school year, while chronic absenteeism and suspensions continued to decline.( Julie Leopo / EdSource) California’s graduation rates reached a decade high last school year, while chronic absenteeism…

Seal of the U.S.

Dancers perform at the Musee d'Orsay as part of the European Heritage Days and the Cultural Olympiad in Paris, on Sept. 16, 2023.( Julien De Rosa / Getty Images) The 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles was paired with an equally elaborate arts festival: 10 weeks…

There are about 374,000 students enrolled in Los Angeles Unified schools in the 2026-27 school year, according to preliminary district data, nearly 4% fewer than the previous year.

During the day, California has more solar power than it can use or store.

The California Science Center’s expansion in Exposition Park will open to the public on Nov. 13.

The U.S.

Street Food Cinema puts on Boo-ze, Bites & Frights two weekends in a row.

(Photo illustration by Grist / Photos: Christina House / Los Angeles Times / Getty Images; Stephen Lam / San Francisco Chronicle / Getty Images; David McNew / Getty Images) Insurance is a social contract.

AirTalk host Larry Mantle, left, speaks with a panel of experts to guide us all through the 14 state propositions on the Nov. 3 ballot.

Cyclists ride across the Sixth Street Bridge in Los Angeles in 2022.

A man stands on the boardwalk as he watches waves slam the wooden bulkhead that protects homes on the Peninsula in Long Beach on Sept. 28, 2026.

The opening course at n/naka pairs an oyster with asparagus, elderflower, dill and horseradish.

What's an old item you still use?

Mayoral candidates, from left, Fre’Drisha Dixon, Joseph Soto, Arturo Martinez, Gloria D.

Hundreds of Orange County workers from the Teamsters Local 952 are planning to strike next Tuesday, Oct. 13.

Construction workers building a housing project in California.