Los Angeles Times
Classical music events reflect an era of change
Although Gustavo Dudamel will only be in Los Angeles slightly less than three weeks this fall to open his historic final season as Los Angeles Philharmonic music and artistic director, the L.A. Phil's influence looms large and wide throughout the season. Former Dudamel fellows, for instance, join the fall highlights. That includes Venezuelan conductor Rafael Payare, who has brilliantly revived the San Diego Symphony, and Finnish conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali, now music director of the famed Philharmonia Orchestra in London.
7 min |
September 07, 2025
Los Angeles Times
When paying attention becomes a real struggle
MARC G. BERMAN EXPLAINS IN HIS BOOK, 'NATURE AND THE MIND,' THAT THE SOLUTION MIGHT BE RIGHT OUTSIDE YOUR DOOR.
7 min |
September 07, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Something monumental in art is in the works
A few museum exhibitions that opened in the summer are extending into the fall, so the post-Labor Day lineup for new visual art shows is not extravagant.
4 min |
September 07, 2025
Los Angeles Times
CLEAR-EYED VIEW OF TEEN STARDOM
Decades into her career, Debbie Gibson epitomizes the drive that her momager instilled. After Diane Gibson's death, the pop star looked inward to write a raw and honest memoir.
6 min |
September 07, 2025
Los Angeles Times
NEW HAVEN FOR A MUSIC COMMUNITY
After the Eaton fire, the upcoming Sid the Cat Auditorium in South Pasadena may help revive the area's scene
6 min |
September 07, 2025
Los Angeles Times
It's about time you know NoHo
WITH A VIBRANT FOOD AND ARTS SCENE, NORTH HOLLYWOOD WILL CHARM YOU
10+ min |
September 07, 2025
Los Angeles Times
'Angel of Death' from Alabama charged in threat to SoCal church
An Alabama man who claimed to be Michael the Angel of Death has been charged with multiple felonies after he threatened to “do the Lord’s reaping” at a Catholic monastery in Orange County and then traveled to the church with a sizable cache of weapons, authorities said.
2 min |
September 07, 2025
Los Angeles Times
BILL CHRISTINE: Times’ esteemed horse racing writer
Williard (Bill) Christine Jr., a multiple award-winning journalist who spent 23 years covering horse racing for the Los Angeles Times, died on Monday after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia three years ago. He died at his home in Hermosa Beach, with family by his side. He was 87.
4 min |
September 07, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Ohtani does his part, but Dodgers' free fall continues
Emergency start in place of Glasnow isn’t enough as bats remain quiet against Orioles.
5 min |
September 07, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Brazil just the beginning as NFL broadens its base
The Chargers played host to the Kansas City Chiefs on Friday in the first of the NFL's record seven international games, with upcoming matchups between different teams in London, Madrid, Dublin and Berlin. Next season, the Rams will plant a flag in Australia with a regular-season game in Melbourne, the league’s first foray Down Under.
3 min |
September 07, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Inmates can take college classes, but ...
... may have limited tech or no internet to complete coursework. Degrees can reduce recidivism.
7 min |
September 07, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Ex-Dodgers manager Johnson dies
Davey Johnson, an All-Star second baseman who won the World Series twice with the Baltimore Orioles as a player and managed the New York Mets to the title in 1986, has died. He was 82.
1 min |
September 07, 2025
Los Angeles Times
END OF A 'DOWNTON' ERA
HUGH BONNEVILLE AND MICHELLE DOCKERY REFLECT ON FAMILY DYNAMICS AS THEY HEAD TO A 'GRAND FINALE'
8 min |
September 07, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Fresh water is disappearing and much of the world is getting drier
Researchers identify western U.S. and Central America as one of four 'mega-drying' regions
5 min |
September 07, 2025
Los Angeles Times
LGBTQ+ Catholics feel more welcome in pilgrimage to Rome
More than 1,000 LGBTQ+ Catholics and their families participated in a Holy Year pilgrimage to Rome on Saturday, celebrating a new level of acceptance in the Roman Catholic Church after long feeling shunned, and crediting the late Pope Francis with the change.
4 min |
September 07, 2025
Los Angeles Times
USAID collapse strands students who fled extremists
Israel Peter was 6 years old when Boko Haram Islamic extremists attacked his village in northeastern Nigeria and his family fled. Eight years later, he still hasn’t returned to school.
3 min |
September 07, 2025
Los Angeles Times
A staged wrestling match ends with real blows
It was supposed to be a scripted fight between a professional wrestler and a mixed martial arts fightera crowd-pleasing crossover performance intended to draw maximum online fans with a dramatic storyline.
7 min |
September 07, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Israel ramps up strikes on high-rises in Gaza City
Residents, already in the grip of a famine, were ordered to flee amid the escalation.
5 min |
September 07, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Bank lines stretch as cash crisis hits Syria
Standing in the dilapidated ATM hall of his bank, Maher Elias huffed a sigh equal parts exasperation and exhaustion.
5 min |
September 07, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Use of force abroad, threat of force at home
After militarizing U.S. cities, Trump turns guns on overseas drug gangs
4 min |
September 07, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Dozens detained in immigration raid at N.Y. nutrition bar maker
Federal agents forced open the doors of a snack bar manufacturer and took away dozens of workers in a surprise enforcement action that the plant’s co-owner called “terrifying.”
3 min |
September 07, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Deadly summers: What to know about utility shutoffs
What to know about utility shutoffs
3 min |
September 07, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Italy’s fashion capital remembers Armani
Thousands of mourners paid their last respects Saturday to Giorgio Armani in Milan, whose mayor remembered him as a “man of extraordinary elegance” who left an indelible mark on the city and the global fashion world.
2 min |
September 07, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Group sues to block kids' deportation
Legal aid organization says U.S. was planning to remove dozens of Honduran children.
2 min |
September 07, 2025
Los Angeles Times
America wants Trump to fight crime
DONALD TRUMP'S recent floated proposal to deploy the National Guard to crime-over-run blue cities like Chicago and Baltimore has been met with howls of outrage from the usual suspects.
3 min |
September 07, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Woman charged after ballots were cast in her dog’s name twice
A COSTA Mesa woman faces five felony charges and could spend up to six years in prison for voter fraud.
2 min |
September 07, 2025
Los Angeles Times
LAPD ends its protection of Kamala Harris amid criticism
The Los Angeles Police Department on Saturday discontinued its protection for former Vice President Kamala Harris after heavy criticism within its own ranks that officers were being diverted from crime suppression, sources told The Times.
3 min |
September 07, 2025
Los Angeles Times
ACLU alleges Border Patrol raid violated an order
The ACLU and United Farm Workers have filed a motion alleging that the Border Patrol violated a court order intended to curb racial profiling and unlawful, warrantless arrests in the Central Valley.
5 min |
September 07, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Costa Mesa turns a motel into supportive housing
The roar of planes taking off from nearby John Wayne Airport did little to dampen enthusiasm for anew 76-unit housing complex taking shape on the grounds of an underutilized Travelodge in Costa Mesa.
2 min |
September 07, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Man found in crawl space, authorities say
A California man was found living secretly in the crawl space of a condominium in Oregon, according to officials, who say the man had outfitted the space with a bed, electricity, and other amenities.
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