Los Angeles Times
President’s ballroom project in legal limbo
A JUDGE'S revised order is blocking above-ground construction work on a proposed White House ballroom.
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April 18, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Leader hopes to ease Mexico-Spain tensions
Sheinbaum will also meet at a Barcelona confab with other leftist heads of state.
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April 18, 2026
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California’s high gas prices push gig drivers off the road
The highest gas prices in the country are making it tougher for some gig drivers to make a living.
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April 18, 2026
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Emerging deal would provide Iran with major concessions
U.S. claims strait is open for good. Tehran says it may shut it again, impose tolls.
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April 18, 2026
Los Angeles Times
A Rolls, a bear suit and a car insurance ripoff
\"Operation Bear Claw\" was definitely a new kind of insurance fraud case.
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April 18, 2026
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D4vd is arrested in killing of teen
Singer D4vd was arrested Thursday on suspicion of murder in connection with the case of a missing teenage girl whose decomposing body was discovered inside his Tesla in Hollywood.
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April 18, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Angels outfielder was World Series hero
GARRET ANDERSON, 1972 - 2026
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April 18, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Tejano gets first taste of King Taco
Times photography fellow finds appreciation for an L.A. landmark
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April 18, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Educators strike for 1st time in district's 150-year history
Hundreds of teachers in southeast Los Angeles County went on strike Thursday in the Little Lake City School District, marking the first teacher work stoppage in the district's 150-year history.
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April 18, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Lawmaker has plan to boost child support payments
Despite a seemingly unimpeachable goal — ensuring adequate child support to keep kids out of poverty — a bill making its way through the state Assembly has left legislators and advocates divided.
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April 18, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Two candidates with starkly different visions for Peru vie for runoff spot
Results Thursday from Peru’s presidential election showed such a tight race for second and third place that it could take weeks to finalize the top two candidates for the country’s required runoff election in June.
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April 17, 2026
Los Angeles Times
U.S. military will target Iran-linked vessels worldwide
The U.S. military has widened its efforts beyond the blockade of Iran's ports to allow its forces around the world to stop any ship tied to Tehran or those suspected of carrying supplies that could help its government, including weapons, oil, metals and electronics.
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April 17, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Walmart redesigns its brand to boost appeal
Walmart is redesigning the packaging of its Great Value products to help customers instantly spot whether a bag of spicy chips is gluten-free or how much protein is packed into a serving of chicken nuggets.
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April 17, 2026
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L.A. braces for Santa Ana winds, then rain
Gusts won't pose a wildfire risk because of a recent storm, the weather service says.
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April 17, 2026
Los Angeles Times
A guide to this weekend’s Festival of Books
The festival will host more than 550 storytellers, with “Ask a Reporter” panels and interviews with celebrities like multihyphenate businesswoman (and Beyoncé’s mother) Tina Knowles.
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April 17, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Lawyer says guards beat, pepper-sprayed detainees at facility in Florida
Guards severely beat and pepper-sprayed detainees at a state-run immigration detention center known as “alligator Alcatraz” in the Florida Everglades this month, according to a lawyer for two detainees.
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April 17, 2026
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Key agency approves concept for the president’s triumphal arch
President Trump’s design for the triumphal arch he wants built at an entrance to the nation’s capital moved a step forward Thursday after a key agency reviewed the proposal for the first time.
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April 17, 2026
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People 'bathe' in nature as respite from chaotic news cycle
For two hours, Claire Jefferies wanted to get away from the war in Iran and the rising gas prices and just commune with nature.
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April 17, 2026
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Redistricting battle narrows as some states press on
The battlefield is narrowing and the timeline is tightening in a congressional redistricting contest among states seeking a partisan advantage ahead of the November midterm elections.
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April 17, 2026
Los Angeles Times
In Cameroon, Leo blasts ‘tyrants’ ravaging planet
The papal visit puts a spotlight on separatist conflict that has roiled the region for years.
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April 17, 2026
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U.S. signals a pivot to economic warfare on Iran
Secondary sanctions could be levied on entities doing business with Islamic Republic.
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April 17, 2026
Los Angeles Times
If we keep listening, Prince's lyrics will keep teaching us
A decade after his death, the songwriter’s observations reverberate more than the innuendos he was known for
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April 17, 2026
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Readers, have we got the hot spot for you
The scoop on this weekend's Festival of Books, from speakers to tickets and parking.
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April 17, 2026
Los Angeles Times
From the Southern shadows to L.A. lights
Award-winning rural noir author Cosby will be all over weekend’s Festival of Books.
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April 17, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Harris won’t save the Democrats
Re “Harris ‘might’ run for president again in '28, she tells Sharpton,” April 11
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April 17, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Rehab center plan draws protest
San Pedro neighborhood opposes addiction facility
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April 17, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Charges dropped against Torrance police in 2018 killing of man who held air rifle
Manslaughter charges were officially dismissed Thursday against two former Torrance police officers charged in the 2018 shooting death of Christopher Deandre Mitchell, a car theft suspect who was holding an air rifle at the time he was killed.
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April 17, 2026
Los Angeles Times
3 dogs are stabbed, 1 fatally, defending historic cemetery
It happened as it had many times before at the Woodlawn Celestial Gardens in Compton.
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April 17, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Ohtani's bat rests as arm does all the work
Two-way phenom isn't in lineup but pitches six strong innings to dominate the Mets.
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April 17, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Curtain falls on Clippers season
Too much Curry, not enough Leonard in fourth quarter of play-in loss
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