Los Angeles Times
If time travel is what it takes to be famous, they will do it
An ambitious band tiffs on ‘Back to the Future’ in amusingly DIY fashion.
2 min |
February 17, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Injured Edman won't be ready for opening day
Position players reported to spring training at Camelback Ranch for the Dodgers on Monday, but manager Dave Roberts revealed that the team will be without its versatile second baseman and utilityman Tommy Edman when it opens the season against the Arizona Diamondbacks at home on March 26.
2 min |
February 17, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Trout seeks return to center-field spot
Mike Trout says he would prefer to return to center field for the Angels, and the star slugger says he will skip the World Baseball Classic because of insurance issues.
2 min |
February 17, 2026
Los Angeles Times
The ‘genius’ host of KCRW’s ‘Bookworm’
The show, which ran from 1989 to 2022, featured convos with literary powerhouses.
4 min |
February 17, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Miura, Kihara win Japan's first pairs gold
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara thought their chances of Olympic gold had gone by the wayside when the Japanese skaters made an uncharacteristic slip-up during their short program at the Milan-Cortina Games.
3 min |
February 17, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Running Olympic rings around foes
U.S. women untouchable again in rout of Sweden to set up final with Canada
3 min |
February 17, 2026
Los Angeles Times
THEY NEED MORE THAN A TIMEOUT
Education leaders are trying to curb what teachers say are increasingly severe behavior problems in elementary pupils
5 min |
February 17, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Eaton and Palisades fire refugees moved near and far — and often
With fire pits on the beach, showers and a front-row view of the sun sinking into the Pacific, Mike and Nicole Wirth had no complaint about their $45 overnights at Dockweiler Beach.
6 min |
February 17, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Epstein paid for a publicist’s ticket to 2013 Hollywood gala
As sex offender was trying to rehabilitate his image, he gave the $15,000 donation.
5 min |
February 17, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Mine workers' abduction exposes cracks in Mexican security tactics
Deep in the coastal mountains above the sparkling Pacific resort of Mazatlán, Mexico, towns spaced along a twisting road appear nearly deserted, the quiet broken only by the occasional passing truck.
4 min |
February 17, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Trump’s board pledges $5 billion to rebuild Gaza
President Trump said Sunday that members of his newly created Board of Peace have pledged $5 billion toward rebuilding war-ravaged Gaza and will commit thousands of personnel to international stabilization and police forces for the territory.
2 min |
February 17, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Trial opens for school shooting suspect’s dad
A man whose teenage son is accused of killing two students and two teachers at a Georgia high school should be held responsible for providing the weapon despite warnings about alleged threats his son made, a prosecutor said Monday.
3 min |
February 17, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Injured bird pecks at ER door for help
An injured seabird sought help by pecking at the door of an emergency room at a hospital in Germany until medical staff noticed it and called firefighters to help with its rescue.
1 min |
February 17, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Tech titans pour millions into the election fight for lighter AI rules
Some of the biggest names behind the artificial intelligence boom are looking to stack Congress with allies who support lighter regulation of the emerging technology by drawing on the crypto industry's 2024 election success.
6 min |
February 17, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Raman hopes she can repeat a political stunner in mayor's race
A 2020 victory shook up the status quo, but now she’s no longer running as an outsider.
5 min |
February 17, 2026
Los Angeles Times
AI video generator creates without consent, critics say
A new artificial intelligence video generator from Beijing-based Byte Dance, the creator of TikTok, is drawing the ire of Hollywood organizations that say Seedance 2.0 \"blatantly\" violates copyright and uses the likeness of actors and others without permission.
2 min |
February 17, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Michigan is latest state to ban smartphones in class
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed a new law to ban smartphones from public school classrooms starting this fall, joining an increasing number of states including California that have moved to keep the devices out of instructional time.
2 min |
February 17, 2026
Los Angeles Times
First downpour of the week soaks Southland
Presidents Day begins with bursts of rain and blasts of wind across the region. A high surf advisory and travel warnings are issued.
3 min |
February 17, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Rojas enjoys heroic ride
Dodgers veteran looks back on life-changing Game 7 homer as he enters his final season.
4 min |
February 17, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Cancer fight is the toughest turn for Swiss bobsledder
Michelle Gloor, 25, had hoped to represent her nation at the Games
6 min |
February 17, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Credibility issues derail federal cases
A federal agent failed to disclose three criminal convictions to his bosses at the Department of Justice and misrepresented the nature of an alleged assault, according to court filings in two recent Los Angeles cases against protesters that ended with all charges dropped.
4 min |
February 17, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Skating trio ready to rock steady
'Blade Angels' Levito, Liu and Glenn are keeping calm as they try to end U.S. spell.
4 min |
February 17, 2026
The Wall Street Journal
China AI Titans Go Big on Lunar New Year
Alibaba, ByteDance and others offer giveaways in their race to lock in users
3 min |
February 17, 2026
The Wall Street Journal
How Pro Football Turned Into America's National Obsession
It’s unscripted—yes, we think it is—and still pretty violent. America can’t get enough of it.
6 min |
February 17, 2026
The Wall Street Journal
Teen Suspect in Canada Shooting Had a Turbulent Life
Days after a deadly mass shooting devastated a rural town in British Columbia, Canada, police are still searching for clues as to why the suspect, 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar, would have turned violent, and how she could have carried out her attack.
2 min |
February 17, 2026
The Wall Street Journal
Gaza Hospital at Center of Care Dispute
Doctors group halts noncritical care after an increase in 'unacceptable acts'
3 min |
February 17, 2026
The Wall Street Journal
Massachusetts Debates Rent Control
A fight is heating up in Massachusetts over what could become one of the nation's strictest rent-control measures.
3 min |
February 17, 2026
The Wall Street Journal
Big NYC Deficits Put a Squeeze on Mayor
Fiscal pressure comes as Mamdani needs new revenue streams to pay for his agenda
3 min |
February 17, 2026
The Wall Street Journal
Blandly Shouted Shakespeare
An off-Broadway 'Coriolanus' is performed with a monotony that flattens the text's complexity
3 min |
February 17, 2026
The Wall Street Journal
Marketplaces Are Next Frontier In Publisher-AI Firm Deals
A cottage industry to spur licensing deals among AI companies and news publishers is taking shape, with businesses including Microsoft, Amazon.com and Dow Jones’s Factiva planting their flags.
2 min |