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LA Times National News
Jul 26, 2024

'Once-in-a-lifetime caper': How did the U.S. catch 'El Mayo,' the Sinaloa cartel's top boss?
Despite more than four decades on the run as one of the world's most wanted fugitives, Mexican drug kingpin Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada had never spent a single night in jail -- until now.



LA Times National News
Jul 26, 2024

Paris shines through summer storm in spectacular Olympic opening ceremony
Pouring rain can't derail a bold a Paris Olympic opening ceremony that featured athletes on the Seine and performances from Lady Gaga and Celine Dion.



LA Times National News
Jul 26, 2024

Ali: Kamala Harris has a campaign soundtrack: Beyoncé's 'Freedom'
Beyoncé gives Vice President Kamala Harris her blessing to use her song 'Freedom,' an explosive expression of empowerment, at campaign events.



LA Times National News
Jul 26, 2024

From Let's Go Brandon to Let's Go Brenda. Trump merch sellers say they'll be just fine after Biden exit
The Trump campaign embraced the anti-Biden slogan Let's Go Brandon. Is it still effective after Biden dropped out?



LA Times National News
Jul 26, 2024

Netanyahu's high-profile U.S. visit derailed by shifting politics here and at home
In the U.S., Benjamin Netanyahu courted Donald Trump but heard a new harsher tone on the Gaza war from Kamala Harris, the likely Democratic presidential nominee.



LA Times National News
Jul 26, 2024

Kamala Harris spent her political career supporting immigrants. As Vice President, it got more complicated
Kamala Harris didn't want to take on the immigration portfolio as vice president in the Biden White House, an unwinnable assignment that she never fully embraced.



LA Times National News
Jul 26, 2024

Republicans frame Kamala Harris as a failed 'border czar.' What did she really do on migration as VP?
Kamala Harris didn't want to take on the immigration portfolio as vice president in the Biden White House.



LA Times National News
Jul 26, 2024

Inside Kamala Harris' bumpy ride from near political death to a rebound that has Dems hopeful
Kamala Harris struggled to find her political footing in her early years as vice president. Her allies say that has changed since Roe vs. Wade was overturned.



LA Times National News
Jul 26, 2024

Early stumbles set a template for Harris. Allies say vice president has figured out the job
Kamala Harris struggled to find her political footing in her early years as vice president. Her allies say that has changed since Roe vs. Wade was overturned.



LA Times National News
Jul 26, 2024

Venezuela's Maduro trails in polls. Would he accept defeat in Sunday's election?
Venezuela's authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro, trails in polling. Would the longtime U.S. adversary accept defeat in Sunday's election?



LA Times National News
Jul 26, 2024

Q&A: Learn how Olympians keep their cool from Team USA's chief sports psychologist
Jessica Bartley makes sure Team USA's 529 Olympic and Paralympic athletes are in top mental form when they compete in Paris. Here's how they do it.



LA Times National News
Jul 26, 2024

Israel is spying on Hezbollah commanders — and killing them one by one
Israel has assassinated two dozen Hezbollah commanders in Lebanon since last fall amid an intelligence war employing cellphones, drones and fake rocks.



LA Times National News
Jul 26, 2024

Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Harris: 'She gives us all reason to hope'
Though Obama was initially coy after Biden said he would not seek reelection, the Obamas' nod is unsurprising given their long relationship with Harris.



LA Times National News
Jul 25, 2024

How did Doug Emhoff hear Biden was out? After taking a SoulCycle class in WeHo
Emhoff said Biden's announcement caught him by surprise. He had just finished a SoulCycle class in West Hollywood and didn't have his phone.



LA Times National News
Jul 25, 2024

Doug Emhoff joins call for wife's Black queer supporters, tells of learning Biden was out
Emhoff said Biden's announcement caught him by surprise. He had just finished a SoulCycle class in West Hollywood and didn't have his phone.



LA Times National News
Jul 25, 2024

Mexican cartel leader known as "El Mayo" pleads not guilty in federal court
Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán López, two of Mexico's most-wanted men, were arrested at an El Paso airport, two sources familiar with the situation told the Los Angeles Times.



LA Times National News
Jul 25, 2024

Mexican drug kingpin, captured in El Paso with the son of 'El Chapo,' pleads not guilty
Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán López, two of Mexico's most-wanted men, were arrested at an El Paso airport, two sources familiar with the situation told the Los Angeles Times.



LA Times National News
Jul 25, 2024

Two of Mexico's top Sinaloa cartel leaders, including son of 'El Chapo,' arrested in El Paso
Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán López, two of Mexico's most-wanted men, were arrested at an El Paso airport, two sources familiar with the situation told the Los Angeles Times.



LA Times National News
Jul 25, 2024

Unique Olympics opening ceremony keeps Paris on high alert over security
The Paris Olympics opening ceremony will feature roughly 90 boats floating down the Seine and thousands of spectators, creating many security challenges.



LA Times National News
Jul 25, 2024

Harris, Trump take fresh aim at each other as presidential race enters post-Biden phase
Former President Trump called Vice President Kamala Harris a 'San Francisco radical' while Harris said the fight to defeat Trump was "a fight for our most fundamental freedoms."



LA Times National News
Jul 25, 2024

Astronaut? Governor? Cabinet member? Assessing Harris' VP options
Experts tend to agree that Harris will select a straight, white man as her running mate. Here's a look at the potential upsides and liabilities of the main contenders.



LA Times National News
Jul 25, 2024

Prince Harry opens up about tabloid fight, says it contributed to royal family rift
Prince Harry explains in the documentary 'Tabloids on Trial' that litigation in the U.K. phone-hacking scandal contributed to his rift with the royal family.



LA Times National News
Jul 25, 2024

California and Hawaii lead charge against deep-sea mining of critical metals
As the International Seabed Authority considers the future of deep-sea mining for battery metals, California and other states are seeking bans against mining.



LA Times National News
Jul 25, 2024

Risking life and limb for glory: Olympic surf competition to be held on world's 'heaviest wave'
Two of the five athletes on the U.S. Olympic surf team hail from San Clemente; a third lives in Oceanside. They will compete in massive, barreling swells in Tahiti, a bold choice that has some safety-conscious experts shaking their heads.



LA Times National News
Jul 24, 2024

Biden's address to the nation: 'I revere this office, but I love my country more'
President Biden, speaking from the Oval Office, said it was time to "pass the torch to a new generation."



LA Times National News
Jul 24, 2024

Biden's address to the nation: 'What lies ahead, and how I will finish the job'
President Biden was making his first speech to the American people Wednesday night since dropping his reelection bid on Sunday.



LA Times National News
Jul 24, 2024

'We are not playing around': Harris calls on Black women to mobilize for 2024 election
Vice President Kamala Harris ramped up her call Wednesday for Black women to mobilize for the 2024 election.



LA Times National News
Jul 24, 2024

Coconuts, 'brat summer' and that laugh: The memeing of Kamala Harris
Will the coconut and 'brat summer' memes pay off for Kamala Harris? Young progressive voters try to harness a viral moment.



LA Times National News
Jul 24, 2024

Patt Morrison: As the world arrives in Paris for the Olympics, Paris food goes local. How can L.A. compete?
When Olympians and journalists dine on the bounty of France in the coming weeks, some of what's on their plates will have been grown, gardened and harvested from Parisian garages, road medians and rooftops.



LA Times National News
Jul 24, 2024

Opinion: The Olympics promise to be socially responsible. How's that working out?
What's Paris — or L.A. — to do about homeless camps and squats when the world comes calling during the Olympics?



LA Times National News
Jul 24, 2024

California is trying to force Big Tech to pay for news. What can we learn from Australia and Canada?
Three years ago, when Australian politicians took on the titans of Big Tech — crafting legislation to force Google and Facebook to pay for news articles they share on their sites — Google threatened to pull out of the country.



LA Times National News
Jul 24, 2024

Democrats split over boycotting Israeli prime minister's address to Congress
In California, Netanyahu's controversial speech before Congress — like that in 2015 — has sown division in the congressional delegation.



LA Times National News
Jul 24, 2024

Should doctor-patient confidentiality still apply when the patient is the president?
Doctor-patient confidentiality makes for better medical practice, but when the patient is the president, do doctors have an obligation to the public as well?



LA Times National News
Jul 24, 2024

The spinning of Earth's inner core is slowing down. Is this how it all ends?
A USC professor has confirmed what many scientists already believed. Rotation of the solid iron ball at Earth's center is slowing.



LA Times National News
Jul 24, 2024

'Lawyerly, sharp mind' or 'dumb as a rock'? The ugly race to recast Harris is underway
Dueling narratives on Kamala Harris reflect a unique election: She's poised to be the first woman of color to top a major-party ticket, and Trump is the first convicted felon to do so.



LA Times National News
Jul 23, 2024

'Hydrothermal' explosion sends visitors fleeing at Yellowstone National Park
An unusually large eruption of a geyser at Yellowstone National Park's Biscuit Basin occurred Tuesday, sending parkgoers running for cover.



LA Times National News
Jul 23, 2024

Yemen's Houthi rebels vow open battle with Israel and the U.S., as fears rise of Mideast war
Israel's attack in Yemen — after Houthi rebels hit Tel Aviv — gives militant group the legitimacy it craved, experts say, as fears of regional war rise.



LA Times National News
Jul 23, 2024

Yemen's Houthi rebels vow open battle with Israel and the U.S., as fears rise of wider Mideast war
Israel's attack in Yemen — after Houthi rebels hit Tel Aviv — gives militant group the legitimacy it craved, experts say, as fears of regional war rise.



LA Times National News
Jul 23, 2024

Public deference, private power: How Nancy Pelosi navigated the Biden withdrawal
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi navigated a careful line in her public approach to President Biden's decision about withdrawing from the race.



LA Times National News
Jul 23, 2024

Clooney endorses Harris, praises Biden for 'saving democracy once again'
Vice President Kamala Harris heads to Wisconsin as the Democrats' likely candidate, with George Clooney's endorsement in her pocket.



LA Times National News
Jul 23, 2024

Harris hits the campaign trail as endorsements and delegates pile up
Vice President Kamala Harris heads to Wisconsin as the Democrats' likely candidate, with actor George Clooney's endorsement in her pocket.



LA Times National News
Jul 23, 2024

Goldberg: Is replacing President Biden as his party's nominee an attack on democracy? Hardly
The idea of nominating Kamala Harris or another candidate despite the primary election results has some accusing Democrats of an antidemocratic coup. They're wrong.



LA Times National News
Jul 23, 2024

Environmental groups 'ecstatic' over Kamala Harris' candidacy and California climate record
Harris, a Californian who calls climate change an "existential threat," has prioritized investments in clean energy jobs and environmental justice.



LA Times National News
Jul 23, 2024

Sloppy spycraft? The indictment of a former CIA analyst embarrasses South Korea
The arrest of a former CIA agent for allegedly working for South Korea has intelligence experts asking: Why were her handlers so sloppy?



LA Times National News
Jul 22, 2024

'Embrace her,' Biden says as Harris gives her first speech as likely Democratic nominee
Vice President Kamala Harris gives a rousing speech in her first address to supporters as the likely Democratic presidential nominee Monday in Delaware.



LA Times National News
Jul 22, 2024

Harris raises record-breaking $81 million for presidential bid
Vice President Kamala Harris raised $81 million in the 24 hours after President Biden announced he would not seek reelection.



LA Times National News
Jul 22, 2024

Opinion: Can Kamala Harris change a presidential race barely affected by a series of seismic events?
President Biden was in a close contest with Donald Trump despite the debate debacle, assassination attempt and more, reflecting a polarized, entrenched electorate.



LA Times National News
Jul 22, 2024

Harris appears to clinch Democratic presidential nomination as she rakes in record-breaking $81 million
The California delegation, the largest in the Democratic Party, unanimously voted to back Harris Monday evening, all but guaranteeing her nomination.



LA Times National News
Jul 22, 2024

Harris gains quick support among leading Democrats, claims fundraising surge
Vice President Kamala Harris worked quickly to lock down the Democratic nomination after Biden dropped out.



LA Times National News
Jul 22, 2024

Pelosi endorses Harris, who gains quick support among leading Democrats
Vice President Kamala Harris has worked quickly to lock down the Democratic nomination after President Biden dropped out.



LA Times National News
Jul 22, 2024

The road to Democratic nomination clears for Harris as she rakes in record-breaking $81 million
Vice President Kamala Harris has worked quickly to lock down the Democratic nomination after President Biden dropped out.



LA Times National News
Jul 22, 2024

From international allies, quiet relief and public praise as Biden quits race
U.S. allies in Europe praise Biden for political courage, while Trump's backers take jabs as the U.S. president bows out of campaign



LA Times National News
Jul 22, 2024

California, with Democrats' largest delegation, unanimously pledges to support Harris
California brings the most delegates to the Democratic National Convention. They voted to support Vice President Kamala Harris bid to be in a unanimous vote Monday night.



LA Times National News
Jul 22, 2024

California Democrats urge delegates to support Harris. Will it sway the DNC?
California brings the most delegates to the Democratic National Convention. Party leaders are trying to lock down support for Vice President Kamala Harris.



LA Times National News
Jul 22, 2024

After Hollywood and bestseller lists, she now fights global antisemitism for the U.S.
Holocaust scholar Deborah Lipstadt travels to unlikely places to denounce antisemitism. 'It's real,' she says — especially with the war in Gaza.



LA Times National News
Jul 22, 2024

Column: How Joe Biden's tenacity became his Achilles' heel
Joe Biden will be remembered as an ambitious, successful president who waited many years to win the White House, then waited too long to leave his last race.



LA Times National News
Jul 22, 2024

Column: The tragedy of Joe Biden
Joe Biden will be remembered as an ambitious, successful president who waited many years to win the White House, then waited too long to leave his last race.



LA Times National News
Jul 22, 2024

Opinion: Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro could lose a landslide election. But will it matter?
With millions poised to leave if the election doesn't change the country's leadership, the repercussions for immigration and the U.S.-Mexico border may be huge.



LA Times National News
Jul 22, 2024

A frenzied day for Kamala Harris: Calls to Biden, 100 other Democrats as she takes center stage
The day that catapulted Kamala Harris to within striking distance of becoming the Democratic nominee for president was marked by a flurry of phone calls.



LA Times National News
Jul 22, 2024

Kamala Harris on phone with Biden, 100 other Democrats as she makes her case to be nominee
The day that catapulted Kamala Harris to within striking distance of becoming the Democratic nominee for president was marked by a flurry of phone calls.



LA Times National News
Jul 21, 2024

Prosecutor to presidential hopeful: The rise of Kamala Harris
A deeper look into the life of Vice President Kamala Harris as she seeks to gain the Democratic presidential nomination.



LA Times National News
Jul 21, 2024

Column: 5 reasons Biden made the right move
Ending his bid for reelection had to be a wrenching, soul-searching, heartbreaking decision, but I can think of several advantages Biden will enjoy by stepping away.



LA Times National News
Jul 21, 2024

Who could replace Harris as the next vice presidential candidate? Meet her potential choices
Kamala Harris would have a wide field of candidates to choose from for her running mate. Swing state governors like Shapiro and Cooper are seen as most likely



LA Times National News
Jul 21, 2024

Gov. Newsom endorses Kamala Harris for president, in show of California unity after Biden drops out
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president, hours after President Biden announced he would not seek reelection.



LA Times National News
Jul 21, 2024

Biden just dropped out and endorsed Harris. What happens now?
President Biden dropped out of the race as Democratic nominee and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. What happens next?



LA Times National News
Jul 21, 2024

A presidential campaign is 'a $2-billion startup.' If she gets the nod, Harris has 3½ months
Vice President Kamala Harris, if she wins the nomination, will have big challenges in starting a presidential campaign, a process that normally takes months.



LA Times National News
Jul 21, 2024

Democrats hail Biden as a hero for stepping aside; Republicans want him to resign
Top Democrats including Nancy Pelosi praise President Biden for stepping out of 2024 race while Republicans criticize the decision and demand he resign immediately.



LA Times National News
Jul 21, 2024

Kamala Harris: Everything you need to know
Kamala Harris' life has been filled with milestones and firsts. Now, she is close to becoming the party's Democratic nominee for president.



LA Times National News
Jul 21, 2024

This is Kamala Harris' moment: Everything you need to know
Kamala Harris' life has been filled with milestones and firsts. Now, she is close to becoming the party's Democratic nominee for president.



LA Times National News
Jul 21, 2024

Column: Democratic hopes now rest on Kamala Harris. Can the prosecutor beat the convict?
Harris being the logical alternative to Biden doesn't make her a consensus favorite. Her failed 2020 campaign worries some. There are also questions whether her race and gender help or hurt.



LA Times National News
Jul 21, 2024

Column: Democratic hopes now rest on Kamala Harris. Is the vice president up to the job?
Harris may be the logical alternative to Biden but isn't a consensus favorite. There are worries about her failed 2020 campaign, and questions about whether her race and gender help or hurt.



LA Times National News
Jul 21, 2024

Harris, with Biden endorsement, says she intends to 'earn and win this nomination'
President Biden's decision to bow out of the November election leaves a path for Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him that would have seemed unlikely for most of the last three years.



LA Times National News
Jul 21, 2024

Harris in driver's seat for presidential nomination, Biden endorses her
President Biden's decision to bow out of the November election leaves a path for Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him that would have seemed unlikely for most of the last three years.



LA Times National News
Jul 21, 2024

Joe Biden steps down as Democratic presidential nominee, endorses Kamala Harris
President Biden announces that he will step aside, opening a path for a new Democratic presidential nominee.



LA Times National News
Jul 21, 2024

Biden steps down as Democratic presidential nominee
President Biden announces that he will step aside, opening a path for a new Democratic presidential nominee.



LA Times National News
Jul 21, 2024

Biden to step down as Democratic presidential nominee
President Biden announces that he will step aside, opening a path for a new Democratic presidential nominee.



LA Times National News
Jul 21, 2024

Biden drops out, endorses Kamala Harris as Democratic presidential nominee
President Biden announces that he will step aside, opening a path for a new Democratic presidential nominee.



LA Times National News
Jul 21, 2024

Abcarian: This is among the most consequential lies Trump and Republicans are telling women voters
The former president and his new running mate, J.D. Vance, are running away from the political repercussions of their extreme opposition to abortion rights.



LA Times National News
Jul 20, 2024

For first time, Trump's campaign describes bullet wound from rally shooting
Trump's former White House physician, a Republican congressman, says a would-be assassin's bullet came within a quarter inch of entering the candidate's head.



LA Times National News
Jul 20, 2024

Biden or not, Democrats face critical choices in squabble over presidential ticket
With about 100 days until the presidential election, can Democrats land on a candidate, refocus their message on beating Trump and win?



LA Times National News
Jul 20, 2024

París se enfrenta a la agitación política y protestas de cara a los Juegos Olímpicos
La agitación política y otros problemas que asolan París en vísperas del comienzo de los Juegos Olímpicos de Verano amenazan con eclipsar lo que flote en el Sena.



LA Times National News
Jul 20, 2024

Excessive heat warnings in effect for desert and mountain communities in Southern California
Portions of Los Angeles County, including Palmdale and Lancaster, as well as smaller towns in the San Gabriel Mountains and the Antelope Valley, can expect to see temperatures of 100 to 110 degrees.



LA Times National News
Jul 20, 2024

Opinion: No Joe? The Democrats can't indulge in a free-for-all open convention
A lot of Democrats want to jettison Biden and let the wild rumpus begin in Chicago at the party convention. A little history is in order.



LA Times National News
Jul 20, 2024

'Out of this world': NASA JPL beams Missy Elliott hit to planet Venus
NASA just beamed Missy Elliott's hip hop classic "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" to Venus ahead of two uncrewed missions to the planet of love.



LA Times National News
Jul 19, 2024

Takeaways from the RNC: What we learned about the Republicans
As the Republican National Convention drew to a close, the GOP left Milwaukee unified behind former President Trump, and his running mate, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance.



LA Times National News
Jul 19, 2024

Biden administration seeks to eliminate single-use plastics in federal government by 2035
President Biden has announced a commitment to phasing out the the purchasing and use of single-use plastics across the federal government.



LA Times National News
Jul 19, 2024

Column: We were promised a 'softer' Donald Trump. What we got was a fully Trumpified Republican Party
The Republican convention's lesson was that there is no New Trump — only one committed to cementing the MAGA transformation of the GOP for generations.



LA Times National News
Jul 19, 2024

Four false and misleading claims made by Donald Trump at his Republican acceptance speech
Former President Trump made a number of false or unsupported claims when addressing the Republican National Convention.



LA Times National News
Jul 19, 2024

Usha Vance: From San Francisco corporate lawyer to MAGA's potential second lady
The California native and daughter of Indian academics has devoted her life to amassing the kind of elite professional credentials that draw scorn from GOP populists.



LA Times National News
Jul 19, 2024

Column: Trump's speech was a dud. What does that mean for his campaign?
More a Trump tribute than political convening, the Republican National Convention closed out Thursday with an hourlong speech from The Don full of lies, ramblings and ego.



LA Times National News
Jul 19, 2024

Biden 'absolutely' still in race despite speculation he is preparing to withdraw, campaign chair says
President Biden is 'absolutely' in the race for a second term, his campaign leader says amid growing speculation that he is preparing to withdraw.



LA Times National News
Jul 19, 2024

4 more Democrats call on Biden to exit; his team says he is 'absolutely' still in the race
President Biden is 'absolutely' in the race for a second term, his campaign leader says amid growing speculation that he is preparing to withdraw.



LA Times National News
Jul 19, 2024

More Democrats call on Biden to exit; his team says he is 'absolutely' still in the race
President Biden is 'absolutely' in the race for a second term, his campaign leader says amid growing speculation that he is preparing to withdraw.



LA Times National News
Jul 19, 2024

New Biden student loan repayment plan put on hold by appeals court
The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals agrees to block the updated SAVE plan until an appeal by seven Republican state attorneys general can be decided.



LA Times National News
Jul 19, 2024

In this historic Black neighborhood in Milwaukee, the Biden question is met with indifference
The historically Black neighborhood of Lindsay Heights is only few miles away from the Republican National Convention. But the vitriol and partisan politics of the presidential race aren't what's on the mind of its residents.



LA Times National News
Jul 19, 2024

5 takeaways from Trump's Republican convention acceptance speech
Donald Trump began his Republican acceptance speech with a subdued and nondivisive tone. It didn't last as he later called for mass deportations among other promises.



LA Times National News
Jul 18, 2024

Trump describes assassination attempt during RNC speech
Trump describes the assassination attempt, saying he heard a 'loud whizzing sound' and then 'felt something hit me really, really hard.'



LA Times National News
Jul 18, 2024

Trump recounts assassination attempt, outlines grim portrait of America in 92-minute acceptance speech
Trump's acceptance speech, making him his party's nominee for a third time, culminates a week of worship at the Republican National Convention.



LA Times National News
Jul 18, 2024

Trump recounts assassination attempt, then lays out dark portrait of America
Trump's speech Thursday culminates a week of worship at the Republican National Convention.



LA Times National News
Jul 18, 2024

Trump to accept nomination, deliver keynote address on RNC's final night
Trump's speech Thursday culminates a week of worship at the Republican National Convention.



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